The yellow tank is a day fuel tank. It’s filled about 3 to 4 times a day from an outside larger tank that is filled about once every 4 days which is filled from the light blue tanks at the old plant at the bottom of the hill. [picture 1].
Why all this then? Cause Hydro insisted on building the new plant as near as possible to the storage tanks and the only suitable stable land was on top of the hill.
It was a controversial decision at the time and council tried to get hydro to build around near the town dump, lot of stable land around there. But N&LH resisted and got its way.
Any way, apart from that the plant is about 6 years old now, very clean and well maintained inside. It is controlled by computer for everything but oil filter and oil changes.
The two white air compressor tanks pump the fuel up from the large bottom tanks to the two upper tanks; this is all automated and controlled at the computer as well.
The only out of date system in the whole operation is the water and toilet system. Because the hill is way above the dame level water has to be brought manually in large barrels and siphoned into the plant. As well the brown waste is hauled out manually. One thing N&LH did not get its way with the town was their request to put in a trench septic system. There is berry picking and a fishing spot directly below the plant, so no way said the town in a large voice. Matter of fact the site of the plant is smack bang in the middle of what was a great berry area; as well it was used as a picnic ball game area.
Oh well, shit happens. There is a new ball field now down below, and there are many great berry picking spots.
Why all this then? Cause Hydro insisted on building the new plant as near as possible to the storage tanks and the only suitable stable land was on top of the hill.
It was a controversial decision at the time and council tried to get hydro to build around near the town dump, lot of stable land around there. But N&LH resisted and got its way.
Any way, apart from that the plant is about 6 years old now, very clean and well maintained inside. It is controlled by computer for everything but oil filter and oil changes.
The two white air compressor tanks pump the fuel up from the large bottom tanks to the two upper tanks; this is all automated and controlled at the computer as well.
The only out of date system in the whole operation is the water and toilet system. Because the hill is way above the dame level water has to be brought manually in large barrels and siphoned into the plant. As well the brown waste is hauled out manually. One thing N&LH did not get its way with the town was their request to put in a trench septic system. There is berry picking and a fishing spot directly below the plant, so no way said the town in a large voice. Matter of fact the site of the plant is smack bang in the middle of what was a great berry area; as well it was used as a picnic ball game area.
Oh well, shit happens. There is a new ball field now down below, and there are many great berry picking spots.
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