It's no secret that the raised Earthen Embankments that make up much of the Erie Canal are unsafe. But getting the public to understand the safety issues to their communities, and having them engage the New York State Canal Corporation (NYSCC) to quickly identify these unsafe earth dams and repair them, has been a…
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NYSCC NYSCC EMBANKMENT DAM INTEGRITY ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT – WHAT’S NEW?
It took awhile but the BIGGEST concerns that the ECNA has had all along with this Unsafe Embankment work appears to be taking shape. Mandatory Flood Insurance, for some Erie Canal Neighbors, is a possibility. If you have taken any time to look over this new Earthen Embankment Integrity Program (EEIP) draft Generic Environmental Impact…
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NYSCC Embankment Dam Integrity Environmental Statement – What’s Missing?
“The New York State Canal Embankment Dams are UNSAFE!” That’s what neighbors living along the Barge Canal in western New York were told back in late 2017. NY Canal Vegetation Management Project Website The embankments that line the canals on both sides of the waterway at times, were built about 100 year…
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NY Canal Corporation states it’s case for safer canal embankments
As the Spring of 2020 is unfolding, with many challenges to New York residents, it's also the expected time for a restart of the NY Canal Corporation Embankment Integrity Program. This canal earthen embankment clearing exercise actually started out as a "project" in 2017. It was initially requested in 2014, by the NYS Comptroller,…
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