The McLaughlin Whitewater Design Group was honored at the American Public Works Association Colorado Chapter (APWA-CO) Annual Awards ceremony in February. The Hartland Dam/Gunnison River improvements, completed by MWDG, received the Medium Community – Environmental Design award. Participants were required by the APWA to submit projects demonstrating outstanding work but also winners were selected based …
MWDG has designed an improved configuration for the Hartland Dam in Delta, Colorado. The modification objective is to: Provide upstream passage for three native fishes, roundtail chub, bluehead sucker, and flannelmouth sucker, and to reestablish population connectivity for these fishes upstream and downstream of the dam. Improve safety of boat passage over the existing dam. …