ASA Projects

Impacts and Costs of Cooling Systems Conversion: Once-through to Closed-cycle

ASA prepared feasibility evaluations for several facilities in Illinois, Florida, New Hampshire, Delaware, North Dakota, and Indiana. ASA’s evaluations have two key features: the evaluations are site specific, and they are performed in coordination with biologists and economists.

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Hudson River Shoreline Restoration Alternatives Analysis

The Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve and the Hudson River Estuary Program (both part of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation), in conjunction with the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, contracted the ASA Team (ASA and Alden Research Laboratory) to investigate options for replacing hardened shorelines with “soft engineering” technologies which can maintain current sociological functions while restoring ecological function of the habitat.

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E.F. Barrett Power Station §316(b) SPDES Permitting & SEQR Analysis

As part of SPDES permitting, ASA assisted National Grid in the evaluation of BTA alternatives for minimizing the environmental effects of Barrett’s CWIS and thermal discharge on receiving waters of Hempstead Bay.

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§ 316(b) Application Requirements for Vistra Cooling Lake and Ohio River Facilities

ASA identified, implement, and prepare the field studies and § 122.21(r) reports for seven Dynegy facilities located on Illinois cooling lakes and the Ohio River. Serving as the prime contractor, ASA assisted Dynegy in formulating an approach strategy to completing the (r)-reports and was responsible for the quality and timely completion of several studies and reports required under the § 316(b) Rule.

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Upper Collinsville Dam, FERC Licensing Environmental Support

ASA was engaged by Canton Hydro as the prime environmental consultant to conduct the required environmental studies. ASA conducted a pre- and post construction habitat survey, water quality monitoring study to develop information regarding the types and distributions of aquatic habitats and levels of dissolved oxygen within the bypass reach of the Project.

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Environmental Impact Analysis for Proposed Pilgrim Pipeline

ASA Assisted the NYS Thruway Authority with preparing a SEQR EIS for a right-of-way variance to site two parallel pipelines to transport Bakken crude oil and refined fuels along the NYS Thruway and Hudson River corridor between Albany, NY and refineries in NJ.

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