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Water Supply Engineering
Through the application of innovative technologies the staff of Bennett & Williams have provided cost-effective solutions for the Power Industry since the 1960's.
Large Water Supply Developers for the Power Industry
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Bennett & Williams water supply experience is broad in both geography and scope. Members of the firm have worked on five (5) continents and have designed water systems throughout the United States. Our experience includes water supply planning and engineering in a wide variety of settings from desert supplies with 1,500 foot deep recharge wells to mountainous terrains with fractured rock. Our experience with infiltration galleries and in-stream surface water intakes spans most of the physiographic settings in the United States. Bennett & Williams' unique experience with the design and development of Collector Wells (including Ranney®) throughout the world is unparalleled.
April '01
In-stream Intakes for Cooling Water
In-stream intakes are experiencing a rise in popularity as a feasible alternative for providing a cost-effective and environmentally desirable raw water supply. The relatively recent increased demand for large water supplies associated with siting several hundred 'peak' power plants in the United States has driven many power purveyors to less than desirable physiographic sites to develop a consistent supply of five (5) to eight (8) MGD for plant cooling water.
In-stream fixed-screen intakes as shown have many advantages over traditional intakes and traveling screen systems for providing a raw cooling water from a surface water body. When properly designed and installed in-stream fixed-screen intakes can provide lower operating cost, maximum dependability and security, ease and convenience of operation and they are environmentally sound vs. traditional intakes.
Infiltration Galleries For Cooling Water
Where ground water and surface water sources are not feasible due to quality and quantity limitations, Bennett & Williams has designed infiltration galleries for new power plants. Some of our infiltration galleries have required riverbed shaping and river hydraulic evaluations as part of the infiltration unit design. This specialized engineering has allowed power companies to consider more difficult water supply sources for siting new facilities.
