Written from Slater's published photos. Owner, scope and outcome await confirmation from Slater.
The challenge
A Coachella Valley water agency needed a new concrete diversion structure where its canal alignment meets local drainage. The work sat in open desert beside an active corridor, with utility lines overhead and a tight window to finish the concrete before water had to move through the site again.
Our approach
Slater excavated and shored the site with its own crews and equipment, then formed the structure in stages: walls and header first, then the openings, the sloped wing walls and the curved transition that guides flow into the structure. Timber-and-plywood forms, round column forms and braced lagging were built on site, and every pour was cured under a membrane to protect the concrete in the desert heat.
The outcome
The structure was formed, reinforced and placed by Slater’s own people, with no hand-offs between trades, and the excavation was ready for backfill on the agency’s schedule. It is the kind of job we have been building across Southern California for 45 years.
