Anomaly Dig
- Location Wisconsin
- TimelineOctober 2019
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Construction
MethodsWellpoints
Portable dams with pumps
Scope
Michels Construction, Inc. and Michels Pipeline, Inc. teamed up to isolate standing water and control groundwater in permeable soils to allow a pipeline joint to be repaired. The dewatering crew first installed 12 portable dams and then installed a wellpoint dewatering system to control groundwater while the pipeline construction crew completed the work. The entire project was completed in 11 days.