Senate committee hears DEC call for preapproved dam drawdown plans in H.397
Ben Green of the Department of Environmental Conservation told the Senate Committee on Government Operations that H.397’s temporary waivers for pre‑flood drawdowns should require dam owners to file preapproved drawdown plans with communications, modeling and operational limits to reduce risks to people, property and ecosystems.
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Ben Green, section chief of the Dam Safety Program at the Department of Environmental Conservation, told the Senate Committee on Government Operations on April 16 that dam owners who want to use temporary waivers to perform pre‑flood drawdowns should be required to prepare preapproved drawdown plans that specify communications, drawdown rates and monitoring.
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