In 2012, NRCS awarded a prior joint venture team of which Schnabel is a part, an IDIQ contract to provide dam assessments, rehabilitation design, construction services, and design reviews for Conneautville Dam. As dam rehabilitation designer, we are leading this $621,000 task order. To date, we have confirmed some of the findings from the prior reports and found others to be overly conservative. Areas of focus are repair of the auxiliary spillway, treatment of dispersive embankment soils, improvement of the impact basin, and installation of a filter diaphragm. The design is complete and permitting is underway. When completed in 2019, the dam is expected to meet or exceed NRCS and Pennsylvania dam safety criteria, and equal or augment the current level of flood protection.
Services
- Project Design
- Geotechnical Investigation
- SITES Analysis
- Hydrology and Hydraulics