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Report: Buckeye Lake Dam In Danger Of Catastrophic Failure

engineering.odnr.gov

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the chance of the failure of the Buckeye Lake dam is so great, the  lake should be drained until repairs can be made. The Corps was brought in by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to assess the safety of the 180-year-old dam. The agency recommended the lake be drained or the dam be replaced immediately to prevent potentially catastrophic failure. It's failure could endanger the lives of 3 thousand people who live and work near the lake. The state says it will keep the lake at lower winter levels until it can evaluate the report.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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