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Reliable Water Quality Data and Ingenuity Mitigate Algal Bloom Threat at Korean Dam

Overview South Korean firm K-water worked with a regional distributor to install a contained and protected sampling system used to continuously monitor for hazardous algal blooms at one of the country’s largest dams. Challenge As the organization responsible for operating South Korea’s integrated water management system, K-water oversees an entire water supply chain, from source ...

Seismic Deformation Analyses of a Hydraulic Fill Embankment Dam - Case Study

Project Description As part of evaluation of seismic performance of this 175-foot high hydraulic fill dam located at a confidential site in the southeast Appalachia region, Geosyntec hired Itasca ...

Dam Bathymetric Surveys Where Manned Boats Can’t Reach

HydroQuebec in Montreal, Canada manage a large network of dams around the province and the hydrology group are tasked with conducting surveys around the dams to better understand the flow conditions through hydraulic models. As is common for ...

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High Pressure Pipe Plug

For high-pressure applications. Use for reservoirs, dams, hydroelectric plants, or anywhere high back-pressures are present.