Bypass Provides Water for City during Dam Repair PUMPS • TANKS • FILTRATION • PIPE • SPILLGUARDS 800 742 7246 rainforrent.com BACKGROUND The City of Durango, CO, receives its water from the Florida River. The dam feeding the river had a faulty bulkhead door which needed to be replaced. In order to replace the bulkhead, the water flowing into the river would have to be stopped, which would in turn cut off the city’s main source of water. To keep the river -and the city- supplied with water, a bypass would be required to move water from the reservoir, up and over the dam. OUTCOME Rain for Rent engineered and installed a bypass system using two 6” pumps, one primary and one back up, and over 150’ of aluminum Victaulic pipe to move water over the dam. Due to worksite restrictions pre

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