York Water Co.'s Lake Williams Dam is set to be renovated throughout the end of this year and through much of 2023.
“The existing earth dam, built in 1912, does not meet 21st-century engineering design, public safety and flow capacity standards," said project manager Steve Metzler. "The new spillway will be built on solid rock and incorporate modern engineering design and construction techniques to last for another 100-plus years.”
Demolition and construction activities are expected to start after April 4, according to JT Hand, York Water's president. The scheduled works for 2022, consist of the demolition of the existing dam, with reconstruction starting later in the year.
This year will see the existing bridge removed, the dismantling and removal of the existing spillway and the abandonment of the control works adjacent to the dam on the vacated section of Water Street.
The dam is expected to be completed in November 2023.
Although the construction will interrupt water recreation and trails around the perimeter of Lake Williams, York Water will construct a new quarter-mile connecting trail between Trail 2 and Trail 4. It is expected to be open once a construction permit from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is received for the stream crossing.
Lake Williams is now mostly empty of water in preparation for demolition activities.
"York Water recognizes this condition will impact boating and fishing for the next two summer seasons," according to the company's written statement. "However, it is imperative that the public stay out of the lakebed and other hazardous areas."
Anyone trespassing on private property construction locations can be cited by rangers with the York County Department of Parks and Recreation.
York Water Co. also plans to plant evergreen and hardwood seedlings in disturbed areas previously timbered for construction. A number of the larger hardwood logs were donated to the Horn Farm Center for Agricultural Education for its rebuilding project.
Sources: eu.yorkdispatch.com, eu.ydr.com
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