Banks Pumping Plant
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The Harvey O. Banks Pumping Plant is located 2.5 miles southwest of the Clifton Court Forebay and 11.5 miles northeast of Livermore, CA. The plant is the first pumping plant for the California Aqueduct and the South Bay Aqueduct. It provides the necessary fluid head (potential energy) for the California Aqueduct to flow for approximately 80 miles south past the O'Neil Forebay and the San Luis Reservoir to the Dos Amigos Pumping Plant. The Banks Pumping Plant initially flows into the Bethany Reservoir. It is from the Bethany Reservoir where the South Bay Aqueduct truly begins.
[edit] Characteristics
- Number of Units: 11
- Normal Static Head (feet): 236-252
- Total Flow at Design Head (cfs): 10,670
- Total Motor Rating (hp): 333,000
