Grand Coulee Dam Tour Friday Sept. 14 - Richland and Seattle PES Sections
See the Grand Coulee Powerhouses, Pumping Station into Banks Lake and the associated Transmission Switchyards
Built by the Army Corps of Engineers between 1933 and 1942, Grand Coulee Dam was the largest concrete structure in the world for decades. With the expansion of the third power station in 1974 made it the largest power plant in the world at the time. It still remains the largest power plant in the USA with a capacity of over 6 GW in three power stations. It also has a large pumped storage facility of several hundred MW that links to the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project. As the center-piece of the Columbia Basin Project, the dam's reservoir supplies water for the irrigation of 671,000 acres.
Visit Requirements:
- This is a hard hat, VIP tour of an operating power plant so closed toe shoes and sensible clothing is required. Shorts, dresses, sleeveless shirts, tanktops, high heels, and any long flowing attire are not permitted.
- Photo ID is required for this tour. You must be a US citizen to attend. Unfortunately due to the time required to perform background checks on non US citizens, this tour is open only to US citizens. US citizens will need to present a valid ID such as their driver’s license the day of the tour.
- Only members of IEEE and one quest per member are allowed to attend the VIP tour. No one under 18. There is a shorter tour available for the public every hour that other guests can attend. More info on the public tour can be found at http://www.usbr.gov/pn/grandcoulee/visit/tour.html
- Cameras are allowed in most areas of the tour. Restricted areas will be pointed out during the tour briefing.
RSVP instructions
- Only members of IEEE and one quest per member are allowed to attend the VIP tour. No one under 18.
- There is a $5.00 per person registration fee. Each person attending must be registered. If a guest is attending with you, they will need to be registered.
- To attend this tour, please register below. Space is limited to 22 people maximum.
Date and Time
Location
Hosts
Registration
- Date: 14 Sep 2018
- Time: 12:00 PM to 04:30 PM
- All times are (GMT-08:00) US/Pacific
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IEEE PES Richland, Joshua Harris, joshuaaaharris@gmail.com
IEEE PES Seattle Max Emrick, memrick@ieee.org
- Starts 06 August 2018 06:00 AM
- Ends 07 September 2018 08:00 PM
- All times are (GMT-08:00) US/Pacific
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Speakers
Ivan Snavely USBR Supervisor
Biography:
Ivan J. Snavely
Supervisory Reclamation Guide, Visitor Center
Bureau of Reclamation - Grand Coulee Power Office
PO Box 620
Grand Coulee, WA 99133
Office: 509-633-9125
CELL: 509-978-9121
Fax: 509-633-3868
Agenda
12:00 pm – Visitor Center Check In (ID required for Badges), Safety Message and Personnel Protection Equipment issued, Welcome and Introductions
12:30 pm – Tour of the dam and appurtenances
4:30 pm - Return to Visitor Center