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Weber Dam Modifications Project
Project Type:
Dams & Reservoirs
Location: Schurz, Nevada
Owner: Walker River Paiute Tribe
Engineer: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Contract Value: $14.8 million
Contract Type: Fixed Unit Price (negotiated)


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Project Highlights
  • Extensive dewatering
  • 260,000 CY of embankment excavation and fill
  • 33,000 CY of sand and gravel filters
  • Drilling and blasting
  • 120 FT extension of existing outlet works
  • Construction of a wetland mitigation area
  • Received Nevada Best of 2008 – Civil/Infrastructure Division Award from Southwest Contractor, a division of McGraw-Hill Construction

Project Details

Barnard of Nevada recently completed reconstruction of the 1930s-era Weber Dam in western Nevada, which had been determined to be seismically inadequate by today’s standards. The project involved realigning the 1,950-foot-long embankment, repairing and extending the outlet works, and structurally changing the foundation. This required extensive dewatering, rebuilding the embankment, and creating a wetland mitigation area, among other challenges. The project was accomplished on time and on budget through the cooperative efforts of the Walker River Paiute Tribe, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Harris & Associates, and Barnard of Nevada.

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“Barnard's commitment and professionalism continued to be evident during the construction phase. The on-site construction staff was exceptional. The team effort which was exerted from the first meeting to the last, and through every changed condition throughout, proved to be the motivating factor for the success of the project.”

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Genia Williams, Chairman, Walker River Paiute Tribe
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