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Public Notice – Water Security Agency

Public Notice – Water Security Agency

8 May 2023
Water Security Agency

Upgrades to Buffalo Pound Control Structure

Effective until November 2023

The Water Security Agency will be completing upgrades to the Buffalo Pound control structure through the summer and fall of 2023. The scope of work includes:

  • Miscellaneous metal work upgrades – platforms, decking, ladders, stairs, handrails (on main structure and fishway);
  • New debris screens and bulkheads for fishway and riparian gate;
  • New monorail systems for fishway, riparian and main gates; New storage compound on north side of structure; and
  • Public safety improvements – signage, fencing, etc. – at the control structure and along the embankment dam north and south of the control structure.

While construction is in progress, there may be short‐term restrictions to the road crossing the structure, which connects Range Road 245 to Buffalo Pound Park roads.

Questions? 1.866.727.5420