Across Kentucky, there are dozens of dams that state inspectors have identified as being in poor condition. Many are owned by private organizations or small government agencies that have trouble finding the money to repair them.
But weekend evacuations in Lebanon Junction show that even small dams that are not on that list can present risks. There, residents of Cedar Spring Drive were urged to evacuate Saturday after a landslide caused damage to a dam owned by Bullitt County Rod and Gun Club.
Sarah Demott is the president of the club. She said that while she had only been president for three years, she did not know of any previous county or state inspections of the dam, which is used for recreation. It does not appear on the Energy and Environment Cabinet’s map of state-regulated dams, or on the National Inventory of Dams used to track dam management and safety…