North Slurry Pond

North Slurry Pond is an earth dam located in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It carries a Low hazard potential classification.

About North Slurry Pond

The primary purpose of North Slurry Pond 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 Champion Processing, Inc. (private).

The dam stands 100 feet tall and stretches 750 feet across, and has a maximum storage capacity of 2,006 acre-feet.

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.

At 100 feet, this dam is taller than 98% of all dams in the United States.

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Low HazardNot Available ConditionEmergency Action Plan: Not Required

Location

StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Nearest CityBavington
Coordinates40.41833, -80.30361

Physical Characteristics

Dam TypeEarth
NID Height100 ft
Dam Height100 ft
Dam Length750 ft

Storage & Hydraulics

NID Storage2,006 acre-ft
Max Storage2,006 acre-ft

Ownership & Safety

PurposeTailings
OwnerChampion Processing, Inc.
Owner TypePrivate
Hazard ClassificationLow
Condition AssessmentNot Available
Emergency Action PlanNot Required

Identifiers

NID IDPA83474
Federal IDPA83474
More InfoState Dam Safety Program

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