Water Control Structures

Water management and structures ensures safe and effective provincial highway and water control infrastructure and structures through the delivery of inspection planning design maintenance rehabilitation and construction activities.

Water control structures. Bridge structure structure typically built on the provincial highway network and water control system that cross waterways. Management allows for controlled release of outlet flow retention of valuable nutrients and effective flood mitigation. This infrastructure serves purposes such as flood control erosion control low flow augmentation water supply recreation and protection of fish and wildlife habitat. These important resources support the provincial inspector of dike s regulatory responsibilities including flood emergency planning broad based floodplain management and other related activities.

Learn more about our weci projects here. The water level control structures are constructed of rugged 1 2 thick pvc sheets connected at the corners by means of specially extruded anodized aluminum profiles sealed with waterproof caulking and secured with stainless steel screws. Other water control structures there are lakes throughout our watershed that are controlled by dams owned and operated by other agencies or private companies. These dams are operated for a variety of purposes including power generation navigation and water management.

Provides water management through operation of the provincial water control system flood forecasting and development and implementation of emergency. At osceola machine works we have successfully combined proven water control methods with our innovative patent pending coupling system. Typically major bridges are river crossings and major structures are highway overpasses underpasses or railway crossings. The crca does not have control over how these structures are operated.

Ads manufactures water control and management structures that provide effective ways to manage water levels in a variety of applications including agricultural where these structures can help to keep nutrients in the field instead of becoming pollution in a stream. Flood protection structures in b c. Snc owns operates and maintains seven water control structures and has undertaken four flood control channelization projects throughout the watershed. Information about british columbia s flood protection infrastructure is provided in this section.

These structures are used to manage the hydrological regime by modifying the direction or rate of flow of water and or to maintain a desired water. Every flashboard riser flapgate or screwgate is sized to fit your culvert. Major bridges include channel and box precast girder bridges and i girder bridges. Water level management is an important part of any drainage plan.