Sa 12 S.r.

About Sa 12 S.r.

The primary purpose of Sa 12 S.r. is tailings. Tailings dams contain waste material from mining operations — typically a slurry of finely ground rock left over after valuable minerals have been extracted. These structures require ongoing monitoring because tailings can contain heavy metals and other contaminants. The dam is owned by Pcs Phosphate (private). It impounds the Suwanne River near White Springs.

The dam stands 29 feet tall and stretches 17,700 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 901 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 20,000 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 901 square miles. Completed in 1982, the structure is 44 years old.

This dam has a low hazard potential classification, meaning that failure would cause minimal damage, limited primarily to the dam owner's property, with no expected loss of life. An emergency action plan is in place for this dam. The most recent inspection on record was 12/23/1998. That was over 27 years ago.

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