Photo by Stacey Reese | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 06.08.2022
Richard McCanlies, Truscott engineering technician monitors the pipeline system which moves water from Bateman Pump Station to Truscott Brine Lake via the System Control and Data Acquisition program. The SCADA program continuously monitors the system, notifying the staff immediately if something is out of balance and even shutting the system down if the need arises....
Photo by Stacey Reese | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 06.08.2022
Tulsa District’s Truscott Brine Lake is important to ensuring water quality for agriculture, municipalities, and military installations dependent on water originating from the extremely salty Wichita River. The water originates from springs that travel through layers of gypsum and limestone leaving the water with a high salinity level. It is pooled using an inflatable dam at the Bateman......
Photo by Stacey Reese | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 06.08.2022
Tulsa District’s Truscott Brine Lake is important to ensuring water quality for agriculture, municipalities, and military installations dependent on water originating from the extremely salty Wichita River. Truscott project staff fabricated this grate as an extra layer of protection from vegetation which could plug up the pump and shut down the pipeline. The grate is checked weekly and any......
