District 108 Wetland Habitat Pump Station Project
Format
SOECS Senior Project Demonstration
Faculty Mentor Name
Mary Kay Camarillo
Faculty Mentor Department
Civil Engineering
Additional Faculty Mentor Name
Scott Merry
Additional Faculty Mentor Department
Civil Engineering
Additional Faculty Mentor Name
Luke Lee
Additional Faculty Mentor Department
Civil Engineering
Additional Mentors
Camilla Saviz
csaviz@u.pacific.edu
Civil Engineering
Hector EstradaCivil Engineering
Abstract/Artist Statement
California wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate: over 91% of California’s wetlands have been converted to farmland and urban areas. One of these wetlands is located in Reclamation District 108 in Yolo County. Our project goal is to provide an alternative water source to this wetland, which provides habitat to many important species found in the Central Valley. We have designed our project to replace the existing water demands of our project wetland, which are currently met by a pump station sourced from the Colusa Basin Drain. If the Colusa Basin Drain is in any way compromised, our pump station is designed to provide for a flow scenario based on current usage.
The proposed pump station consists of a steel housing structure, new pumps and associated valves, and two new force mains. All steel structural design was done in accordance with the California Building Code, International Building Code, and ASCE-7 standards. The steel housing structure was modeled in Revit for 3-D visualization and in RISA for structural member analysis and optimization. Geotechnical work was necessary in design of our deep foundation piles, as well as in the design of our pipeline. Geotechnical work was performed to ASTM standards when applicable. We are also incorporating trenchless drilling technology as a means of running our new pipeline under both an existing levee and the Colusa basin drain. California Code of Regulations Title 23 was used in designing the path of our pipeline, and relevant materials were selected to ASTM standards.
The proposed pump station will help maintain an existing wetland while minimizing impacts during construction. Sustainability and environmental preservation were priorities in all design decisions.
Location
School of Engineering & Computer Science
Start Date
4-5-2018 2:30 PM
End Date
4-5-2018 4:00 PM
District 108 Wetland Habitat Pump Station Project
School of Engineering & Computer Science
California wetlands are disappearing at an alarming rate: over 91% of California’s wetlands have been converted to farmland and urban areas. One of these wetlands is located in Reclamation District 108 in Yolo County. Our project goal is to provide an alternative water source to this wetland, which provides habitat to many important species found in the Central Valley. We have designed our project to replace the existing water demands of our project wetland, which are currently met by a pump station sourced from the Colusa Basin Drain. If the Colusa Basin Drain is in any way compromised, our pump station is designed to provide for a flow scenario based on current usage.
The proposed pump station consists of a steel housing structure, new pumps and associated valves, and two new force mains. All steel structural design was done in accordance with the California Building Code, International Building Code, and ASCE-7 standards. The steel housing structure was modeled in Revit for 3-D visualization and in RISA for structural member analysis and optimization. Geotechnical work was necessary in design of our deep foundation piles, as well as in the design of our pipeline. Geotechnical work was performed to ASTM standards when applicable. We are also incorporating trenchless drilling technology as a means of running our new pipeline under both an existing levee and the Colusa basin drain. California Code of Regulations Title 23 was used in designing the path of our pipeline, and relevant materials were selected to ASTM standards.
The proposed pump station will help maintain an existing wetland while minimizing impacts during construction. Sustainability and environmental preservation were priorities in all design decisions.