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X0000627 Studies & Dam Safety Review

Description de projet

Winston Hydro Inc., mandated Equinox Construction Services (ECS) to carry out various studies and reviews as part of the List of corrective actions, in line with the Loi sur la sécurité des barrages. Theses studies included an Inspection Calendar, a Reliability Study, an updated to the Dam Safety Review, Geotechnical Classification Study, Stability Studies, and overall dam health studies.

ECS developed a comprehensive Dam Safety Review report that combined the work of 4 different consulting firms with various mandates and recommendations. ECS also coordinated an assessment of future OPEX and CAPEX investments, coordinated the Regulatory Agency’s requirements as well as all field data collection work.

Finally, ECS ensured proper conformity with applicable laws and proper data management throughout the process.

CLIENT

Winston Hydro Inc.

LOCATION

Saint-Antonin, Québec.

DATE

Various studies were conducted from November 2022 until May 2024

Team

COST

N/A

PROFESSIONAL FEES

80 000$

Services Provided

  • Dam inspection
  • Dam Safety Review
  • Geotechnical Classification Study
  • Geotechnical Stability Study
  • Dam Stability Study
  • Dam Reliability Study
  • Vairous aeriel inspections and 3D scans
  • Hydraulic and hydrology modeling
  • Dam Rupture Study
  • Review with regulatory agency

Challenges

  • The complexity of the interconnected nature of the various studies had to be simplified to facilitate review
  • Staying within the project scope all while respecting the applicable laws that govern the structure