Photo of Rico Dams and Waste Ponds Remediation
Photo of Rico Dams and Waste Ponds Remediation
Client: 
Atlantic Richfield Company
Location: 
Rico, Colorado
Year: 
2006

Features

  • Slope stabilization and closure of three tailings dams, including one 342,600-cubic-yard facility
  • Stabilization/spillway rehabilitation and residual waste closure/ removal for six or more treatment ponds (ongoing)
  • De-commissioning of one jurisdictional dam
  • Stabilization/flood protection of mining wastes along the Dolores River

SEH Services

  • Geotechnical engineering
  • Seismic analysis
  • Slope stability analyses and stabilization design for dams
  • Flood analysis and hydraulic facility/spillway design
  • Waste residuals sampling, testing, removal and closure design
  • Permitting requirements
  • IDF/IDA analysis

Contact Us

Farmer, Ron
Geotechnical Engineering
St. Paul, Minnesota