Name: Youngs CreekMeasurements: 7‐1/2 MWDate of Birth: November 15, 2011Parents: Snohomish PUD
1st Year Operating Challenges
It’s fun to begin with, but months and months of waiting, nausea, arguments, lots of guests visiting, hard labor & sleepless nights but finally:
The hard part is over right?!
Baby Pictures◦ How the Project Works
Cleaning up after baby:◦ Warranty items; debris; slides
The parenting books say:◦ Programming: Testing to simulate real world
(Load rejection, Lube oil pumps, fish screen breakers, trashraking)
Visiting the Inlaws:◦ Complying with Monitoring & Regulatory Requirements
Careful of underground conduit in area of fill compaction – larger penetrationsKeep GC on top of suppliersRoad maintenance will happen – better to own the roadway vs share.
Put lots of thought into designing good testing protocol
Balance equipment protection vs. consequence of fast shutdown
Do the legwork in advance of project.
Clarify unclear permit/license requirements in advance of construction
Make sure compliance points are thought out
Youngs Creek had a very successful first year of operations, but there is always something to be learned and improved on for future