willard bay water wasted

[Bassin_Blitz]

I am no engineer but I feel that draining willard was a waste of a very valuable resource. There had to be a way of repairing the dike without draining the reservoir. what do you think?
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[icing_perch]

Well I haven't done any dam or dike repairs in my life but I have done quite a bit of construction of roads, footers for buildings and loading docks and sidewalks in my career. That being said there is a limit to the amount of water content that a soil can have and be used for stable construction. If there is to much moisture then the materials can not be compacted and the water will continue to work it's way through the materials. Lowering the water table to below where the repair needs to be made they can remove the water logged materials. Replace it with more impervious materials, compact it to its maximum efficiency then repair with minimal problems in the future. Just my 2 cents though.

Chad
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[Old_Coot]

[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 2][#002850]Like you, I am no engineirerr either (just because I know how to spell it don't mean I am one). But the time they chose to lower the pond for repairs was perfect timing if they are able to finish repairs soon.[/#002850][/font][/size]
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[BearLakeMack]

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[font "Comic Sans MS"][#002850]I am no engineirerr either (just because I know how to spell it don't mean I am one). [/#002850][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]Try [/size][/black][/font][font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]E-N-G-I-N-E-E-R, and I r one...[/size][/black][/font]
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[Bassin_Blitz]

Blm since you is one. Answer the question was it absolutely necessary to drain it???
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[Theekillerbee]

BLM is some kind of rocket scientist engineer...at least that is what he claims!
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[wiperhunter2]

I would have to agree with the rest, without knowing where the water was coming from, they had to lower the water level. The other option would have been to built a coffer dam around the leak but again they did not know where it was. If they did, I would think that would take a lot more money and time but the up side would have been more structure when they were done. Just my opinion though. WH2
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