Dam Maintenance Project

Our 5 year Dam Safety Inspection was performed in Fall 2023 and  the periodic  inspection report by the Dam Safety Office was received in 2025.  There were 5 observations and the overall rating of POOR condition for the dam, in addition to the past observations from the 2018  inspection that we are still working on.  In May 2025, a Dam Maintenance plan was developed and agreed upon with Dam Safety and progress is discussed at board meetings.   

A lot of headway has been made, vegetation clearing and now maintaining those cleared areas on and around the Dam, canal and weir areas. Installing staff gauges to monitor lake water levels.   We perform an annual owner inspection in the fall and file the report with DSO, along with updates to the Emergency Action Plan and the Operations and Maintenance Plan  every year.   Many discussions have taken place with DSO staff on remediation for the Seismic evaluation as well as the emergency outlet system where preliminary bids for the plan on replacement have been obtained.  DSO has been kept up to date with our progress and the team continues to manage and discuss the activities still needing attention. Board Members are actively pursuing the remaining items. 

Our second grant application for a  High Hazard Dam Grant  was approved by FEMA in fall 2025...  we are partnered with King County to manage the dam grant for  the seismic and stability evaluation of the dam and we have identified a local geotechnical contractor to work with.  The federal grant  will require the community to pay a 35% portion with the federal grant funding at 65% of the original  application  amount from 2024.  

We had hoped to  apply for a second FEMA grant for funding assistance to cover the emergency outlet replacement project and the filling of the low spots along the canal. These projects will require us to have several contractor bids  as well as filing for an additional hydraulic permit. Unfortunately, we do not have a clear path forward on FEMA or grant opportunities at this time. 

Andy Quast worked on the grant application, Molly Graham obtained updated bids and helped with grant review, Kacie Ciske handled the hydraulic permits from the Dept of Fish & Wildlife for maintaining the beaver dam in the outlet canal. Tom Morgan and Molly Graham worked on finalizing the vegetation clearing and meeting with various contractors onsite. The initial seismic bids were gathered in 2011 by Arnold Pretz .     All board members are active and the team includes community members George Edwards, Laura Gunion and Doug Linman.  

Contact a board member if you are interested in participating, or would like more details or information about the project. We always need your assistance !