Client
Palm Beach Aggregates, Inc.

South Florida Water Management District
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Location
Palm Beach County, Florida
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Key BCI Staff
Leslie Bromwell, ScD, PE
Carl Christmann, PE
Mark Schwartz, PE, CFM
Stephen Hjelle, PE
Kenneth Ying, PhD
Craig Houdeshell
George Drace 
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Project Costs
$1.5 Million
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Start Date
April 2004
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Completion Date
September 2007

Loxahatchee L-8 Reservoir

Scope

The South Florida Water Management District’s (SFWMD) Loxahatchee Reservoir is a critical  component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP), and is one of the first public/private projects initiated. This 1,000-acre water storage area was created in a former limerock mining area. BCI was retained by Palm Beach Aggregates to provide comprehensive design support and serve as the engineer of record.

BCI provided the following services :

• Coordinated activities with SFWMD and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• Investigated existing dams/determine extent of remedial work necessary
• Set up record keeping and reporting for all field operations
• Trained inspectors and testing technicians as necessary
• Evaluated borrow materials for suitability in dam construction and established specifications
• Provided Quality Assurance Inspections on a regular schedule
• Provided design cross sections for embankments
• Evaluated seepage conditions to establish critical slope stability
• Evaluated wind and wave run-up conditions and adequate slope protection
• Coordinated activities with SFWMD and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• Prepared construction plans and specifications for each of the seven reservoir cells
• Monitored ongoing construction activities
• Designed and monitored the  construction of over three miles of roller compacted concrete slope armoring
• Designed and monitored the construction of a 73 foot deep