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NYS Canal Corporation Vegetation Management Explained

NYS 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.   Why does Vegetation need to be managed on Canal embankments? Watch this video. https://youtu.be/s5wXVUZq690 The Canal Corporation has stated that according to the US…
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Erie Canal Embankment Video Tour – The Oxbow Dam in Fairport

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, working slowly along the areas shown in the…
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Minutes from Canal Corporation Embankment Restoration 2017 Meeting in Brockport

Minutes from Canal Corporation Embankment Restoration 2017 Meeting in Brockport
Brockport had a meeting on the Embankment Rehabilitation They posted the Q & A online on their Village Website Many questions have been posted from the Brockport Public Information meeting held to discuss Embankment clearing & Restoration.There were some interesting questions asked here, with really constructive answers. I found it a very good read for…
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The Dispute about Canal Embankment Clean-up and Environmental Review

The Dispute about Canal Embankment Clean-up and Environmental Review
New York Power Authority (new owners of the Canal Authority), are being sued by the Towns of Perinton, Brighton and Pittsford, (PBP) in an attempt to stop the vegetation removal from high risk embankments along the canal. This is stopping public safety effort for those towns along the canal. The case put forward is, as…
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