Officials mark completion of Frank E. Heller Dam spillway
Jill Whitcomb, Dep. Director DEP makes remarks during an event marking the completion of the new Frank E. Heller Dam Spillway Thursday afternoon. The $1.1m dollar funding came from FEMA funding from the High Hazard Potential Dam Grant Program that replaced the original project which was built in 1975. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
State and local officials pose next to a plaque during an event marking the completion of the new Frank E. Heller Dam Spillway Thursday afternoon. The $1.1m dollar funding came from FEMA funding from the High Hazard Potential Dam Grant Program that replaced the original project which was built in 1975. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
State and local officials stand on top of the newly completed Frank E. Heller Dam Spillway Thursday afternoon. The $1.1m dollar funding came from FEMA funding from the High Hazard Potential Dam Grant Program that replaced the original project which was built in 1975. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
The gates to the Frank E. Heller Dam Spillway Thursday afternoon were open for an event marking the new spillway. The $1.1m dollar funding came from FEMA funding from the High Hazard Potential Dam Grant Program that replaced the original project which was built in 1975. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
Jill Whitcomb, Dep. Director DEP makes remarks during an event marking the completion of the new Frank E. Heller Dam Spillway Thursday afternoon. The $1.1m dollar funding came from FEMA funding from the High Hazard Potential Dam Grant Program that replaced the original project which was built in 1975. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
State and local officials pose next to a plaque during an event marking the completion of the new Frank E. Heller Dam Spillway Thursday afternoon. The $1.1m dollar funding came from FEMA funding from the High Hazard Potential Dam Grant Program that replaced the original project which was built in 1975. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
State and local officials stand on top of the newly completed Frank E. Heller Dam Spillway Thursday afternoon. The $1.1m dollar funding came from FEMA funding from the High Hazard Potential Dam Grant Program that replaced the original project which was built in 1975. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
The gates to the Frank E. Heller Dam Spillway Thursday afternoon were open for an event marking the new spillway. The $1.1m dollar funding came from FEMA funding from the High Hazard Potential Dam Grant Program that replaced the original project which was built in 1975. DAVE KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette
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Officials celebrated the completion of the Frank E. Heller Dam spillway located in Armstrong Township, Lycoming County, on Thursday.
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) delivered $1,176,800 in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dam (HHPD) Grant Program to complete the dam spillway rehabilitation project.
Officials highlighted Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration's work along with the federal government's effort to support flood hazard mitigation and upgrades to the water supply reservoir by discussing the recent completion of the dam, owned and operated by the Williamsport Municipal Water Authority (WMWA).
The dam is used to ensure water retention and capacity for the municipal water system.
The dam spillway, built in 1975, needed rehabilitation and High Hazard Potential Dam Program grant funding supported the design and replacement of the spillway.
It is a buffer to protect water supply for about 51,000 authority customers and any potential flood risk to residential properties, and community businesses and organizations downstream.
Joining Michael D. Miller, WMWA executive director, were Randy Padfield, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency director, Jill Whitcomb, deputy secretary of the DEP, and state Reps. Jamie Flick, R-South Williamsport and Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township.