Bergmann Water Tunnels: Difference between revisions

The Bergmann Water Tunnels are a series of subterranean tunnels that carry raw water from the [[Hammer Valley National Park|Hammer Valley]] and Two Gorges Valley to the [[Stalburg Central Water Plant]] where the water is treated and distributed around Stalburg. The tunnels also provide water to the [[Tunnel2|Pine Fell Water Plant]], and contains a [[Tunnel4|hydroelectric plant]] that generates electricity from the water flowing through the tunnels. In 2016, the tunnels are owned by the Stalburg City Council, with inspection and maintenance responsibilities contracted out to the [[National Consulting Group]].

During a routine inspection on the 8th of August 2016, a floodgate failed and caused a tunnel to collapse a few hundred metres from the tunnel mouth in the Hammer Valley. This initial collapse triggered a series of other collapses along the tunnel, stopping all water flow across the entire network. The inability for water to flow from Lake Stalburg through the Hammer Valley was a major cause of the collapse of the [[Two Gorges Dam]], which occurred 12 hours after the initial collapse.

 

Following the tunnel's collapse, the City of Stalburg awarded the contract for rebuilding the tunnels to the National Consulting Group. Reconstruction is still ongoing.

 

In ''INFRA'', the Bergmann Tunnels are featured in [[Tunnel1]], [[Tunnel3]], [[Tunnel4]], and [[Hallway]].