River Bypass for Hydro-Electric Facility Keeps Repair Work On Track PUMPS • TANKS • FILTRATION • PIPE • SPILLGUARDS 800 742 7246 rainforrent.com BACKGROUND In order for repairs to be made at a hydro-electric facility, a Power Company needed a bypass system that could divert a river and control the flow of water around the area where repairs and up-grades were to be performed. OUTCOME Rain for Rent designed, installed and ran a bypass system, complete with a site safety plan and a two-man 24/7 pump watch. The 12 pump bypass diverted the river around the work area with flows between 80 CFS/35,906 GPM and 160 CFS/201,974 GPM. HIGHLIGHTS • The remote canyon location presented several obstacles: • Equipment had to be off-loaded in a lay down yard then re-loaded on smaller trucks to b

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