Moorhen Marsh Construction Update- Week of July 2, 2018
Recent work performed:
- Dewatering and fish rescue in ponds A1, A2, B and Fat Slough
- Vegetation removal and drying.
- Turning soil with a long-reach excavator and dozers in dewatered pond beds to further dry the soil.
- Installation of fused HDPE to divert water in Peyton Slough.
- Installation of sandbag cofferdam at upstream end of Peyton Slough.
Upcoming work:
- Excavation of keyways for new levees in ponds A-2 and A-1.
- Begin new levee construction in ponds A2 and A-1.
- Continue Vegetation removal and drying.
- Continue turning soil with a long-reach excavator and dozers in dewatered pond beds to further dry the soil.
- Installation of AquaDam at downstream end of Peyton Slough.
- Dewatering of Peyton Slough.
- Dredging of Peyton Slough.