LOW-COST, SOLAR-POWERED CANAL AUTOMATION:UTAH'S EXPERIENCE

Roger D. Hansen

Planning Team Leader
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Provo Area Office

302 East 1860 South
Provo, Utah 84606
USA

Clifford A. Pugh

Technical Specialist, Hydraulics
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

P.O. Box 25007, D-8560
Denver, Colorado 80255
USA


Table of Contents
Abstract
Introduction
STANDARDIZE EQUIPMENT
Flow Monitoring Sites
Gate Actuators
Do-It-Yourself
Commercial - Slide and Radial
Obermeyer - Check Structure
SELECTIVE CANAL AUTOMATION
Richfield Area
Lower Duchesne River System
Others
CUSTOMER SURVEY
CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
DISCLAIMER