Ragged Mountain Dam
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The Upper (circa 1885) and Lower (circa 1908) Ragged Mountain Dams create the Ragged Mountain Reservoir, a key component of the Charlottesville-Albemarle urban water supply maintained by the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority.
Water Supply Plan
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A plan to build a new Ragged Mountain Dam at the reservoir is currently under review as part of the 50-year community water supply plan (2005-2055). As part of the plan, the pool at the Ragged Mountain Reservoir would be raised 45’ with the construction of a new 112’ dam, replacing the 1908 lower dam which State officials have been warning since 1979 needs repair or replacement.
In 2009, an Independent Technical Review Team met to assess the engineering plans and cost estimates for the new Ragged Mountain Dam. On June 2, 2009, the Ragged Mountain Dam, Independent Technical Review Team (ITRT) Report was issued. On the schedule of the project, the ITRT suggested the completion date target should be late 2012 or early 2013.
Gannett Fleming worked during 2007-2008 on the preliminary dam design and geotechnical research before the project was temporarily halted in August 2008. In September 2009 the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority replaced Gannett Fleming, retaining Schnabel Engineering Associates to prepare a preliminary design for the new dam.[1]
In History
The Lower Ragged Mountain Dam was originally known as Mayo's Rock Dam.[2]
The Holsinger Studio Collection by Charlottesville photographer Rufus W. Holsinger refers to the dam in his 1912 photos as the Charlottesville Dam.
External Links
http://ivycreekfoundation.org/history/raggedmountain.html
Notes
- ↑ Web. Engineering firm with local ties hired to design new Ragged Mountain Dam, Wheeler, Brian A., Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 23 Sept. 2009, retrieved 23 Sept. 2009.
- ↑ Howell, David J. "Report on Mayo's Rock Dam, 1912-1913, Accession #14213, Special Collections." Letter to C.D. Carter, Superintendent Charlottesville Water Works. 11 Feb. 1913. University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, VA. <http://virgo.lib.virginia.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5>.