Define “polluted”.
Could lead. Did not say Would lead. The Earth could be partly destroyed by a meteor. It has happened before. No signs of it happening any time soon.
“Lake Keowee is a man-made reservoir in the United States in the state of South Carolina. It was created to serve the needs of a power utility (Duke Energy)”
from wikipedia-
It’s a big freeeeekin’ retention pond!
Any concerns about the cooling ponds most likely can be abated and mitigated satisfactorily without Obama’s more restrictive rule.
Conservative conservation and pollution rules have to balance interests and achieve goals, with goals that include abatement and mitigation efforts and not just blanket restrictions against things just because of “possible” but not certain conditions.
..polluting the retention pond with their raw sewage?
San Francisco washes raw sewage out to their bay and no one seems to care. Hard to feel sympathetic these days.