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Cooling Water Withdrawal and Consumption (Evaporation to the Atmosphere) Rates for
Common Thermal Power Plant and Cooling System Types

Plant and Cooling System Type        Water Withdrawal    Typical Water Consumption
                                     (gal/MWh)           (gal/MWh)

Fossil/biomass/waste-fueled steam,
once-through cooling                 20,000 to 50,000    ~300

Fossil/biomass/waste-fueled steam,
pond cooling                            300 to 600        300-480

Fossil/biomass/waste-fueled steam,
cooling towers                          500 to 600       ~480

Nuclear steam, once-through cooling  25,000 to 60,000    ~400

Nuclear steam, pond cooling             500 to 1100       400-720

Nuclear steam, cooling towers           800 to 1100      ~720

Natural gas/oil combined-cycle,
oncethrough cooling                    7500 to 20,000    ~100

Natural gas/oil combined-cycle,
cooling towers                            ~230           ~180

Natural gas/oil combined-cycle,
dry cooling                                 ~0             ~0

Coal/petroleum residuum–fueled
combined-cycle, cooling towers            ~380*          ~200

* includes gasification process water