Cane Creek Dam and Spillway Roller Gate Rehabilitation Client: Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) Location: Carrboro, NC Richard Hazen, the rm’s founder, proposed the construction of Cane Creek Reservoir in a 1969 water supply planning report to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mr. Hazen recommended the proposed project as the optimal alternative to meet the growing water demand of what became, in 1977, the service area of the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA).Cane Creek Dam and Reservoir aerial view. Fuse plug located upstream of emergency spillway. Intake tower viewed from dam crest. Principal Spillway Roller Gates. Extensive corrosion discovered on the roller gate wheels. Construction showing gate extraction and wear evidence of roller gate wheels sliding o

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