Sachs Habour water intake installation

SACHS HARBOUR WATER INTAKE INSTALLATION

By Ken Johnson, EXP, and Michel Lanteigne, AECOM

Sachs Harbour is located along the Beaufort Sea, on the southwestern shore of Banks Island, at 71o 59’ N latitude, and 125o14’ W longitude. It is the most northerly community in the Northwest Territories, 520 kilometres northeast of Inuvik. This small, traditional community has an estimated population of 100 (2016), which is serviced by water and sewage trucks.

Installing concrete anchors on insulated HDPE intake pipeline – anchors secured with stainless steel bolts.

Water supply lake.

Water intake Sachs Harbour.

Preparation for intake installation with removal of ice and excavation of the lake bottom.

Installation of insulated and anchored HDPE using strategically placed heavy equipment – ice platform used for intake installation.

Water intake structure with intake screen, 45-degree bend, bolted connections for fish screen and bend.