Winery storm water protection system

A winery storm water protection system, said system comprising:

• an encapsulating capsule disposed under a crush pad of a winery, said encapsulating capsule comprising an interior isolation chamber;
• a valve assembly disposed within said isolation chamber of said encapsulating capsule, said valve assembly comprising:
• a valve body having a fluid passage including a upstream port and a downstream port;
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• a valve member located within said valve body wherein said valve member is configured to move between an open position to allow fluid flow between said upstream port and said downstream port and a closed position to block fluid flow between said upstream port and said downstream port;
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• an electric actuator assembly operatively coupled to said valve member for opening or closing said valve member when actuated;
• an upstream pipeline extending through a first opening in said circumscribing sidewall of said encapsulating capsule, said upstream pipeline having a first end operatively coupled to said upstream port of said fluid passage of said valve body and a second end operatively coupled to and in open fluid communication with a crush pad drain assembly disposed in and under the crush pad of the winery;
• a downstream pipeline extending through a second opening in said circumscribing sidewall of said encapsulating capsule, said downstream pipeline having a first end operatively coupled to said downstream port of said fluid passage of said valve body and a second end operatively coupled to and in open fluid communication with a holding tank;
• a rain sensor;
• a programmable logic controller operatively coupled to said electric actuator assembly and said rain sensor;
• said programmable logic controller being configured to provide a control signal to said electric actuator assembly in response to receiving a rain sensed signal from said rain sensor to actuate the closing of said valve member from a default open position for closing fluid communication between the crush pad drain assembly disposed in and under the crush pad of the winery and the holding tank while simultaneously opening fluid communication between the crush pad drain assembly and a storm drain system or waterway;
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• said programmable logic controller being configured to provide a control signal to said electric actuator assembly in order to massage said valve member by opening and closing said valve member after a predefined period of time in which a rain sensed signal has not been received to keep said valve member free of binding or clear of debris build up.

A winery storm water protection process, said process comprising:

• providing a valve capsule assembly buried in earth under and with recess relative to a crush pad of a winery, said valve capsule assembly comprising a valve assembly having a valve member configured to move between an open position to allow open fluid flow communication between an upstream crush pad drain assembly disposed in and under the crush pad of the winery and a downstream holding tank and a closed position to provide open fluid flow communication between the upstream crush pad drain assembly and a storm drain system or waterway;
• sensing rain;
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• controlling the closing and opening of the valve member as a function of the sensed rain wherein the valve member is closed upon a presence of sensed rain and remains open in an absence of sensed rain wherein the closed valve member precludes open fluid flow communication between the upstream crush pad drain assembly disposed in and under the crush pad of the winery and the downstream holding tank and wherein the open valve member provides open fluid flow communication between the upstream crush pad drain assembly disposed in and under the crush pad of the winery and the downstream holding tank.