Third Prize Winner
Brian Wickham
Congratulations to FODS Summer Sweepstakes Third Place Winner, Brian Wickham, Geotechnical Product Manager, at Titan Construction Supply - Construction Supply Group!
Thank you, Soil Tech for installing a FODS Reusable Construction Entrance on the Squaw Creek Restoration Project in Squaw Valley, Nevada.
Squaw Creek Restoration Project
Furthering Conservation Efforts in the Squaw Creek Basin, Friends of Squaw Creek along with Trout Unlimited, obtained grants to fund improvements and restoration of Squaw Creek and the north meadow adjacent to Squaw Valley Road.
Soil Tech was chosen to rebuild parts of the Squaw Creek and provide enhancement to the north meadow. Soil Tech is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is the leading Mojave Desert habitat restoration company in the Southwest. They provide specialty construction services in environmental restoration, erosion control and dust control.
Challenge
Trench drains installed during in the 1960 Olympics removed water from the parking lot, and diverted water to the creek, causing the north meadow to dry out. Additionally, during the restoration project, Soil Tech needed a construction product that would control construction site dust and point source pollution.
Solution
Soil Tech placed live fascines on the creek banks for stabilization, sod plugs in the trench drains, and beaver dam analogs in the creek to reconnect the creek to the north meadow.
As part of Soil Tech’s NPDES, Soil Tech also implemented a six mat FODS Reusable Construction tract at the entrance to the restoration site to mitigate construction debris, and prevent sediment from entering Squaw Creek, the north meadow, a nearby bike path and roadway.
The FODS entrance is construction mat system that specializes in effectively removing sediment from the tires of construction traffic entering and exiting the restoration work site.
The FODS Entrance is highly visible from the roadway and bike path and is being used in conjunction with riprap (to separate the work site from the bike path) and straw bale barriers to help stop point source pollutants, and contaminants from entering storm water runoff into Squaw Creek. FODS will be used throughout the entirety of the Squaw Creek Restoration Project.
