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Project: Hurricane Water Reservoir Dredging
This project involved the study, design and contract drawings for dredging and disposing of approximately 110,000 cubic yards of sediment from the City’s water reservoir.
Preliminary responsibilities included the study of multiple alternatives for the disposal of the waste sediment as well as coordinating with various regulatory agencies. Close coordination with agencies including US Army Corp of Engineers, US Fish and Wildlife, WVDEP and WVDNR was critical to the success of this project. Requirements for stream and wetland mitigation, property acquisition, leasing versus buying the dredge equipment and impacts to the surrounding city park were all factors that were studied during the preliminary phase of this project.
The plan that was chosen and developed for construction involved buying the dredge equipment to be used by city personnel and the construction of a two phase detention pond that allowed for the sediment to dry before being trucked off site. This plan had the advantages of allowing maintenance operations to continue at intervals that best serve the city’s long term plan for the reservoir.
Preliminary responsibilities included the study of multiple alternatives for the disposal of the waste sediment as well as coordinating with various regulatory agencies. Close coordination with agencies including US Army Corp of Engineers, US Fish and Wildlife, WVDEP and WVDNR was critical to the success of this project. Requirements for stream and wetland mitigation, property acquisition, leasing versus buying the dredge equipment and impacts to the surrounding city park were all factors that were studied during the preliminary phase of this project.
The plan that was chosen and developed for construction involved buying the dredge equipment to be used by city personnel and the construction of a two phase detention pond that allowed for the sediment to dry before being trucked off site. This plan had the advantages of allowing maintenance operations to continue at intervals that best serve the city’s long term plan for the reservoir.
Key Personnel:
Project Manager - Roger K. Randolph, P.E.