Buffalo Rapids Irrigation Project District I Glendive Pump ... · The Emergency Relief...
Transcript of Buffalo Rapids Irrigation Project District I Glendive Pump ... · The Emergency Relief...
October 11, 2012
Prepared By:
The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1937
Bureau of Reclamation • Glendive Pump Station 1 1938-1939 • 3 – 110 cfs Centrifugal Pumps Operated By 1,500 hp GE Motors
16,500 Acres Served • 3 Divisions • 2 Pump Stations
What caused the failure? What are the consequences of the failure? How are we going to fix it? How are we going to pay for it? How much is it going to cost? How long will it take to fix it?
Evaluated 4 Rehabilitation Alternatives • Reinforced Concrete Wall • Steel Sheet Piling Wall • Gravity Wall Using Precast Concrete Block • Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Wall Using
Precast Concrete Block Chose Reinforced Concrete Wall
Replacement
COP Construction Begin Construction
• October 31, 2011 Key Strategies
• Sheet Piles • Monolithic Concrete
Pour Challenges
• Water • Weather • Time
Construction Completed January 4th, 2012 • Project completed in 8 weeks and within budget
Unforeseen Soil Conditions
Initiated discussions with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Montana Disaster Emergency Services (DES), DNRC, and NRCS
FEMA Evaluation Evaluated rehabilitation alternatives Selected a rehabilitation alternative Funding
• FEMA initial cost estimate submittal
Intake Canal Cleanup • NRCS Emergency Watershed Program
Wall Replacement/Rehabilitation • FEMA • Montana DES • Buffalo Rapids Irrigation Project District I • WWC Engineering • COP Construction
Total Construction Cost - $553,389
FEMA Contribution - $455,000
Montana DES Contribution - $45,500
District I Cost- $52,889
Questions?