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Bureau of Reclamation Meeting on Canal Safety |
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Wednesday, 11 June 2008 |
The Bureau of Reclamation held an urbanized canal meeting at its Denver offices on May 14, 2008 to discuss safety issues of its projects, especially those in urbanized areas. DARCA was represented at the event. The program’s speakers were varied and included representatives from canal companies throughout the West. A summary of the meeting and the presentations (many good pics) in pdf format can be found at http://www.usbr.gov/canalsafety/.
The following issues were discussed.
• Truckee Canal Incident Perspectives
• Stormwater Runoff and Discharge
• Urbanized Canals, Salt River Project
• Assessment of canals through urbanized areas
Helena Valley Canal Assessment of Urbanized Areas
Central Arizona Project: Hayden Rhodes Aquaduct, Reach 12 - LC Region
Review of V and S Canals, Newlands Project
Strawberry Highline Canal - UC Region
• Asset Management and Aging Infrastructure
• Folsom Dam Modifications
• Technical Service Center and Lab Overview
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