Case Study
McLanahan Helps Stevens Creek Quarry Get Its Settling Pond Problems Settled Once And For All
For decades, workers at Stevens Creek Quarry dreaded the monthly need to drain and clean out the quarry’s settling pond for its excess slurry tailings. Every 30 to 45 days, the entire operation had to shut down for up to eight days while the pond was cleaned, costing up to $80,000 each cleaning. Problem Owner Rich Voss and his son, Operations Manager Jason Voss, were frustrated by the lost time, high costs and mounting inconveniences associat