The Heber Diversion Dam was constructed in 1958 and consisted of a 120-metre wide, 10-metre-high rock filled, creosote-treated timber dam. The dam allowed water to be diverted through a creosote-treated, woodstave pipeline from Heber River east towards Upper Campbell Lake Reservoir.

The complex project included planning for complete removal of all components of the diversion, remediation to wildlands standards, stream and riparian lands restoration, rehabilitation of all areas that were used in conjunction with the facility. Core6 Environmental provided construction environmental management and was the lead Qualified Environmental Professional part of the Quantum Murray team that designed and implemented the creosote wood timber dam and woodstave pipeline removal.

BC Hydro provided a design for reference and the Quantum Murray team redesigned the river diversion to better suit the project and minimize water ingress into the work areas.

Core6 Environmental was responsible for developing and implementing the environmental management plan, leading Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development permits for amphibian and fish salvage, assisting in the diversion design, developing and implementing the water and sediment control plan, developing and implementing the hydrocarbon water treatment system, and was key in obtaining discharge permits for the project, developing the Quality Plan, and was Quantum Murrays quality representative for the project.

Core6 Environmental was key in monitoring and establishing acceptable turbidity levels for the project and was able to obtain flexibility on these levels in project-specific situations.  The dam, pipeline, and soil/sediment contamination were successfully removed, and the river was restored to project specifications.

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