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Incident ID |
VA14717-1141 |
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Dam Name |
FARMVILLE DAM |
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Downstream Hazard Potential |
S |
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State |
VA |
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Incident Date |
09/23/2011 |
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Incident Type |
Non-failure |
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Incident Driver |
Hydrologic/flooding |
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Incident Mechanism 1 |
Spillway Chute Failure |
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Incident Mechanism 2 |
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Incident Mechanism 3 |
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Incident Description |
Excessive rainfall caused spillway to fail, dam did not fail |
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Named Hydrologic Event |
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EAP Enacted (Y/N) due to Incident |
No |
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Fatalities (Number) |
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Number of People Evacuated |
0 |
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Number of Habitable Structures Evacuated |
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Number of Habitable Structures Flooded |
0 |
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Other Infrastructure Impacts |
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Economic Damages (in $) |
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Volume released at failure (ac-ft) |
0 ac-ft |
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Response |
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Additional Remarks or Updates |
13 school buses were re-routed as a precaution
dam is uncertified and does not have an EAP
VDOT, Dam Safety and county officials (Prince Edward County) worked very well together to determine potential impacts if the dam were to fail |
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Incident Time |
12:00 AM |
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Incident Duration |
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Incident Report Produced |
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Information Sources |
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Owner Type |
P |
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Dam Type |
RE |
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Primary Purpose(s) |
R |
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EAP |
N |
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Year Completed |
0 |
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Year Modified |
0 |
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Dam Height |
22 ft |
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Max Storage (ac-ft) |
300 ac-ft |
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Surface Area (acres) |
12 acres |
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River Name |
TANYARD BR. OF BRIERY CREEK |
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Latitude |
37.2383 |
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Longitude |
-78.42 |
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Regulatory Agency(ies) |
DCR |
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NID Number |
VA14717 |
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Attachments |
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