Ranked consistently among the nation’s top four dam construction contractors in the U.S., we specialize in challenging dam and reservoir projects. Within the last 10 years, our work has included construction of the Saluda Backup Dam in South Carolina, which was the largest ongoing dam construction project in the country for three years running. The project won three prestigious industry awards. In Florida, we completed three contracts for the South Florida Water Management District as part of a broad-based effort to restore the Everglades. We also successfully constructed a second above-ground reservoir for the Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority. In Oregon, we completed an emergency dam repair in record time and under budget, for which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recognized Barnard with its 2006 Northwestern Region Contractor of the Year award. And, in Nevada, we reconstructed an earthen dam for the Walker River Paiute Tribe and the Bureau of Reclamation. We prepped the San Vicente Dam so it could be raised 117 feet and we filled in Future Unit Intakes at the Wanapum Dam on the Columbia River by designing and installing more than 550 stop logs. And we recently raised the Los Vaqueros Dam in Northern California by 34 feet.
Today, we are strengthening the Gilboa Dam in New York, rehabilitating two powerhouses at the scenic Snoqualmie Falls, decommissioning the Elwha and Glines Canyon dams in Washington, and adding 83 feet in height to a concrete arch dam in Sitka, Alaska. These projects, and many more that we have performed in the dam, reservoir and hydro power field, have required our work in:
- New dam construction
- Seismic rehabilitation
- Existing dam rehabilitation
- Emergency dam repair
- Roller-compacted concrete (RCC) placement
- Earthen dam construction
- Slurry wall construction
- Geomembrane installation
- Conventional concrete construction
- Dike construction and repair
Dams and Hydropower Business Development Contacts
Mr. Kevin Ellerton
P.O. Box 99
Bozeman, MT 59771
p: (406) 586-3530
f: (406) 586-3530
c: (406) 581-9914
e: kevin.ellerton@barnard-inc.com
Mr. Kevin Schneider
P.O. Box 99
Bozeman, MT 59771
p: (406) 586-3530
f: (406) 586-3530
c: (406) 579-7547
e: kevin.schneider@barnard-inc.com
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Gilboa Dam Reconstruction Project
Location: Gilboa, New York
Owner: New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Engineer: Gannett Fleming/Hazen and Sawyer, PC, A Joint Venture
Completion Date: Currently under construction
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Montrose Penstock Repair
Location: Toba Valley, British Columbia, Canada
Owner: Alterra Power Corp.
Engineer: Knight Piesold Ltd.
Completion Date: Currently under construction
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Blue Lake Expansion Project
Location: Sitka, Alaska
Owner: City and Borough of Sitka
Engineer: Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc.
Completion Date: Currently under construction
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Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project, Dam Enlargement
Location: Contra Costa County, California
Owner: Contra Costa Water District
Engineer: URS
Completion Date: June 2012
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Removal of Elwha and Glines Canyon Dams
Location: Port Angeles, Washington
Owner: National Park Service
Engineer: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Completion Date: Currently under construction
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Snoqualmie Falls Hydroelectric Redevelopment
Location: Snoqualmie, Washington
Owner: Puget Sound Energy, Inc.
Engineer: Klohn Crippen Berger
Completion Date: Currently under construction
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San Vicente Foundation Preparatory Work
Location: Lakeside, California
Owner: San Diego County Water Authority
Engineer: MWH Americas, Inc.
Completion Date: August 2010
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Pit River Dams 3,4,5 License Implementation Project
Location: Burney, California
Owner: Pacific Gas & Electric Company
Engineer: HDR
Completion Date: January 2011
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Wanapum Dam Future Unit Infill Project
Location: Beverly, Washington
Owner: Grant County Public Utility District
Engineer: Hatch Acres
Completion Date: July 2010
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Saluda Dam Remediation Project
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Owner: South Carolina Electric & Gas
Engineer: Paul C. Rizzo Associates, Inc.
Completion Date: September 2005
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Peace River Regional Reservoir Expansion
Location: Southwest DeSoto County, Florida
Owner: Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority
Engineer: MWH Americas, Inc.
Completion Date: June 2009
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EAA A-1 Reservoir
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Owner: South Florida Water Management District
Engineer: Black and Veatch
Completion Date: December 2008
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Connors River Dam
Location: Near Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Owner: SunWater Limited
Engineer: SunWater Limited
Completion Date: December 2012 ECI Contract
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Hebgen Dam
Location: Ennis, Montana
Owner: PPL Montana, LLC
Engineer: URS Washington Division
Completion Date: October 2008
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Weber Dam Modifications Project
Location: Schurz, Nevada
Owner: Walker River Paiute Tribe
Engineer: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Completion Date: September 2007
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Tampa Bay Regional Reservoir
Location: Tampa, Florida
Owner: Tampa Bay Water Authority
Engineer: HDR Engineering, Inc.
Completion Date: March 2005
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C-44 Reservoir/Stormwater Treatment Area
Location: Martin County, Florida
Owner: South Florida Water Management District
Engineer: HDR Engineering, Inc.
Completion Date: June 2007
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C-43 West Storage Reservoir Test Cell Pilot
Location: Hendry County, Florida
Owner: South Florida Water Management District
Engineer: Stanley Consultants
Completion Date: April 2007
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Fern Ridge Dam Emergency Repair
Location: Eugene, Oregon
Owner: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Engineer: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Completion Date: January 2006
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EAA (Everglades) Reservoir Test Cells
Location: Palm Beach County, Florida
Owner: South Florida Water Management District
Engineer: Black & Veatch
Completion Date: June 2005
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San Gabriel Dam Sediment Removal
Location: Azusa, California
Owner: County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works
Engineer: County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works
Completion Date: February 2007 (Two years ahead of schedule)
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DeCordova Bend Dam
Location: Granbury, Texas
Owner: Brazos River Authority
Engineer: HDR Engineering, Inc.
Completion Date: January 2002
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Many Farms Dam Modification
Location: Many Farms, Arizona
Owner: Bureau of Indian Affairs/Navajo Indian Reservation
Engineer: Bureau of Reclamation
Completion Date: July 2001
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Casitas Dam Modification
Location: Ventura, California
Owner: Casitas Municipal Water District and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Engineer: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Completion Date: October 2000 (9 months ahead of schedule)
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North Fork Hughes River Watershed Dam
Location: North Bend State Park, West Virginia
Owner: Natural Resources Conservation Service
Engineer: Natural Resources Conservation Service/Gannett Fleming
Completion Date: July 2002
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Dulce Lake Dam & Lower Mundo Lake Dam
Location: Dulce, New Mexico
Owner: Jicarilla Apache Tribe of New Mexico
Engineer: Benham-Holway Power Group
Completion Date: August 1998 (received early completion bonus)
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Tongue River Basin RCC Emergency Spillway
Location: Decker, Montana
Owner: Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Engineer: ESA Consultants, Inc.
Completion Date: October 1997
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Reach 11 Dikes Modification
Location: Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona
Owner: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Engineer: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Completion Date: October 1995 (6 months ahead of schedule)
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