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       If you live below the waterline  of the Erie Canal Watch this
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   DIR By: Doug K
       Date: April 7, 2019, 4:54 pm
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       If you look at what type of properties are found along the Erie
       Canal, whether it's private homeowner or a commercial business,
       you come  down to only two types... those who can see the water
       in the Erie Canal and those who can't...pretty simple but which
       side you are on matters for safety.
       If you can see the water in the canal from your property at
       ground level, then  this video really doesn't pertain to you,
       but you might want to see what the people who live below the
       waterline have to be aware of... Dam Hazard Creep
       For the rest of you, if you live near the Erie Canal and it's an
       uphill drive or walk you may be living in a Flood Hazard Zone of
       one of the many Embankment Dams that helped make the Erie Canal
       a reality. Those of you who have an Embankment in your backyard,
       you really want to make sure you watch this video. The NY Canal
       Corporation is clearing it's  overgrown dams as part of a new
       safety program... the Erie Canal is going through yet another
       transformation in it's long history.
       This view is really not new.. just a return to what the Erie
       Canal looked like in 1918:
       Before:
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       After:
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       Can you understand why it was so hard for some people to see the
       Embankment Dam?
       For those who see a tree covered hill in your backyard, and you
       also know the Erie Canal is at the top of it... you are the
       first ones to see the effects of living in a Dam's Hazard Creep
       Zone... Here's a video that explains what Hazard Creep is.. and
       why we all should be aware there are Dams all around us.. even
       ones that make up the Erie Canal.
  HTML https://youtu.be/5CcVSVhAYvA
       Here's a link to a copy of that video you can download to view
       or share:
  HTML https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PIS9IgouBaXBZ6JL7eqIFE4ZxGY_d66d
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