A Hydroturbine From Hydra Engineering Saves Power Costs For A Small Oregon Water Plant

A small Oregon water treatment plant breaks new ground with a custom-built hydroturbine that saves on electricity costs.
A Hydroturbine From Hydra Engineering Saves Power Costs For A Small Oregon Water Plant
Jm Jans (left), manager of the Corbett Water District, with David Jacob, owner of Hydra Engineering and designer of the district’s hydroturbine.

Operating costs at the Corbett (Ore.) Water District water treatment plant were steadily increasing, and rates rose accordingly.

Jim Jans, district manager, saw irrigation systems and some larger wastewater treatment plants using hydroturbines and wondered why his district...

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