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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
web site Wolf Creek Dam Seepage
Reduction Study. Double click for
site.
web site Wolf Creek Dam Seepage
Reduction Study. Double click for
site.
Corps of Engineers announces process to consider higher
future lake levels at Lake Cumberland
NASHVILLE, TENN. (October 1, 2007) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Nashville District, announced today that a decision-making process has
been developed to
consider higher future lake levels at Lake Cumberland (Wolf Creek Dam).
This process will be
used for the first time in early 2008 when the upstream grout curtain is
completed. The process
allows for an incremental change at the lake depending on the continued
satisfactory results of
performance indicators and structural improvements to the dam's
foundation. The incremental
raise being considered will be in the range of five to ten feet.
"Future lake level considerations for Lake Cumberland will be based on
the completion
of specific structural remedial measures such as grouting and validated by
performance
indicators and the continued overall stability and improvement in the
project,” said Lt. Col.
Bernard Lindstrom, commander of the Nashville District. “Conditions at
the project are
improving, wet spots are subsiding, and the dam is becoming safer every
day as we work on it.”
“There is still a big lake and lots of recreational opportunities out there,”
added Brig.
Gen. Bruce A. Berwick, commander of the Great Lakes and Ohio River
Division, “I encourage
folks to go and enjoy Lake Cumberland.”
-more-
With over 154,907 gallons pumped into the foundation since the grouting
began in
January, the stability of Wolf Creek Dam is improving every day. The
project is responding
positively to remedial measures. As grout is pumped into the dam's
foundation, the
instrumentation readings are improving and wet spots are diminishing.
As stability increases and risk of failure decreases, the Corps will look for
opportunities
to make decisions on incremental lake level changes. The first of these
decision points will be
the completion of the upstream grout curtain scheduled for early 2008. The
Corps will review
the performance indicators at the project which include: piezometers, wet
spots and settlement on
top of the dam. If these performance indicators show the dam is safer,
more reliable, and that
risk has been reduced, Corps officials will decide on an incremental
increase in the level of Lake
Cumberland.
The Corps' primary consideration remains public safety. The completion of
the
structural measures reduces the likelihood of failure of the project. With
the increased reliability
of Wolf Creek Dam, the Corps will consider an incremental rise of five to
ten feet for Lake
Cumberland, which allows the project to operate and to realize the benefits
for which the project
was originally constructed.
future lake levels at Lake Cumberland
NASHVILLE, TENN. (October 1, 2007) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Nashville District, announced today that a decision-making process has
been developed to
consider higher future lake levels at Lake Cumberland (Wolf Creek Dam).
This process will be
used for the first time in early 2008 when the upstream grout curtain is
completed. The process
allows for an incremental change at the lake depending on the continued
satisfactory results of
performance indicators and structural improvements to the dam's
foundation. The incremental
raise being considered will be in the range of five to ten feet.
"Future lake level considerations for Lake Cumberland will be based on
the completion
of specific structural remedial measures such as grouting and validated by
performance
indicators and the continued overall stability and improvement in the
project,” said Lt. Col.
Bernard Lindstrom, commander of the Nashville District. “Conditions at
the project are
improving, wet spots are subsiding, and the dam is becoming safer every
day as we work on it.”
“There is still a big lake and lots of recreational opportunities out there,”
added Brig.
Gen. Bruce A. Berwick, commander of the Great Lakes and Ohio River
Division, “I encourage
folks to go and enjoy Lake Cumberland.”
-more-
With over 154,907 gallons pumped into the foundation since the grouting
began in
January, the stability of Wolf Creek Dam is improving every day. The
project is responding
positively to remedial measures. As grout is pumped into the dam's
foundation, the
instrumentation readings are improving and wet spots are diminishing.
As stability increases and risk of failure decreases, the Corps will look for
opportunities
to make decisions on incremental lake level changes. The first of these
decision points will be
the completion of the upstream grout curtain scheduled for early 2008. The
Corps will review
the performance indicators at the project which include: piezometers, wet
spots and settlement on
top of the dam. If these performance indicators show the dam is safer,
more reliable, and that
risk has been reduced, Corps officials will decide on an incremental
increase in the level of Lake
Cumberland.
The Corps' primary consideration remains public safety. The completion of
the
structural measures reduces the likelihood of failure of the project. With
the increased reliability
of Wolf Creek Dam, the Corps will consider an incremental rise of five to
ten feet for Lake
Cumberland, which allows the project to operate and to realize the benefits
for which the project
was originally constructed.
