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Since 1962
McDonald Construction has built in excess of 175 miles of earthen
dams. They consist of over 216 million cubic yards of material,
with dike wall heights from 10' to 110' feet high. Project size
varies from 1OO acres to 1000 + Acres. Projects include spillway
installation, Fabri-Form pads, toe drain and down drains.
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Most
Recent Projects
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| Cargill
Fertilizer |
SFM-3
Clay Settling Area |
| Construction
of earthen dike clay settling area. 480 acres enclosed
by 19,430 linear feet of perimeter dam. Embankment crests
were in the range of 47 to 52 feet above original natural
ground and in the range of 82 to 92 feet above mine pit
bottoms, to a minimum crest elevation of 177 .0 Elv. The
Settling area included three 54" spillway structures and
culverts. Ft. Meade, Florida |
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| CF
Industries Inc. |
ISA
Dam |
| Construction
of 24,000 linear feet of Clay Settling Area. Included
two spillway Structures, with approximately 9,150,000
CY of earthen embankment. |
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| CF
Industries Inc. |
E-l
Dam |
| Construction
of 15,500 linear feet of Clay Settling Area. Included
two spillway structures, sand filter, clay blanket, and
4,373,000 CY of embankment. |
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| Farmland
Hydro L.P. |
Gypsum
Stack Expansion |
| Construction
of 320 Acre composite lined gypsum Stack. Construction
included preparing mined land for new construction. Installation
of dewatering system, excavation, filling, and construction
of earthen dams. Modification of the existing seepage
and runoff collection area. Covering 60 mil polyethylene
liner with two feet of gypsum for secondary containment. |
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