This project history examines dewatering performed for a new elevator pit in an existing basement in Chicago. Locked-Up Storage tried to dewater two feet of water by sumping with no success. Griffin installed sanded wickpoints to a depth of eight feet and ran a discharge hose up a vent shaft to discharge outside of the…

Having a proper construction dewatering plan is imperative to keeping your project on schedule and on budget. Construction dewatering can be very challenging and normally includes the removal, treatment and discharge of groundwater and storm water. Numerous Griffin Dewatering project sites were recently featured in Pile Buck magazine’s cover story on construction site dewatering. Below…