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Lake Townsend Dam
Greensboro, North Carolina
This
$14.9M High Hazard Dam project for the City of Greensboro is
comprised of a new Labyrinth Spillway and partial demolition of the
existing dam. Site excavation required extensive dewatering due to
the proximity of the existing dam and the need for the dam to remain
functional during the construction of the new spillway. The
dewatering was installed in stages as the excavation progressed, and
ground water levels were monitored daily at crucial times of the
project with vibrating wire piezometers.
After
the new construction was completed, portions of the existing dam and
pump station were demolished. Demolition of the existing dam
required divers to work at depths of up to 30 ft. Thousands of
pounds of reinforcing steel had to be cut underwater and retrieved to
the surface for disposal to eliminate hazards for recreational
swimmers and divers. This project earned Schnabel Engineering and
City of Greensboro the ASDSO Project of the year 2012.
