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Bottom line: There is no evidence that woody vegetation has caused any canal embankment breeches or significant damage. The factors that have caused problems are features that pass under the canal -- culverts or sewer lines.
Bottom line: There is no evidence that woody vegetation has caused any canal embankment breeches or significant damage. The factors that have caused problems are features that pass under the canal -- culverts or sewer lines.
The NYPA has been using this example of the 1974 break at Bushnell's Basin as part of its case for clearcutting the trees.
The NYPA has been using this example of the 1974 break at Bushnell's Basin as part of its case for clearcutting the trees.
It is scary. But it also had nothing to do with trees, shrubs, or small mammals. It was caused by a sewer project that required tunneling under the Canal -- an error by the engineers or contractors on that project led to the collapse of the bottom of the canal, which eventually blew out the embankment.
Other recent breaches or near-breaches have been caused by failures of culverts going under the canal
Other recent breaches or near-breaches have been caused by failures of culverts going under the canal
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