MOUNT LAUREL (MUD RUN) - PA00690-3198


Incident ID PA00690-3198
Dam Name MOUNT LAUREL (MUD RUN)
Downstream Hazard Potential H
State PA
Incident Date 07/11/2012
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Structural Stability
Incident Mechanism 1 Cracking
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description DURING REHAB, A 100' CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE CREST EXTENDING FROM SPILLWAY TO CENTER OF DAM.
Named Hydrologic Event
EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident Yes
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) 0 ac-ft
Response CONTRACTOR COMPLETED INSTALLING SHEET PILING TO ISOLATE CRACK. PLAN TO MONITOR BY CONSULTANT.
Additional Remarks or Updates CONTRACTOR WAS WORKING IN THIS AREA INSTALLING SHEET PILING. EAP EARLY WARNING
Incident Time 5:00:00 PM
Incident Duration
Incident Report Produced
Information Sources PA Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type MSRE
Primary Purpose(s) S
EAP Y
Year Completed 1879
Year Modified 2013
Dam Height 39 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 852 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 48 acres
River Name MUD RUN
Latitude 40.7703
Longitude -76.2311
Regulatory Agency(ies) PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
NID Number PA00690
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