Schoharie Valley activists and officials were loaded with testimony Friday about potential devastation if New York City’s giant Gilboa Dam broke, but they were outnumbered at a state hearing by owners of small dams worried they can’t afford tighter regulations.
“All dam owners shall contribute to a state-administered fund to provide for independent engineers to perform periodic dam safety inspections,” recommended Middleburgh resident Sherrie Bartholomew, vice president of Dam Concerned Citizens.
Proposed state Department of Environmental Conservation regulations covering about 5,500 dams statewide leave paying for inspection engineers up to owners.
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