Screening Application Boula Pumping Station, Portumna, County Galway, Ireland Customer: ESB Energy System type: 2-off SKE Klearline VBS 1800 System description: 2-off channel mounted screens for automated raising of screenings. Channel size: 3.9m wide and 2.25m deep. Screen size: 50mm bar spacing System operation: Screens duty/duty when pumps are operating. Installed: 2013 Flow rate: Typical 943 l/s, maximum 1,886 l/s APPLICATION DESCRIPTION ESB Energy is responsible for management of the River Shannon catchment basin for the purpose of generating hydro-electricity. This is the largest river in Ireland, and embankments near Portumna prevent flooding when the river is in spate. This means that when excess rainfall threatens to flood this land, the water is pumped over the embankment to

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