The dam was branded a hazard by the state Department of Environmental Protection in 1999, due to damage it suffered in a 1993 flood.
A kayaker capsising in high water not far from the dam last week was the catalyst for the supervisors’ decision.
US dam to be removed
Supervisors in South Middleton, Pennsylvania, US voted unanimously yesterday to remove the decaying Wittlinger dam on Yellow Breeches creek.
