Camp Pond Dam Reconstruction Project

This project involves the reconstruction of the Camp Pond Dam located approximately at 5016 Richland Drive Raleigh, NC 27612 in response to Notices of Deficiency issued by North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Dam Safety (Dam Safety). Camp Pond Dam is categorized as a small, high hazard potential earthen dam by Dam Safety (State ID number WAKE-198), and is privately co-owned by four residents. The City of Raleigh (City) is in the process of purchasing permanent easements to take full ownership and operation responsibility of the dam. The City maintains the public right-of-way for Richland Drive that crosses the dam. Richland Drive is the only access to the Lakeland Woods neighborhood south of Camp Pond Dam, and access must be maintained at all times. The dam has a structural height of approximately 23 feet, a surface area of approximately 4 acres, and a maximum impoundment capacity of 13 acre-feet per the NC Inventory of Dams Data Sheet.