Pumping Plant No. 2 Rehabilitation
The original pumps at Plant No. 2 had been in service for more than four decades and were operating well below their rated efficiency. The rehabilitation replaced the pumps, motors, discharge piping and electrical switchgear, and added variable frequency drives that allow staff to match pumping to actual canal demand. Remote telemetry now reports intake […]
District-Wide Flow Measurement & Telemetry
Accurate measurement is the foundation of equitable allocation. This program installed calibrated flumes, weirs and acoustic meters at the head of each primary lateral, with data logged and transmitted to the District office each hour. Staff use the resulting record to balance canal operations, verify deliveries against water orders, and report diversions to the Rio […]