OID Press Release
Critical OID tunnel project nears completion; eliminates risk of bottleneck in water deliveries OAKDALE – A problematic section of a 100-year-old canal that poses a major threat to many Oakdale…
Condor Earth Opens Newest Office in Rancho Cordova
Condor Earth’s newest office in Rancho Cordova, California is now open. We are pleased to offer all of Condor’s consulting services from our new office including Environmental, Engineering, and Chemical…
World Tunnel Congress Paper 2016 Seismic Performance of Tunnels
In April 2016, Andy Kositsky and Scott Lewis prepared a technical paper titled Seismic Performance of Wine Caves and Andy presented the paper at The World Tunnel Congress in San…
Condor creates information module on groundwater pumping for Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).
This module explains why and how groundwater pumpers should document their use going back ten years. To summarize, Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSA) must be established for many California basins by…
Condor’s hydrogeology group teams with Griffith & Masuda
Condor’s hydrogeology group teams with Griffith & Masuda, A Professional Law Corporation, to produce information modules with links to data sources about the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The first…
Dam Exfoliation! Granite dome exfoliates, damaging the dam at Twain Harte Lake. Condor witnessed nature’s awesome display of power and met the challenge of designing a repair.
Exfoliation: not the first thing that would come to mind when planning a summer vacation. Residents and vacation goers in Twain Harte, California became quite familiar with this geologic phenomenon…
Phase 1 and Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments Presentation
September 18, 2014: Alex Dewitt of Condor was asked to give a special presentation on Phase 1 and Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments for the Manufacturer’s Council of the Central…
Geotechnical, Materials Testing, and Engineering News
In our last newsletter we reported about all the new and exciting tunneling work Condor has been doing in the wine industry of California. That business continues to grow with…