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white95v6 12-12-2021 08:31 PM

Steam plant
 
I heard a rumor they are no longer discharging warm water. Is this true?

SalmonDaze 12-13-2021 09:45 AM

Correct. Brandon has declared that henceforth all power plants will discharge only "cool" water so as to limit "global warming."

That is all.

sorry . . . couldn't resist. :D

tkwalker 12-13-2021 12:10 PM

Mmmmm.
 
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Originally Posted by white95v6 (Post 88686)
I heard a rumor they are no longer discharging warm water. Is this true?

After working there for 13 years and knowing the process. I don't think so unless the turbines are off line. TK

SAMBOLIE 12-13-2021 12:39 PM

If you heard it on the street it is probably not true.

If you read it on the internet is is probably factual.

skillet 12-13-2021 02:09 PM

It’s not near as warm as used to be before the new scrubber system. The steam plant discharge has been significantly cooler and the water coming out is only a few degrees warmer than the rest of the lake.


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XxthejuicexX 12-13-2021 09:44 PM

That's interesting. I've not been up there in years. Last few times I went not to many fish were caught.

white95v6 12-14-2021 01:46 PM

Tks for the info... was trying to decide if I should head that way next month.

Alan 54 12-14-2021 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SalmonDaze (Post 88687)
Correct. Brandon has declared that henceforth all power plants will discharge only "cool" water so as to limit "global warming."

That is all.

sorry . . . couldn't resist. :D

That got me laughing so hard I farted....LOL Now Brandon wants me to go stand with the cows....geez !!!

Halli 12-15-2021 09:51 AM

Scrubbers are for smoke it helps drop particulates from the smoke, where water discharge are from the coolers that cool off steam and then gets returned to the origin which is Old Hickory lake.

So there will be some heat still entering the lake but they may have added better ways of cooling the water discharge.

skillet 12-15-2021 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Halli (Post 88695)
Scrubbers are for smoke it helps drop particulates from the smoke, where water discharge are from the coolers that cool off steam and then gets returned to the origin which is Old Hickory lake.

So there will be some heat still entering the lake but they may have added better ways of cooling the water discharge.


Whatever they did, the water is not anywhere near as warm as it was 3+ years ago. It really sucks. I enjoyed fishing there in the winter.


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Flatline 12-16-2021 04:11 PM

I never could figure ho to get back there with the waters being so shallow

skillet 12-16-2021 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Flatline (Post 88704)
I never could figure ho to get back there with the waters being so shallow


Send it! There’s only one or two places depending on lake level that’s sketchy


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