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RCED-83-209 1 (1983-08-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnbp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ESDOCRCS. COMM.UNITY August 1, 1983 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT D IVISION C' I sTI N r TR 7 ..,i to he rvLes(d f Pze e Ice 'cept an- tile belfis of B-2 1 1328 by the Oilice O Congresonal Reiaons. The Honorable James A. McClure RLAE Chairman, Committee on Energy RLAE and Natural Resources United States Senate 122088 Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Information on Unsafe Conditions at Specific Dams Located on Federal Lands (GAO/RCED-83-209) Your June 8, 1983, letter asked that we provide you with information on unsafe conditions at specific dams located on Federal lands. In subsequent discussion with your office, it was agreed that we would provide you with the following infor- mation on four dams on National Park Service and Forest Service lands: (1) safety deficiencies identified, (2) the status of agency actions to correct the identified safety deficiencies, and (3) the reasons for failure, if any, to take corrective actions. We found that the Bureau of Reclamation and a Corps of Engineers contractor had identified unsafe conditions at three National Park Service (Department of the Interior) dams located in the North Carolina portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway and at a privately owned dam operated under a permit issued by the U.S. Forest Service (Department of Agriculture) in Deerlodge National Forest, Montana. Although local Park Service and Forest Service officials have been aware of the unsafe conditions at these dams for at least 4 years, minimal corrective action has been taken to repair the dams. Park Service and Forest Service officials acknowledged that the failure of the dams could result in the loss of life and/or property, but as of April 1983 they had not taken action to implement most Bureau and Corps recommendations, including interim actions to diminish the dangers posed by the dams pending their repair. The Park Service has not taken action because while it agrees with the Bureau's assessment of the danger that the con- ditions of these dams present, it does not believe the condi- tions justify immediate repair, nor does it believe interim action, such as lowering the level of the lake, would diminish (085660)

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