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Saluda Dam Remediation Project: Protecting the Community and the Environment
Lake Murray, now a natural and recreational resource located just upstream of Columbia, South Carolina, began as a source of energy. The manmade lake is impounded by the Saluda Dam, which was completed in 1930 by the Lexington County power company. The Saluda Dam became the largest waterpower dam in the world, with a hydroelectric plant downstream that has a capability of 206 megawatts. Situated below the Saluda Dam is McMeekin Station, a 252-megawatt coal-fired plant that uses Lake Murray as a source of cooling water. The Saluda Dam Remediation Project involves seismic upgrade requirements with the construction of a new back-up dam — the largest dam construction project underway in the United States. South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) has undertaken the $250 million upgrade so that the dam will withstand the strongest probable earthquake that could strike the region. The Lake Murray dam must be remediated to meet changes in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) earthquake safety criteria with a strict deadline imposed by FERC. Figure 1 provides an illustration of the Saluda Dam and Lake Murray. The Saluda Dam Remediation Project consists of constructing a back-up dam, or an additional berm at the downstream toe of the dam to add stability. The new berm will involve a 4 million cubic yard rock berm section and a 1.3 million cubic yard roller-compacted concrete section. The project area also includes an on-site quarry, which will be used for excavating the rock to be crushed into aggregate and made into roller compacted concrete (RCC).
Saluda Dam Remediation Project: Protecting the Community and the Environment
Lake Murray, now a natural and recreational resource located just upstream of Columbia, South Carolina, began as a source of energy. The manmade lake is impounded by the Saluda Dam, which was completed in 1930 by the Lexington County power company. The Saluda Dam became the largest waterpower dam in the world, with a hydroelectric plant downstream that has a capability of 206 megawatts. Situated below the Saluda Dam is McMeekin Station, a 252-megawatt coal-fired plant that uses Lake Murray as a source of cooling water. The Saluda Dam Remediation Project involves seismic upgrade requirements with the construction of a new back-up dam — the largest dam construction project underway in the United States. South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) has undertaken the $250 million upgrade so that the dam will withstand the strongest probable earthquake that could strike the region. The Lake Murray dam must be remediated to meet changes in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) earthquake safety criteria with a strict deadline imposed by FERC. Figure 1 provides an illustration of the Saluda Dam and Lake Murray. The Saluda Dam Remediation Project consists of constructing a back-up dam, or an additional berm at the downstream toe of the dam to add stability. The new berm will involve a 4 million cubic yard rock berm section and a 1.3 million cubic yard roller-compacted concrete section. The project area also includes an on-site quarry, which will be used for excavating the rock to be crushed into aggregate and made into roller compacted concrete (RCC).
Saluda Dam Remediation Project: Protecting the Community and the Environment
Garrett, Bernie (Autor:in) / Younan, Jean-Claude (Autor:in)
World Water and Environmental Resources Congress 2004 ; 2004 ; Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
25.06.2004
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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The Remediation of Saluda Dam: Tracking the FERC Process
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