Salt Springs sequence of events
1. September 2001 |
CARPI visited the site to prepare price estimates for geomembrane installation |
2. December 2003 |
PG&E submitted project applications to CA DSOD |
3. December 2003 |
PG&E issued a purchase order to Carpi for shipment costs of material |
4. January 2004 |
PG&E issued a contract for US$4,622,674 to Carpi |
5. February 2004 |
Carpi started installation of Phase1 (Figure 3) |
6. February 2004 |
PG&E issued a contract to Gannett Fleming for seepage analysis |
7. March 2004 |
Record warm weather in California caused the reservoir to rise, forcing Carpi to alter the Phase 1 installation plan and reduce the quantity of installation |
8. May 2004 |
Gannett Fleming seepage analysis recommended that the area for installation of geomembrane system be changed to maximise reduction in seepage |
9. June 2004 |
PG&E and Carpi agreed to change the area for installation and revised pricing to reflect the changes |
10. July 2004 |
Carpi revised production of geomembrane material for Phase 2 |
11. October 2004 |
Carpi mobilised back to site |
12. October 2004 |
Forest fire near dam escalated into a 65km2 fire and forced evacuation of the site |
13. November 2004 |
Carpi allowed back to Salt Springs to begin Phase 2 of project |
14. December 2005 |
Shutdown for holiday break |
15. January 2005 |
Resumption of work delayed due to heavy snows |
16. March 2005 |
Geomembrane installation in area 1146m to 1155m completed |
17. May 2005 |
Geomembrane installation completed on schedule 1146m to 1192m elevation |