Solutions that work for your facility

                                                           Kinectrics Sourthern Lab Facility, FLORIDA, USA      

As the former technical services division for one of North America's largest utilities, Kinectrics offers clients a unique advantage in achieving cost-effective compliance with 316(b) regulations. Now an independent enterprise, Kinectrics remains an established leader in the practical development and evaluation of fish diversion technologies for the energy sector.

Our specialized technical expertise and experience can help clients find the right system or combination of systems that apply to both a wide range of species and individual plant situations.

Complete environmental services

• Evaluation of Best Technology Available (BTA) systems using state-of-the-art sampling equipment and procedures, including timelines.
• Review of intake structure design and BTA:
  • Specific recommendations and expected results
  • Cost-benefit analysis of technology for entrainment / impingement reduction
  • Financial review of alternatives
  • BTA comparison to protecting wetlands or restoring degraded habitat
• Innovative sampling techniques and analysis of aquatic organisms entrained or impinged at intake structures
• Impact assessment of station (including adverse environmental impact indicators)
• Prototype design and evaluations for nuclear, fossil and hydroelectric plants
• Extensive development and evaluation of marine anti-fouling coatings
• Development and implementation of advanced filtering technologies
• Civil department with extensive experience win turnkey concrete-related services

Established expertise

Kinectrics has been working on 316(b) regulations since inception of the Rule in the 1970s. Over the past 2 years, we have performed 316(b) Comprehensive Demonstration Studies at eleven major U.S. power plants. This work included biological data review, impingement and entrainment characterization studies, evaluation of design, construction and operation feasibility for 316(b) technologies, cost evaluations and plan preparation.

Live / dead determination - a critical assessment

Kinectrics’ live / dead determination technology is a leading 316(b) methodology to establish baseline conditions. An accurate assessment of the number of actual live versus dead eggs and larvae entrained is important for decision-makers. This data is critical, especially if it can be established that up to 50% of the eggs and larvae in some dominant species were dead due to natural mortality prior to entry into the station.

Kinectrics receives extensive local support for its 316(b) programs and construction services from U.S.-based AMEC. AMEC is one of North America’s leading consulting engineering firms with over 90 offices and 2,000 personnel in the U.S.

Specific examples of comprehensive services provided by the Kinectrics / AMEC team.

• Development of EPA approved techniques for live / dead determination and statistical evaluation. These techniques have revealed a 50% reduction in sampling-related mortality for some species for selected plants based on prior studies.
• Development and implementation of advanced filtering technologies
• Extensive development and evaluation of marine anti-fouling coatings
• Development of a unique porous-dike fish barrier design (patent pending) for a utility client to reduce Zebra Mussel and Cladophora impacts on an existing intake.

Please see related profiles: 

Environmental Technologies for 316(b) Compliance

316(b) Compliance - Projects

Overview - The 316(b) Regulation

316(a) Thermal Effects Services

Real Solutions - 316(a) & 316(b) - Three Case studies

ON - Special Edition 316(b) - July 2006           ON - Special Edition 316(b) Newsletter / Feb. 2005

For more information on Kinectrics 316(b) services, contact:

Hank Werksma (U.S.A.) 616.846.0642 hank.werksma@kinectrics.com

Paul Patrick (Canada) 416.207.6000 x 6277 paul.patrick@kinectrics.com