MARIANO BORO. INTAKE DAM - PA00000-3241
Dam Name: MARIANO BORO. INTAKE DAM
State: PA
Downstream Hazard Potential: L
Incident Type: Failure
Incident Date: 12/01/2010
Incident Driver: Deterioration or Poor Condition
Incident Mechanism 1: Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident IDPA00000-3241
Incident DescriptionCONCRETE DAM FAILED ON RIGHT ABUTMENT. EROSION ALONG DAM WAS A THREAT TO ADJACENT STATE ROAD.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to IncidentNo
Fatalities (Number)0
Number of People Evacuated0
Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated
Number of Habitable Structures Flooded
Other Infrastructure Impacts
Economic Damages (in $)
ResponsePOOL DRAWN DOWN WITH PUMPS. EMERGENCY PERMIT REPAIRS BY BORO USED CONCRETE BAGS & REBAR.
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Additional Remarks or UpdatesIN 2016 PENNDOT REPAIRED DAM, BUT DOWNSTREAM SLOPE FAILED AGAIN. BREACH OF DAM IS PENDING AS OF 2018.
Owner TypeL
Dam TypeCN
Primary Purpose(s)S
EAP
Dam Height6 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft)
Surface Area (acres)0.00
Year Completed
NID NumberPA00000
River NameTENMILE CREEK
Latitude40.011
Longitude-80.0542
Year Modified
Regulatory Agency(ies)PADEP
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information SourcesPA Dam Safety
