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7. Water Saving Basins

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 3, 2015, 02:31 AM

Apr 2015

Rather than simply dump water downhill and eventually into the ocean, part of the water is diverted into adjacent temporary storage. This water can then be used to partially fill each lock as they raise ships in the locks. This is all gravity fed - no pumping. This results in the new larger locks using slightly less water than the older locks per passage even though they are three times the size.

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Panama Canal Expansion [View all] Playinghardball Apr 2015 OP

"Improvements to Water Supply" jberryhill Apr 2015 #1

That is definitely true with the old construction sdfernando Apr 2015 #2

The water runs downhill jberryhill Apr 2015 #3

That's what pumps are for sdfernando Apr 2015 #4

And what runs the pumps? jberryhill Apr 2015 #6

Doing a little research I see they are basically using the same system with modifications. sdfernando Apr 2015 #8

Water Saving Basins tsites Apr 2015 #7

This is an anticipatory response to the China-Nicaragua canal project psychopomp Apr 2015 #5