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Overview The process for generating electricity often entails using a boiler fired by natural gas or fuel oil to heat water that is converted to steam that, in turn, drives turbines to generate the electricity or heat. In order to ensure the boiler operates as designed, and efficiently, it needs to be cleaned out periodically. Water is used to rinse out the boiler equipment through which steam is generated. Contaminants in the released water (also known as “blowdown water” or “boiler blowdown”) can include dissolved/suspended minerals, heavy metals, corrosion inhibitors, oil or algaecides.If your school’s power plant generates boiler blowdown and the treated water is discharged to surface water, a number of regulations may need to be adhered too. Continue on to the expanded content to learn more about these regulatory requirements.
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