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David W. Eckhoff photograph collection, 1980-1995

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Eckhoff, David W.
Title
David W. Eckhoff photograph collection
Dates
1980-1995 (inclusive)
Quantity
1,945 items, (2 boxes)
Collection Number
P1328
Summary
David W. Eckhoff is a civil engineer specializing in environmental issues, particular water quality and wastewater reclamation. The David W. Eckhoff photograph collection contains color photographs, slides, and negatives documenting various Utah water projects, mainly the West Desert Pumping Project from 1987 to 1989, as well as construction for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

David W. Eckhoff, P.E., has forty years of experience in engineering. His focus has been on government projects, consulting engineering practice, teaching, and research. His early experience involved both geotechnical and structural aspects of highway and pavement systems for Caltrans. Subsequently, he focused on environmental issues, working on research associated with water quality and wastewater reclamation. One of the highlights of Eckhoff's career was his selection as Project Director of the Salt Lake County 208 Water Quality Management Project by the Salt Lake County Council of Governments. This $1-million project resulted in the regionalization of wastewater treatment plants for the Salt Lake Valley, proposed ultimately to involve nearly $300-million worth of construction.

In 1971, Eckhoff joined the faculty of the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Utah where he served as the head of the Environmental Engineering Division until 1973 when he was appointed Chairman of the Department. His independent research and work with graduate students expanded to include a wide spectrum of engineering projects, such as the Utah Lake-Jordan River Water Quality Study and the Wasatch Canyons Land Use Impacts on Water Quality Studies.

Eckhoff was appointed by the Governor in 1980 to serve on the Utah Drinking Water Board, setting policies and standards for public water supply systems throughout the State. He served on this Board for fifteen years. Eckhoff's engineering firm, Eckhoff, Watson, and Preator Engineering, was awarded design responsiblity for the Salt Lake Olympics Winter Sports Park. Eckhoff joined PSOMAS in 1997 as Vice President and Regional Manager and was responsible for developing the Utah Office. Eckhoff provided valuable engineering insight to the Envision Utah program that was assembled by Utah's Governor. He served on the Quality Growth Efficiency Team (QGET) which made valuable recommendations to the development of growth for the State. He was recognized for his efforts on the QGET team and, in 1999, he received a Common Good Award from Governor Leavitt for this work. An outgrowth of this process was his development of the Municipal Infrastructure Planning and Cost Model (MIPCOM), which facilitates the inclusion of infrastructure costs in community planning efforts.

Eckhoff received his Bachelor of Science Degree with Honors from California State University at Sacramento in Civil Engineering (1964), and his Master of Science (1964) and Doctor of Philosophy Degrees (1969) from the University of California at Berkeley in Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineering. He is affiliated with the American Society of Civil Engineers, is the Past President of the Utah Section of the American Water Resources Association. Eckhoff serves as a member of the Salt Lake Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Trustees and Chairman of the University of Utah's Civil Engineering Department Advisory Board. In 1991, he was named Engineer of the Year by the Utah Engineers Council. Since 2018, he has been Professor Emeritus of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Utah. (Source: 2002 Marriott Library Gould Lecture Series)

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Content Description

The David W. Eckhoff photograph collection consists of 2 boxes containing 1,945 color photographs, slides, and negatives documenting Eckhoff's career as a civil engineer. Box 1 contains 857 images of various Utah water projects, mainly the West Desert Pumping Project. The West Desert Pumping Project was created to control flooding on the Great Salt Lake and enhance the lake's natural evaporation project; it began in 1987 and ended in 1989.

Box 2 contains 1,097 items and continues the documentation of the West Desert Pumping Project. It also contains images related to Eckhoff, Watson, and Preator Engineering firm's work on constructing the Winter Sports Park for the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics, particularly the bobsled/luge track. This project entailed conducting environmental studies on the proposed site for the sports park and traveling to various cities that had previously hosted Winter Olympics to study their facilities, work that is documented in this collection.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the David W. Eckhoff photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: David W. Eckhoff photograph collection, P1328, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations: P1328.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Acquisition Information

Donated by Dr. David Eckhoff in 2006.

Processing Note

Processed by Special Collections staff.

