Experience • Engineering
Intrepid Potash Solar Evaporative Ponds
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Client CSW Contractors, Inc.
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Location Carlsbad, New Mexico
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Services Site Design, Earthwork Balance and Erosion Control Design
Project Highlights
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Approximately 600 acres for the production of potash
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The solar ponds average 30 acres
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Vertically stepped to coincide with the existing terrain and accommodate prevailing winds
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Site constraints included existing terrain, high voltage overhead power lines, well monitoring and delineated archeological sites
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Iteratively revised the grading and elevation of the site
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Civil design software, conventional engineering to earthwork to save costs