Diablo Dam
Maintenance work on Diablo Dam on the Skagit Hydroelectric Project required a shut down of the turbines and some rare water spilling from the dam. In addition it required a good deal of heavy lifting. See why on this video.
Snoqualmie
Associated Underwater Services (AUS) continues to assist to Barnard Construction of Bozeman, Montana with the rehabilitation of the historic and still functioning underground hydroelectric facility at Snoqualmie Falls. Read Full Story
San Vicente Dam
AUS worked closely with Barnard Construction, providing the operational marine support required for installation of the 450-ton Lower Level Outlet Works cofferdam assembly. Services included pre construction survey, including bathymetric profile and dam face profile, assembly and operation of lift barges, transport and assembly of cofferdam sections, setting cofferdam sections, drilling and installation of Williams rock
Lake Mead Intake No.3
Lake Mead Intake No. 3 Southern Nevada Water Authority | 2010-2014 AUS is an integral part of the marine operations team for Lake Mead No.3 providing experienced personnel and state of the art equipment for the offshore riser installation. AUS provided a Falcon ROV, Trimble DGPS, Lindquist track point systems single beam and multi beam
AUS Partners With Barnard
Snoqualmie Falls Cofferdam Construction a Feat in High Water Constructing cofferdams in moving, high water poses challenges, we’ve found. Western Washington’s “dry season” wasn’t so dry this year. June 1 marked the opening of our five-month in-water window at Puget Sound Energy, Inc.’s Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Redevelopment Project; unfortunately this date rolled around in the
Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Plant Rehabilitation
Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Plant Rehabilitation Snoqualmie Falls Washington: Associated Underwater Services (AUS) continues to assist to Barnard Construction of Bozeman, Montana with the rehabilitation of the historic and still functioning underground hydroelectric facility at Snoqualmie Falls. Built in the 1890s and located directly underneath the 350 foot waterfall of the Snoqualmie river, the Snoqualmie falls
Wanapum Dam Stabilization
One month ahead of scheduled completion date, divers from AUS completed the installation of 585 concrete stop logs weighing 60 tons each at Wanapum Dam. The dam is located on the Columbia River, 6 miles downstream of Vantage. The stop-logs were set, drilled and bolted to the dam’s future unit slots to increase the stability
Pier 57 Rehabilitation
AUS Divers Assist with Historic Pier Rehabilitation on Seattle Waterfront: Divers from Associated Underwater Services (AUS) assisted the Pier Rehabilitation Project on Seattle’s historic Pier 57. AUS divers replaced deteriorated timber piles with steel stubs, thus improving the structural strength and integrity of the historic pier. The work was performed for Manson Construction and the
First salmon try out new fish tower on Deschutes River
BY MATTHEW PREUSH | THE OREGONIAN | DECEMBER 03, 2009 A photo of a juvenile Chinook salmon that was reportedly the first to use a $100 million fish collection device meant to restore salmon runs in the Upper Deschutes Basin. It’s been four decades since salmon were able to complete their circuitous life journey to and