​HARRISBURG, Pa. (September 7) – Today the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
(PFBC) was notified of a court order to temporarily delay construction activity
at the Hankins Pond Dam in Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne County. As a result,
work scheduled to begin at the site on Monday will be halted, pending the
result of a hearing scheduled for later this month. We await a full review of
the legal filing regarding the dam and will fully cooperate with the court
order.
Public
safety is a top priority of the Commission. While we acknowledge the local
interest in the Hankins Pond Dam, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) has identified the structure as a high hazard, unsafe dam,
which poses a significant threat to downstream properties should a failure
occur. The approved remediation plan calls for the removal of a portion of the
structure, which would effectively mitigate the risk to the local community.
Media
Contact:
Mike
Parker, Communications Director
717.705.7806,
michparker@pa.gov​