Dredging Nebraska Public Power District Sutherland Reservoir

摘要

Plains Dredging of Kearney, Nebraska (NE ) found themselves in a difficult position in early October when the dredge they rented was not performing properly at Sutherland Reservoir operated by Nebraska Public Power District. The project involved dredging fine sand and mud as well as intermittent baseball size chunks of wood and heavy patches of seaweed from a channel near Gerald Gentleman Station. The dredge cutterhead was not aggressive enough and the pump inlet was clogging every 15 minutes causing unnecessary downtime for the Plains Dredging field crew. Kenton Kabes of Plains Dredging reached out to IMS to find a fast solution to ensure they met their contractual obligation.