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In a hydroelectric plant, this is a metal conduit that serves to carry water from the intake basin or piezometric well to the turbines, following the topography of the land down the slope to the powerhouse.

Purification (water)

Chemical or physical process of elimination of substances that modify its quality from a liquid or semi-liquid material.