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Pump system helps utility tap Missouri River under low flows at vital intake
Author(s) -
London Steve
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2006.tb07588.x
Subject(s) - metropolitan area , drainage basin , hydrology (agriculture) , barge , environmental science , channel (broadcasting) , water resource management , water intake , geography , engineering , telecommunications , archaeology , cartography , geotechnical engineering , marine engineering
Water and electric utilities that have intakes along the Missouri River are concerned about continued physical degradation of the channel and extended drought across the upper basin. These factors, combined with a more conservative US Army Corps of Engineers flow management policy, have caused the river to run thin above Kansas City, Missouri, for the past few winters. If severe drought conditions continue, the barge navigation season could even face total cancellation in that area next year. This paper discusses a new low‐river pump system installed by Water District Number 1 (WaterOne), a utility on the Kansas side of the metropolitan area, at the utility's 125‐mgd intake along the Missouri River.