"boom!"
Following Zhang Guilong's order, the No. 1 gate of the Baofeng Reservoir, which had not been opened for water release for six consecutive years, was slowly opened.
The moment the sluice is opened, the rushing water spurts out and rushes down, like wild horses that run wild and hit the spillway below, splashing bright water.
The scene is very shocking!
So much so that everyone forgot that this was testing the flood discharge facilities of the reservoir, and they all watched this magnificent scene quietly.
Five minutes after opening the gate, the water outlet was still smooth. Zhang Guilong immediately ordered: "Gate No. 1 is running smoothly and can be closed!"
Less than two minutes after the No. 1 sluice was closed, testing of the No. 2 gate began.
It's still smooth, but the water flow is weaker than before.
However, neither Li Changqing nor Ye Tian and others paid attention to it. Things like this were normal. After all, if the sluice gate was not opened for a long time, some sediment would inevitably accumulate.
But as long as water can still come out, it won't take long for the accumulated sediment to be washed out.
Therefore, there is no problem with No. 2 sluice in their opinion.
However, when they began to test the No. 3 sluice, they found that when the sluice gate was opened, only a small amount of water flowed out, and it was almost impossible to see it when standing on it.
At this time, the expressions of Li Changqing and others changed. Based on their rich experience in related fields, it was not difficult to see that the No. 3 sluice had been completely blocked.
This is an unimaginable major accident for a large reservoir whose main responsibilities are water storage for irrigation and flood control.
However, Li Changqing did not immediately hold those responsible accountable, but asked them to continue testing.
Half an hour later, the test was finally over.
But the result made Li Changqing, Tian Ye and others feel chilled. Four of the eight water outlets were completely blocked, two were semi-blocked, and only two were normal.
It is really hard for them to imagine that once there is a heavy rainstorm and the reservoir is in urgent need of flood discharge, how can only two water outlets meet the demand for flood discharge?
And if the excess water in the reservoir cannot be drained out, the result will inevitably be overtopping or even dam collapse!
Thinking of this, everyone including Li Changqing felt chills running down their spines in the middle of summer!
However, Zhou Yang on the side had an expression as expected, looking at the wet embankment below without saying a word.
Zhou Yang had already left when the Baofeng Reservoir dam burst in his previous life. He learned more about this disaster from other people's mouths.
As far as he knew, the water level in the dam exceeded the warning line due to heavy rain.
But if the flood could be discharged in time and thousands of people reinforced the dam in time, the disaster would not have been as serious as it was later.
However, when everyone was waiting for the reservoir management office to open the gates to release floods, they found that many water outlets were blocked.
In desperation, Li Fengnian could only lead the villagers to go into the water again and again to clear the water outlet.
But none of them were professional at doing this, and the water outlet was severely clogged. In the end, only one gate was cleared, but the rest could not be cleared, and the disaster occurred.
More importantly, when the dam collapsed, two brothers, Li Jianguo and Li Guoqing, were working underwater. As a result, they were buried directly, and not even their bodies were recovered!
It is precisely because of this that Zhou Yang insisted on letting Li Changqing open the gate and release the water to test the equipment!
This test turned out just as he expected. The water outlet of the reservoir had long been blocked.
At this time, Li Changqing's face looked extremely ugly.
He really didn't expect that such a large reservoir as Baofeng Reservoir would have such a serious problem.
Fortunately, Zhou Yang found out in time and reported the situation to him. If given time, a disaster that he couldn't even imagine might happen.
Thinking of this, he knew that the situation was serious and it was already urgent.
Therefore, he did not dare to delay for a moment, leaving Tian Ye and others to continue to inspect the dam body and formulate a dredging plan. He himself immediately returned to the county seat and personally reported the situation to the main leaders of the county committee and county government.
However, Zhou Yang did not participate in the next thing. After all, he was not a professional technician. All he could do was report the matter to the above, and the rest was left to professionals.
Therefore, while Li Changqing returned to the county town, Zhou Yang also returned to the village on his bicycle!
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It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon when we returned to the village. Li Fengnian and Wang Ping were all at the brigade headquarters, seemingly discussing the above matters.
Seeing Zhou Yang coming back, Li Fengnian immediately called him over.
"How's it going?"
Zhou Yang smiled and said, "Dad, do you want to ask about your little grandson or about opening the gate and releasing the water?"
Li Fengnian glanced at him and said, "What do you think?"
"The water release is basically done. The Water Conservancy Bureau has agreed to release the water!" Zhou Yang said immediately.
"real?"
"Well, I just separated from Director Li of the Water Conservancy Bureau. That's right!"
"Then Director Li didn't say when the gate will be opened?" Li Fengnian asked again.
"If nothing else happens, I can do it tomorrow!"
"Tomorrow, so soon?"
"Well, so I would like to ask how the work of dredging and dredging the irrigation canals of each of our production teams has been completed?" Zhou Yang asked immediately.
Zhang Genwang knocked on the dry pot and replied: "Our two teams have done quite well and have completed 70% of the progress, but the situation of several other production teams is not very optimistic!"
"That won't work, they must be cleared overnight!" Zhou Yang said in a deep voice.
"There's no need to be so anxious. After all, even if the reservoir releases water, it will only open one or two gates at most, which can satisfy the irrigation needs of one or two villages. There is still time for other production teams!" Li Fengnian said.
"Dad, as expected, all eight sluice gates will be opened this time, so there is no time to wait for them to clear the irrigation canal!"
"why is that?"
"Dad, the Water Conservancy Bureau wants to conduct a comprehensive emergency overhaul of the Baofeng Reservoir, so it must urgently drain more than half of the water in the reservoir. Do you understand what I mean?"
Zhou Yang knew very well that for the current Water Conservancy Bureau, and even the entire Yunshan County's top management, drought relief and fishery production had to be pushed to the back burner. What they were more concerned about was whether the Baofeng Reservoir would suddenly collapse. embankment.
After all, if food production is reduced or fishery production is affected, this can only be regarded as a natural disaster, and their leadership will not be held accountable.
However, once the reservoir breaks its banks, it will be a real man-made disaster, and the higher-ups will never turn a blind eye!
Therefore, under such a general background, the water conservancy bureau will inevitably be asked to release floods as soon as possible and assess the safety level of the reservoir as soon as possible.
If the Babaoliang Brigade wants to catch this wave of water, it must prepare for irrigation as soon as possible.
After all, Li Fengnian was a soldier, so he was very decisive when doing things.
At the moment, he said directly: "Then let the commune members repair the irrigation canals overnight. Comrade Genwang and Comrade Wang Ping, you two will arrange production tasks as soon as possible!"
"yes!"
"In addition, each team will provide two young people with convenient legs and feet, and ask them to immediately notify the other dozen production teams and ask them to repair the irrigation canals overnight!"
Then Li Fengnian said again: "Tell the other production captains that I will inspect each team tomorrow. If any production team fails to complete the task, I will remove them from their posts!"
"yes!"
"Okay, let's go get busy!"
Afterwards, Li Fengnian walked to the broadcast room of the brigade headquarters with a dry tobacco pot!
Soon, Li Fengnian's steady and strong voice sounded from the loudspeaker in the village: "Members, please pay attention..."
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