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This invention pertains to water fluid mechanics, physical sites of diversion, and physical sites of downstream water fluid replacement. Water can either be underground, hereinafter referred to as groundwater, or surface water, hereinafter referred to as streams or rivers, whether navigable or not. Water, in the fluid state, can also be transported in, for example, but not limited to pipelines, open channels, by train, or truck. There may be occasions when it is desirable to divert water upstream from an authorized existing stream diversion location, due to a higher water quality or a newly constructed water storage vessel, (such as a reservoir), other water storage mechanism, transfer to a tributary of the original drainage basin, or other reason for a different place of usage for the water. The application of this invention will allow, without reduction in water flow quantity at a defined downstream location, while a simultaneous (depending on stream velocities which may require a delay in the replenishment water) diversion from the stream, at an upstream location of an authorized diversion at an equal or near equal quantity of water. This mechanism can only occur, when the fluid flow between the new upstream diversion location, and the location for the downstream fluid flow replacement, is not diminished in an amount that an intermediate diverter is legally entitled to divert historically.
This invention is an application of fluid mechanics flow continuity, wherein an amount of water can be physically diverted, by various means, from a physical location, not limited to a surface stream, or pump station, or tributary channel, located adjacent to a stream, or river channel, at a new location upstream of an authorized diversion point(s), and at approximately the same time the same amount of water is introduced downstream of the new location, simultaneously or delayed, depending on the stream travel time, in order to maintain the quantity of water downstream of the replenishment or reintroduction site. The intent of this methodology is to maintain fluid mechanics flow continuity, downstream of the lower reintroduction location. This process may be referred to as a substitution or trade of water, between an upstream location and downstream location.
A new river or stream diversion is constructed at point B1 and the amount of flow is controlled by a recording device. A new stream inflow source at point R1 is constructed. This new non-tributary (aka foreign) water can be conveyed by pipeline, open channel, or other water conveyance device. The flow R1 is designed to mimic the diversions at point B1, such that at observation point D, no change in river or stream flow regime quantity is measurable. This new invention insures that historic flows (including flow quantities, and availability) at A, C, and D, are not changed due to the new upstream diversion located at point B1. There is no existing United States patent that involves or describes this water flow quantity equalization system and method.