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DESIGN OF THE BRIGHTWATER CONVEYANCE TUNNELS
2005
Daniel N. Adams
Jacobs Associates
Jeremy Johnson
Jacobs Associates
Leon Maday
Metropolitan King County, Seattle
Dan L. Pecha
HDR Engineering, Inc.

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The Brightwater conveyance system includes 26 km of tunnels, a 130 mgd
pump station, 2 km of microtunnels, and a 2.4 km outfall. The tunnels
extend from Woodinville to Puget Sound through varying soils in 1 to
7 bars of hydrostatic pressure and depths to 185 m. The tunnel diameters
range from 4 to 6 m and include numerous lining systems. This paper highlights
major shaft and tunnel design, including dual cell shafts, multiple pipe
configuration tunnels, polymer concrete segments, and the use of a one
pass lining designed to convey high pressure effluent.
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