Case Study
San Vicente Dam
The San Vicente Dam Raise Project is in the final phase of construction for the San Diego County Water Authority's (SDCWA) Emergency Storage Plan. The raised dam creates a 242,000-acre-foot capacity and includes a new spillway, a new outlet tower, and inlet structures to accommodate the higher reservoir levels. CHALLENGING EXISTING CONDITIONS The project required moving massive amounts of material, including excavation of 60,000 cubic yards o