Barney (Eldon Mills) Dam Raise
ACEC Oregon Grand Award
Cornforth Consultants offers a broad range of technical services for earth and rockfill dams. Our geotechnical/geology team has considerable experience on dam design and construction. Cornforth also acts as lead consultant for multidisciplinary teams to provide the skills needed for a complete dam design or safety inspection. Several of our engineers are recognized as Independent Consultants by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Listed below are representative earth and rockfill dam projects and services offered for clients such the US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland General Electric, City of Portland Water Bureau, MidAmerican Energy, as well as private dam owners.
| Representative Projects: | ||
| Barney Dam Raise | Scoggins Dam Studies | |
| Bull Run Dam No. 2 Seismicity | Frog Lake Dam Reconstruction | |
| McGuire Dam Raise | Oahe Dam Stability Analyses | |
| Services Offered for Earth and Rockfill Dams: | ||
| Site Reconnaissance | Embankment Design | |
| Dam siting studies | Earthquake Engineering | |
| Seismicity | Dam Raises and Modifications | |
| Geologic Hazards | Cofferdam Design | |
| FERC Part 12 Dam Safety Inspections | Tunnels and Pipelines | |
| Borrow Sources | Cutoff Trenches | |
| Hydrogeology | Spillway Design | |
| Decommissioning | Plans and Specifications | |
| Field Explorations | River Diversion | |
| Laboratory Testing | Instrumentation | |