Reports that the King County Department of Metropolitan Services, an aeroplane manufacturer and a Seattle energy supply company are ready to begin operating the first commercial effluent-based cooling system for buildings in the Northwest. Details the studies undertaken to design the system and how the manufacturer addressed its employees' concerns about a new system.

KEYWORDS: year 1996, Waste water, USA, case studies, industrial, cooling, chillers, effluent, heat sinks, energy sources