LOCATION:
Council Bluffs, IA
STATUS:
Completed
KEY FEATURES:
Levee Underseepage Replacement, Relief Well Decommissioned and Replaced.
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
The project replaced existing levee underseepage control features. Seven relief wells were decommissioned and replaced with a seepage sand berm measuring approximately 1,500 feet in length and 275 feet in width . The sand berm was partially constructed utilizing existing sand berm material on-site placed during the 2011 flood. Over 40,000 cubic yards of additional sand berm material was hauled to site to complete the berm.
