A long term solution was the next idea underway. The long term solution consisted of forming a seepage cut-off wall. They poured a concrete diaphragm wall for a cut-off wall that extended into the embankment and into the rock formation. This wall was completed in 1979. Although the dam is continuously monitored to make sure it is doing its job, they have found through the years that the seepage has not been alleviated...
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What then started out as slow seepage has now in recent years become increasingly large rates of seepage. Seepage has now found new paths around and possibly through the cut-off wall that is still currently in place. Lake Cumberland has been held at nearly constant water levels for years to reduce added pressure on the Dam’s structure and foundation...
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