New Clues to PMP
Great changes have occurred in meterology in the last two decades. Formerly, weather data were available for forecasting and climatological analyses only at points - at weather stations....
Managing the Columbia River to Meet Anadromous Fish Requirements
According to northwest fishery agencies and Indian tribes the protection for juvenile salmon and steelhead is not adequate. The Northwest Power Planning Council, formed as the result of...
Hydropower and Fish Passage Impacts
The Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (Act) of 1980 formed the Northwest Power Planning Council, which establishes criteria and sets goals for developing future...
Improvement of Dissolved Oxygen Levels at Shepaug Hydro Station
Discharge from Shepaug Dam in Connecticut fall below the state standard for dissolved oxygen in summer and early fall, because of thermal stratification of the upstream eutrophic reservoir....
Tailwater Management for Beneficial Uses
Tailwaters can provide significant benefits for recreation, fisheries, assimilative capacity for treated wastewaters, and water supply for municipalities and industries. Development and...
Regional Rivers Resource Assessment as a Tool for Hydropower Planning and Policy: The Pacific Northwest Rivers Study
In August, 1984, the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and the Northwest Power Planning Council (Council) initiated a study to provide information about important river characteristics...
An Evaluation of the Applicability and Cost of Polyester Resin and Cementitious Grouts for the Installation of Rock Anchors at Hydro Projects
The success of two proposed hydropower projects in the States of Virginia, and West Virginia depended on the ability of a rock anchor system to support the penstocks at the crown of the...
Geology and Hydrofacture, Moose River Power Tunnel, New York
The Moose River Hydroelectric Project, Lyonsdale, New York, is constructed in Precambrian gneiss of the western Adirondack Mountains. A key element of the project was construction and...
Design and Installation of Prestressed Rock Anchors for Penstocks at the Sheldon Springs Project
A mini-hydroelectric project producing 25MW of power was recently completed near St. Albans, Vermont. The power conduit conveys water from the intake on the river to a bifurcation and...
In-Situ Shear Strength Testing
Dam stabilization requirements at the Upper Mechanicville Hydroelectric Project on the Hudson River in New York were significantly modified based on the results of an in-situ direct shear...
Financing and Marketing Feasibility Tests for Proposed Federal Hydroelectric Power Projects
The Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA), an agency of the Department of Energy, is responsible for marketing the power and energy produced at Federal hydroelectric power projects...
The Construction of the Sidney A. Murray, Jr. Hydroelectric Power Plant
The project, consisting of eight 8.2m bulb turbines rated at 192MW, is located in the State of Louisiana and will use a portion of the water diverted from the Mississippi River to the...
Feasibility, Licensing and Design: Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project
This paper describes the licensing, environmental, engineering, and design aspects of the project. Due to the project's remote location and geological setting, the paper will...
Electrical and Mechanical Design, Commissioning, and Performance of the Moose River Hydroelectric Project
The Moose River Hydroelectric Project is a single-unit run-of-river hydroelectric facility located near Lyonsdale, New York, and was developed by a private firm. The generating equipment...
Efficiency Monitoring Yields Large Revenue Gains
This paper presents a Washington Water Power Company program to increase hydroelectric plant operations' efficiency. This increase is due to improved flow, head, and megawatt...
Replacement of Computer Control at John Day Powerhouse
One of the first projects chosen by the Corps of Engineers for computer control was the John Day Project on the Columbia River. John Day powerhouse was completed in 1971 and has 16 generators...
Devil Canyon Powerplant Enlargement Project: Electrical Design Problems and Challenges
Devil Canyon Powerplant is a hydroelectric plant facility of the huge California Water Project. This powerplant is located 5 miles north of San Bernandino. It is currently being enlarged...
Distributed Control Applications for Utility Hydroelectric Plants
In 1984, Washington Water Power began a program to improve monitoring and control systems for hydroelectric plants. The control systems being improved with distributed control equipment...
Crest Gates Design for Upper Mechanicville
This paper describes the design of flap-type spillway crest gates for the Upper Mechanicville Project, located on the Hudson River near Mechanicville, New York. These gates are being provided...
Vibration Problems of Penstock Piping for a Vertical Tubular Hydraulic Turbine
Excessive vibration amplitudes were experienced in the vertical gated tubular units at the Great Falls Hydroelectric Project located in the City of Paterson, New Jersey. Vibration amplitude...
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