MISSOURI RIVERMISSOURI RIVERDEGRADATION AT KCBPUDEGRADATION AT KCBPUPatrick J. CassidyPatrick J. CassidyKansas City Board of Public UtilitiesKansas City Board of Public UtilitiesMARC RIVER DEGRADATION MEETINGMARC RIVER DEGRADATION MEETINGNORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURINORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURIMARCH 14, 2007MARCH 14, 2007KCBPU:•Publicly OwnedPublicly Owned•1909–1stWater Plant PurchasedWater Plant Purchased•1912–1stElectric Plant PurchasedElectric Plant Purchased•1929-Kansas Law Establishes KCBPUKansas Law Establishes KCBPU•65,000 Power Customers65,000 Power Customers•57,000 Water Customers57,000 Water Customers•655 Employees655 EmployeesBackgroundBackgroundKansas City, KansasKansas City, KansasKansas City, Mo.Kansas City, Mo.BackgroundBackgroundCOOLING WATER !COOLING WATER !Nearman Creek PowerNearman Creek PowerStationStation235 MW Wall Fired235 MW Wall FiredBase Load UnitBase Load UnitMo. River Mile: 378.4Mo. River Mile: 378.4Nearman Creek Power Station Intake70571071572072573073574074575020030040050060070080090010 0 0110 012 0 0St at ion ( f t )2004, HEC-RAS X-section1996 sounding1992 X-section f1990 Profile XIntakeDegrading BottomDegrading Bottom-NEARMANNEARMANMISSOURI RIVER STAGES AT NEARMAN (feet msl)720725730735740745750Jan-99 Jan-00 Jan-01 Jan-02 Jan-03 Jan-04 Jan-05 Jan-06DECREASING RIVERDECREASING RIVERLEVELS AT INTAKE !LEVELS AT INTAKE !FIRST EMERGENCY PUMPS AT NEARMANFIRST EMERGENCY PUMPS AT NEARMANDECEMBER 28, 2000DECEMBER 28, 2000FIRSTEMERGENCY PUMPS AT NEARMANEMERGENCY PUMPS AT NEARMANMISSOURI RIVER STAGES AT NEARMAN (feet msl)720725730735740745750Jan-99 Jan-00 Jan-01 Jan-02 Jan-03 Jan-04 Jan-05 Jan-06DESIGN RIVER LEVEL (735.5DESIGN RIVER LEVEL (735.5’)CAVITATION BEGINS (725.5CAVITATION BEGINS (725.5’)TEMPORARY PUMPS LOWEST (721.0TEMPORARY PUMPS LOWEST (721.0’)2001-2003SECONDEMERGENCY PUMPS AT NEARMANEMERGENCY PUMPS AT NEARMAN2004-200736 MGD PUMPS36 MGD PUMPSTHIRDEMERGENCY PUMPS AT NEARMANEMERGENCY PUMPS AT NEARMAN2004-2007THIRDEMERGENCYEMERGENCYPUMPS AT NEARMANPUMPS AT NEARMANNearman Creek Power StationNearman Creek Power StationNearman Creek Power StationNearman Creek Power StationSummer 2006 Cooling TowerSummer 2006 Cooling TowerCompleted!Completed!Quindaro Power StationQuindaro Power StationQ-1: 78 MW Cyclone1: 78 MW CycloneQ-2: 144 MW Wall Fired2: 144 MW Wall FiredMo. River Mile: 373.3Mo. River Mile: 373.3Quindaro Power Station Intake #3700710720730740750760200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200St at i on ( f t )HEC-RAS X-section, 20041990 Profile ZIntakeDegrading BottomDegrading Bottom–QUINDAROQUINDARO1990–First Low River Emergency Pumps (Hydraulic)First Low River Emergency Pumps (Hydraulic)Cooling Water IntakeCooling Water IntakeQuindaro Power StationQuindaro Power StationCooling Water IntakeCooling Water IntakeQuindaro Power StationQuindaro Power Station2006–Four New PumpsFour New PumpsSpeciating, Counting, Weighing FishSpeciating, Counting, Weighing FishFish ProtectionFish Protectionat Intakesat Intakes“316(b)”COST$ TO KCBPUCOST$ TO KCBPU...SO FAR•New Cooling Tower at Nearman:New Cooling Tower at Nearman:$20,000,000$20,000,000•New“AdulthoodAdulthood”Emergency Pumps atEmergency Pumps atNearman: $1,200,000Nearman: $1,200,000•New FullNew Full-Flow Emergency Pumps atFlow Emergency Pumps atQuindaro: $1,400,000Quindaro: $1,400,000•Total impact to date with capital, O&M andTotal impact to date with capital, O&M andpurchased power: > $35,000,000purchased power: > $35,000,000•Dependable Water Supply:Dependable Water Supply:Priceless!Priceless!THANKS