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Forest Service Tunnel, Sediment Dam Concerns Raised; County Told Failure Could Flood Downstream Communities
3622955 · June 2, 2025
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Summary
Commissioners heard that core samples at a tunnel and sediment dam near Silver Lake showed poor soils (ash) and that Forest Service options will be expensive; staff warned a failure could produce catastrophic downstream flooding.
County officials summarized recent technical work and Forest Service planning on a tunnel and sediment dam near Silver Lake that helps protect an older dam and downstream communities.
Officials said the Forest Service took core samples and found ash deposits that do not provide a good foundation for permanent structures, and…
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