Case Study
American River Watershed (Right Bank)
' Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District ' Technique(s) Utilized: Cement-Bentonite Cutoff Wall PROJECT CASE STUDY he excavating was done with long-reach hydraulic excavators, using cement-bentonite. The trench was cut through the existing earth- fill levees. The geology was sand and gravel, fine silty sand, and clays. In order to strengthen the levees for flood events, the barrier was extended into an impervious strat