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TITLE: CREATION OF URBAN WILDLIFE HABITAT USING POWER PLANT COOLING WATER Kevin Fitzsimmons Cynthia Lovely Environmental Research Lab University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona, USA Address correspondence: Kevin Fitzsimmons, Environmental Research Lab 2601. E. Airport Drive, Tucson, AZ 85706, USA ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted to determine feasibility of utilizing saline water from the cooling system of an electrical generating station to irrigate salt tolerant plants in order to develop wildlife habitat in an urban setting. The experimental site was the Ocotillo Power