Park Lake Overflow Spillway Project
Village of Pardeeville, Municipal Engineering Services, 2011
This project included numerous services, including project planning, development, design, DNR grant procurement, CDBG administration, construction inspection for the spillway and dam improvements.
Purpose:
In 2008, many areas in the State of Wisconsin experienced a period of heavy rain that tested many municipal dams and flood control structures. Some of these facilities gave way to the immense pressure of 22.5 inches of rain in a 7-day period. The Village of Pardeeville’s Park Lake area had lake levels so high that flood waters overtopped the narrow area of STH 22 near the Village’s hydroelectric plant and compromised neighboring properties, Village facilities, and the connectivity of STH 22.
The Park Lake Dam lacked a separate overflow flood structure that could alleviate pressure and safely convey flood flows to downstream areas and avoid infrastructure outages. GEC partnered with the Village in all efforts to get this Spillway project off the ground including concept consultation, planning, design, funding administration, construction bidding, construction inspection and project oversight. In addition to the Spillway project, the main dam area was in need of repair and GEC performed similar services in an upgrade project to the main dam gates and facilities. Both projects were CDBG grant and DNR grant funded projects as one main improvement project that benefits the Village, the surrounding rural communities, and the Fox River waterway system.
