Thursday, October 29, 2020

Turkey Creek Ph 1 - Flat Creek (Line Work)


Due to the rains, and the fact that the pumps cannot keep up with the water in the ditch; the ability to work has now been put back off until next Monday the 2nd of November. 

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Turkey Creek Ph 1 - Flat Creek (Line Work)


Well, pumps have been running since yesterday and there seems to be no gaining on the water...crew will fuel pumps and keep them running today and hopefully by next Monday things will improve.
More rain in forecast for tomorrow. 






Monday, October 26, 2020

Friday, October 23, 2020

Turkey Creek Ph 1 - Flat Creek (Line Work)


7:15am- Digging is back underway this morning as crew will work until rains hit... 

8:30am- 1st joint in and grading rock for #2. 

9:20am- 3rd joint of the day. Light rain falling at this time. 

10:30am- 4th joint going in. 

11:10am- Joint #5 going in. 

1:20pm- 6th joint in place as crew prepares to set MH A4. 

2:30pm- MH A4 base now set and tied to line with a 6.5’ piece of pipe. 

3:45pm- barrel section on A4 and is getting wrapped and strapped. Alignment to MH A5 is done as excavator begins digging out for next joint of pipe for today. 

4:30pm- a joint is now laid upstream of MH A4. Crew will continue to gravel And then backfill over line to finish out the day. 



 






Thursday, October 22, 2020

Turkey Creek Ph 1 - Flat Creek (Line Work)


6:50am- Equipment is getting fueled first thing this AM. Pipe work will resume again today. 

7:50am- rock is being broke out as MH A3 is getting finished with wrapping and strapping. 



8:55am- 1st joint for today. 

9:35am- 2nd joint going in. 


-9:45am-12:00pm: meeting in Branson Creek with Engineer, TCRSD and Todd Bohn. 

12:25pm- crew now has 5 joints laid so far today. Currently near STA 5+50. 

1:30pm- 7th joint now getting graveled up. 

2:50pm- 8th joint laid and graveling for 9th after moving pump now to East side of trench as they enter into field area. 

4:05pm-#11 now placed. 

4:55pm- 12 joints now laid for today as crew will be wrapping the day up. 











Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Turkey Creek Ph 1 - Flat Creek (Line Work)


6:45am- crew to continue with laying of pipe today as well as beginning to set gate posts per plans. 
8:10am- 1st joint of the day getting gravel.

9:40am- 2nd joint is in. Rock is not broke real well so excavator is trying to rip it out. 

11:00am- 5th joint now being placed. 

11:30am- 6th now getting placed. 

1:10pm- #8 now going in. 

2:30pm- Joint 10 ready for gravel. 

3:30pm- #11 getting gravel. 

4:40pm- 12th and final joint for today as more unblasted rock is encountered. 










Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Turkey Creek Ph 1 - Flat Creek (Line Work)


6:50am- hole is pumped down this morning so digging will resume here shortly upstream of MH A3. 

8:30am- 2nd joint now being placed. 

Pump discharge hose still leaking from last week. 

9:30am- 4th joint going in as rain begins to fall today. 

10:35am- 5th joint now in so far and pump is moved up again. 

12:00pm- 7th joint now laid. 

12:10pm- crew is calling it a day. Rains continuing with no end in site...








Thursday, October 15, 2020

Turkey Creek Ph 1 - Flat Creek (Line Work)


Crew will be trading out excavator for a different one here at MH A3 location first thing this morning. It will he a slow start today. 
8:30am- Excavator swap day is now done. Crew will begin laying pipe here shortly. 

9:10am- two pumps running to pump the water away from hole. 
10:25am- water is down now as crew will break rock first thing. 

11:20am- no progress really; Excavator is currently being worked on...

-12:15-3:15pm: meeting at Branson Creek with Engineer, TCRSD and Tom Boyce. 

3:20pm- 1st joint of pipe getting gravel so far today. 

4:30pm- 2nd joint laid. Crew will now move pumps. 

4:50pm- a bad discharge hose will now need replaced. Crew is done foe the week.