SALISBURY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Client List

The following table is a partial listing of Geotechnical, Environmental, and Mineral Exploration projects completed 1996 through 1999.  -We would be glad to send you a more complete list, including the engineering and mineral firms and state or federal regulatory agencies.

CLIENT

PROJECT NAME or LOCATION

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Arizona DOT Whiskey Springs, AZ
Highway 87
Core drilling on steep slopes for new highway alignment and foundation testing for bridge abutments. Drill moves by hand and boom truck. This project began in February of 1995 and continued through 1997. Multiple rigs and drilling methods were employed for several engineering firms including ADOT
Arizona DOT Gordon Canyon Project Payson, AZ Occupied previously drilled holes and installed inclinometers.
Arizona DOT Interstate 17, AZ Inclinometer installations on steep failing road cut. Access by hand moves and helicopter.
Arizona DOT Preacher Canyon, AZ Multi-drill program in support of highway expansion.
Arizona DOT

Cottonwood Bridge, AZ

Core drilling on steep slopes for new highway alignment.  Moves were performed by hand and helicopter. 
Arizona DOT

Jerome, AZ

Drilling on steep slopes in support of highway expansion project.  All moves were performed by crane. 
Arizona DOT

Pinal Pass, AZ

Helicopter moves were required for this steep slope drilling program in support of highway expansion project. 
Arizona DOT

Kingman, AZ
Highway 93

Core drilling for a Geotechnical investigation for a new highway alignment on Highway 93.
Arizona DOT

U.S. 60

Core drilling off highway on failing road cut.
Arizona DOT

Wickiup, AZ

Multi-phase and multi-rig drill program in support of highway expansion. 
Arizona DOT

Payson, AZ
Payson Rockslide

SAI responded to an emergency situation following the the Payson rockslide. Portability and recovery were the major concerns. SAI drill personnel responsible for core logging.
Arizona DOT

Sunflower, AZ.
Highway 87

Drilling along a new highway alignment to test bridge abutments. Drill sites stretched across remote locations with difficult access from Highway 87.
Arizona DOT

Sunflower, AZ.

Lower Kitty Jo Bridge Project. Drilling for a highway alignment.
Arizona DOT

Sedona, AZ

Drilling in support of highway expansion project. 
Arizona DOT

Kaiser Springs, AZ

Core drilling on steep slopes for new highway alignment.  Moves by hand or helicopter. 
Arizona DOT

Roosevelt Dam, AZ

Difficult access core drilling which required helicopter moves.  Drilling was done in support of landslide repair. 
Arizona DOT

Ajo, AZ
Highway 85

Road widening project on SR85 near Crater Range.
Arizona DOT

Boulders Highway, AZ

Multi-rig program utilizing helicopter for moves, in support of highway expansion project. 
Arizona DOT

Apache Junction, AZ.

Road widening project north of Highway 60.
Arizona DOT

Oak Creek Canyon, AZ
Highway 88

Road widening project along State Highway 88 on a steep and unstable slope.
Arizona DOT

Globe, AZ

Core drilling in soft formations above the Roosevelt Lake landslide.
AGRA Earth &  Environmental

Snowflake, AZ

Core drilling in reservoir losing large amounts of water through fractures. 
AGRA Earth & Environmental

ASARCO Ray I, II, AZ

Core drilling through 100+ feet of overburden to test foundation site.  Additional drilling of foundation for new building.
AGRA Earth & Environmental 

Polk County, OR

Winch and helicopter moves to sites on 50 degree slopes to test failing road cut. 
AGRA Earth & Environmental 

Cinder Cone, AZ

Borings on cinder cone for tunneling project.  Moves by hand and helicopter. 
AGRA Earth & Environmental 

Lynx Lake, AZ

Angle holes on the dam and spillway to test stability. 
Army Corp. Of Engineers

Dalles, OR

Geotechnical coring from a platform over water for dam and reservoir evaluation.
Dept. Of Conservation

Reno, NV.

Geotechnical study on a steep slope for a proposed dam alignment. Vertical and angle holes were drilled using triple tube. Packer tests on each hole.

Barton/Utter Cadillac

Spokane, WA

Augering holes for environmental testing in low overhead area inside car dealership.

City of Unalaska

Dutch Harbor, AK
Aleutians Islands

Two monitoring wells and auger drilling with the SAITECH GH5.

Express Lube

Spokane, WA

Augering holes for environmental testing in low overhead area for Express Lube.

Cal Trans

Cloverdale, CA

Borings to evaluate failing road cut on the Cloverdale Bypass.

