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View of poured auger pile.

Setting up for next pile.

This process repeated itself 310.

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Tying the cages for the poured piling.

Auger pile boring in progress.

New cage ready to place when gout is poured.

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The grout in some piling settled and was repaired. Grout was chipped to a clean surface and re-poured.

Pouring the repair.

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Excavating to sub-grade for the mud slab.

Excavating continues while the mud slab is being poured.

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Mud slab complete and form setting in progress. Laying out support bars for re-bar work to begin.

Form setting for the slab well under way.

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First mat of re-bar placed Oct. 24/25,06

Placing top mat Oct. 26/27,06

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Re-bar is complete and ready for concrete pour Oct. 28, 06.

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Tying wall dowels and support dowels Oct 27, 06.

Water-stop placed so it can be repositioned while the concrete is being poured

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5AM Oct 28,06. First two loads of concrete.

Pouring with two pump trucks

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5:45 AM, pour well under way.

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Grading in progress prior to setting panels Nov. 2,06.

Preparing to set inner ring wall.

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7AM Sat. anchor bolts set and checked, re-bar complete, ready to pour.

Pour approximately 40 % at 9:30 AM

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Ring wall completely poured.

Ring wall stripped and grading for tank contractor started

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Liner installation well under way.

Liner nearly completed.

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Ramp in place for placing of sand and entrance of crane and materials. 11-13-06

First of many loads of sand, 11-14-06

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Sand fill covered for the night. 11-15-06

Compacting first lift of sand. Tested at 105-108.