Earthen Dam Inspection – At the Root of Embankment Safety
Dam Inspection is the key to SAFE Erie Canal Earthen Embankments...
Currently many of the 125 miles of raised embankments are covered with the wrong vegetation making them nearly impossible to properly inspect. There are many groups that work to make Dam Safety a number one priority in our country like the ASDSONYS Canal Corporation Vegetation Management Explained
The Canal Corporation has implemented a comprehensive. Education and Community Outreach program to inform and educate the local communities in advance of the Vegetation. Management Program.
Read their VM Outreach Presentation here.
https://youtu.be/s5wXVUZq690
Why does Vegetation need to be managed on Canal embankments? Watch this video.
The Canal Corporation has stated...
Erie Canal Embankment Video Tour – The Oxbow Dam in Fairport
I felt it would assist people in understanding the problems existing on the Earthen Embankment Dam between Perinton Park and Bushnell’s Basin if I took a few photographs of the area where
I spotted PRUDENT ENGINEERING using surveying tools on January 5th. They were here about four hours,...