x-sender: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com x-receiver: governor.haley@sc.lmhostediq.com Received: from mail pickup service by IQ12 with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 7 Oct 2015 20:17:49 -0400 thread-index: AdEBXsP/oHG4qdPARNO7jEvfDBVFLA== Thread-Topic: Roads, bridges and dams From: To: Subject: Roads, bridges and dams Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 20:17:49 -0400 Message-ID: <64A4E533E5314AF68C5A1FA7B5B91BA2@IQ12> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.1.7601.17609 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Oct 2015 00:17:49.0794 (UTC) FILETIME=[C4091C20:01D1015E] CUSTOM Mr Edward Donnelly 221 Hillview Dr Seneca SC 29672 donednd71@aol.com 864 882 5079 TRAN Roads, bridges and dams 99.6.194.16 I am deeply concerned with the ability of the governor and her staff to lead this state out of the flooding mess. We had failing bridges, roads and now dams prior to the current disaster and inadequate action was taken. A gas tax without offsets was the right approach, and it would have been accepted by state residents. Now the only approach that makes sense is to go to the Federal Government with your hand out. That's OK since residents send a lot of money to the Feds, but self-funding by the state needs to occur also. It's time to get over under-funding and destroying all state infrastructure. A deeply disappointed Republican, Ed Donnelly GREENVILLE, S.C. -A 2013 performance report by the national Association of State Dam Safety Officials shows that South Carolina is "below average" on inspections of high-hazard dams. "It appears the state is under-resourced when it comes to doing the job that needs to be done," project manager Mark Ogden told WYFF News 4 Investigates. The report shows that in 2013, fewer than half of the state's dam inspections were completed. It also shows that South Carolina spent less than $200,000 on dam safety, compared to nearly $250,000 spent in 1999. "A lot of states have seen cuts in budgets in the last several years," Ogden said. "There have been issues with South Carolina and the amount of resources they have for a number of years. They are understaffed, based on the number of dams they need to look at." At least 11 dams have failed in South Carolina since Saturday. Another 35 dams were being monitored after record-rainfall in the Midlands caused widespread flooding. The vast majority of the state's dams, including those impacted by the flooding, are privately owned. Officials said dam owners don't have the resources to upgrade or repair them. "One big issue with that is there is really no revenue stream to maintain or upgrade those dams, so the ability for the dam owner to do the maintenance that's needed is often impaired," Ogden said. Copyright 2015 by WYFF All rights reserved. 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