Figure 28. While stones were being removed, another part of the team began removing the soil using buckets and ropes. The strategy was to remove the thinner layers from the edges where bedrock was higher to isolate the deeper and thicker layer in the middle. This and the following 20 photographs show the soil ‘melt’ away until the final remnant is removed from the deeper center. 20-10-2015
Figure 16. Removing stones from sediment basin 1, 19-10-2015.
Figure 42. Sunshine and evaporation proved the best drying agent! 8-11-2015
Figure 13. The soil dried after the water was pumped out in late September. 21-10-2015.
Figure 43. After work, 8-11-2015.
Figure 10. Roman Reservoir the day after the rains, 2-2-2012.
Figure 58. Removing sediment mound from this and earlier cleanouts south side of reservoir. 7-11-2015.
Figure 33. NE corner 2. Full buckets ‘flew’ up rapidly, and mounds of soil accumulated. 1-11-2015.