Mark

About Mark

This author has not yet filled in any details.
So far Mark has created 70 blog entries.

South Bay Ocean Outfall San Diego, California

2020-03-07T02:15:27+00:00September 13th, 2009|Projects|

1996-1997 The South Bay Ocean Outfall project was initiated to prevent serious environmental problems from wastewater throughout the waters of San Diego and Tijuana. It was designed and constructed to convey wastewater from the International wastewater treatment plant and City of San Diego wastewater treatment to a diffuser system approximately 4 miles offshore. Utilizing surface

Lake Mead No.2 – Water Intake

2020-03-07T02:17:50+00:00September 13th, 2009|Projects|

1998-1999 The project for Lake Mead No.2 involved construction of an intake shaft in Lake Mead. Tasks performed by AUS included installation of a rock deflector cage, flared inlet, and 12-foot diameter steel-lined shaft in depths up to 240 feet below the lake surface and 380 feet offshore. The intake site was located immediately below

Long Range Internal Pipeline Inspection Crawler Inspection

2009-09-13T04:57:46+00:00September 13th, 2009|News|

Long Range Internal Pipeline Inspection Crawler Inspection | 2004 This project required a video inspection of the interior of 3,346' of an 18' & 21' Ocean Outfall Pipeline. This was accomplished by first flushing all the effluent out of the pipeline offshore with fresh water. Once the pipeline was free of effluent, clear water was

Lower Granite Dam RSW Removable Spillway Weir

2020-03-07T02:21:51+00:00September 13th, 2009|Projects|

2000-2002 The RSW is a 1100 ton prototype fish bypass structure installed in spillbay 1 on the upstream side of the Dam. The RSW is hinged on the dam face and rotates to an up or down position using ballast tanks. The buoyancy tanks are operated by a computerized system that controls ascent and descent.

Brightwater Conveyance System

2020-03-07T02:23:40+00:00July 1st, 2009|Projects|

2006-2010 In response to rapid population growth in greater Seattle, King County created Brightwater as a major improvement to the regional sewerage treatment system. The project also brought important environmental benefits, such as controlling untreated overflows into Lake Washington and Puget Sound, and recycling sewage into irrigation water. AUS provided diving services for the East

Round Butte Dam – Selective Water Withdrawal

2020-03-07T02:25:32+00:00July 1st, 2009|Projects|

2007-2009 Round Butte Dam is located about 90 miles southeast of Portland, Oregon, on and adjacent to the Warm Springs Reservation. Portland General Electric determined that a selective water withdrawal and fish bypass structure was necessary to ensure the survival of Summer Steelhead and Spring Chinook Salmon in the Upper Deschutes, Metolius, and Crooked rivers.

New Tacoma Narrows Bridge Washington State DOT

2009-07-01T02:45:31+00:00July 1st, 2009|News|

New Tacoma Narrows Bridge Washington State DOT | 2003-2004 The new Tacoma Narrows Bridge Project is a suspension bridge design that requires two foundation caissons to be installed in 150 feet of water. These foundations are required to withstand tidal flows of 8 to 12 knots. Associated Underwater Services, Inc. was selected to provide the

2nd RSW at Ice Harbor Dam Walla Walla Army Corps of Engineers

2009-07-01T02:40:30+00:00July 1st, 2009|News|

2nd RSW at Ice Harbor Dam Walla Walla Army Corps of Engineers | 2004-2005 The Ice Harbor Dam RSW is the first production Removable Spillway Weir to be installed on the Snake River. The 1100 ton fish bypass structure was installed in spillbay 1 on the upstream side of the dam. As with the prototype,

Go to Top