In Los Alamos, New Mexico, an above-ground pipeline was required to divert storm water while protecting an archaeologically significant canyon and its historic site.
Pipe Supports, Guides, Anchors & JOVE® Tilt/Rotator Assemblies
Above-Ground Stormwater Diversion — Protected Canyon
1,000 Feet — 14-Inch HDPE
Los Alamos, New Mexico
The Problem
Storm water runoff from mountaintop development threatened a protected canyon containing ancient cave dwellings. The solution required an above-ground pipeline to carry storm water from a mountaintop headbox to a collection basin 1,000 feet below at the canyon entrance.
New Mexico temperature extremes caused substantial expansion and contraction in the HDPE pipeline, making traditional pipe support systems unworkable.
The Solution
JOVE® designed and supplied the supports, guides, and anchors, including a proprietary Tilt/Rotator Assembly that allowed for constant pipeline growth and contraction. Existing rock formations became anchor locations, supplemented by trolley and cable suspension systems where the terrain required them.
Proprietary assembly designed to accommodate the HDPE pipeline’s constant thermal growth and contraction.
Supports and anchors were mounted directly into exposed solid rock to work with the protected site conditions.
Trolley and cable suspension systems supplemented anchored supports across the canyon terrain.
JOVE® combined Tilt/Rotator assemblies, rock anchoring, trolley supports, and cable suspension for the 1,000-foot HDPE route.
