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| Dam before gates |
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| Gate being lifted up |
This week
the gates to the Hydro Dam were installed.
To simplify the process: the water was diverted, a big mound of gravel
was constructed, the excavator lifted up the gates and then carefully placed
them in place. I am sure it was a lot
more complicated than that, but what I do know is that there are now 3 gates
that can control the water level for the hydro dam.
The dam
itself is almost finished. They were
waiting for the gates to come, so that the water could still be diverted for
their installation. Now that the gates
are installed, the dam is being finished, as the water has been diverted back
through the gates.
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| Gates all installed |
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| Gate installation |
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| Gate being installed |
The canal
is finished with gates covering the entrance to the canal and to the penstock
pipe, to protect anyone or anything from falling in accidently. The outside of the hydro house is almost
finished, but lots more to be done to get the turbine generator installed and
to get it all running.
Earl and his team has done an amazing job putting this all together, and we are thankful that Earl and his family will be staying with us for another year. We also have a
team coming this month to help Earl and team as they complete the project. Part of the completion process is to put up
all new power lines and poles over the whole station, which will be a big
job. A hydro opening ceremony has been
scheduled for the end of this month.
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| Dam almost completed |
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| View of Hydro Dam |
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| Gate covering Penstock opening |
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| Gate covering canal opening |
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| View from edge of Reservoir area |
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| Hydro house |
