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Use in lakes, reservoirs, ponds, and rivers to corral or deflect debris. Can be left in place year-round in cold weather environments.
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Floating debris, litter and trash. Also functions for light ice control and as a public safety boat barrier.
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For use in lakes, reservoirs, and in river systems where debris levels are higher or surface velocities stronger.
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Floating debris, plastic in rivers, ocean garbage, ice and public safety around dams challenges
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Heavy floating debris, hyacinth, and floating trash flows on river systems and large reservoirs.
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Debris and trash blockage of water intakes, spill gates, barge loading facilities on rivers, and above marinas.
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TUFFBOOM®
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Floating Solar Plant
Post Fire Floating Debris
Floating Peat
Plastic Lakes
Plastic in Rivers
Ocean Garbage
Ocean Plastic
Marine Trash
Floating Trees
Boats Breaking Loose During Storms
Floating Debris
Floating Litter
FLOATING DEBRIS CONTAINMENT BOOMS & OCEAN CLEANUP BOOMS FOR HYDROELECTRIC DAM SAFETY
Protect Turbines, Boost Operational Performance, and Streamline Costs with Effective Trash and Debris Boom Management.
Floating trash containment is vital in hydroelectric dam management. Accumulated debris, including floating trash and logs, can clog spillways, reduce spilling capacity, and damage equipment. Many existing dams were designed without modern rainfall data, leading to inadequate capacity to handle extreme weather. This situation is worsened by spill capacity reductions caused by debris blockage, a risk that dam managers must address. Since 1997, our floating debris boom and log & debris booms have tackled tough floating trash containment challenges. Dam managers can proactively control debris, enhancing operational efficiency, reducing costs, and increasing dam safety.
Xayaburi Dam (Mekong River, Laos)
Xayaburi dam is a 1,285 MW run of river style hydroelectric dam located in Laos along the Mekong River. Xayaburi started commercial operation in 2019. Its design includes 10 radial gates capable of passing 3,980 m3/s flows.
Protecting this $3.8 billion asset is a custom 595 metre-long Worthington debris control boom, which includes 3m deep debris skirts along its length, a boat passage, and vertical slide beams to allow for full adjustment to changing water levels. This rugged Worthington barrier deflects the massive amounts of woody debris and vegetation away from the power plant intakes and through one of the dams huge radial gates.
Mt. Morris Dam
Mt. Morris dam in western New York is the largest concrete, gravity, dry dam east of the Mississippi River. Standing 245 feet above the bedrock, this US Army Corps of Engineers dam has a massive debris problem.
Fortunately for nearly 20-years, the operators of Mt. Morris dam have relied on Worthington floating waterway barriers to provide effective, reliable litter boom debris control as seen in this short video.
Worthington Dominates the Market
Advanced debris barrier designs give our clients the best debris control systems for hydropower plants.
Our patented debris barriers ensure top-tier protection for hydropower plants worldwide with over 25 years of industry leadership. Choose Worthington for the best in Floating HDPE Debris Boom and Trash Barriers. Our engineering ensures durable and efficient Floating Barriers. Our specialists help you pick the right Aquatic Debris Control System, with leading edge log boom features, ensuring cost savings. Whether you are looking for marine waste containment, river cleanup, ocean cleanup, or hydropower plant debris control, Worthington is the leading choice.
Choose from a range of Booms:
Floating Debris Boom: Effectively manage floating trash, logs, and debris in hydroelectric dams.
River Trash Boom: Safeguard rivers from debris accumulation and maintain efficient water flow.
Ocean Garbage Boom: Combat ocean debris for cleaner coastlines and marine life protection.
Are these problems challenging your dam safety, river management, or water quality operations?:
In the Spotlight:
Energy losses caused by floating debris and trash were estimated to be 133 MWh. That’s real money hydropower producers are flushing downstream.
Our research sheds light on the often-neglected debris-induced head losses and presents an innovative model to quantify their effects. Uncover the critical role of careful debris removal strategies and explore the optimized cleaning approach that reduced rack cleanings by a remarkable 60%
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Xayaburi Dam (Mekong River, Laos)
Xayaburi dam is a 1,285 MW run of river style hydroelectric dam located in Laos along the Mekong River. This USD $3.8 billion-dollar hydro plant started commercial operation in 2019. Its design includes 10 radial gates capable of passing 3,980 m3/s flows.
Protecting this $3.8 billion asset is a custom 595 metre long Worthington litter boom debris barrier which includes 3m deep debris skirts along its length, a boat passage, and vertical slide beams to allow for full adjustment to changing water levels. This rugged Worthington barrier deflects the massive amounts of woody debris and vegetation away from the power plant intakes and through one of the dams huge radial gates.
