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2	TOPICS COVERED IN THIS SESSION CONSTRUCTION IMPACTS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE Routine During Periods of High Water
3	Potential Construction Impacts TRAFFIC: detours, traffic pattern changes, reduced lanes MUD & DUST: designated wash-down areas for haul trucks, erosion & sediment control measures installed such as silt fences NOISE: Confined to core work hours UTILITY OUTAGES: Advance notice will be provided and kept to a minimum VISUAL: presence of construction equipment & workers, and blocked views of the Susq. River & Fishing Creek
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7	Operations & Maintenance Levees Maintenance Turf care (weed control, fertilization, etc.) Mowing Vandalism Unauthorized access Rodents Riprap protection Surveys for evidence of settlement Erosion
8	Operations & Maintenance MSE Walls and Floodwalls Maintenance inspections Spalling concrete Visible steel rebar Erosion Encroachments Vandalism Operation-continuous patrol during floods Movement in structure Seepage of water Signs of structural weakness
9	Operations & Maintenance Drainage Structures 12 to 84 inch diameter pipes Features to inspect & maintain Sluice Gate Hoists Flap or tide gates Pipes Trash Racks Maintenance Periodic inspections to make sure parts are working Removal of silt deposits
10	Operations & Maintenance Closure Structures Types of closure structures Sandbags, stop-logs, miter gates Maintenance Ensure that all parts are on hand Seals, sandbags, tarps Sufficient personnel and equipment Free of snow, ice, and debris Vandalism, theft Practice drills Notification , closure, reopening
11	Operations & Maintenance Cost Estimate
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13	Operation & maintenance during Periods of High Water Superintendent mobilizes key personnel Personnel quickly checks the following: Condition of all sluice and flap gates Condition of levee, MSE walls and floodwalls including recent repairs Any encroachment on right-of-ways Transportation facilities, including trucks available, and possible detours Communication devices such as portable radios and cell phones Location of relief organizations
14	Operation & maintenance during Periods of High Water Continuous patrol to check for : Seepage, sand boils, or soft areas on slope or toe of levee Embankment slides or sloughs Possible wave washing or scouring Low reaches that may be overtopped Leakage at drainage structures. Any condition or encroachment that might endanger levees, walls, or drainage structures.
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