California DOT

Mendicino Pass, CA

Drilling, piezometer and inclinometer installations on steep slopes. 

Bellevue American Journal Plant

Bellevue American, WA

Auger borings inside the American Journal Plant Building for environmental evaluation.

ATT/Alascom

Dutch Harbor, AK

Foundation borings for dam site at new Unalaska water supply dam. Moves by hand and ATV.

CH2M Hill

Snohomish River, WA

Drilling off barge through sediments and logs into pre-glacial deposits. 
Capes Homeowners Association Capes Landslide, OR Drilling on a residential landslide.  Helicopter moves were required due to the steep slopes. 

Colorado DOT

Aspen, CO

Drilling on steep slopes for highway widening project between Aspen and Carbondale CO.in 1996,1997, 1998 and 1999. Access to drill site by hand, boom truck and helicopter. Project utilized multiple SAITECH drills.

Colorado DOT

Rampart Dam, CO

Drilling on steep slopes, drill moves were performed utilizing a helicopter.  Our crew installed inclinometers. 
Colorado DOT

Berthoud Pass, CO

Core drilling on steep slopes in support of new highway alignment. 
East Asia Gold Corp.

Union of Myanmar (Burma)

A SAITECH GH3 was purchased by East Asia Gold Corp and SAI provided on-site training for Burmese drill crews.

Echo Bay Mines

  Republic, WA

Drilling from a barge in the Echo Bay Mines tailings pond, to evaluate sediment properties for pond expansion.

Boeing Aircraft

Everett Plant, WA

Augering below concrete slab to evaluate environmental contaminates.

Federal Highway Administration

West Yellowstone, MT.

Drilling along side the highway at Gibbon Falls, West Yellowstone Park for a road widening project. This is an extremely congested area due to motor homes and park traffic.
Federal Highway Administration

Lake Mead, NV

Core drilling with the SAITECH GH3 to complete a Geotechnical study for a proposed bridge site.

Federal Highway Administration

Yosemite, CA

Borings for new bridge abutments associated with road widening project.

Federal Highway Administration Mt. Lemon Highway, AZ. Borings for bridge and retaining wall foundations off platform on 50+ degree slopes.
Federal Highway Administration

Horse Creek, CA

Drilling off platform in the creek to determine stability of new bridge pier.  

Federal Highway Administration

Heber, UT

Heber City Project, drilling on a landslide area.

Federal Highway Administration

Duchesne, UT

Core drilling on steep slopes for bridge abutment sites.

Federal Highway Administration

Gunnison, CO

Borings to evaluate locations for new bridge abutments and piers on the Taylor River in Gunnison County, CO.

Federal Highway Administration

Whiskey Town Project, CA

Drilling within the Whiskey Town National Recreation Area.
Federal Highway Administration

Sequoia National Park, CA

Core drilling for proposed rock cut and retaining walls within the Sequoia National Park.
Federal Highway Administration

Mt. Rainier National Park,WA.

Drilling on failing retaining walls within the park boundary. Drill was suspended from a tracked excavator.

Washington State University

WSU Engineering Bldg., WA

Geotechnical coring and SPT's for foundation investigation.

Wash DOT

Seattle, WA

Coleman Dock Project. Environmental borings off barge in Puget Sound.

Idaho DOT

Alpine, WY

Drilling on active landslides with SAITECH-45 and GH-3 for movement stabilization project.

Idaho DOT

Roberts East, ID

Drilling and installation of piezometers and inclinometers. 
Idaho DOT

Pocatello, ID

Drilling at Lava Springs with the SAITECH 45

Idaho DOT

Palasades, ID.

Three shift months of drilling was conducted using ring samplers, standard penetration tests and coring.SAITECH 45 and SAITECH GH3 were used and moves done by an 18 ton mounted crane.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Saddle Island , NV

Packer tests and deep foundation borings for a proposed intake pumping facility. This drilling program utilized the SAITECH GH3, and the SAITECH 45 for several months in 1995 and 1996. Drilling was conducted in a tortoise protected area.. Permitting restrictions required recovery of all drilling fluids. SAI's recovery record is 100% Moves by hand and helicopter.

Lake Mead National Recreation Area

Lake Mead, NV

Tunnel alignment for the Las Vegas aqueduct. Drilling in protected tortoise habitat with the SAITECH GH5. Permitting restrictions required recovery of all drilling fluids. Our record is 100% recovery. Moves were done by hand and helicopter.

Lincoln Co., WA

Lincoln County Bridge, WA

Core drilling for bridge abutments.

Multnomah County, OR

McCoy Bldg., OR

Drilling in basement of buildings for earthquake liquefaction studies.

