News release: Reclamation awards $255M contract to kick off Phase 2 construction for B.F. Sisk Safety of Dams Project
The Bureau of Reclamation is awarding a major construction contract for Phase 2 of the B.F. Sisk Safety of Dams Modification Project. The $255 million award to NW Construction marks a significant milestone in the continued effort to improve public safety and water supply reliability in California. … B.F. Sisk Dam was originally constructed in 1967 and is a key feature of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project. The dam, located on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley, impounds San Luis Reservoir, the largest offstream reservoir in the nation, and plays a critical role in delivering water for prime farmland, California communities, and wildlife refuges. … The dam safety project, Reclamation’s largest under the 1978 Safety of Dams Act, will construct stability berms and shear keys, and raise the crest of the existing 3.5-mile-long earthen dam.
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