Kimberly Long is the Environmental Program Manager for Exelon and also the Senior Program Manager for Hydro-Relicensing of the Conowingo Dam.
The Spy sat down with Ms. Long to discuss the relicensing process and to address the many concerns Eastern Shore residents have over the 185 million tons of sediment that has amassed behind the dam since it was built in 1928.
Sediment spills from the Susquehanna River through the dam have been blamed for killing aquatic grasses and the commercial oyster fleet in the upper third of the Bay over the last four decades.
The dam is quickly nearing its storage capacity of 204 million tons and spills caused by storm events have become more frequent.
In the video, Long explains what Exelon’s responsibilities are — and their efforts to address the sediment problem. You will have to turn the volume up on your PC.
The video is under seven minutes.
Matt Daley says
The questions were audible. The replies were not, making it impossible to offer substantive comment.
Keith Thompson says
Not much substantive here…mostly PR.
Fred Patt says
Would it be possible to get a transcript? As Mr. Daley says, most of Long’s comments were difficult or impossible to understand.
Daniel Menefee says
Sorry folks for the bad audio, I find that turning up the volume on my computer does the trick.
Keith Thompson says
I have the advantage of using the audio production equipment at the radio station to boost the audio 🙂