BULL RUN - PA00463-3212


Incident ID PA00463-3212
Dam Name BULL RUN
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State PA
Incident Date 12/28/2007
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Malfunction Of Equipment/gate
Incident Mechanism 1 Debris Clogging
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description THE TRASH RACK AND OUTLET PIPE WAS PARTIALLY CLOGGED AND DRY DAM WAS NOT DRAINING.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident No
Fatalities (Number) 0
Number of People Evacuated 0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response WATER LEVEL WAS 9 FT ABOVE OUTLET PIPE. CITY RENTED PUMP TO DRAW DOWN WATER & CLEAR TRASH RACK.
Additional Remarks or Updates IN 2010, A PERMIT WAS ISSUED TO MODIFY THE OUTLET AND TRASH RACK. COMPLETED AS PER 2012 INSPECTION.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) C
EAP Y
Year Completed 1934
Year Modified 0
Dam Height 44 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 383 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 20 acres
River Name BULL RUN
Latitude 40.3478
Longitude -79.6056
Regulatory Agency(ies) PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NID Number PA00463
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