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inMotion-TheVLT®newsletter �
High Power VLT® AQUA Drives supply the vertical turbine pumps for two main water supply wells at Seven Hills Vineyards in Milton Freewater, Oregon.
Afterextensiveresearchtofindtherightregionforgrowingqualitygrapes,includ-ingfertilesoilconditionsandweather,sevenentrepreneurscombinedtheireffortstoformSevenHillsVineyardsinMiltonFreewater,Oregon.MiltonFreewa-terislocatedinthenorth-easternportionofOregonalongtheColumbiaRiver.This5�2hectaresiteresidesjustsouthofWallaWalla,Washington,whichhasatotalof52wineries.
Three ponds hold 38 million liters eachSevenHillsVineyards,startedplottingandsubdividingthepropertyintosmalleracreplotstoselltootherpremierwineries.Theynextconstructedanelaboratestateoftheartcontrolsystem,forirrigatingtheentire5�2hectares.Therearetwomainwellsthatwillsupplywatertothreelargeponds,whicheachholdapproximately38millionliters.Ineachpond,therearepumpstationstodistributethewatertotheentireareaforirrigation.Theelectrical
controlsystemforSevenHillswasengi-neeredwiththehelpofDoyleElectric,andthecomprehensiveintegratedpumpingsystempackagewasengineeredbyourDanfossWaterdistributorMitchellLewisandStaver.
260 and 596 kW pumpsThetwomainwatersupplywellsconsistofone250kWverticalturbinepumpandone630kWverticalturbinepump.The250kWpumpcandeliverwatertotheeastandmiddleponds,whilethe630kWpumpcandeliverwatertoallthreeponds.BothpumpsweresuppliedwithVLT®AquaDrives.Thepondpumpstationsareallverticalturbinestylepumpsusingvari-oushorsepower.AlltheponddistributionpumpsweresuppliedwithDanfossdrivesandsoftstarters.
Turn-key winery serviceItisSevenHillsVineyard’sintent,toselltheacreagetopremierwineriesaroundthecountryandprovidethemturn-keyservicethatincludes:plantingofcrops,maintainingthevineyard,providingthewaterirrigationsystem,andharvesting.Buyersarewelcometohandletheirowncultivationoftheacreageiftheysodesire,andwouldpayamonthlyfeeforirrigationservices,whichareownedbySevenHillsVineyards.
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