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the EOD Pad and the Eagle River near the

jump on the crucial first months of the next

entrance to the Pad. With the use of the slings,

season, which looks to be even better than

we were also able to airlift the pipe between

2001.

the riverbank and the edge of the EOD Pad.

Additional development work needs to be

All the check valve seals were replaced with

conducted on the remote monitoring systems

a more robust sealing arrangement to improve

associated with the pumping and remediation

their performance.

projects. After a successful year, the video

A Bobcat 753 skid-steer loader was ob-

system needs to be optimized, and the new

tained off the Corps excess equipment list for

meteorological and web camera base stations

use this year. After some minor repair work

reconfigured to reduce idle-time current draw.

by Roads and Grounds, the loader was

An additional web camera may be deployed

brought to the EOD Pad. The Bobcat proved

next season, probably in Bread Truck to moni-

very useful in moving pipe, wire reels, equip-

tor the ditch. These issues are discussed in

ment crates, and even empty fuel tanks. It

more detail in Section III-5.

was also critical in the deployment and retro-

Other development work in progress in-

grade of the discharge line. It is definitely a

cludes the installation of solar-powered con-

valuable addition to the project. Further re-

ditioning units on the gensets to prevent the

pair work on the loader is being conducted

this winter at the CRREL office in Fairbanks.

The Eagle River Flats web page has been

completed and expanded. It is accessible

Table III-1-6. Predicted flooding tides for

t h ro u g h the CRREL public web site at

2001 season.