Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 3

About Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 3

The primary purpose of Pabco Dam Tailings Pond 3 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 Pabco Building Products Llc (private). It impounds the Colorado River-tr.

The dam stands 14 feet tall and stretches 4,119 feet across, creates a reservoir covering 20 acres, has a maximum storage capacity of 228 acre-feet, and collects water from a drainage area of 0 square miles. Completed in 1986, the structure is 40 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. Its condition is rated poor, meaning the dam has recognized safety deficiencies that require remediation to address risks. The most recent inspection on record was 11/15/2023.

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