![Senator Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_small/public/senate_headshot.jpg?itok=_fixW8V_)
Senator Robach And Mayor Duffy Announce $1 Million In State Funding For Completed Hemlock Lake Dam And Spillway Rehabilitation Project
Project Improved Overall Safety of Dam Used to Create Reservoir for City Water Supply
State Senator Joe Robach and Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy today announced that the City of
“This rehabilitation project provides for the continued safety of the dam itself and the surrounding community, and also ensures clean and safe drinking water for residents in the City of
In April 1996, the City hired Bergman Associates to complete the planning and preliminary engineering work required to rehabilitate the
· Replacing existing stop logs with a fixed crest spillway
· Making structural modifications to the existing spillway and repair of deteriorated concrete
Final design of the project began in October of 1996 and was completed in April 1997. Construction began in August 1997 and was completed in 1999. The exclusive purpose of the project was to improve the overall safety of the dam and its appurtenant works, thereby minimizing the risk of failure and subsequent hazard to life and property located downstream of the dam. The project did not increase the water supply yield of
“I am happy to join with Mayor Duffy on issues like this that affect residents in the City of