PIPELINE PARTNERSHIP : MOVING WATER THROUGH DELICATE AREAS PROVES POSSIBLE

Although there seemed to be an ideal solution to Santa Rosa, California's problem with excess water by pipelining it to a local geothermic aquifer, the logistical realization of such a pipeline proved to be highly complex as this article describes. Numerous issues arose, such as the difficulty of negotiating with local residents over the need to put the pipeline through their vineyards in order to increase economic efficiency of not only the city, but also that of the company which acquires electricity from the geothermic activity. The project also had to plan through 30 miles of piping over mountainous regions, two fault lines, and corrosive soils. The article discusses the various planning efforts which included fiber optic cable monitoring to ensure pipe integrity, isolation valves in case of seismic activity, and coordinating multiple pump stations.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Public Works Journal Corporation

  200 South Broad Street
  Ridgewood, NJ  United States  07451
• Authors:
  • Carder, C
• Publication Date: 2005-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: pp 42-45
• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Volume: 136
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental design; Water pipelines
• Subject Areas: Environment; Pipelines;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01005465
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 19 2005 12:45PM