David Persinger
23:24 - 24:07
“when that pipeline was developed and designed, constructed, the, the river was, was essentially dry or had very low water levels in it. And, and so there's some risk, you know, anytime you rewater a river that's not been watered for a long time and you have critical infrastructure in there.”
- Speaker
- David Persinger
- Timestamp
- 23:24 – 24:07
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
From the transcript
It's also, you know, when that pipeline was developed and designed, constructed, the, the river was, was essentially dry or had very low water levels in it. And, and so there's some risk, you know, anytime you rewater a river that's not been watered for a long time and you have critical infrastructure in there. So that the other side of that is making sure that where the river crosses pipeline, that there's, you know, hardening of the material around the pipeline so that it doesn't get washed out or there isn't scouring issues where the pipeline ends up being compromised. Mr. Persinger, is it correct that there's two categories of risk there? One comes just from tying into the portal valve, that specific mechanism of getting water back in the river.
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