Posts Tagged ‘relief wells’

Relief Well Systems Evaluations Mark Changes for Kansas City, Missouri

Posted on Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 by Affinis Corp
In Federal Services, Stormwater, tagged in Tags: relief wells, underseepage memo, usace

The City of Kansas City, Missouri’s Water Services Department (KCWS) asked Affinis to evaluate four relief wells that were part of the East Bottoms Relief Well System. Originally, KCWS requested relief well replacement design. However, after initial review Affinis determined the relief wells could be abandoned. This saved the city a few hundred thousand dollars […]

Relief Well Maintenance

Posted on Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 by Affinis Corp
In Structural, tagged in Tags: dams, levees, maintenance, relief wells, usace

Relief wells are constructed to provide pressure relief caused by floodwaters at the landward toe of the levee. Excessive pressure at the landward toe of a levee can cause sand boils to develop. When this occurs, levee material moves (called piping). If enough material is piped from the foundation, a direct path can be created, […]