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EMERGENCY EMBANKMENT DAM REPAIR!

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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Weeds – or shrubs and flowering bushes?

Weeds – or shrubs and flowering bushes?
My study of plants along the Fairport area of the canal has  shown me there are mainly illegal or prohibited weeds growing on the embankment slopes. The DEC has issued a web page for these species in NY. NY DEC Invasive Plants THE FOLLOWING PLANTS ARE LISTED IN THE NYDEC DOCUMENT AND ARE GROWING ON…
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Preventing Rodent Burrows in Earthen Embankments

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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Anatomy of an Erie Canal Embankment Leak

Anatomy of an Erie Canal Embankment Leak
Anatomy of an Erie Canal Embankment Leak. Mike Caswell March 13, 2018 A history of Before & After of a retention pond.. It started as NOT a Canal Leak in late 1990s according to NYS Thruway/NYCC but as is NOW classified as a leak by NYPA/NYCC. A Brockport resident describes his problems with the Canal Authorities…
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