Amaral, Steve

Waldrip, Jesse

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University of Massachusetts AmherstScholarWorks@UMass AmherstInternational Conference on Engineering andEcohydrology for Fish PassageInternational Conference on Engineering andEcohydrology for Fish Passage 2017Jun 19th, 2:30 PM - 2:50 PMDesign and Development of Fish Passage Facilitiesfor Shortnose Sturgeon at a Northeast HydropowerProjectJesse WaldripKleinschmidtSteve AmaralAldenFollow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umass.edu/fishpassage_conferenceThis Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Fish Passage Community at UMass Amherst at ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. It hasbeen accepted for inclusion in International Conference on Engineering and Ecohydrology for Fish Passage by an authorized administrator ofScholarWorks@UMass Amherst. For more information, please contact scholarworks@library.umass.edu.Waldrip, Jesse and Amaral, Steve, "Design and Development of Fish Passage Facilities for Shortnose Sturgeon at a NortheastHydropower Project" (2017). International Conference on Engineering and Ecohydrology for Fish Passage. 14.https://scholarworks.umass.edu/fishpassage_conference/2017/June19/14Design and Development of Fish Passage Facilities for Shortnose Sturgeonat a Northeast Hydropower ProjectHadley Falls Dam• 30-ft high, 985-ft long dam• Located at RK 129• 18-mile long impoundment• Hadley Unit 1 installed in 1950, replaced in 2015o 15 MW Kaplan turbine o Hydraulic capacity of 4,520 cfs• Hadley Unit 2 was installed in 1983o 15 MW fixed blade propeller turbine o Hydraulic capacity of 3,750 cfs• Five 3.5 ft high automated Rubber Dam sections on the spillway crest • Canal – Hydraulic capacity of 3,000 - 6,000 cfsHadley Falls Dam• Two Fish Lifts with entrances in the spillway and tailrace• Bascule gate and rubber dam used as surface bypasses• Louver guidance array in canal with bypass discharge into tailraceExisting Fish PassageFish Lift EntranceDownstreamBypassFish Lift EntranceExisting Fish Passage Holyoke Hydroelectric Project - New license 1999 ESA-listed shortnose sturgeon Diadromous species (blueback herring, American shad, sea lamprey, and American eel) Settlement Agreement - March 12, 2004 Cooperative Consultation Team - Multi-year program of research and analysis to address a permanent solution for downstream passage This research has included:  (i) 5 years of flume studies - Conte and Alden Labs; (ii) 4 years of sturgeon radio tracking studies; (iii) effectiveness testing of the 2-inch spaced full depth louvers;(iv) analysis of the total river flows and desk-top I/E estimates;(v) CFD analysis of flows that fish would experience with proposed enhancements. Downstream Fish Passage BackgroundAngled bar rackwith 2-inch clearspacingSubmerged bypassesSurface bypassPlunge poolDeflectorFish liftentranceComponents of Conceptual Design• Angled bar rack – 2-inch clear bar spacing;  2-3 ft/s approach velocity• Surface bypass – modified version of existing uniform acceleration weir• Submerged bypass – 5 ft/s entrance velocity8140 cfs135 cfs955 cfsBypass Details• Surface bypass - bascule gate bay modified with new 12 ft wide uniform acceleration weir• Submerged bypass - comprised of 3 ft wide by 18 ft high entrance with a 2 ft rounded partition at mid-height separating flow/fish into two separate 3 ft by 3 ft conduitsBypass Discharge Details A new flow deflector was built at the downstream end of the apron below the     Bascule Gate to direct the bypass discharge up and over the upstream entrance.  A new plunge pool was built 2-ft from the flood wall and 24-ft from the dam apron.  Plunge pool has sloped sides, bottom length of 35-ft, and bottom width average 15 -ft.  Plunge pool depth at the normal tailwater elevation is 16-ft.  Plunge pool is lined with concrete to provide scour protection.A 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model was used to evaluate hydraulic conditions with respect to agency criteria and develop the final design of the fish passage facilities.CFD ModelingApproach velocities 0.5 ft upstream of angled bar rackCFD Modeling – Rack and Bypasses12CFD Modeling – Flow Streamlines Surface Bypass13CFD Modeling – Flow Streamlines Submerged BypassCFD Modeling – Bypass Discharge ConstructionConstructionAngled Bar Rack ConstructionConstruction of BypassesFish Lift Entrance EnhancementsPlunge Pool ConstructionCFD Model and Post-InstallationCFD Model and Post-InstallationResults to Date• Studies to determine downstream passage efficiency are ongoing.  • In 2016, 94 shortnose sturgeon were lifted before being returned downstream.o 79 unique shortnose sturgeon entered the fish lift (15 repeats).o 11 previously tagged shortnose sturgeono There were 5 times more shortnose sturgeon entering the fish lift in 2016 than any previous year (Maximum number lifted was 16 in 1996).• In 2016, 385,930 adult American shad were lifted upstream at Holyoke Dam.o This was higher than the 60-year (1955 to 2015) annual mean of 309,119 shad.o It was the eighth highest annual count during the 60-year period.Design and Development of Fish Passage Facilities for Shortnose Sturgeonat a Northeast Hydropower ProjectThank you!Jesse Waldrip, P.E.Jesse.Waldrip@kleinschmidtgroup.com(207) 416-1256Steve Amaralamaral@aldenlab.com(508) 829-6000 ext. 6415

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