Tag Archives: Canal Corporation

Have You Heard the Hammering? Emergency Dam Repairs

Have You Heard the Hammering? Mike Caswell April 14, 2018  Work progresses on the dam!  I’m delighted to report that something is at last being done to ensure the most dangerous part of this embankment is made safe. What has worried me for many months is the electricity pylon mounted right on the edge of the…
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EMERGENCY EMBANKMENT DAM REPAIR!

EMERGENCY EMBANKMENT DAM REPAIR! Mike Caswell March 21, 2018  Starting week commencing March 27th 2018, The New York Power Authority is carrying out an EMERGENCY EMBANKMENT REPAIR by driving interlocking steel sheet pilings 45 feet deep into the embankment, for a total length of 200 feet. Please note!! This is a classic example of the technique used…
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Preventing Rodent Burrows in Earthen Embankments

Bureau of Reclamation The Bureau of Reclamation, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State of Colorado Department of Natural Resources Dam Safety Branch, the Boise Project Board of Control, the South Columbia Basin Irrigation District, and various other federal canal operating entities are seeking new ideas for cost-effective ways to prevent rodents…
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An afternoon walk along the Erie Canal in Brockport

I decided to take a drive out to Brockport for a walk I’d heard the Vegetation Project had been halted there due to inclement weather. Today was a pleasant day with plenty of sunshine, so a great time to take a few photos perhaps. Trying to find where the last clearing had been done was…
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