TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES 8383 Wolf take D111 2 Bartlett, Tennessee 38133-1149 Phone (901) 371-3000 Fax (901) 371-3170 12_ 2020 On Januar} 31 2020 01' Walcr Resources erstInncL In res unsc to 'd "It concermna leakage from the lake located at The Shelby L'uunl) 'ur or "eh page Indtcates that you are the tmner and although the lake clawl'ted a0 a larm pond and not ulated b) the Dwmon' due to potenual structural ues observed ue uanted to notrl} )uu ol' the ofthe and ubsencd a de\ eluptng breach 25 leet vude b) 40 feet Ion In the dam uhrch "40 allourng 'c\crd| galluns ol'uater per mtnute to dram from the lake [l uas c; mated that appruxtmalel) 1-2 feet uhmler had dramed from the lake and that the breach ua~ the current uaterltne could Caubr total {allure ol'the structure and lo>> ol' all ater from the lake We also Ubhrn ed that the dam as mature trees and other \egetatron could alm lead to structural hsues Ple '6 note that a total [allure ol' the dam could pulenltall) Impact/dam ge and other dou tream properues/resrdenc Therefore "e wanted to m' tu run The Dumon rccummemla that the dam be breached In a controlled manner and etlher the pond drarned permanently or the dam repatred and upgraded to a Slruclumll) >U|Ind If haIe an>> quealtuns mallcr please feel free [0 Contact me at 371-3028 or "m Stncerely' Wfl/ Envtronmental DIVIMUH ul'WaleI Fteld Office cc file SITE INSPECTION TRIP REPORT SITE NAME: SITE DATES 0F VISIT: January 3 1_ 2020 TIME OF VISIT: 03 00 PM (1500 hrs) Caudle and Lew Homnan (Tennessee Department of Envrronment and Conservanon leslon of Water Resources (Dwm) OTHERS PRESENT: None WEATHER: 43 overcast, occasroml Very mm TASKS PERFORMED 0R DETAILS OBSERVED: -- IS classrfied as a farm pond and therefore nerther the lake nor the dam falls under the purvle" of the Dams Act Whrle one te, Ion personnel ob. rved a breach approxnnately 25 feet wrde 40 long near the ht abutment of the lake dam located had the slope above the waterhne_ and a few to several gallons of water per mmute were flowmg through the structure The water level the lake appeared to be at least a 172 feet below normal pool elevatron The breach, located on the srde of the darn cresL had cut approxunately halfway across the crest of the dam toward waterlme and was vuthm +/715 feet of waterlme If slope farlure crosses the dam crest and reaches the waterlme, total dramage of the lake would ensue Addmonally, weeds, vegetatron and mature trees were rowmz over the entrre structure of structure the drainage when fines estrmated to be appronmarely 24735 mches drameter and would lrkely not carry the entrre tlow rf the structure farled entrrely, could potentrallv rmpact/damage downgradrent locatrons such as, but not to and other propemes/resldences The dam should be breached a controlled manneL and elther the pond dramed pennanently or the dam reparred and upgraded to a structurally sound confrguratron flM/f Cl ll'f Caudl Envrronrnental of Water Resources Envrronrnental Freld Office