Emergency work has begun to shore up Coe Pond Dam, which already was deemed in poor condition in March but became even more at risk for failure after the catastrophic flooding Aug. 18. Work to mitigate pressure on the dam started last week and likely will continue for two more weeks, said officials from the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments. To avoid a complete dam collapse, workers are enlarging a notch in a concrete spillway at the dam, to lower the water level by about 3 feet. The March report by Gomez & Sullivan Engineers declared the dam an immediate danger and risk of death for those downstream should it collapse. Budris said the discovery of Coe Pond Dam’s poor condition was the result of a due-diligence field investigation related to the acquisition of the Kinneytown facility.
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