Lake Sediment Removal in Part 1, Page 6: |
| Getting the rolled-up AquaDams from shore out to the end of the cofferdam where they will be attached. This was made super-fast and easy with the use of the personal watercraft. It was also used to transfer personnel across the lake, rather than having them walk thousands of feet around it. Of course, a life vest was mandatory, even though the lake was only about 5' deep. | |
| One half of the attachment collar can be seen floating in the lake. The other half is around the last 15' of the filled AquaDam. Both being white, it is hard to tell the outside skin of the white AquaDam from it's white collar. Notice the two fill tubes coming out of the collar on the black AquaDam.
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| You can see the exposed mud flat after dewatering this side of the lake. Notice the lighthouse in the left side of the picture. After initial dewatering, only one pump, left on idle, was used to keep the water completely drained off to allow for excavation and removal of sediments. | |