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    Overview of Facilities

    Shaft

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    "Inflow facilities" and "Shafts" for taking water from the rivers

    Inflow Facility

    Inflow Facility

    The collection of flood waters heading towards the Metropolitan Outer Area Underground Discharge Channel will be dumped into the Overflow Levee located on the embankment of each river such as the Nakagawa River or the Kuramatsu River. When the water level rises above the dam, it will flow naturally into the inflow facilities. The entrances to the inflow facilities are fitted with dust collectors that catch trash and debris on a screen and continuously push them upwards in order to prevent any large debris from flowing in.

    Five Shafts

    Bank

    All of the five banks are connected by the Metropolitan Outer Area Underground Discharge Channel. The depth of each shaft is about 70 meters, and their interior diameter is about 30 meters, which is large enough to fit a whole space shuttle or the Statue of Liberty.
    Shafts No.2 through No.4 are fitted with lids with electric opening and closing devices, allowing administrative vehicles to be brought in easily. In addition, if you take the elevator to the bottom of No.3 Shaft, you will find double-layered watertight doors like those that you would find in a submarine. These watertight doors are installed to prevent the inflow of water from reaching the other side of the elevator, where there is mechanical equipment, including the elevator itself.
    Additionally, Shafts No.3 through No.5 make use of a method called the “drop shaft,” in which water flows down along the walls. Utilizing this method prevents deformation of the influx port and softens the impact on the bottom of the shaft due to water falling from a 60-meter height.

    Cross-sectional diagram of shaft (No.2 shaft)

    Cross-sectional diagram of bank (No.2 shaft)

    No.1 shaft

    No.1 bank

    Of the five shafts, the No.1 Shaft is located closest to the Showa Drainage Pump Station. Unlike the other four shafts, this particular shaft does not have drainage facilities. Its role is to send the water from each shaft into the Pressure-Adjusting Water Tank. By the way, the shafts are facilities for taking in water from the influx facilities.
    In addition to serving its purpose as a shaft, the No.1 Shaft also served as a working base for the construction of the tunnel while it was being built, and has also been useful in the maintenance and management of the discharge channel, as well as for importing administrative vehicles and ventilation equipment since its completion.

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