Rising Sun Water Tank Replacement Project
In 2012, a massive landside occurred on the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, blocking access to an existing water tank serving a popular campground in the area. Due to risks of the water system failing, the Park Service hired DJ&A to design and prepare construction documents for a new…
Ok-a-Beh Potable Water System Design
DJ&A was hired to complete the design development and construction documents for a seasonal potable water system serving the Ok-A-Beh Marina in the Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area in Montana. This well and spring-fed system required upgrades to its spring collection box, underground water storage tank, spring area security/fencing, and…
Grant Kohrs Ranch National Historical Site
The Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site in Montana seeks to preserve the history and culture of the cattle industry in the West. Once the headquarters of a 10-million acre cattle ranch, the area is now operated by the National Park Service and sees thousands of visitors each year. To protect…
Grand Ditch Breach Repair
In 2003 the Grand Ditch, a trans-basin water-diversion canal in the northwest corner of Rocky Mountain National Park, breached its bank. The breach saturated an adjacent hillslope which gave way, sending a massive mud- and rock-slide down and into the headwaters of the Colorado River. Approximately 22 acres and 1.5…
Headwaters Campground at Flagg Ranch Water & Sewer Replacement
The Headwaters Campground at Flagg Ranch offers 171 tent and RV camping sites to visitors of Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. The existing sewer and water systems serving the campground were approximately 50 years old, repeatedly failing, and had reached the end of…
Chickasaw National Recreation Area Wastewater Treatment Study
Lake of the Arbuckles sits within the popular Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Oklahoma and hosts some of state’s best fishing. DJ&A was responsible for studying alternatives for replacing a water intake system serving Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Oklahoma. Part of this work included a complete underwater investigation of…
Cedar Breaks Recreation Area Wastewater System Upgrades
DJ&A was tasked with replacing three failing wastewater systems serving Cedar Breaks National Monument near Cedar City, Utah. The monument’s elevation of over 10,000 feet coupled with large amounts of snowfall and harsh weather accelerated this deterioration because of repeated freezing and thawing of system components. With wastewater systems serving…
Avalanche Creek Campground Water & Sewer Replacement
After 50+ years of serving visitors in Glacier National Park, the water and sewer system at Avalanche Campground reached the end of its useful life. Leaky pipes stemming from the system were draining 3,000-7,000 gallons of chlorinated water into the ground under campsites each day. Limiting the inherent environmental damage…