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Photo Gallery
September 11, 2009 - Grand Opening Ceremony
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CEO/GM Brian Kletscher greeting U.S. Congressman Collin Peterson, MN 7th District and Chairman of the House Ag Committee. |
Wabasso FFA President Hillary Kletscher addressing the audience. |
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Highwater guests waiting for the program to start. |
Highwater Ethanol Director Warren Pankonin |
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RedRock Central and Wabasso FFA students |
Highwater Ethanol President David Moldan addressing the audience |
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Project Coordinator Robin Spaude saying a few words |
CEO/GM Brian Kletscher addressing the audience |
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Members of the Highwater Ethanol Management – (L-R) Mark Palmer, Plant Manager; Matt Lenning, Operations Manager; Lisa Landkammer, Lab Manager; and Mark Peterson, CFO |
Minnesota Department of Ag Commissioner Gene Hugoson |
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Ron Fagen, President and CEO, Fagen, Inc. |
Highwater Ethanol guests listening to the speakers |
July 5, 2009 - Photos taken by and courtesy of Russell Derickson.
May 13, 2009
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RO Pond lined |
View of silos |
May 7, 2009
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Enviropan at Ethanol Rail loadout |
Grain Receiving Bldg looking East |
Grain Receiving Bldg looking West |
April 23, 2009
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Administration Building |
Boiler and Economizer in place |
Looking North across top of Process building |
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Looking North at Energy Center |
Looking West over Tank Farm and Ponds |
Rail spur looking East |
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Rail system looking West |
RO Pond before liner |
Top of Corn Leg on top of Silos |
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View of CLS Bldg, outside storage tanks & silos in background |
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April 14, 2009
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Construction on the Grain Receiving Bldg |
Thermal Oxidizer connection to Boiler package |
View of Energy Center |
March 19, 2009
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Indeck Boiler arriving by rail |
Indeck Boiler in place |
Indeck Boiler package |
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View of Indeck Boiler |
View of railsiding looking West |
View of the Indeck Boiler arriving |
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Well site #1 |
March 5: Boiler Economizer in place |
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February 26, 2009
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Fire Water Tank |
Setting the Boiler Economizer package |
February 17, 2009
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CO2 Scrubber Stack & Support Structure |
Cooling Water Supply & Return Lines |
Corn Leg & Corn Dust Bag House Installation |
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Methanator Bio Reactor Tank Insullation |
Process & Fire Water Storage Base |
Stillage Tanks & Energy Center facing Northwest |
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Thermal Oxidizer Stack |
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October 14, 2008 - January 6, 2009
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1/6/09: Interior of main reception area in Admin bldg. |
1/5/09: MCC room – grain storage. |
12/18/08: Thermal oxidizer stack in place. |
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12/18/08: Setting the thermal oxidizer stack. |
12/18/08: Energy center awaiting boiler delivery by rail. |
12/15/08: Switchback staircase on grain storage silos. |
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12/15/08: NE corner of water treatment building. |
12/15/08: Grain receiving building basement. |
12/15/08: Rail spur to DDGS & ethanol loadout. |
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11/26/08: Administration building progress. |
10/17/08: Silo pour – end of Day 2. |
10/17/08: Priming the ethanol storage tanks. |
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10/16/08: View of Lamberton from the top of the silos during the pour. |
10/15/08: Admin basement floor |
10/15/08: Silo Pour: Day 2 |
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10/15/08: Silo Pour: Day 2 |
10/15/08: Silo pour under light |
10/14/08: Silo Pour |
October 31, 2008
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Photo taken October 31, 2008 |
Looking east toward Lamberton |
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Looking north.......... ~ Photos taken by Elton Goeman |
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October 3, 2008
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Aerial towards grain silos |
CLS Building soil sub-grade |
Skyline view |
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Grains recieving building floor: Day 1 |
Silo slip form construction |
Cooling tower finished |
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Rail siding looking east |
Tank farm near completion |
Beginning silo pour |
Aerial of Groundbreaking and Plant Layout - Click image to see entire plant view.
August 2008 - Groundbreaking Ceremony
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Board Chair Brian Kletscher welcomes the approximately 100 attendees.
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Gerald Woodley, field staff for Sen. Norm Coleman, brings greetings and congratulations from Washington.
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Ron Fagen at the podium.
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State Sen. Jim Vickerman spoke on ethanol's role in rural economic development.
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Board members and dignitaries putting the shovels to work.
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MN Corn Growers served refreshments. Thank You!! |
July 2008
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7-25-08: DDG building perimter wall footings |
7-30-08: Tank Farm: Ethanol storage tanks |
7-31-08: Top put on third Ferm |
June 30, 2008
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Stillage alley slab |
Energy Center column pad methanator area |
Column pads evap area |
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Second tier on ferm |
Ferm alley looking west |
Ferm 3, first tier |
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Energy Center common wall pour |
Dryer B pillars |
Stillage alley tank bases |
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Stillage alley looking west |
Energy Center common wall |
10 inch water main, Harvest Ave. |
April 14, 2008 Aerial Photos - Click on pictures for larger image.
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| 2008 Annual Meeting
At the sign-in table |
2008 Annual Meeting
President B. Kletscher delivering the board's presentation at the 2008 annual meeting held April 18, 2008 in Lamberton. |
April 2008
President B. Kletscher signing the loan documents. |
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| April 2008
T. VanDerWal (board secretary),
K. Stroup (board legal counsel),
and B. Kletscher (board president)
after loan closing. |
April 2008
A completed dryer footing excavation. |
Exterior process tanks. |
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March 2008
Forms in place and ready to pour concrete. |
March 2008
Pouring a ferm tank. |
March 2008
Concrete pumper trucks in position to deliver concrete for ferm tanks. |
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February 2008
Footings before backfill installation. |
February 2008
More footing work. |
February 2008
Building forms for the first footings. |
Week 7
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Temporary electrical work completed |
Geopier modulus strength test:
exceeded design performance! |
Geopier installation continues |
Week 6
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Setting up for Geopier strength test |
Installing temporary electrical power |
Directional boring underground cables |
Geopier installation continues |
Week 5
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Installing geopiers
(381 remaining) |
Step 1 - drill 13ft deep cavity |
Step 2 - Add crushed rock |
Step 3 - compact rock with tamper, repeat steps 2 & 3 until filled |
Week 4
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Spreading corn stalks to minimize frost |
First temporary structure |
Marking geopier locations |
Geopier equipment |
Week 3
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Installing Storm-water pond outlet |
Removing frozen soil for grain silos |
Compacting and spreading fill for grain silos |
Geotextile fabric placed under gravel for roadways |
Week 2
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Granular fill for Process Building |
Stripping storm-water pond |
Shaping storm-water pond berm |
Unloading granular fill ...
on-the-go! |
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DDG building |
Energy Center Building |
Adding 1 ft. 'lift' of granular
fill for Process Building |
TERRACON engineer
checking fill compaction |
Week 1
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Stripping top soil |
Energy Center excavation |
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Second load of gravel for Energy Center footing |
Scrapers working in tandem |
Preparing for Construction
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First delivery - 3 miles of silt fence. |
Equipment ready to go. |
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