Dewatering Tidal Canal for Water Intake Repair
Fremont, CA (2002)
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At about 5:30 am the next morning, the 16' AquaDam® rolled in on its trailer.
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This picture shows the "downstream" end of the pipe. Since the 12' high AquaDam® was installed last night, this has been the only way for the tide to go in and out.
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Instead of being welded, the pipe was fitted with rubber "sleeves" and bank clamps. We asked that they remove the small metal red fins to the left of the sleeve. Only the fin closest to the AquaDam® was removed, and this later proved to be catastrophic.
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The AquaDam® is moved into position. This berm was specially built using onsite fill material to facilitate its placement.
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