The engineering design team at Ham Baker devised a solution that prevents flooding until the river reaches a level where the whole area will flood. Once the river height starts to subside, the penstocks and flap valves will then be opened to allow the excess flood water to return safely and quickly through drainage culverts installed on the golf course back into the Mersey.
The solution consisting of Stoplogs (these were used to protect the workforce during installation and will be used for future maintenance), Flap Valves and the new S-Series Fabricated Penstocks was manufactured at the Ham Baker site in Stoke on Trent and installed and commissioned by the in-house Site Services team.
Products deployed in the flood control system