{"id":6709,"date":"2023-11-06T10:52:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T17:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/?p=6709"},"modified":"2023-11-06T11:26:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T18:26:20","slug":"isabella-dam-safety-modification-project-earns-national-rehabilitation-project-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/news\/isabella-dam-safety-modification-project-earns-national-rehabilitation-project-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project Earns National Rehabilitation Project of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
The iconic Isabella Dam <\/span>Safety Modification Project earns the Association of State Dam Safety Officials<\/span><\/a> Award for National Rehabilitation Project of the Year.<\/p>\n Lake Isabella is 40 miles northeast of Bakersfield, Kern County, California. The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) owns and operates the dam. In 2006, a USACE study found the dam vulnerable to three potential failure modes: overtopping, seepage and seismic damage. Water leaked at its base, and a fault line previously believed to be inactive was found to have been active within recent (5,000 years) geologic time.<\/p>\n Once considered the \u201cmost dangerous dam in America,\u201d Phase II of the Isabella Lake Dam Safety Modification Project is now complete. Flatiron and its joint venture partners Dragados USA<\/a> and Sukut Construction<\/a> completed the project under budget at $323 million.<\/p>\n