www.sensemetrics.com Folsom DAM PROBLEM Folsom Dam was constructed in 1955 in response to chronic flooding in the low-lying Sacramento area. In order to further protect nearby areas from flood danger, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) retained Kiewit Construction to begin construction of an auxillary spillway in order to keep water levels below the dam’s high water level threshold in the event of heavy rainfall and enhance the 200 year flood protection plan. BUILDING THE AUXILIARY SPILLWAY As part of construction of the Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway, Terracon was awarded a contract to perform testing of all of the major systems in the structure, ensuring that the facility operated as designed. These tests included operations and planned release events from all six ne

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