Underwater Construction Corporation Completes Another Carbon Fiber Wrap Infrastructure Project
The upper reservoir storage basin at a U.S. Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH) facility Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC) has been delivering cost effective, high strength, and corrosion resistant carbon wrap solutions since 2015. That experience and more than 53 years of commercial diving background in the power industry have added [...]read more
Underwater Mineral Processing Services: Water Treatment Plant – Alum Sludge Removal & Geotextile Tube Dewatering (Braintree, MA)
The Challenge Many municipal and private water treatment plants need to condition their incoming raw water with the removal of suspended solids materials. This task is typically performed through chemical conditioning with the addition of an approved precipitating / flocculating chemical in preparation for gravity settling of these solids. [...]read more
UMPS Successfully Completes Hydraulically Dredged Sediment Dewatering for Philadelphia Water Works Schuylkill River Boathouse Row Channel
In the shadow of the Rocky statue at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Underwater Mineral Processing Services (UMPS), an operational division of Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC), was contracted under a Philadelphia Water Works Park Amenities & Island Enhancement Project to process 2,000 gallons per minute (gpm) of hydraulically dredged [...]read more
UCC Support of Invasive Mussel Control Demonstration Project
The USGS figure below presents the point distribution map of Dreissena polymorpha throughout the continental US through February 2019. Figure 1: Zebra Mussel Population Estimates Non-native zebra and quagga mussels invaded the Great Lakes region in the early 1990s arriving in foreign ships’ ballast water. Some [...]read more
Dam Stilling Basin Repair
In November 2020, Underwater Construction Corporation (UCC) was contracted by a hydroelectric utility to conduct repairs to a dam’s stilling basin. Previous inspections had identified areas of spalling and exposed concrete reinforcement. Additionally, a section of baffle blocks had become dislodged and swept downstream during a high-water event. To [...]read more
UCC TransMontaigne Terminal Dock Repairs under COVID-19 Restrictions
Underwater Construction Corporation recently performed crucial structural repairs and underwater corrosion protective coatings application to pilings and dock infrastructure at the TransMontaigne Terminal Dock, located on the Mississippi River in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. These pilings had weakened significantly, due to impact damage from continuous barge loading and unloading operations. The [...]read more