1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:06,640 Mhm . 3 00:00:10,540 --> 00:00:12,540 Maintenance crews from U . S . Army 4 00:00:12,540 --> 00:00:14,762 Corps of Engineers , Nashville District 5 00:00:14,762 --> 00:00:16,707 and the Great Lakes and Ohio River 6 00:00:16,707 --> 00:00:18,818 Division Regional Rivers repair fleet 7 00:00:18,818 --> 00:00:20,929 began to de water the main chamber of 8 00:00:20,929 --> 00:00:23,151 Wilson walk in Florence Alabama , March 9 00:00:23,151 --> 00:00:25,262 23rd of 2022 . The de watering allows 10 00:00:25,262 --> 00:00:27,096 maintenance crews to inspect the 11 00:00:27,096 --> 00:00:29,318 chamber and conduct maintenance and dry 12 00:00:29,318 --> 00:00:31,540 conditions , ensuring the lot continues 13 00:00:31,540 --> 00:00:33,651 to provide safe passage for more than 14 00:00:33,651 --> 00:00:36,000 2500 government commercial and 15 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,222 recreational vessels moving up and down 16 00:00:38,222 --> 00:00:40,444 the Tennessee River . The process of de 17 00:00:40,444 --> 00:00:42,500 watering begins long before a single 18 00:00:42,500 --> 00:00:44,556 gallon of water is pumped out of the 19 00:00:44,556 --> 00:00:46,722 chamber . While the ideal schedule for 20 00:00:46,722 --> 00:00:48,833 you watering is every 3-5 years . The 21 00:00:48,833 --> 00:00:51,056 planning process can be in 2-3 years in 22 00:00:51,056 --> 00:00:53,056 advance . Ultimately prolonging the 23 00:00:53,056 --> 00:00:55,111 schedule , we started developing the 24 00:00:55,111 --> 00:00:58,080 strategy started developing , prepare a 25 00:00:58,090 --> 00:01:00,650 strategy for the gate and also looked 26 00:01:00,650 --> 00:01:02,650 at other components that need to be 27 00:01:02,650 --> 00:01:04,706 repaired at the same time . Once the 28 00:01:04,706 --> 00:01:06,761 chamber is empty , maintenance crews 29 00:01:06,761 --> 00:01:08,872 can make repairs to the miter gates , 30 00:01:08,872 --> 00:01:11,094 inspect the filling and emptying valves 31 00:01:11,094 --> 00:01:10,670 and the rest of the components of the 32 00:01:10,670 --> 00:01:12,503 main chamber . While de watering 33 00:01:12,503 --> 00:01:14,726 provides an opportunity for maintenance 34 00:01:14,726 --> 00:01:16,892 and engineer crews to inspect the lock 35 00:01:16,892 --> 00:01:18,670 during dry conditions . It also 36 00:01:18,670 --> 00:01:20,614 provides engineers with historical 37 00:01:20,614 --> 00:01:22,948 records of previous inspection findings . 38 00:01:22,948 --> 00:01:25,059 For comparison This process . All I'm 39 00:01:25,059 --> 00:01:27,226 doing is expecting documentation every 40 00:01:27,226 --> 00:01:30,010 day with pictures and reports of what's 41 00:01:30,010 --> 00:01:32,232 going on with the lock and our problems 42 00:01:32,232 --> 00:01:34,950 with it . So in the end we can have 43 00:01:34,950 --> 00:01:38,150 historical record and a 44 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,920 review when we do other gates in this 45 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,620 gate again on what has been done and 46 00:01:43,620 --> 00:01:45,842 what will need to be done . De watering 47 00:01:45,842 --> 00:01:48,710 inspection will conclude on April 28 , 48 00:01:48,710 --> 00:01:50,932 2022 and provide the Nashville District 49 00:01:50,932 --> 00:01:53,154 and Great Lakes and Ohio River Division 50 00:01:53,154 --> 00:01:55,099 insight on maintenance and repairs 51 00:01:55,099 --> 00:01:59,020 required in the future . This is 52 00:01:59,020 --> 00:02:00,742 heather King reporting for the 53 00:02:00,742 --> 00:02:03,050 Nashville district at Wilson Locke , 54 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:14,650 mm hmm . Mhm .