TWIN FALLS FISH SCREEN

Client: Albany Engineering

The screens on the tunnel intakes to the Twin Falls Hydroelectric Project failed soon after project commissioning and the plant’s designers, Albany Engineering, were sued by the project owner. Mr. Gustavo Arboleda of WRE was retained by the defense counsel for his detailed knowledge of the project, having participated in its design.

Mr. Arboleda was able to demonstrate that changes introduced by the project owner and not the original design were responsible for the screen failure. The original design called for the cleaning of the screens with automated mechanical rakes. The owner decided not to install the rakes and instead installed an air cleaning system. The court found in favor of defendant.