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Howard Duckett dam MAJOR construction (West Laurel, PG County)

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"Derek C. Richardson"

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Derek C. Richardson

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Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:26:10 -0500

A heads-up for those of you who visit the dam area, and 
especially if you're interested in the nesting ravens. 
Apparently WSSC plans to widen the dam, with construction to 
start imminently (within a few weeks) -- on the PG side the 
wall will be 8 feet high (!) at the ball field along the 
tree line.  Apparently this has been mandated by the state 
to ensure the dam holds in a once-in-10,000-year 
catastrophic weather event.  To me this seems like overkill, 
to put it mildly.  There will be a community meeting planned 
(no details yet) -- I can pass the info on to those 
interested.  I have to assume the construction will 
negatively impact the ravens (and the Cliff Swallows that 
like to nest there as well).  Work will begin on the PG 
side, then move to the HoCo side, with completion sometime 
in 2014...

D

-- 
Derek C. Richardson, Laurel, PG County, MD
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~dcr/personal.html

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