Projects
JUNIPER RIGDGE HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
Steve Johnson, Central Oregon Irrigation District manage, and member of the Northwest Hydroelectric Association recently toured our Juniper Ridge Hydro Project.
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS OREGON ARTICLE - OCT. 14, 2010
Small Hydro Holds Promise for Oregon
GAUGING STATIONS
In 1999 COID embarked on a project in conjunction with the Bureau of Reclamation to begin tracking water loss in its system. As agricultural, municipal, and environmental interests make more demands on the water supply, it becomes increasingly important for the district to carefully monitor the distribution of the available resource.
This was accomplished by placing gauging stations at strategic locations throughout the district, and continuously monitoring the canal system. Using radio telemetry, each station is equipped to transmit canal data to a central computer located in our office, where it is analyzed and archived. Factors such as turbidity, water temperature, air temperature, and water elevation (which indicates the amount of water at a given point in the system) can be tracked. In addition, alarms were added to alert COID personnel of abrupt changes in the level of canals or other problems at the stations.
Currently, we have eight stations in operation with four more planned for this summer. New stations will be added in the future to better enable the district to monitor the water quality and supply.