Testing Our Diversion Facilities
RiverRenew is working with the University of Iowa to model and test the diversion facilities that will capture flows from Alexandria's combined sewer outfalls.
In October 2018, engineers on the RiverRenew team visited our scale-model drop shaft that demonstrates how water will enter the proposed tunnel system. This model will allow our engineers to test a variety of conditions and configurations to optimize a design best suited for Alexandria. The model was constructed and tested by our partners at the University of Iowa – Hydroscience & Engineering C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory (IIHR), a world-renowned center for research focusing on hydraulic engineering and fluid mechanics.