Show 1 N K rY c rya r if t if li w i act al I f t f 1 N Mo NO N 1 1 r 0 Negligence g F in In Failure of f Kamas Dam Prom From Salt Lake Tribune ov George D D. Clyde Issued a ar r report port Tuesday which found no evidence of negligence connected with the failure of Little Deer 0 c Creek Dam June 16 1063 f. f r The failure of Little Deer peer i Creek Dam the governor wrote and the tragic loss of one life with 1 I some property damage brings into focus the absolute necessity I of careful planning and adequate adequate ade quate design Including foundation foundation foundation tion and embankment material I for dam dare construction I The governor a civil engineer by profession reviewed all reports of of Investigations conducted at the washed washed out out lie Ito noted In his summation that there Is no full agreement among those making the post post failure In Investigations In In-I In as to the cause of failure I Little Deer Creek Dam was lo lo- on the tributary of the North Fork of the Duchesne er cr It was WIlS constructed for the Washington South Camas Kamas Irrigation Irrigation tion Co by the Weyher Construction Construction Construction tion Co It was designed by Utah Water and Power Board Doard engi engl Gov Clyde noted that standard engineering procedures and practices practices tices Uces were followed In design and engineering control He Ire said plans and lInd nd specifications were approved p by the state engineer and and the US US- I lire Forest Service I The governor pointed out that the US U.S. Bureau Dureau of Reclamation the tho State Mate Water and Power rower Hoard Board staff and a private consultant firm employed Jointly by Forest For Forest est cst Service and Power rower Board Doard For I all made independent investigations of the dam failure Careful review of all these in investigations Gov Clyde said ruled out piping along the outlet pipe and embankment failure asa as asa asa a cause of the dams dam's collapse There la b some flomo evidence of seepage from the tIght right abutment which could have lubricated the I plane of contact between the right abutment and the embankment embank ment meat causing a sheer failure along that contact Gov Clyde said I |