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Dewatering and Fish Removal at Highway 7 Bridge
On Thursday, September 3rd SPSSEG Project Manager, Kim Gridley, ENTRIX Engineer, Chad Krofta, and Onsite Inspector Dan Blatt got down and dirty under Highway 7 in the Ohop Valley. Their are 2 bridges that cross highway 7 in the Ohop Valley. One conveys the current Ohop Creek flow. The other currently acts as an overflow [...]
Excerpts from Onsite Inspector’s Weekly Report: August 6, 2009
Every week I will post highlights from the on site inspectors report. The Inspector is taking daily notes on progress, difficulties, etc. At the end of each construction week (Mon- Thurs), these notes are forwarded to the project manager in the form a summary. …. Test pits were dug on both Tuesday and Wednesday of [...]
Ohop Restoration Construction Photos: August 10th-14th
These photos show on-site construction progress of the Ohop Valley Restoration Project for the week of August 10th through the 14th. Highlights include: Staging of Large Woody Debris (LWD) for the area upstream of Hwy 7. Beginning excavation and grading of the Side-channel Ditch. WADOT Specified Streambed Cobble
A General Description of the Ohop Valley Restoration Project
Construction of the Ohop Valley Restoration Project culminates nearly a decade of planning and design! The Nisqually Land Trust property, the historical Peterson Farm, in the Ohop Basin straddles Hwy. 7, a major thoroughfare to mountain communities and the Mt. Rainier National Park, Longmire entrance. The Nisqually Indian Tribe originally identified the Ohop watershed restoration [...]