Lake Sediment Removal in Part 1, Page 2: |
| Since this part of Texas was in a severe drought, the lake had no flow to speak of. This allowed the AquaDams to be installed easily because there was no current to push the AquaDam off course. The only consideration was wind. If the AquaDam drifted one way or the other, the jet ski was used to push it back into place.
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| In deep water, the jet ski was indispensable. With it's help, the AquaDams could be moved into position much faster. The alternative is to tie a rope around the AquaDam, and pull it through the water manually from the shore or the top of the installed AquaDams.
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| While standing on the top of a partially inflated AquaDam, another is partially unrolled so that the fill tubes can be taped up into a small diameter. This makes it easier to insert them through the holes in the collars during coupling. This AquaDam will be floated to the end and attached using a coupling collar to the AquaDam the workers are standing on. | |