Tag Archives: Embankment Integrity

Testimony in question – Vegetation on Dams.

Testimony in question – Vegetation on Dams. Mike Caswell April 19, 2018 In the recent court case when an injunction was filed against the New York Power Authority to stop vegetation removal from the canal Earthen Embankment Dams between Brighton, Pittsford and Fairport,  Mr Donald H Gray (Professor Emeritus)  was called on to provide testimony. https://cee.engin.umich.edu/people/donald-h-gray/…
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At Last! We have 20 Years Worth of Inspection Reports!  FOIL REQUESTS.

At Last! We have 20 Years Worth of Inspection Reports!  FOIL REQUESTS. Mike Caswell April 7, 2018  The Legal Department of the NYPA has sent me 68 reports covering the past twenty years of inspections carried out between Pittsford and Fairport. That might sound like a lot of reports, but it represents 3.4 inspections a…
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A pending disaster – a resident’s viewpoint

A pending disaster - a resident's viewpoint    Mike Caswell April 15, 2018 Out of the Rabbit Hole People do not listen. They do not know when they are in trouble and need to do something. We have a situation in my little village that is causing a big riff and issues. I am amazed…
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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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