SOUTH BAY, Fla. – Almur Whiting IV, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District dam safety program manager, highlights the district’s daily inspections of the Herbert Hoover Dike at Lake Okeechobee, near South Bay Florida, Oct. 19. Jacksonville District staff hosted a media availability to highlight what the district is doing to monitor the dike due to the lake being at an elevation of nearly feet. The Corps of Engineers is conducting daily inspections of the Herbert Hoover Dike to ensure it continues to perform as designed. The inspection team is looking for seepage that could indicate a
SOUTH BAY, Fla. – Almur Whiting IV, Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District dam safety program manager, highlights the district’s daily inspections of the Herbert Hoover Dike at Lake Okeechobee, near South Bay Florida, Oct. 19. Jacksonville District staff hosted a media availability to highlight what the district is doing to monitor the dike due to the lake being at an elevation of nearly feet. The Corps of Engineers is conducting daily inspections of the Herbert Hoover Dike to ensure it continues to perform as designed. The inspection team is looking for seepage that could indicate a problem that needs to be addressed. There are four categories of seepage starting with the least severe category of fully saturated soil. A category 2 problem includes ponding water on the dry side of the structure. A category 3 problem involves flowing water but no material is seen. A category 4 problem involves flowing water that carries material. To date, the Jacksonville District inspection teams have not encountered any category 4 events.
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