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Recent Examples of sluicewayWilson’s New Freedom would open the sluiceways of competition by slashing tariffs, strengthening anti-trust laws and increasing access to credit.—Richard Norton Smith, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2018 The town has opened the floodgate to the dam draining the pond behind it and allowing Roaring Brook to flow freely downstream through a sluiceway.—Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 12 Apr. 2018 The breakwater was constructed with four sluiceways, or porthole-like tunnels, which allowed for greater circulation of ocean water.—Joshua Emerson Smith, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017 However, the sluiceways were sealed years ago after a child became trapped in one and drowned.—Joshua Emerson Smith, latimes.com, 15 Dec. 2017
Both years saw major flooding and use of the spillway.
Minnah Arshad,
USA TODAY,
25 Jan. 2024
The inspection found deterioration of the spillway outfall pipe, and trees growing upstream, downstream and along the embankment, the consent order states.
For one thing, the equipment and restrooms sit right in the floodway, and are often a few inches deep in standing water when Walnut Creek overflows after heavy rainfall.
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2024
The development would be built up to the edge of the creek's floodway, an area where flooding would be significant in a flood event.
Jack Armstrong,
The Arizona Republic,
24 June 2024
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