Case Study
An Inflatable Plug Works Better Than Bypassing Pumping When Closing Off A 60-Inch Penstock
AN INFLATABLE PLUG WORKS BETTER THAN BYPASSING PUMPING WHEN CLOSING OFF A 60-INCH PENSTOCK Grace-Titan When Brian Simon, a project manager at Grace-Titan DVBE (based in Redding, California) first looked at the Potter Valley Bypass job it looked difficult, but straightforward. Grace-Titan was being asked to remove a section of the penstock that supplies Pacific Gas & Electric's (PGE) Potter Valley hydroelectric plant and inst