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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Underwater Investigation of Conduits and Inaccessible Features Ryan Hedrick
PN Regional Diving Officer
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– Reclamation maintains more than 500 dams through the Safety of Dams Program which is based on a 6-year inspection interval
– A vital part of this maintenance operation is the underwater work performed by Reclamation’s dive team
Hoover Dam, NV
Grand Coulee Dam, WAYellowtail Dam, MT
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Underwater Inspection Program
CARTER
ANDREWS
MORRIS
FULLER
MEYER
SPICHER
JERRY ?
Original Team - MP Region 1967 – Currently PN and MP
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Clients
PN Region– Area and Field Offices in conjunction with local irrigation
districts
GP, MP, UC– Area and Field Offices in conjunction with local irrigation
districts
Other Agencies (Interagency Agreements)– Bureau of Indian Affairs– National Park Service– Forest Service– National Aeronautical and Space Administration
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Regulations
Reclamation’s divers are “professional” divers
Diving Regulations– Diving Safe Practices Manual– Reclamation Safety and Health
Standards, Requirements for Reclamation Diving Operations [section 29.2]
– OSHA Commercial Diving Regulations [29 CRF 1910, Subpart T]
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Tasks
Reclamation facilities inspection
– dam stilling basins– intake structures– stoplog slots– siphons
Irrigation pump inspection
Construction inspection
Fishscreen inspection
Stoplog/bulkhead inspection
Trashrack inspection
Underwater geological survey
Bridge inspection
Zebra & Quagga Mussel survey Silver Jack Dam, CO
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Identify damage or problems before it becomes an emergency or ends up in a catastrophic failure
Prevent or reduce unscheduled facility downtime
Enhance the safety and operation of the facility
Routine inspections allow managers to better plan, schedule and budget for repairs
Protect the public, employees, and waterway environments
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Spillway Stilling Basin – Damage
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Outlet Works Intake Structure - Plan
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Outlet Works Intake Structure - Plan
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Outlet works cleanup
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Final cleanup
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Methods of Conduit Inspections
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Surface Supplied Air (SSA)
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Surface Supplied Air (SSA)
Hands OnAudioVisualSafe
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SSA Limitations
Depth <100 ft.Penetration <300 ft.TimeVisibility
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Limitations to Conduit inspections on SSA
Depth
Access
Commercial Divers
Time
Money
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VideoRay
– PRO 4 Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV)
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VideoRay
– PRO 4 Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV)
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Trashrack and Outlet Works
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Trashrack and Outlet Works
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Trashrack and Outlet Works
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2 ft. Diameter conduit with good visibility
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2 ft. Diameter conduit with good visibility
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Structure with poor visibility
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Structure with poor visibility
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Structure with poor visibility
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Structure with poor visibility
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LimitationsDepthVisibilityAccessSnagging
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TopsideInspections
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Inspection of 27” conduit interior
Used forced air and two open manholes
Difficult to see rust nodules due to silt in conduit
Inspection of Conduit interiorAgate Dam
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Inspection of Inlet Tower Ochoco Dam
For Inspections requiring rope access requires climb team from PN Region Office in Boise
Initial training is 40 hours, annual refresher required
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Inspection of outlet works Howard Prairie Dam
Inspection of 30” pipe interior performed by ROV Fin in the pipe prevented acceptable retrieval method for person in conduit
FIN
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Conduit Inspection Emigrant Dam
Conduit and regulating gate inspection requiring rope access
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Questions?
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Ryan [email protected]