EPA regs prohibit simply blowing up the dam. The silt behind the dam is considered haz mat and inspectors will be testing downstream for turbidity and contaminants from the equipment. The contractor actually loses money the longer the work goes on. No one is "milking" this job. In fact, it's a beautiful thing. I've been lucky enough to be part of similar projects in the PNW. I just feel bad for the hammer operator working the spillway because one of the other xcav's needs to clear spoils for him before he breaks a hydraulic line using his hammer for a rake. The number of dislikes here is directly proportional to the ignorance of the dislikers.
Thats one reason this country is faltering. Hazmat my ass. Look at all the work the CCC did in the 30s. They could build a bridge with mostly hand labor in less time than it would take to get a diversion permitt these days. I mean its gotten so bad that a culvert replacement in my area took 6 months. It took one week to install it in the 60s. The red tape and paperwork is out of control.
@@davids.9834 Yep, regulations can be okay, but not when they get so damn extreme. A happy median must be found that protects the environment but also allows for capital investment and business to thrive.
@Mike Smith Not that familiar with 360s are you mike....see them big fat hoses to the breaker? yea? that's because they are external, and they are vulnerable.
Am I the only one that was bummed out that he built it up for us to see the walkway come tumbling down... but then he turned the drone and was like "Psych!"
Kool. So there are two pipe line holes, one in the middle of the dam and one to the right. Is one of those one that used to feed the Hunted Hydro? What did the other pipe go to? thanks for the video
Phantom 4 Pro V2 Quad Copter is actually a nice choice to consider wow...I thought it was going to be something more elite! I had a Phantom 3 Pro and hated it for it's ability to throw itself into the ground 3 times while I owned it. Rest in pieces P3 as you were what the P4 was likely supposed to be LOL.
That's amazing that no protective device was used to isolate the concrete chunks and dust from the river water. Clean Water Act says you have to have one. That was in the 70's, 50 years ago.
I would love to see follow-up reporting on how the ecology changes/recovers as time passes. It was seriously affected when the dam was completed and now being removed, will change once more. Will it return to what it once was or will it change to something different to that area? Here is a chance for research on how we can repair what humans have done to this planet.
Yes so intelligent to remove green energy… I bet you have electric power in your home and at work while you complain about what humans do . Not to Mention you live in a home made from trees and pollute the air with your car … All the while whining about what humans do… You are brilliant 🤦🏼♂️
It's amazing to see how many times the same questions and comments are voiced. "Why are they taking the dam down, why don't they use explosives"....."It's pronounced Ex cavator, not Es cavator"
EdgeCrusher78 Credentials are just notes on pieces of paper, to say you read some books, and parroted back the answers in an exam. Experience trumps credentials every time. You get a guy with top credentials, along side a guy with 40 years experience, I know which guy I'm having on my team. Many a good idea, worked out by a guy with all the credentials, has been drawn up in the office, but once that idea gets in the field, with the guy with the experience of actually doing it, that idea ain't worth the paper its drawn on. Think I'm wrong, just look at any war in history. That may be extreme example, but it involves the guys with the highest "credentials." So you see, credentials aren't worth shit, when in the presence of experience.
@@RSR423 credentials include experience. Anyone with good credentials, ie degrees, licenses, certifications, and yes experience, wouldn't seriously think blowing the dam up would be a better idea than dismantling it the way these guys did.
Thanks for the videos, very interesting and good narration! I believe bringing down most of the massive amount of dams built in the 20th century is a good idea. Especially ones that no longer serve an appreciable purpose and harm the natural environment.
Fish runs out of Lake Erie should be vastly improved. Water temperature and increased oxygenation levels should do wonders for the health of the Sandusky
ROCK DRILL, CENTRAL CHARGE BORES, POOF 2', HOWEVER MUCH YOU WANT...way more efficient you dimbulbs.....prep work..downstream rock strain basin...past that conservation departments...................ENGINEERS MY GOD...COMMON SENSE?? GOOD SENSE!!!! I'd bet a demolition expert(which I'm not) could do it with out much machinery.
Id be really curious why not remove this dam then replace ot with hydro electric dam. Just clean up the silt and debris from the old dam then make some jobs and electricity for the area. I know it would be a huge expense but im sure local power generation could only help the locals. Just a thought.
someone said something about pollutants, a newly built upland reservoir and fish migration being reasons for this being obsolete. it served its purpose and now it must go.
I just subscribed to your channel yesterday. I must have missed whey they are taking down the dam. Thanks in advance. BTW: I love your aerial footage and narration. :)
I agree also, too many extremist wanting to take away from others what we already have, the people living there I am sure want the dam. the extremeist want to spend other peoples money to take down a structure that the locals want, disgusting
@icewall flatearth not sure but u can tell it is filing up the resivor with sedamint and gravles as dams do over time .thair is a major moovment going on to remove usless dams i know that much .my famly moves to washingtion to work on the grand cooly dam back in the day and allso the spada lake dam bolth still in operation and there were more they bult so im stuck on the top of the fince on this one
Many may not know this, but since the Declaration of Independence was signed, on average, there has been just under one dam per day built. Most were low head dams (a dam being 3 ft high or higher). That makes us a dam nation..
What was the dam built for when it was constructed? If nobody remembers history will be relived again in that area.just as soon as the rains comes or the drought comes or even energy shortage comes with high power shortage price increases
Dams have a relatively short lifespan in part because of silt buildup behind the dam. In addition removal of the dam restores wetlands on the river and the repopulation by native fish. Far to many dams were built in America with many negative consequences to the environment as well dramatically reducing fish populations. Thankfully dam removal is a sign we are beginning to change our destructive and self serving ways. But is it going fast enough?? Dam removal is just one piece in the puzzle.
@@AnAerialViewPoint I'm sure it served a purpose at one time but if major repairs needed to be made, was that from neglect or did the dams purpose fade over time w/ maintenance funds diverted to other needs? Whatever the cause for those major repairs & the reason the dam needed to be demolished, that must've been an expensive undertaking. Was there State/Federal money for the county to proceed w/ removal?
Wait for the day that they need all that water they are letting loose, i bet they end up regretting it in the long run, when they get a long hot summer with no rain.
