Franklin County Commissioners are opposing a plan to build a new spillway at the dam along Lake Talquin in Leon County. The board last week heard a presentation from the City of Tallahassee who explained their plans to replace an existing earthen spillway on the dam with an 820 foot long spillway made out of concrete.
The concern is that because of the type of soil we have in Northwest Florida, the existing spillway would erode away if the water levels were high enough. That would send an uncontrolled wave of water down the Ochlocknee River into Franklin and Wakulla Counties.
If the project gets the permits it needs it would begin next October and be complete by June of 2011. Project managers say the work would be done without lowering the lake or affecting the flow of the Ochlocknee River.
Franklin County Commissioners, however, say they don’t feel that there is enough concern for people living downstream from the dam and they aren’t sure the new spillway will actually protect people living downstream from the dam. The board said it would also like to see river gauges placed downstream so people can monitor how much water is being allowed through the dam.
The board voted to issue a resolution opposing any permits for the spillway project which they will forward on to the Northwest Florida Water Management District as well as to our representatives in the federal government.
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