Manastash Project Construction

The Manastash Creek Restoration Project is finally seeing substantial construction! The Barnes Road diversion fish screen and fish ladder facility has been underway for a couple of weeks. The first of several concrete pours is scheduled for Monday November 2nd.

Construction crew began setting the forms for the concrete pour and preparing the footings this week.

The Menastash Water Ditch Association (MWDA) and Consolidated Diversion construction is starting this week. The contractor worked on access road improvements and preparing to dewater the stream reach where 7 rock weirs will be constructed to accommodate fish passage.

Tomorrow, the entire creek will be diverted into the upper reach of the MWDA Ditch and then routed through an excavated diversion channel back into the creek just below the lowest rock weir. A fish salvage will occur at the same time. Rock weir construction should begin next week.

The contractor began excavation of the bypass channel that will go from MWDA's ditch to back to the creek. On the left is Chris Landreau, an archaeologist on site to monitor excavation for cultural or historic resources.

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