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 Posted: Thu, Sep 8 2011, 3:45 pm EDT Post subject: Lake |
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Looks like the lake is going to go over again!! 
And another storm is brewing for next week!! |
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Jay Taylor
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| Posted: Thu, Sep 8 2011, 4:25 pm EDT Post subject: Re: Lake |
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| I spoke with Jerry Thorne the Dir. of Public works this morning as I too became worried seeing the lake level. He's doing everything possible to protect against the lake over flowing. Unfortunately, the ground is satured (even a slight drizzle and my basement gets water in it now) and the water upstream is also rising. |
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| Posted: Fri, Sep 9 2011, 4:05 pm EDT Post subject: Re: Lake |
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| This is an issue that should be addressed by the Township Committee... |
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hank
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| Posted: Fri, Sep 9 2011, 4:36 pm EDT Post subject: Re: Lake |
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| Not sure there's much they can do. The lake was lowered substantially as a preventative measure prior to hurricane Irene and yet the rising water still managed to flood Main Street and several of the homes and businesses. |
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publius
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| Posted: Sat, Sep 10 2011, 9:58 am EDT Post subject: Re: Lake |
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Perhaps a floodgate should be installed at the eastern end of the "lake" where the Rt. 130 bridge is.
We can't do anything about the downstream flow from Main St. going west, but perhaps we can cut off the flow coming into town and save those homes near the water?
Who cares if the area east of Rt. 130 floods out?
I think that it's just some open fields and stuff over there.
Maybe, all of that land could absorb the overflow better than someone's basement on Main St. or Scott Ave. |
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| Posted: Sat, Sep 10 2011, 10:31 am EDT Post subject: Re: Lake |
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| publius wrote: | Perhaps a floodgate should be installed at the eastern end of the "lake" where the Rt. 130 bridge is.
We can't do anything about the downstream flow from Main St. going west, but perhaps we can cut off the flow coming into town and save those homes near the water?
Who cares if the area east of Rt. 130 floods out?
I think that it's just some open fields and stuff over there.
Maybe, all of that land could absorb the overflow better than someone's basement on Main St. or Scott Ave. |
Wow, I don't even know where to start:
A) That side of 130 did get flooded. People have homes and businesses there they got flooded and certainly don't need more water.
B) It is completely unclear that it would do any good. The volume of water coming through during these storms was enormous. All your plan would do is flood out 130.
C) All of this is moot because the DEP, county and state would never allow additional dams to be built. |
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| Posted: Sun, Sep 11 2011, 11:05 am EDT Post subject: Re: Lake |
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| Guest wrote: | | publius wrote: | Perhaps a floodgate should be installed at the eastern end of the "lake" where the Rt. 130 bridge is.
We can't do anything about the downstream flow from Main St. going west, but perhaps we can cut off the flow coming into town and save those homes near the water?
Who cares if the area east of Rt. 130 floods out?
I think that it's just some open fields and stuff over there.
Maybe, all of that land could absorb the overflow better than someone's basement on Main St. or Scott Ave. |
Wow, I don't even know where to start:
A) That side of 130 did get flooded. People have homes and businesses there they got flooded and certainly don't need more water.
B) It is completely unclear that it would do any good. The volume of water coming through during these storms was enormous. All your plan would do is flood out 130.
C) All of this is moot because the DEP, county and state would never allow additional dams to be built. |
Hy, Bubbe. I never said that I was an engineer. It's just an idea to maybe stem the flow next time that this happens. We seem to get hundred year floods about every ten years! You can bet money that this will happen again in the next few years. |
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| Posted: Sun, Sep 11 2011, 9:07 pm EDT Post subject: Re: Lake |
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| Guest wrote: | | Guest wrote: | | publius wrote: | Perhaps a floodgate should be installed at the eastern end of the "lake" where the Rt. 130 bridge is.
We can't do anything about the downstream flow from Main St. going west, but perhaps we can cut off the flow coming into town and save those homes near the water?
Who cares if the area east of Rt. 130 floods out?
I think that it's just some open fields and stuff over there.
Maybe, all of that land could absorb the overflow better than someone's basement on Main St. or Scott Ave. |
Wow, I don't even know where to start:
A) That side of 130 did get flooded. People have homes and businesses there they got flooded and certainly don't need more water.
B) It is completely unclear that it would do any good. The volume of water coming through during these storms was enormous. All your plan would do is flood out 130.
C) All of this is moot because the DEP, county and state would never allow additional dams to be built. |
Hy, Bubbe. I never said that I was an engineer. It's just an idea to maybe stem the flow next time that this happens. We seem to get hundred year floods about every ten years! You can bet money that this will happen again in the next few years. |
It is time to fix the dam. |
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