Less than a week after leaks were found in a cofferdam at Folsom Lake, the structure could be coming down soon.

The cofferdam was designed to keep crews dry while they worked on the auxiliary spillway for the Folsom Dam. It wasn’t supposed to come down for another two weeks, but after the leak, the Army Corps of Engineers says it just makes sense to move up the date.

Every move is being calculated, and every piece of equipment and staff is mapped out and assigned before moving ahead in the $900 million Folsom spillway project.

“It could happen as early as tomorrow, we could still be a couple more days,” spokesman Rick Brown said.

The engineers are waiting for daylight and more discernment. If the cofferdam is removed, it would mark a turning point for the project.

“The contractors already have those plans in place that they can operate as they say ‘in the wet’ so any further excavation they can get in there and use the proper equipment with no problems,” Brown said.

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