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[rev_slider alias="Smith-Canal-Gate-Project" slidertitle="Smith Canal Gate Project"][/rev_slider] Smith Canal Gate Before construction began, the Smith Canal area, located off the San Joaquin River in Stockton, California, was considered a “high-risk” flood zone, triggering mandatory flood insurance requirements and building restrictions for thousands of residents.The project involved the construction...

[rev_slider alias="Groundwater-Replenishment-System-Final-Expansion-Project" slidertitle="Groundwater Replenishment System Final Expansion Project"][/rev_slider] Groundwater Replenishment System Expansion For Orange County’s Groundwater Replenishment System Expansion, Shimmick delivered a three-step advanced process consisting of microfiltration, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet light with hydrogen peroxide to produce water that meets and exceeds state and federal drinking...

[rev_slider alias="Foster-City-Levee-Improvements" slidertitle="Foster City Levee Improvements"][/rev_slider] Foster City Levee Improvements This $60 million project consists of a series of flood protection improvements, including steel sheet pile, and concrete floodwalls adjacent to San Francisco Bay, Belmont Slough, and O’Neill Slough along the existing levee and floodwall alignments; the...

Palisades Fire Cleanup Following the devastating Palisades Fire, Shimmick rapidly mobilized to aid in debris removal and recovery operations in Los Angeles. Within 48 hours, crews and equipment were on-site, and coordination began with local, county, and state emergency agencies. The project required stabilizing hazardous terrain,...

[rev_slider alias="Miramar-Clearwell-Improvements" slidertitle="Miramar Clearwell Improvements"][/rev_slider] Miramar Reservoir Pump Station Improvements The project consists of improvements to the existing 100-million gallon per day (MGD) Miramar Reservoir Pump Station (MRPS) as well as addition of 1 megawatt (MW) of photovoltaic panels on Clearwell 1 at the Miramar Water Treatment...

Folsom Dam The Folsom Dam Raise Project is a Flood Risk Management project which will provide system-wide flood damage reduction benefits when combined with the common features efforts within the Sacramento Valley. The key project features Main Dam Spillway work on all eight Tainter gates which includes...

  North City Pure Water Facility As part of the PURE program to upgrade San Diego’s water treatment system, Shimmick was selected by the City of San Diego to build the new North City Pure Water Facility. This facility will utilize advanced technology to purify recycled water,...

Terminal 3 and 4 Shore Power Shimmick delivered shore-to-ship electrical infrastructure at Terminal 3 and Terminal 4 of the Port of Tacoma, supporting EPA-recommended environmental initiatives to reduce vessel emissions. The project included the installation of medium voltage (13.8kV to 6.6kV) power systems, substations, transformers, switchgear,...

Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant Ozonation As part of a major upgrade to the Sunol Valley Water Treatment Plant, Shimmick will perform specialized electrical work supporting the installation of a new ozonation system. The project introduces an ozone treatment process for primary disinfection and taste and...