Separated Materials

See also the David W. Eckhoff papers (Accn 2317) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Related Materials

This collection forms part of the Utah Ski and Snowboard Archive, which is part of the S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archive

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: West Desert Pumping Project EGI Index
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Great Salt Lake
    Dates: July 6, 1983
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Great Salt Lake "Lake side panorama"
    Dates: July 6, 1983
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Great Salt Lake "Hogup"
    Dates: July 6, 1983
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Great Salt Lake
    Dates: July 6, 1983
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Great Salt Lake, Helicopter
    Dates: August 11, 1983
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: Great Salt Lake area
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Great Salt Lake, Sky Knights
    Dates: September 12, 1983
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Great Salt Lake, West Desert, Lake side Area
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Great Salt Lake Surveying
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: Great Salt Lake, West Desert, Lakeside, undated
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11
  • Description: Great Salt Lake and West Desert Pumping Project
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  • Description: Great Salt Lake, West Desert Pumping Project 2
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 13
  • Description: Great Salt Lake, West Desert Pumping Project 3
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  • Description: Great Salt Lake, West Desert Pumping Project: Canal
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 15
  • Description: Great Salt Lake, West Desert Pumping Project: Construction of Flood Banks
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 16
  • Description: Great Salt Lake, West Desert Pumping Project: Construction
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 17
  • Description: Great Salt Lake, West Desert Pumping Project: View of Valley
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 18
  • Description: Great Salt Lake, West Desert Pumping Project: Construction of Dam
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 19
  • Description: Great Salt Lake, West Desert Pumping Project: More Construction
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 20
  • Description: Great Salt Lake, West Desert Pumping Project, removed from binder
    Dates:
    Container: Box 1, Folder 21
  • Description: Great Salt Lake and West Desert
    Dates: August 1986
    Container: Box 2, Folder 1
  • Description: West Desert Aerials
    Dates: August 1986
    Container: Box 2, Folder 2
  • Description: Models Pump Tests at EHI
    Dates: August 26, 1986
    Container: Box 2, Folder 3
  • Description: West Desert Pumping Project: Negatives from slides
    Dates: October 16, 1986
    Container: Box 2, Folder 4
  • Description: West Desert Trip with SLCO and Pumping Engine at Division of Wildlife Resources
    Dates: December 13, 1986, January 10, 1987
    Container: Box 2, Folder 5
  • Description: West Desert Trip with SLCO, Pump Engine at Division of Wildlife Resources
    Dates: December 23, 1986, January 10, 1987
    Container: Box 2, Folder 6
  • Description: Pump Station Dedication
    Dates: April 1987
    Container: Box 2, Folder 7
  • Description: West Desert Pump Station Dedication
    Dates: April 1987
    Container: Box 2, Folder 8
  • Description: Newfoundland Dike, Weir
    Dates: April 1987
    Container: Box 2, Folder 9
  • Description: Target 24 Newfoundland Weir
    Dates: November 18, 1987
    Container: Box 2, Folder 10
  • Description: 3M Luge Challenge, East Capitol Boulevard
    Dates: August 1990
    Container: Box 2, Folder 11
  • Description: P.T. Bland Bear Hollow
    Dates: May 1990
    Container: Box 2, Folder 12
  • Description: General
    Dates: September 25, 1990
    Container: Box 2, Folder 13
  • Description: Bear Hollow Site Visit, Review Final Stake Out, Media
    Dates: October 2, 1990
    Container: Box 2, Folder 14
  • Description: Bear Hollow
    Dates:
    Container: Box 2, Folder 15
  • Description: Center Line Design Kickoff Session and Design Team Sessions
    Dates: September 24, 1990, October 1, 1990
    Container: Box 2, Folder 16
  • Description: European Facilities 1
    Dates:
    Container: Box 2, Folder 17
  • Description: European Facilities 2
    Dates:
    Container: Box 2, Folder 18
  • Description: European Facilities 3
    Dates:
    Container: Box 2, Folder 19
  • Description: Albertville and La Plagne
    Dates: March 1991
    Container: Box 2, Folder 20
  • Description: Calgary
    Dates:
    Container: Box 2, Folder 21
  • Description: Courcheval and Lillehammer
    Dates: March 1991
    Container: Box 2, Folder 22
  • Description: Lago Placido
    Dates:
    Container: Box 2, Folder 23
  • Description: Environmental Advisory Committee
    Dates:
    Container: Box 2, Folder 24

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2022

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