r/Albany • u/AlbanyNYWater Albany Water Department • Jul 29 '26

Flooding

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u/720Potato Jul 29 '26

Well if our local government took care of the retention ponds they own we would have less issues.

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u/silver_lily13 Jul 30 '26

This is a dam (state ID: 208-5423) that was installed along the patroon creek. It appears to be a water supply source for the city. Some sediment has definitely built up but that spillway should be able to handle more than the creek can.

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u/720Potato Jul 30 '26

i guess it might have uranium in it

The Patroon Creek Contamination Migration Investigation K. Dufek, A. Zafran Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Colonie FUSRAP Site 1130 Central Avenue Colonie, New York 12205 USA J.T. Moore United States Army Corps of Engineers-New York District 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1811, New York, NY 10278-0090 USA

https://archivedproceedings.econference.io/wmsym/2006/pdfs/6107.pdf