Engineering

The engineering program is relatively new.  Beginning in fiscal year 1990, engineering support for SRS was increased to assume design and oversight responsibilities for secondary road maintenance and construction.  Costs for many road and other engineering projects have been reduced through contracting, reduced overhead costs, and minimizing road maintenance and construction.  About 1,400 miles of secondary roads exist at SRS.  Six to eight miles of new road are constructed annually.  In fiscal year 1998, five bridges were designed and constructed through the program.  Low-cost design, modeling, and contracting services are available for various engineering and environmental restoration projects at SRS. 

The following are services that the program provides to partners and SRS cooperators:

• Secondary road maintenance and construction activities, from design through contracting to construction.
• SRS boundary maintenance, including signing, right-of-way vegetation maintenance, and fence and gate repair.
• Lost-cost and rapid aerial photography, cartography, conventional surveying, and global positioning system services for SRS engineering and environmental restoration projects.
• Engineering expertise for the prime contractor for various environmental projects; e.g. surface water enhancement at the F and H industrial areas; Par Pond hydrology; basin and drop structure construction; and channel stabilization in F, H, S, and Z industrial areas.  (F and H areas are chemical separations facilities, and S and Z areas are waste disposal and storage facilities).
• Maintenance, fleet management, and support engineering for USFS-SR’s management, research, and educational facilities.
• Critical engineering support for USFS-SR’s watershed management and research projects; e.g. erosion control, wetland restoration, and irrigation systems.

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