Little Long Dam Safety Project wins Award of Excellence

Recently KGS Group brought home the Canadian Dam Association’s Constructed Project Award of Excellence. Working alongside Ontario Power Generation, Kiewit Corporation and WSP Canada, KGS acted as the owner’s engineer to complete the award-winning Little Long Dam Safety Project.

This award is offered annually by the CDA to recognize teams that have made significant contributions to the dam industry in Canada and society. This is a major achievement for KGS and everyone who worked on this project. Well done team!

You can learn more about the project below.

The Little Long Dam Safety Project was a significant initiative by Ontario Power Generation to rehabilitate and enhance the spill capacity at the Adam Creek Sluiceway to meet new dam safety standards. The project aimed to provide an increase of 40% from 6,090 m³/s to achieve an overall discharge capacity of 8,680 m³/s at the Little Long headpond.

There were three main components to the project:

1. The addition of four new concrete sluiceway bays, providing the additional discharge capacity
2. The replacement of 10 existing sluice gates, gate hoist systems, and superstructures to improve operational safety and reliability
3. The installation of an upstream splash wall to protect against wave and debris overtopping

More information about the Little Long Dam Safety Project can be found on the project page.