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In December 1985. the Balsam Meadow Project reached its halfway mark with the "holing through" of the Tailrace Tunnel
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Surrounded by solid granite, 400 feet below the snow-covered Sierra Nevada, SCE's Balsam Meadow Hydroelectric Construction Project Manager, Don Brundage [Bill Emrich?], right, congratulates Dillingham-Atkinson Project Manager, Richard L
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Surrounded by solid granite, 400 feet below the snow-covered Sierra Nevada, SCE's Balsam Meadow Hydroelectric Construction Project Manager, Don Brundage [Bill Emrich?], right, congratulates Dillingham-Atkinson Project Manager, Richard L. Kunz on completion of tunneling for SCE's $321 million facility, in December of 1985.
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On March 28, 1985, the first of the two massive girders for the overhead crane in Balsam Meadow's underground powerhouse was raised into position
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On March 28, 1985, the first of the two massive girders for the overhead crane in Balsam Meadow's underground powerhouse was raised into position. The completion of this crane was a major milestone in the Balsam Meadow Project, for would be used to install the power stations heavy components.
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Balsam Meadow Hydroelectric Project SCE 6/29/84
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Format of original: U-Matic (See DVD copy) Run time: 14:30 SCE media stock footage of the Balsam Meadow Hydroelectric Project showing construction in progress.
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December 1983 saw work begin on the Access Tunnel
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December 1983 saw work begin on the Access Tunnel, the first tunnel for the Balsam Meadow Project (Eastwood Powerhouse). This picture by project employee Don Nunes shows placing of the first steel "sets," bracing to support the weaker, weathered rock found at the surface end of the tunnel.
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On Oct. 15. 1924. the 4 p.m. shift at Camp 60 established three records for hard rock tunneling
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On Oct. 15, 1924, the 4 p.m. shift at Camp 60 established three records for hard rock tunneling. This hard-working crew drilled 30 feet in one shift, 174 feet in one (six-day) week, and amassed 692 feet for one entire month. These records stood until 1986 when they were surpassed by workers at Edison's Balsam Meadow Project. This photo shows Edison officials, including VP George C. Ward (5th from left) at the tunnel portal at Camp 60, reviewing the crew's progress.
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The holing through of the Florence Lake Tunnel was a major milestone on the Big Creek Project
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The holing through of the Florence Lake Tunnel was a major milestone on the Big Creek Project. Here, E.R. Davis (wearing glasses, squatting in center) supervises the placing of the last few charges of dynamite to break through. Pg. 116.
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