people’s irrigation district “look before you leap!”
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People’s Irrigation District “Look Before you Leap!”. Marty Olson Oregon Fish and Wildlife The Dalles Screen Shop. The Perfect Screen Location. Unscreened 27cfs Gravity Diversion Very high priority site AC power located at the site Irrigation District has an easement for the canal - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
People’s Irrigation District
“Look Before you Leap!”
Marty OlsonOregon Fish and WildlifeThe Dalles Screen Shop
Unscreened 27cfs Gravity Diversion Very high priority site AC power located at the site Irrigation District has an easement for the canal Match funding from the local Watershed Council
The Perfect Screen Location
Original Estimate, $142,000.00 ($5259.00 per CFS) ODFW $75,000 Applicant $67,000 8 weeks for civil works, steel fab, and installation.
Original Budget
“If it seems too good to be true it probably
is”
Author Unknown
Site Conditions
Extremely high water
Additional backfill, geotextile cloth, pumps and labor.
Exceeded civil works budget.
Additional $35,000
Unanticipated Expenses
By-Pass Installation
“Even if you fall on your face, you’re still
moving forward”
Victor Kiam
Moving Ahead…
Ready for Concrete
Civil Works Finished
Component Fabrication
and Installation
We’ve Been Victimized!
“Say you prayers and eat your vitamins, everything will be
OK”
Hulk Hogan
Electric power…
anyone?
Hydraulic Drive Complications
Problematic pressure valve
Cylinder alignment Issues
Too complicated to troubleshoot.
“Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later
a collection of mistakes is what we call experience”
Denis Waitley