Surveying for the Morro Bay Power Plant Marine Terminal Decommissioning
In June and October 2018, Woolpert conducted pre- and post-surveys for the Morro Bay Power Plant Marine Terminal Decommissioning Project. The objective of the pre-survey was to create a bathymetric grid of seabed, locate any debris on the seabed, and develop a pipeline alignment where the pipeline was exposed. Woolpert also used the pre-survey to determine the extents of rock outcroppings and marine vegetation, all derived from the multibeam data.
The post-survey focused on object detection of any man-made features or geological artifacts created or left from the decommissioning. Woolpert compared the rock outcroppings and marine vegetation and derived a new bathymetric grid from the post multibeam data. Obstructions not related to the decommissioning were noted for the safety of marine traffic and marine construction in the area.
Location
Morro Bay, CA