TRUCKEE, Calif.
- The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $21.8 million construction contract to NW Construction Inc. of Bozeman, Montana for dam safety modifications to
Stampede Dam to prevent potential overtopping of the dam in a significant hydrologic event.
Stampede Dam will be raised 11.5 feet using mechanically stabilized earth walls. Two small dikes will also be constructed along the south reservoir rim. In
addition, the spillway crest structure will be reconstructed to limit discharges to the current spillway capacity. Completed in 1970, Stampede Dam is a
zoned earthfill embankment dam located approximately 11 miles northeast of Truckee, California, in Sierra County.
The Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and completed in
May 2012. The cultural resources programmatic agreement was executed by the California state historic preservation officer in March 2014.
"This is one example of the way Reclamation works to ensure the safety of water infrastructure across the West," said Reclamation Commissioner Estevan
López. "This construction contract at Stampede Dam underscores our commitment to the safety and reliability of water infrastructure that millions of
citizens rely upon every day."
To learn more about Reclamation’s Safety of Dams program, please visit http://www.usbr.gov/mp/sod.
To learn more about the Stampede Safety of Dams Modification Project, please visit
http://www.usbr.gov/mp/sod/
projects/stampede/index.html
. The website will be updated periodically as the project occurs.
For additional information, please contact Todd Hill, Branch Chief, at 916-978-5328 (TTY 800-877-8339) or thill@usbr.gov.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
