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Astoria council authorizes mayor to sign state consent order for Bear Creek Dam work
Summary
Council approved a motion authorizing the mayor to sign a consent order with the Oregon Water Resources Department regarding repairs and studies at Bear Creek (main) Dam; staff described required operations planning, a gate replacement and a longer-term emergency spillway plan estimated at about $4 million.
The Astoria City Council authorized Mayor Sean Fitzpatrick to sign a consent order with the Oregon Water Resources Department addressing identified deficiencies at Bear Creek Dam and the city’s two other watershed dams.
City Manager Paul Spence and Public Works Director Jeff Harrington told the council the state identified deficiencies late last year that require corrective action. Harrington said all three dams the city manages are designated “high hazard” because failure could endanger downstream properties; the city has completed…
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