Posts by Slayden
Lake Oswego River Intake Pump Station
Funded by the Lake Oswego-Tigard Partnership, the new fish-friendly water pump station can pump up to 38 MGD, an increase from the 16 MGD capacity of the original intake facility. Its design included a residential façade, improved fencing, high-quality building materials, and native landscaping. The existing facility was demolished immediately after the water pipeline into…
Read MoreLake Oswego Water Treatment Plant
he City of Lake Oswego required upgrades to its existing WTP to increase capacity from 16 MGD to 38 MGD. The Slayden team constructed the upgrades in three phases, demolishing existing structures after construction. There were zero unplanned shutdowns over the course of the construction. This work included a 54-inch influent pipeline, raw water metering,…
Read MoreWillow Lake WPCP Headworks and Primary Treatment Improvements
Slayden was selected as the CM/GC on this $92 MM Headworks and Pumping Plant Project for the City of Salem. This fast track project included construction of new headworks, influent and primary pump station, bar screen facility, two electrical buildings, two new primary clarifiers, effluent analyzer building, and an effluent diversion structure. Specific work components…
Read MoreScott Water Treatment Plant Expansion
Slayden was selected, through the RFP process, as the CM/GC on this $27 MM water treatment plant upgrade and expansion for McMinnville Water & Light. This fast track CM/GC project involved pre-construction services beginning at 80% design. Slayden provided constructability reviews and value engineering estimates to help bring the project within the budget set by…
Read MoreEWEB Hayden Bridge Filtration Plant
Installation of a new 15 MG reservoir and pump station adjacent to the existing filtration plant which was completed without interruption to the City of Eugene’s only drinking water supply. A large portion of the success of this project can be credited to the extensive coordination efforts between SCG and EWEB plant operations during major…
Read MoreJohn Day North Fish Ladder Entrance Improvements
This work is for improvements to the entrance (downstream end) of the north shore fish ladder. The improvements are to address existing fish passage delays. Work elements include water management, dive work, partial demolition and rebuilding of the fish ladder entrance for a variable width weir, and new stoplogs and stoplog guide slots, steel fabrication,…
Read MoreMedford RWRF RAS System Improvements Project
This project served the City of Medford by more than doubling their capacity to handle the secondary waste water process. The job consisted of demolition and re-installation of mechanisms on (5) 90’ clarifiers, installation of (5) new Vertical Turbine Pumps including excavation and installation of 30’ pump cans to house the Vertical Turbine Pumps. Slayden…
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