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       US Army Corp of Engineers Technical Specs on Dam Landscaping
   DIR By: Doug K
       Date: March 7, 2019, 1:12 pm
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       For those who are still unsure of what the NY Canal Corp's
       Earthen Embankment Integrity Program is all about, it is very
       simple... following recommended guidelines for their Flood
       Control Structures..  namely the raised waterway embankments
       that make up 1/3 of the main Erie Canal system.
       It's all spelled out neatly in this document from the US Army
       Corp of Engineers, one that was on the NYCC's recommended
       reading list
  HTML https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ksMs8ehnTu0fCJpZMIf8HWdtG9WIfWGU
       Now we know many just roll their eyes back when these
       "technical" papers are highlighted so we will explain the whole
       issue of Embankment Dam compliance in pictures.. 4 of them.
       Here's the COVER page for ETL 1110-2-583
       [attachimg=1]
       Here's the PURPOSE of this document... paragraph 1 of the guide
       [attachimg=2]
       Here's the key explanation around allowed vegetation and barrier
       plantings
       [attachimg=3]
       And here are specific paragraphs about Vegetation Free Zones &
       Embankment Dams
       [attachimg=4]
       That folks is EXACTLY why the NY Canal Corporation has started
       this Program of systematically addressing Erie Canal safety with
       it's new EEIP rollout, expected to start in Fall/Winter 2019
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