PROJECT: Prairie State Generating Company (PSGC) Cells 3 & 4 Construction LOCATION: Marissa, IL  PROJECT SUMMARY Bloomsdale Excavating was contracted to construct two, separate ash containment cells totaling 56 acres which also included geomembrane liners, leachate piping and drainage layers. Cell 3:  • Covered 12 acres • Clearing and grubbing • Hauled 300,000 cubic yards of material excavation to another area on site • Placed 100,000 cubic yards of compacted, 3’ thick clay liner • Managed geomembrane sub...

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PROJECT: Prairie State Generating Company Cells 1 & 2 Closure LOCATION: Marissa, IL  PROJECT SUMMARY Prairie State Energy Campus is a 1,600-megawatt coal-fired, electrical power station and coal mine located near Marissa, Illinois. As part of the energy campus’  ash management program, Bloomsdale Excavating was  contracted to close two separate ash pond cells totaling 51 acres. The project included managing a geomem-brane contractor, installing terrace drains, rock let-downs and seeding. Cell 1: • Covered and closed 12...

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PROJECT: Prairie Power Pearl Landfill Cell Closure  LOCATION: Pearl, IL  PROJECT BACKGROUND Bloomsdale Excavating’s scope of work included: Value engineering & constructability planning, grading of coal ash and soil cap, erosion control and maintenance, demolition of existing steel and concrete foundation structures located in and adjacent to the Illinois River, installation of membrane liner, and soil stabilization.  PROJECT SUMMARY In 2012, Prairie Power closed its Pearl Generation  Station.  The small 22-megawatt, coa...

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Project: Dynegy-Hennepin Pond 2E Location:Hennepin, Illinois Project Background & Description Bloomsdale Excavating Company, Inc. was hired to construct a new fly ash containment pond for the Dynegy power plant in Hennepin, IL.   The project required the new fly ash containment pond to be constructed within the confines of the existing, abandoned ash pond. To accomplish this, Bloomsdale excavated more than 55,000 cubic yards of fly ash from the existing pond, which was stockpiled as waste material. Bloomsdale also imported clay ...

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Project: Wood River Plant Location: Wood River, Illinois Project Background & Description Dynegy's Wood River Power Station had converted to Montana Coal, which emits less sulfur. In order to more efficiently haul the coal, larger unit train unloading facilities needed to be built. Bloomsdale Excavating Company, Inc. was contracted to construct a new mile and a half-long rail loop for Dynegy's Wood River Power Station in Wood River, IL.  In order to meet the project requirements, Bloomsdale needed to make all of the cuts and fill excavation...

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