secondfield

Another major problem encountered with sub-surface installations is how to remove excess heat generated by technical and electrical equipment. One approach to solving this problem is to have active water reticulcation operating in a cyclic manner. Ie cool water is drawn from the surface or underground, circulated to cool the equipment and then returned to it source or sent to the surface.

henrycat2

well i guess they could be usefull for getting rid of excess water. but they will slowly dissappear over the next few years as the farm is being converted to a vineyard which will still require irrigation. as for our high amount of rainfall and runoff i think you should take a look at any where in nz as there are irrigation shcemes for africa except perhaps for the west coast where there is a high rainfall. Canterbury especially is one big irrigation area with dairying now so popular. that would rid excess water from a lot of underground facilities but i would be surprised to find any there. as for the nelson/bleinheim area it is just dry over summer and there will be more irrigation than you think. but of course there could still be a secret base

secondfield

True Henry, It would be a very good way to remove excess water from an underground installation as well... They crop up around alot of well known unerground bases in the usa (China lake etc). They are not predominatnly found in nz due to our high amount of run off and rainfall. there are a couple around Tangimoana as well.

henrycat2

i visited this site for a job interview and the three circles are center pivot irrigation sprinklers. the intake will most probably be used to provide water to the irrigation sprinklers