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I heard from a friend who lives there and he read an article to me about that the Cord has stooped work on the dam as it is worse than they thought.What is going on with the dam, the article stated that the corp has Wolf creek dam listed in their top five major concerns. Are we going to lose Lake Cumberland?
here a link to read more on the dam
[URL]http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080627/NEWS01/80627005/1008[/URL]
Here is a update on the Dam I copy this from another post.
[I]Somerset Commonwealth-Journal, Jul 1 08...[/I]
A spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assured the Commonwealth Journal yester-day that there is no crisis at Wolf Creek Dam.
Ed Evans, chief of public affairs at the Nashville District of the Corps, said a false reading on an inclinometer, an instrument that measures fractional movement in the dam, created a scare and triggered the Dam Safety Committee into action.
The inaccurate reading resulted in a momentary crisis mode, temporary suspension of the grouting operation and finally a decision to install four new instruments to monitor movement in the dam. The faulty instrument reading was discovered by the Dam Safety Committee and a group of independent engineers, Evans said. This was done, he said, by comparing the inclinometer reading with other instrumentation in the dam.
The public affairs office admitted the faulty reading was initially taken seriously. He indicated there were thoughts about lowering the lake level further to ease pressure on the dam. Emergency management personnel in cities and counties downstream of the dam were notified of the situation.
However, Evans admits the notification did not happen quickly enough and the Corps is trying to devise a plan for faster delivery of emergency information. He said part of the reason for a slower than desired notification was because the crisis happened at night and “ ... it was hard to get in touch” with emergency management people.
Evans said the course of action is to install four new instruments in the dam to monitor movement in the structure. The southbound lane of U.S. 127 at the top of the dam is currently closed while four holes are being drilled to install the instruments. Hopefully, Evans said, the work can be done in time to have both lanes of the highway open by the Fourth of July.
The COE has given the $341million contract for the concrete wall in the dam.
It is performanced based and is expected to take 4 years to complete.