Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants 800.427.0401 HOME ABOUT SERVICES MARKETS PROJECTS CAREERS NEWS LOCATIONS CONTACT Oroville Dam Emergency Spillway Recovery © DWR Ninyo & Moore provided upwards of 50 lab and field technicians and special inspectors for this major reconstruction project. Two Ninyo & Moore on-site laboratories were mobilized to facilitate adequate and timely testing of the construction materials. In 2020, the DWR was recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers with the Outstanding Projects and Leaders (OPAL) Award for their efforts on the Oroville Spillways Reconstruction Project. Project Highlights: Special Inspection Materials Testing Emergency Reconstruction of Existing Spillway Observation/Documentation of 7,000 Drilled Anchor Locations Involved 1 Million Cubic Yards of Roller Compacted Concrete and 500,000 Cubic Yards of Structural Concrete Two N&M Onsite Mobile Laboratories 50 N&M Field and Laboratory Technicians/Special Inspectors Ninyo & Moore provided special inspection and materials testing services for the Oroville Emergency Spillway Recovery project. During the winter rains of 2016 and 2017, the existing spillway had dangerously eroded and been compromised causing a significant hazard for the area residents. The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) contracted with Kiewit Construction to completely rebuild the spillway as well as ancillary roadways and parking areas around the dam between 2017 and 2020. Testing included laboratory and field sampling of the concrete, lab testing of the aggregates and various testing of miscellaneous structural backfill and placement of Roller Compacted Concrete. Special inspections were performed by Ninyo & Moore’s ICC inspectors during the construction of the structural concrete elements for the new spillway and asphalt testing for the roadways and parking areas. Project Details Client: State of California Department of Water Resources c/o Kiewit Infrastructure West Location: Oroville, California NINYO & MOORE We transform today so our world is a better place tomorrow. ABOUT SERVICES MARKETS PROJECTS CAREERS NEWS LOCATIONS CONTACT LEGAL PRIVACY POLICY Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants © 2021 Ninyo & Moore. All Rights Reserved