BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $2.3 million contract to Redside Construction, LLC, a small business based in Bainbridge, Washington, to increase the height of radial gates atop Cle Elum Dam, located 75 miles northwest of Yakima, Washington.
Once shoreline protection measures are put into place, the work will allow for a 3-foot increase of the reservoir's pool level. The Cle Elum pool raise project is a component of the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan, the result of a partnership of stakeholders that has identified a comprehensive approach to water resource management and ecosystem restoration.
This first phase of construction could begin as early as November and is to be completed by July 2018.
"This is a great example of diverse partners coming together to identify solutions to complex water resource issues," says Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner, Estevan López. "At a time when many western states are struggling with drought, partnerships such as these are great opportunities to create workable solutions that will benefit a multitude of people in this area."
Redside Construction specializes in marine construction, heavy civil projects and general public works. It has completed hundreds of private and public projects since 1984.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
