Gray Lodge Wildlife Preserve
This project required a 4 mile canal system with ponds built around the tour loop inside Gray Lodge Wildlife Area. This project had over 100 water control pipes with a variety of corrugated metal pipe and HDPE ranging in sizes from 48" to as small as 12". The project started mid June and was completed by August 5th. The project was delivered to Ducks Unlimited well ahead of schedule.
Completed four mile canal system at Gray Lodge
Goose Lake Wetland Enhancement Project
A huge water delivery system of 5½ miles of canal was built for Ducks Unlimited. This was challenging to obtain optimum moisture due to the alkali and sandy soils. There were over 50 water control structures to install ranging in size from 48" to 12". Two catch basins were built next to SemiTropic Water District canal with four 48" pipes with headwalls, out walls and slurry.
Installation of 48 inch pipe at the Goose Lake Wetlands
Field 93 - Gray Lodge Wildlife Area
We started on October 25th, 2007 and completed on November 27th, 2007. This contract was with Ducks Unlimited and consisted of a series of canal swales and ponds for the enhancement of wildlife. There was nearly 100,000 yards of dirt to construct ponds, levees and swales with over 24 water control structures installed that were lined with rip rap.
During the construction of this project Four M demolished pipe, valves, fences and levees in the middle of sewer ponds. New ductile iron pipe was replaced with new valves and new fencing for installed excavation of levees. Excavation were used to re-build existing levees in and around the Madison WWTF. Also, erosion control fabric was applied to side slopes along with 4X6 cobble stones lining the fabric and aggregate base rock was applied to top of roads for access in the winter months. This project was challenging due to water remaining in the ponds and the narrow areas we had our equipment in. We completed this project 1½ months ahead of schedule, within budget and to the satisfaction of RBF Consulting and Yolo County.