Water Resources
PUTTING OUR RESOURCES TO WORK
Ames has delivered complex water resources projects for more than 40 years, including canals, pipelines, dams, reservoirs, wastewater treatment facilities, pumps, and outfalls.
We’ve earned our clients’ confidence by demonstrating our ability to self-perform water infrastructure projects under demanding schedules, while delivering value for their investment at every stage and in every challenging condition. Our crews are safe, experienced, and ready to help you achieve your goals by providing innovative solutions and superior construction.
Red River Structure
Building a gated control structure that will limit the flow of floodwaters into the Fargo-Moorhead metro.
San Gabriel Reservoir
Removing sediment from California reservoir for post-fire emergency restoration.
Huffaker Hills Reservoir CMAR
Rebuilt slopes to accommodate more storage at a reservoir in Washoe County, Nevada.
Wild Rice River Structure
Built a gated control structure that will limit the flow of floodwaters into the Fargo-Moorhead metro.
Lower Yellowstone Channel
Constructed a fish bypass channel and performed a weir replacement near Glendive, Montana.
San Juan Creek Levee CMAR
Upgraded a one-mile segment of the San Juan Creek flood control channel in California.
Diversion Inlet Structure
Built a gated structure that will divert floodwater into a bypass channel around Fargo, North Dakota.
Silver Basin Dam and Reservoir
Constructed the first asphalt core dam in the U.S. for an Arizona mining operation.
Globeville Landing Outfall
Constructed a drainage channel and conduit for 100-year flood protection in Denver, Colorado.
Lower Yellowstone Diversion
Built a diversion dam and a portion of an intake structure to protect endangered pallid sturgeons.
Murdock Canal Enclosure
Constructed a buried pipeline to replace an open canal in north-central Utah.
Roads Acting as Dams (RAADs)
Built 8 miles of intermittent dam structures with roads along Devils Lake in North Dakota.
Spanish Fork Pipeline
Installed a buried large-diameter steel pipeline for a water distribution system in Utah.
Deer Valley Water Treatment
Performed civil and mechanical scopes to replace a water treatment plant in Arizona.
All-American Canal
Constructed a new concrete-lined canal for an irrigation expansion project in California.
Glendale Oasis Water Campus
Performed sitework and mechanical scopes for a new water treatment plant in Arizona.
Lake Pleasant Water Treatment
Performed structural excavation, blasting, site grading and piping for a new plant near Phoenix, Arizona.
Lost Creek Canyon
Led design-build project to construct a shallow well field with a booster pumping station.