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US 8,985,899 B2Granted
System and method of water flow quantity equalization
AssigneeWilliam Charles McIntyre
InventorWilliam Charles McIntyre
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Abstract
A method of removing water from a water body, such as a stream or river, upstream from an existing authorized stream diversion, while simultaneously, adding water (not native to the watershed), downstream of the new authorized diversion location, in a manner to not change or influence, the flow quantity or availability, historically passing a point downstream of the new location of non-tributary water introduced into the stream or river.
Claims8
A flow quantity equalization method comprising:
- a flow of water through a waterway from an upstream higher elevation to a downstream lower elevation, wherein the flow of water through the waterway has an output volume of water flow;
- reducing the flow of water through the waterway by at least one man-made water diversion structure that diverts water away from the waterway and wherein the water diversion structure comprises either a mechanical or electronic flow recorder which records the amount of flow diverted from the waterway;
- increasing the flow of water through the waterway by a replacement water structure which conveys additional, non-native to the waterway, imported replenishing water wherein replacement water structure comprises either a mechanical or electronic flow recorder to record the amount of flow added to the waterway;
- wherein the replacement water structure is located downstream from the at least one water diversion structure located upstream
- wherein the diverted water is not reintroduced into the waterway;
- and
- wherein the output volume of water flow immediately downstream to the replacement water structure remains constant.
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