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Richard E. McLaughlin, P.E. <br /> Farad Diversion and Whitewater Chute, Sierra Pacific Power Company, Farad, CA <br /> Principal -in- Charge/Project Manager: This project included alternative development, preliminary <br /> design, and final design of a diversion that was destroyed during flood. Project elements included <br /> elimination of a formal dam structure, creation of a recreational whitewater rapid, restoring the channel <br /> adjacent to the diversion, and incorporating fish passage and habitat features. Efforts and primary <br /> responsibilities have included, authoring of all reports, preliminary and final design, extensive physical <br /> modeling at the Bureau of Reclamation's hydraulic laboratory, and extensive design development with <br /> fisheries biologists. <br /> Mississippi River Whitewater Park, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Army Corp of <br /> Engineers, St. Paul, Minnesota <br /> Principal -in- Charge, and Whitewater Course Design Engineer: This economic development project is <br /> funded by the Sate of Minnesota and the Army Corp of Engineers. It will serve as a catalyst for the <br /> renewal of the surrounding area. The whitewater channel will have twenty -five feet of drop and create <br /> the centerpiece of this new river front park. Efforts and primary responsibilities have included co- <br /> authoring a feasibility study, participation in a Value Engineering (VE) study, and final design (current) <br /> of this whitewater park. <br /> 1996 Olympic Whitewater Course, U.S. Forest Service, Polk County; TN <br /> • Principal -in- Charge, Lead Design Engineer: As part of a multi - disciplined design team, design of the <br /> whitewater canoe and kayak slalom competition course for the 1996 Summer Olympic Gaines. The site <br /> is the Ocoee River in the Cherokee National Forest in Polk County, Tennessee. To support these events, <br /> a 600 -meter stretch of the Ocoee River was adapted for competitive slalom use. Design included use of a <br /> large physical model study to refine whitewater performance characteristics. Efforts and responsibilities <br /> included hydraulic analysis, modeling, bank stabilization, preliminary design, . and final design of the <br /> course and channel modifications. <br /> Confluence Park Boat Chute Design, Urban Drainage and Flood Control District, Denver, CO <br /> Project Engineer: For a boat chute at Confluence Park (on the South Platte River near downtown <br /> Denver), layout, hydraulic calculations, and design_of the boat chute bypass structure around the diversion <br /> dam and hydraulic design of the chute. Conducted a $40,000 physical model study of the chute, <br /> diversion, and dam at Colorado State University's hydraulics laboratory, and compiled relevant <br /> specifications and a cost estimate. Also designed a modulating inlet chute and electronic control system <br /> that maximizes allowable flows through the boat chute. <br /> Horseshoe Bend Whitewater Course and Fish Ladders Boise Cascade, Boise Cascade Corp, Horseshoe <br /> Bend, ID <br /> Project Manager and Engineer: Design of a boat chute bypass, with fish ladder, to allow fish to swim <br /> upstream. Detailed hydraulic analysis and final report. Results from previous hydraulic model studies <br /> and computer programs were used in the design analysis. <br /> Santa Fe Avenue Grade Control Structure and Boat Chute, Pueblo Conservancy District, Pueblo, CO <br /> Project Engineer: Design of a grade control structure to convert a dangerous river drop structure into a <br /> safe white water recreational park. Computer modeling for chute design and analysis and analysis of <br /> various chute configurations under many different hydraulic conditions. Conducted a $30,000 physical <br /> model study of the proposed drop structure configuration and developed modifications to the model. <br /> Responsible for final design drawings and specifications. <br /> McLaughlin Rincon, Ltd. <br />