Tank 85 Foundation  View of poured auger pile.  Setting up for next pile.  This process repeated itself 310.

Tank 85 Foundation  Tying the cages for the poured piling.  Auger pile boring in progress.  New cage ready to place when gout is poured.

Tank 85 Foundation  The grout in some piling settled and was repaired. Grout was chipped to a clean surface and re-poured.  Pouring the repair.

Tank 85 Foundation  Excavating to sub- grade for the mud slab.  Excavating continues while the mud slab is being poured.

Tank 85 Foundation  Mud slab complete and form setting in progress. Laying out support bars for re-bar work to begin.  Form setting for the slab well under way.

Tank 85 Foundation  First mat of re-bar placed Oct. 24/25,06  Placing top mat Oct. 26/27,06

Tank 85 Foundation  Re-bar is complete and ready for concrete pour Oct. 28, 06.

Tank 85 Foundation  Tying wall dowels and support dowels Oct 27, 06.  Water-stop placed so it can be repositioned while the concrete is being poured

Tank 85 Foundation  5AM Oct 28,06. First two loads of concrete.  Pouring with two pump trucks

Tank 85 Foundation  5:45 AM, pour well under way.

Tank 85 Foundation  Grading in progress prior to setting panels Nov. 2,06.  Preparing to set inner ring wall.

Tank 85 Foundation  7AM Sat. anchor bolts set and checked, re-bar complete, ready to pour.  Pour approximately 40 % at 9:30 AM

Tank 85 Foundation  Ring wall completely poured.  Ring wall stripped and grading for tank contractor started

Tank 85 Foundation  Liner installation well under way.  Liner nearly completed.

Tank 85 Foundation  Ramp in place for placing of sand and entrance of crane and materials  First of many loads of sand,

Tank 85 Foundation  Sand fill covered for the night  Compacting first lift of sand. Tested at