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Vega works for Black & Veatch, the construction manager of the project. She is a civil engineer and has been assisting with the project’s behind-the-scenes tasks in the office since February 2022.

One of the most critical pieces of equipment on site is the asphalt core paver, a custom-built machine that uses proprietary technology and is controlled by GPS.

On Aug. 29, the first pipe was placed in the valve house. The pipe weighs 55,000 pounds and was lowered into place by a 400-ton crane.

Northern Water, Barnard Construction, Black & Veatch and Stantec employees lent a hand in the volunteer trash pickup along CR 18E on Saturday, Aug. 5.

The City of Loveland is the third largest participant in the Chimney Hollow Reservoir Project and has exactly one-ninth of the storage capacity with 10,000 acre-feet.

When Barnard Construction was selected as the general contractor in August 2019, Chimney Hollow Reservoir Project Operations Manager RJ Roos was one of the first assigned to the project.

The largest reservoir that’s been built in the U.S. this century has reached its halfway point in construction.

Throughout the past year and a half, crews have been working on the reinforced concrete spillway on the left (west) abutment of the main dam.

In late July, crews placed the final concrete slab for the valve house to provide solidity between the ground and the four-story building.