Projects

Client: central colorado water conservancy district

Rinn Valley Gravel Pit Storage Project - 2018

This project was one of the many storage projects considered as part of the CCWCD Capital Improvement Project Evaluation and Prioritization project conducted from 2013 through 2015. Conceptual infrastructure plans developed for this project were used as the basis for the design for this project. Infrastructure required to fill and extract water from the storage cells was designed as part of this project. Water diverted from Boulder Creek is conveyed to the storage cells via the Rural Ditch when CCWCD water rights are in priority. To augment member well pumping during the irrigation season, water is pumped from the storage cells and conveyed to the Rural Ditch and ultimately St. Vrain Creek.

Preparation of construction documents, bid assistance, and construction observation services were completed for this project.

Work completed by Wayne E. Eckas, P.E.:

• Close coordination with CCWCD operations staff during design and construction.

• Hydraulic and structural design of two flow measurement structures including a high capacity structure capable of measuring 10 to 80 CFS, and a smaller structure capable of measuring 2 to 15 CFS.

• Design of Rural Ditch headgate structure modifications.

• Design of 10 CFS submersible column pipe pump station to extract water from the largest storage cell. The submersible pump is installed in a steel pipeline that is installed parallel to the reservoir bank slope.

• Design of two reservoir fill rundown structures to protect the reservoir slope during filling operations.

• Design of two pipeline to transfer water from the pump station to another storage cell or the Rural Ditch.

City of Gillette, Wyoming

Dalbey Park Baseball Field Irrigation Project-2018

The existing irrigation system for this baseball field complex was one of the 24 individual irrigation systems evaluated for a 2013-2015 evaluation of existing irrigation systems. The recommendations from this study were the basis for the complete redesign of the irrigation system. The existing irrigation system was redesigned per the design criteria developed with the City of Gillette.

Construction documents, bid assistance, and construction observation services were completed for this project.

The following tasks were completed by Wayne E. Eckas, P.E.:

• Close coordination with City of Gillette Parks and Recreation staff and the Little League Baseball Club during design and construction.

• Irrigation system was designed to allow implementation of drought management plan.

• Follow up on contractor references prior to final contractor selection.

• As-constructed CAD and hard copy drawings were completed using GPS data collected by the City of Gillette GIS department during construction.

• Controller charts were developed for each system based on the as-built drawings for the system. Accurate precipitation rates were calculated for each lateral to provide basis for sustainable water management of the system.

ASSOCIATE

Isabel Sonam

Isabel got her start working under Hugo Walters, Esq., director of the ABC Fashion Institute. She specializes in all things related to fashion law, whether that’s securing a trademark for a logo design or helping clients work through federal textile laws. Before joining Harris Ingram, she was an associate at fine arts practice Veronica Chin, PLLC. Isabel also represents fine artists, galleries, appraisers, and more on art litigation matters.

Education

EMPIRE LAW SCHOOL
Juris Doctor, 2002

NAMELESS UNIVERSITY
B.A., Art History, 1999

Activities & Affiliations

• ABCD Bar Association, Member

Bar Admissions

• New York, California