Re: suggestions to agitate stream flow?

On Wed, 20 Nov 2003, Mike Halloran wrote:

> Yes, but the only head available is the hydraulic gradient of the stream bed.
> And because the grade is not very steep, the entry to a narrow vertical channel
> would become quite long.
>
> Me, I'd try to build the stream bed up, with concrete or plywood, so the stream
> becomes wide and shallow and the narrow channel is horizontal.
>
> That would also allow the sun to interact with the VOCs, by increasing the
> water temperature and raising the evaporation rate, and by exposing them to UV
> radiation and the possibility of reacting chemically to become something else.
>
> The plywood is also degradable, so the apparatus will eventually decompose and
> flush itself away.

Thank you, Mike.  That's a pretty good idea you have.  Now the sunlight
into that area is low since it is heavily wooded but the increase in
surface area to enhance evaporation could help a lot.

I greatly appreciate your input on this.

Bob