AQUEDUCT SYSTEMS Flashcards
What does Q mean?
Volume Per Time
Velocity is equal to?
Distance Per Unit of Time
The duties assigned to water operations personnel include?
Performing routine inspections, making scheduled Q changes when necessary upon request of the ACC, reporting and properly recording data.
Which 3 lakes provide the initial source of water to Lake Oroville
frenchman lake, lake Davis, and antelope lake
Which field division has the widest section of the Aqueduct?
San Luis Field Division
What 2 purposes do the liner provide?
reduces erosion and friction
Which sections of the Aqueduct are reinforced?
pool 36, thermalito power canal, edmonston forebay
when velocity is ________ pressure is ________?
increased/decreased
check structures are used for what
controlling flow, controlling elevation, isolates between pools
all checks have seg’s?
true
what is the speed of radial gates
1’/minute
what components of the aqueduct sends pool elevation data to the ACC?
float wells, still wells, enducers, transducers, ultrasonic sensors
what are chutes designed for?
the 500 year storm
where are mile markers found throughout the project?
check sites, bridges, cross-sections, every 1/2 mile, and they start at the Italian slough levee.
what is the freeboard
the section of liner above the water surface to the top of the liner which should be 2 1/2 feet to 5 feet
How often are ladders placed
every 500’ staggered or 1000’ on the same side.
where are safety cables/buoy lines located?
before check sites, siphons, plants, and spillways, and after bridges?
SEG protections?
cranking limiter, emergency trip device, oil pressure sensor, overspeed sensor
who has jurisdiction of the canal?
ACC operator
who is the water sent to?
29 contractors the 2 largest being Kern and MET
Name 3 generating plants?
DC, Mojave siphon, and Warne
How many float wells at each check site and where and what are there purpose?
there are 2
1 upstream
1 downstream
and they are used to measure the water elevation of the canal
What is the Drawdown Criteria?
1/2’ in the 1st hour and 1’to 4’ in 24 hours depending on location. In accordance to SOO 600.22
What is the Delta Water Charge and what is its purpose?
A charge on the water per acre foot and revenue from the electrical energy collected and to be returned to the delta’s conservation facilities.
