Navajo Nation – Fruitland Diversion & Fish Entrainment Weir Project
- Water / Wastewater
- San Juan County, New Mexico
Diversion / Fish-Entrainment Weir Replacement
The project involves replacing the existing Fruitland Canal fish-entrainment weir, control gates, and sluiceway with a new integrated diversion structure for the Navajo Nation. Work includes a new weir wall, concrete flume, retaining walls, steel and concrete walkways, control gates, a pedestrian bridge, fencing, and a precast controls building, with 95% of the work self-performed.
Project Details
- Owner Type
- Tribal
- Primary Scope
- Diversion / Weir Structures · Drainage / Flood Control · Earthwork / Grading · Structural Concrete
About the Project
Meridian is replacing the existing Fruitland Canal fish-entrainment weir, control gates, and sluiceway with a new integrated diversion structure designed to improve water control and fish passage. The new work includes a weir wall separating the fish-sluice and overflow channels, concrete flume, retaining walls, steel and concrete walkways, control gates, pedestrian bridge, fencing, and a precast controls building.
Meridian self-performs 95% of the project, including excavation, earthwork, concrete structures, demolition, SWPPP, and miscellaneous civil work. The project requires careful execution within an environmentally sensitive waterway and a constrained construction season.
