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96-Acre Platform Over San Diego Marine Terminal

October 24, 2008 rockman Project Related Comments Off on 96-Acre Platform Over San Diego Marine Terminal

On the ballot this November in San Diego is a proposition to allow developers to build a 96-acre deck over downtown San Diego marine cargo terminal. The deck would be built 40-ft in the air […]

Moretrench's Cannonsville Dam Project to remediate seepage encountered at the toe of the structure
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Moretrench Remediates Dangerous Seepage Problem at Dam in Catskill Mountains

September 24, 2015 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Moretrench Remediates Dangerous Seepage Problem at Dam in Catskill Mountains

Moretrench was contacted by NYCDEP after turbid water was noticed seeping from the toe of their Cannonsville Reservoir Dam, in the Catskill Mountains. The problem was determined to be related to an exploratory borehole conducted […]

Dennis Miller, former park manager on a dock on the west side of Duke Lake in Ryerson Station State Park. The dam seen in the background, was damaged resulting in the lake being drained in July 2005.
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Coal Mining Company Ordered to pay $21M for Causing Crack in Pennsylvania Dam

November 10, 2010 rockman Failures Comments Off on Coal Mining Company Ordered to pay $21M for Causing Crack in Pennsylvania Dam

In July of 2005, cracks began forming in the concrete dam that created Duke Lake in Ryerson Station State Park in Pennsylvania that required officials to drain the 62-acre lake. The state’s Department of Environmental […]