Schoharie Reservoir Low Level Outlet Microtunnel

As part of a major infrastructure project at the Schoharie Reservoir in Gilboa, New York, Stiver Engineering provided a variety of services for a low-level outlet designed to release water downstream into Schoharie Creek to facilitate dam maintenance and emergency response, mitigate flood risk, and enhance downstream habitat for fish and wildlife. The work includes construction of a 9.5-foot diameter micro-tunnel at a depth of 160 feet. Stiver provided designs for the gate shaft as well as analysis of the steel jacking frame for the tunnel machine and steel pipe. We also provided trench safety designs, thrust block designs, steel pipe casing designs, anchor bolt attachment designs, and a structural review of the Herrenknecht tunnel launch seal and pipe break frames, among other services.