What Happens When Power Plants Swallow Aquatic Life

Water flows into the plant through intake canals or pipes…

… through a series of grates. The immense flow of water through the intake can trap and kill large fish, and even marine mammals and sea turtles.

Water screens rotate in an endless cycle, capturing fish and debris.

The traveling screens remove fish and debris that would otherwise choke the intake.

Inside the plant debris and fish are collected and disposed.