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<br />u. . . At abcut 6:20 a.m. all <br />in our p3rty was awakena'! by <br />a lood tree breakillJ thmder. <br />By the time _ looked oot the <br />first surge of _ter _s 50 <br />feet fron oor tent serrlillJ <br />trees =ashirg down_rd alOl'lJ <br />with tons of earth arrl bool- <br />demo Witer am debris also <br />reached 0Qr tent as _ scran- <br />bled Ufbill with the first <br />pieces of gear _ Calld <br />grcb. Wlen _ finally :rea- <br />lized the dallJer _s crver <br />near our tent _ pulled our <br />gear am tent up the hill arrl <br />watched the destruction. . . n <br />Daniel s. <br />Chicago, nlinois <br /> <br />JJ I <) - 11 u, <br />rl C' ",' IL1 p;., ) '1 ...J <br />/)1 /:3/1 83 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />3.0 ':RI'J',:'l.L ISSUES <br /> <br />?he l~wn Lake Dam failure raises continuing, perplexing and <br />trou~:eso~~ questions about how our citizens can be better pro- <br />tecL,~~ h.'f' future flooding and how capital can be made available <br />to m_'l~nt,", \ and rehabilitate the many dams in this state, built <br />in m.'l:1Y i ,.~ tances before and around the t urn of the century, <br />TheSe qUE',",ions have become more acute in recent years as a <br />resu:: of c~pid urbanization in many areas of the state, <br /> <br />~f c,ttical importance is the establishment of an effective <br />floo,~ ha:;y:d mitigation program which integrates aspects of dam <br />safe~~, f~)odplain management, and emergency preparedness. <br /> <br />3. 1:lam ,'~fety <br /> <br />~he ,~y dam safety issues in need of resolution are related <br />to 2-,: inq ,'i.!:ns, hazard classification of frequency of dam <br />inse",' 2ti,", spillway design criteria, unsafe dams, and improved <br />dam' ",."fel. legislation. Some of the difficulties in each of <br />thes", is' .es are briefly discussed below. <br /> <br />48 <br />