What is the Prattville Intake Thermal Curtain?
1) It is designed to divert the cold water outflow from the lower water level of Lake Almanor down to Butt Reservoir through a 12 ft. diameter pipe. The existing Intake draws water from the full depth of water in the lake, especially from the upper layer that develops in the lake during summer. 2) The Curtain would encompass an area of approximately 14 acres in front of the Prattville Intake. 3) It would measure 770 ft. wide and extend out from the shoreline 906 ft. 4) The Curtain would be suspended from cables that are held up by large floats and cement abutments. Environmental/Use Impacts Caused By The Thermal Curtain. 1) No boating, or fishing would be permitted within the 14 acres of Thermal Curtain Area. 2) The large floats mounted along the cable will be aesthetically distracting. 3) The construction proposal requires the excavation of 42,000 Cu.Yds. of mud from the under-water levees constructed earlier to divert water to the Intake. 4) One of the proposed disposal sites is loca
