Beard was awarded the contract to construct a 30 acre site consisting of three brine pond storage facility to support an underground gas storage cavern. The brine ponds included primary east pond, a primary west pond and a secondary pond all lined with a conductive HDPE liner for leak detection. The facility will be adding a compressor station and for the storage and transport of natural gas.

 

Scope of Work Erosion and sedimentation control—silt fence, berms and grading and hay placement Clearing, grubbing the 30 acre site Removal of 31,468 CY of topsoil Installation of 964 LF of 12” RCP an 18” carbon steel pipe with HDPE casings 3,090 lf of French under-drain system Installation of 457,536 SF of conductive HDPE liner & leak detection system. Installation of shoring & dewatering systems Installation of sumps, pipe, culverts & manholes Ditches, roads, parking with sub-base compaction, filter fabric and stone surfacing 168,418 CY of mass earthwork for the cut & fill of the three brine ponds Seeding, hydro-mulching, re-vegetation of 12.7 acres Beard Contract Value: $ 2.5 Million Project Start Date: June 2010 Completion Date: September 2010