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West Virginia Conservation Agency West Virginia Conservation Agency Putting Technology to Work To Improve Inspections, Operation and Maintenance Program West Virginia Flood Control Structures HARMON CREEK 3HARMON CREEK 4 HARMON CREEK!..!!..!1!.HARMON CREEK 2 WHEELING CREEK 7 .! !. Northern Panhandle !..! .! WHEELING CREEK 2 WHEELING CREEK 3 UPPER GRAVE CREEK!..!!..!5.! UPPER GRAVE CREEK 9 ! UPPER GRAVE CREEK 8 UPPER GR VE CREEK 7 WARM SPRINGS RU !.7 .! !.!. !.! WWAARRMMSPSPRRINGINGSSRUNRUN69 UPPER BUFFALO C!.REEK 39 !.!. Monongahela WARM SPRIN S RUN 5 !. ! PATTERSON CREEK 50.! Upper Ohio .! .! !. .!!.!..! !.!. UPPER DECKERS CREEK 7NEW CREEK 16 EW CREEK 1 Eastern Panhandle .!!. !. .! NEW CREEK!. 7N!.EW.!!.CREEK 9 NEW CRE K 10 .!!. NE.!W.!.! CREEK 5 POND UN 1 ..! ..! .! SALEM FORK 15 NEW.! CREEK 17 !. !. !.!. SALEM FORK 9 NEW CREEK!. 14 !. .!!. SALEM FORK 13 !...! .! NEW. CREEK 12 .! PATTERSON CREEK 6 !. NORTH FORK OF HUGH!. ES RIVE!. R PULLMAN 1 SALEM FORK 14 !. !.!.PATTERSON CREEK 4 WALKER CREEK ECREATION IMPOUNDMENT .! LUNICE CREEK 11 .! .! West Fork !.LUN!.ICE CREEK 9 !.!. .!!..! Little Kanawha POLK CREEK 6 POLK CREEK 9 LUNICE CREEK 10 !.!.!..!. Potomac Va!.lley District # of FCS SOUTH FORK POLK CREEK 7POLK CREEK 8 !. !1SOUTH.! FOR Tygarts Valley . 2 !. !. !. SOUTH F RK 4 SOUTH FOR!. K 5.! !. Capitol 4 MILL CREEK 8MILL CREEK 9 MILL CREEK 4!. .! !. !. SOUTH FORK 6 !. !.MILL CR!.EEK 5 SOUTH FORK 3.!7 .! MILL CREEK 13 SALTLICK CREE!.K.!8SALTL CK CREEK 9 !. OUTH FORK 21.! SALTLICK CREEK.!.!6SALTLICK CREEK 7 SOUTH FORK 9 Western !.! !. SOUTH FORK 1!..!2. Eastern Panhandle 8 POCATALICO RIVER 28 SOUTH FORK 1 6.!.! S UTH FORK 27 !. !.!..S!.O TH FORK 17 SO TH FORK 36 OUTH FORK 3.!5 Elk SOUTH FORK.!.! SOUTH FORK 33 BLAKES CREEK-ARMOUR CREEK 7 BIG DITCH 1 32 Elk 6 !. !. Ca!.p!.!.itol MARLIN RUN 1 Greenbrier Valley 2 UPPER U RIVER 2-A !. !. Guyan 1 Guyan Greenbrier Valley Little Kanawha 7 OWARD CREEK 12 !. JUMPING BRANCH 1 Southern !. Monongahela 14 0 12.5 25 50 75 100 Northern Panhandle 18 BR.! USH CREEK 12 BRUSH CREE K 6!. !.!. !..!!..!B!.! RUSH CREEK 9 Miles !.! BRUSH CREEK 5 BRUSH CREEK 4 Potomac Valley 73 Southern 14 Tygarts Valley 1 Western 7 West Fork 15 Where the program was Picture of new creek 1 2006 Quarterly Inspection Form 2013- Reorganization of the OM&R program • Addressing the complete “foot print” • Efficiency • Inspection protocols (detail, frequency) • Funding • Identifying needs beyond normal maintenance • Transitioning to real time, electronic inspection forms The current program status Maintenance Typical work includes: ➢Mowing and weed eating ➢Debris removal from the riser and flood pool ➢Tree and brush removal from buffer zones ➢Herbicide application ➢Seeding/mulching/erosion repair ➢Hardware maintenance ➢Access maintenance Inspection/Operation At a minimum, 4 inspections are performed at each flood control dam annually. Sites with known concerns are inspected on a monthly basis. Typical inspections evaluate: ➢ Riser function ➢ Outlet channel function ➢ Auxiliary Spillway condition ➢ Seepage/piping ➢ Slips ➢ Easement Violations ➢ Access issues ❖ Special inspections are performed during heavy rain/snow events, after seismic events, and when an issue has been reported. Issues we have encountered 1. Photo Formatting 2. Report Generation 3. Fiscal Tracking 4. Multiple data sets 5. Data Storage 6. Data Integration The future of the program 1. All dams up to current standards 2. All data in one location 3. Put the data into a usable format 4. Integration of drone technology Emergency Action Plans New Creek 1 Video New Creek 1 PMF Breach Video How technology will get us there? .
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