Oregon DOT

Rockaway Landslide, OR

Core drilling in active landslide adjacent to Highway 101.

Union Pacific Railroad

Moyie Springs, ID

Core drilling for bridge pier locations for new trestle. Access by rail and crane.

Burlington Northern Railroad

Cocolalla, ID

Core drilling for new railroad bridges.

Burlington Northern Railroad

Cascade Tunnel, WA

Core drilling on steep snow covered slopes. Foundation tests for new structure.

Chelan County

Tumwater Dam, WA

Core drilling from barge on dam spillway. Access by helicopter.

Penn. DOT

Northampton/Bethlehem, PA.

Drilling for a proposed bridge crossing the Leigh River. This project utilized "clay impressions" oriented core and core size varied from NQ to HQ.
SAM Cal

Phoenix, AZ

Exploratory drilling to test ground stability in housing development.  Another phase of the project is to drill holes for grout pumping to stabilize foundations.  
Seattle Public Utilities

Lake Sammamish, WA

Drilling off barge to determine ground conditions for utilities conduit alignment. 
Seattle Public Utilities

Landsburg Dam, WA

Installation of piezometers and monitoring equipment on dam piers. Highly sensitive environmental area. 
Spokane County

Lincoln Street Bridge, WA

Drilling off platform at a 45 degree angle to determine stability for new bridge. 
Unalaska Icy Creek Dam, AK Foundation borings for dam site at new Unalaska water supply dam.  Moves by hand and ATV.
US Navy

Red Hill NAS, HI

Exploratory drilling in underground tunnels to test for possible leaks in fuel tanks. 
W&H Pacific

The Dalles, OR

Core drilling in support of a proposed tunnel.  Railroad crane utilized to move drill rig. 
Wanapum County

Wanapum Dam, WA

Drilled holes perpendicular to draft tubes from a scaffolding to check stability. 
Washington Water Power

Spokane WA.

Drilling to recover samples of riverbed sediments to evaluate bedrock.

Washington Water Power

Spokane, WA.

Nine Mile Dam Project. Drilling and SPT'S in 15 feet water.
Washington Water Power

Spokane River Penstock, WA.

Core drilling for penstock alignment at the Monroe St. power house.

Wash DOT

Port Angeles, WA
Seibert Creek

Geotechnical study for a bridge foundation on a steep slope.

Wash DOT

Coleman Dock: Seattle, WA

Environmental coring, utilizing 2" split spoons, shelby tubes and diamond coring in 60 feet of water. Vaneen samples were taken on a course grid.
UDOT

Salt Lake City, UT

Preliminary alignment holes for the Legacy Highway. Three SAITECH GH3's drilled using ring samplers with blow counts. A Hammer calibration test was conducted.
UDOT

Provo Canyon, UT

A SAITECH 45 was used from above the tunnel portals to investigate a common crack running throughout two roadway tunnels. Inclinometer data was used to determine the severity of the crack.

UDOT

Hurricane Bridge, UT

Core drilling abutment sites on steep slopes at edge of 200' cliff. Oriented core.

UDOT

Park City, UT

Difficult access drilling, helicopter moves in support of highway expansion project. 
UDOT

Echo Canyon Slide, UT

Difficult access coring using helicopter for moves.  Piezometer and inclinometer installations were completed. 
UDOT

Legacy Highway

Multi-rig drilling and coring project on steep slopes for highway expansion project. Helicopter was utilized for moves

Union Pacific Railroad

Sandpoint, Idaho
UPRR Bridges Project

Coring abutment and pier sites for four new railroad bridges.

Union Pacific Railroad

Lyle Siding, WA

Drilling alongside railroad on steep slopes.  Moves were provided by crane and rail car. 
Union Pacific Railroad

Stampede Pass Tunnel, WA

Up-vertical and horizontal core holes inside railroad tunnel
Washington DOT

Ostrander Tunnel, WA

Core drilling on steep slopes above failing tunnel.  Access by winch and helicopter. 
Washington DOT

Centralia, WA

Drilled test holes and installed piezometers. 
Washington DOT

Eatonville, WA

Dilled test holes for slide and installed inclinometers. 
Washington DOT

Kettle Falls, WA

Drilling test holes for slide.  Access to sites by boat. 
Washington DOT

Bellevue Tunnel, WA

Borings in fill and overburden for tunnel under tracks. 

Wyoming DOT

Greybull Landslide, WY

Drilling on steep landslide to determine slide plane.

 

Salisbury & Assoc., Inc.
P.O. Box 377
Chewelah, WA 99109
Phone 509-935-0720
Fax: 509-935-6047
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