DAMS/RESERVOIRS/RIP RAP

The Zak Dirt team has spent the past 45 years amassing the experience, expertise, tools, team, and resources to build high quality projects that exceed our clients’ needs. Over the past 10 years, Zak Dirt has completed over $50 million in dam rehabilitation and restoration projects. We not only understand the complexities of undertaking this work but understand the process, dedication, and flexibility that it takes to work in active outdoor environments to build and restore functionality to Colorado’s water systems. This experience provides us with a unique approach to and appreciation for working in environmentally sensitive and constrained sites of Colorado’s terrain and high elevations.

DAM-SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

  • Controlled excavation 
  • Zoned embankments
  • Earthen dams
  • Roller Compacted Concrete
  • Riprap and slope protection
  • Cut-off Walls
  • Dam Instrumentation
  • Installation of toe-drain and sand blankets for seepage control
  • Embankment Buttressing
  • Concrete spillways and outlet works
  • Diversions and water control
  • Design, installation, and maintenance of dewatering systems

PROVEN SUCCESS

Zak Dirt’s extensive proven successes in managing high hazard dam projects have resulted in repeat business, in fact, over 65% of our business is from repeat customers. We have completed over thirty-five rehabilitation projects including:

  • Carl Smith Dam
  • Twin Lakes Dam
  • Highland Reservoir #2
  • Mountain Supply Reservoir #4
  • North Poudre Reservoir #4
  • Ryan’s Gulch Reservoir
  • Prospect Reservoir

Click on the project name to learn more about the project.

Contact Zak Dirt

Address:
14290 Hilltop Road
Longmont, CO 80504

Phone:
970-535-4657
877-ZAK-DIRT (toll-free)

Fax:
970-535-4561

Office Hours:
8:00 - 4:30 MST, Monday - Friday