Aqueduct of the City of Trujillo — Conduction Line, Distribution Networks, Pump Stations and Tanks
Project sheet
- Sector
- Water
- Client
- Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales (M.A.R.N.) — Sistema Hidráulico de Trujillo
- Location
- Trujillo, Trujillo State, Venezuela
- Vialpa Role
- Installation and rehabilitation of conveyance, networks, pumping and storage
Project overview
Improvement of the Trujillo Aqueduct through the installation and rehabilitation of conveyance lines and distribution networks, part of the plan to harness the hydraulic resources of the Motatán River Basin. The networks comprise 15,000 meters of ductile iron pipe, 3,000 meters of carbon steel and 7,000 meters of HDPE. Six pumping stations were constructed —Hático Alto, Hático Bajo, Estadium, Mesa de Gallardo, La Guaira and Fundación del Niño— with a combined capacity of 450 liters per second. Metal tanks were installed to increase storage capacity by 6,250,000 liters (Fundación del Niño, Hático Alto, Hático Bajo, Bella Mira, La Guaira, Mesa de Gallardo and Estadium).
The Challenge
Integrate conveyance systems, distribution networks, pumping stations and storage tanks in a mountainous geographic environment, ensuring reliable potable water supply to the city of Trujillo.
Vialpa Scope
Installation and rehabilitation of 15,000 m of ductile iron pipe, 3,000 m of carbon steel and 7,000 m of HDPE; construction of 6 pumping stations (Hático Alto, Hático Bajo, Estadium, Mesa de Gallardo, La Guaira and Fundación del Niño) with combined capacity of 450 L/s; installation of metal tanks at Fundación del Niño, Hático Alto, Hático Bajo, Bella Mira, La Guaira, Mesa de Gallardo and Estadium for 6,250,000 L of additional storage.
Engineering / Construction Approach
Hydraulic engineering integrated with electromechanical works for reliable system operation: design of conveyance lines with three different materials according to pressure and terrain requirements, pumping stations sized for 450 L/s combined and strategically distributed metal storage tanks to regulate supply.
Operational Constraints
Hydraulic harnessing of the Motatán River Basin: integration of conveyance, pumping and storage into a coordinated continuous-service system.
Technical Highlights
- 15,000 m of ductile iron pipe, 3,000 m of carbon steel and 7,000 m of HDPE
- 6 pumping stations with combined capacity of 450 L/s
- Metal tanks adding 6,250,000 L of storage capacity
Key Quantities
Photographic archive and field execution
Original photographic field documentation of road execution, structures, concrete barriers and earthmoving by Constructora Vialpa.
Metal storage tank at Hático Bajo Pumping Station featuring Vialpa corporate insignia, level gauge, caged ladder, and vertical pumping battery in the foreground
Battery of vertical pump drive motors and discharge manifold with butterfly, check, and air-release valves installed over draining granular bed
General view of the pumping station featuring bolted cylindrical storage tank, electromechanical control building, and external distribution manifold
