Bolivar Dam on Sandy Creek of the Tuscarawas River in Bolivar, Ohio is a dry dam consisting of two levees within the Bolivar Dam reservoir.

The owner of the dam, United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), identified the need for a barrier wall to address seepage that is negatively affecting the structural stability of the dam, resulting in increased risks to the downstream public.

Treviicos South (the contractor) was retained by USACE’s Huntington District to install the 600,000 square foot barrier wall. Geosyntec was retained by the contractor to handle the data management aspect of the project. The owner and contractor both required data management tools that proved the data they produced met barrier wall specifications. The tools needed to quickly and efficiently submit the contractor data and interpret the data to facilitate correcting construction were necessary. Submittal of these data is on the critical path to backfilling of the seepage barrier panels. Geosyntec”s data management services included providing, a) a secure FTP site used for submittals and data transfer; b) a database accessible “live” to USACE; c) a website with data input and reporting tools; d) online and offline mapping tools; e) a gINT database; and f) a data management plan. Geosyntec”s data management tools allowed USACE access to the data produced by the contractor quickly, transparently, and in a format that facilitated understanding and provided a visualization of the data, confirming a successful design.