Broomall\u2019s Dam on Third Street is often called a \u201cbridge.\u201d In fact, it is a high hazard dam with a road on top of it<\/a>. Some people focus exclusively on reopening the road while ignoring the economic, environmental, and public safety consequences of replacing and maintaining a high hazard dam.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0<\/strong>UNSAFE<\/span> No matter how much care is taken during construction, a 29 foot tall earthen dam has inherent risks.\u00a0Do we really want a high hazard dam above a public park where our neighbors, children and families will be at risk?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0<\/strong>UNNECESSARY<\/span> \u2022\u00a0<\/strong>UNFAIR<\/span> Removing the dam would settle these issues once and for all, replacing a burden with a gift for future generations.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2022 <\/strong>REMOVE the dam<\/span> Across Pennsylvania and the United States, dams are being removed and streams are being restored as an economic and environmental best practice.\u00a0Removing the dam is the best economic, environmental, and public safety policy.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0<\/strong>RESTORE the stream<\/span> Removing the dam will restore Broomall\u2019s Run to its natural state, allowing for improved water quality, greater connectivity for wildlife, and healthy sediment flow.<\/strong><\/p>\n The restored stream will descend 29 feet in a series of natural waterfalls, creating a babbling brook surrounded by trees<\/a> \u2013 a beautiful setting for both the park and the Country Club.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0<\/strong>RECONNECT neighbors<\/span> Friends of Glen Providence Park supports an environmentally sensitive design that connects the two municipalities and encourages a community dialogue about bridge options.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is the text of the flyers that Friends of Glen Providence Park distributed around Media Borough in the summer of 2013. For the text of the dam removal flyer we distributed in winter 2012, click here<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Learn more about:<\/strong><\/p>\n Broomall\u2019s Dam history and news on our website, using the Categories, Tags and Search feature to the right, and menu bar above, for information including: Dam removal locally and nationally at\u00a0www.americanrivers.org<\/a><\/p>\nReplacing Broomall\u2019s Dam is:<\/span><\/h3>\n
\nA newly constructed dam will be classified as \u201cLevel 1 High Hazard.\u201d This classification has nothing to do with the dam\u2019s condition. It means that\u00a0dam failure could result in the loss of human life and extensive property damage.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMost taxpayer funded dams are built for a compelling public purpose such as producing electricity, storing a large volume of drinking water, or providing public recreation.\u00a0Replacing Broomall\u2019s Lake dam will provide NO public benefit at all.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nSupporters of replacing Broomall\u2019s Dam want to spend up to $4 million of taxpayers\u2019 money to preserve a small lake for a private Country Club. At the same time, replacing the dam will permanently damage a section of a public park and a stream<\/a>.\u00a0Spending public dollars for private gain and public loss is unfair.<\/strong><\/p>\nFriends of Glen Providence Park wants our public officials to:<\/span><\/h3>\n
\nThe leadership of the Friends of Glen Providence Park is calling to remove \u2013 rather than replace \u2013 Broomall\u2019s Dam.<\/a> Removing the dam will preserve valuable natural wetlands and allow for reforestation of the north section of the park.<\/p>\n
\nBefore Judge Broomall built a dam on his property in 1883, the stream of Broomall\u2019s Run flowed unimpeded to Ridley Creek.<\/p>\n
\nWe don\u2019t need to replace the dam to connect Media and Upper Providence; we can remove the dam and build a bridge for that purpose.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n–\u00a0Our position on dam removal<\/a>
\n– Documentation of\u00a0the 1.1 Acre of park<\/a> that would be destroyed by dam replacement<\/p>\n