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MINIMUM FLOW HYDROELECTRIC UNIT

Owner: Brookfield Renewable Power
Site: Town of Moreau, Saratoga County, NY
Project Objectives:
Building a new minimum flow hydroelectric unit at the site of the existing Sherman Island Dam on the Hudson River (Hudson River Project FERC Project # 2482)
 
Scope of Work:
·               Installation of 60’+/- long x 40’ +/- wide x 30’+/- deep braced sheet piling cofferdam system. 
·               Excavation of 5000 +/- CY of material for the new powerhouse, penstock and tailrace.
·               Removal of 250 +/- CY of rock for the powerhouse installation.
·               Modification and recommissioning of the existing 12’ diameter penstock pipe. This included adding approximately 90’ of penstock, 20’ of transition, draft tube and manhole access points.
·               Forming and pouring of 800 CY +/- of concrete for the foundations of the powerhouse structure and mechanical systems.
·               Installation of a pre-engineered building which included dewatering / drainage sump system, heating, ventilation and lighting.
·               Installation of new turbine / generator water-to-wire package including all electrical  components and interconnection with local electrical transmission lines.
·               Installation of mechanical support equipment, which included overhead monorail hoist and trolley system, draft tube gate and operator and catwalks and railings. 
·               Installation of new access road from the dam to the powerhouse.
·               Replacement of the old trash racks with new trash racks that meet the updated standards of the NYSDEC.
·               All of the aggregates and concrete for the project were supplied from our own quarries and plants. 
·               All of the existing work took place without interruption of the existing facilities power production.
·               All of the work took place adjacent to the environmentally sensitive Hudson River.
·               All of the work was performed without any lost time or recordable incidences.  
 
Kubricky Construction Jointa Galusha Environmental Soil Management, Inc. VPP D.A. Collins