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Leaking farm dams
Summary
This Agfact contains information about the following common causes of dam leakage:
- the work of a contractor unfamiliar with farm dam construction
- failure to remove topsoil and vegetation at the embankment site
- use of an unsuitable soil type in the dam wall
- failure to construct a cut-off trench
- poor soil compaction
- failure to backfill exposed rock, gravel or sand in the storage basin
- poor maintenance of the dam.
