HPL Seawater System

     The river water supply system consists of two 2500 gpm and two 1500 gpm vertical lift pumps that deliver ambient Choptank River water to the existing hatchery complex and the Horn Point campus respectively. Riverwater is drawn from the Choptank River at an intake chamber in dual 8" and 12" glass lined ductile iron pipes. The 8" lines convert to PVC outside of the intake facility and supply four 1/2 acre, eight 1/4 acre, and eight 1/8acre ponds. At the 1/8 acre ponds, the piping reduces to two 6" PVC lines that supply buildings 386 and 387. The 12" lines convert to PVC outside of the intake facilty and terminate at the existing Aquaculture Hatchery. Adequate piping and valving has been installed at the intake facilty to allow cross-connecting of the systems in the event of emergencies.

AREL

The new Aquaculture and Restoration Ecology Laboratory has their own system.

Left, 1/4 acre outdoor ponds with water supplied from the Choptank River.

Below are running seawater tanks set up in the Morris Marine Laboratory facility.