RINGTOWN NO 5 - PA00659-3197


Incident ID PA00659-3197
Dam Name RINGTOWN NO 5
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State PA
Incident Date 03/28/2013
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Seepage/internal Erosion
Incident Mechanism 1 Excessive/increased Seepage
Incident Mechanism 2 Erosion
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description UNCONTROLLED SEEPAGE & EROSION OBSERVED AT TOE OF DAM.
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
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Economic Damages (in $)
Volume released at failure (ac-ft)
Response OWNER DIRECTED TO BEGIN DRAWDOWN, STOCKPILE SAND & STONE DRAIN MATERIAL, & PROVIDE 24-HR SURVEILLANCE.
Additional Remarks or Updates DYE STUDY VERIFIED 15-FT DRAWDOWN NEEDED UNTIL REPAIRED. REPAIR SCHEDULE NOT YET PROVIDED.
Incident Time
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) S
EAP Y
Year Completed 1914
Year Modified 2011
Dam Height 61 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 1200 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 38 acres
River Name DRESHER RUN
Latitude 40.8428
Longitude -76.2475
Regulatory Agency(ies) PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NID Number PA00659
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