Huge, daunting, remote: Montrose Creek in western British Columbia: Remote, plaugued by avalanches. Tough, low-maintenance Coanda intake screens were the perfect solution to bring run-of- river hydropower to the area. Norris Screen and Cook Legacy designed and fabricated the Coanda screens for Peter Kiewit Infrastructure Co. Tough, easy-to-install, low-maintenance: Coanda screens are designed to minimize maintenance in the field, which is crucial with the dangerous, remote location. The screens were reinforced in order to handle impact from larger debris overflowing the screen. Snow load was incorporated into design calculations for the screen sizing as well. Norris Screen’s unique force and debris calculations and proprietary wire type each allowed for added strength. In addi

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