INNOVATION July-August 2014

2O13 2O14 PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

No. 1 Road North Drainage Pump Station The No. 1 Road Drainage Pump Station is a mixed-use facility, providing drainage to an area of approximately 3 km 2 . Opus DaytonKnight carried out design and construction services for the 2012 station upgrades including a new control room, an emergency generator room, a wet well extension and new pumps to provide 2.4 times the original capacity, all integrated into the dike to reduce visual impacts. The dike was raised by 0.7 m near the station using sheet piling. The facility is a focal point for pedestrians along the Dike Trail and a gateway to the popular Terra Nova Park. The station is designed to survive a 1 in 2,475-year earthquake and remain operational during flooding. It has been featured in BC Water and Wastewater Association’s magazine and conference and was shortlisted for an Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada, BC Chapter, award. Project team: Milton Chan, P.Eng.; Gurjit Sangha, P.Eng.; Calum Buchan, P.Eng.; Carlos Iriondo, P.Eng.; Matt McCartney, P.Eng.; Tjandra Tjondrotekodjojo, P.Eng.; Ed Pratt, P.Eng.; Ted Feenstra; Joseph Fry.

EAGLE ™ Energy Gateway The EAGLE™ Energy Access Gateway Link to Ethernet device communicates directly with utility smart meters that have been equipped with ZigBee wireless. It provides real-time smart meter data to the local network and the Internet cloud. Residential and commercial users can view their energy data via web browser or by using the EnergyVUE app on any iOS or Android tablet or smartphone. The EAGLE™ can also stream data to popular online cloud services to get advanced analytics and services. The technology is now being sold into retail markets in California, Texas and Victoria (Australia), and will be available in BC starting in summer 2014, providing real-time feedback—a key customer benefit of BC Hydro’s Smart Metering and Infrastructure (SMI) Program. Owner: Rainforest Automation. Professionals involved: Dave Gagne, P.Eng.; Bill Richardson, P.Eng.

Baker Street Lanes Conversion Nelson Hydro undertook a project to rebuild its downtown overhead distribution system. The more than 50-year-old system consisted of numerous overhead transformer platforms that straddled the lanes in the downtown core of the City of Nelson. Nelson Hydro took this opportunity to convert the overhead 4 kV system to a state-of-the-art 25 kV underground primary system with an overhead secondary bus, thus improving its efficiency and aesthetics. The project was challenging both technically and logistically. All transformation had to be located in converted parking spaces at the ends of the lanes creating a challenging voltage management situation. Trenching and excavating laneways in a 117-year-old city between many stately heritage buildings while keeping the customer energized was an enormous logistical challenge. Owner: Nelson Hydro. Team: Alex Love, P.Eng. (general manager); Mike Amos (operations manager); Carl Olsson (customer service). Engineer of record: Tom Burns, P.Eng. (TEBurns Engineering).

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