Coal and Water - A Resource Mismatch

THE EFFECTS OF COAL ON WATER IN THE UNITED STATES MINING COMPANIES USE 800-3,000 GALLONS OF WATER TO.. EXTRACT - TRANSPORT - STORE - PROCESS - DISPOSE 1 TON OF COAL * 55-75 TRILLION GALLONS WITHDRAWN ANNUALLY *FUN FACT THAT'S ROUGHLY EQUAL TO THE TORRENT OF WATER THAT POURS OVER NIAGRA FALLS 5 MONTHS OF THE YEAR AMERICA USES 1 BILLION TONS OF COAL A YEAR BURNED WITHDRAWN CONSUMED PRODUCED 250 TONS OF COAL 12 MILLION GALLONS 0.5 MILLION GALLONS /HOUR /HOUR /HOUR 500-MEGAWATT COAL-FIRED PLANT Resources: circle of blue a) U.S. Geological Survey, b) Energy Information Administration, c) Department of Interior, d) Sandia National Laboratories, e) Electric Power Research Institute