“There aren’t hard-and-fast solutions yet, but from my early conversations with the director, there are really only two options: Drain it and leave a big hole, and that’s not really an option. Or spend hundreds of millions to replace it. I think that’s what will occur.”
[State Sen. Jay Hottinger] said he’s heard that a new dam would take 15 to 18 months to start, then three to five years to complete.
“I believe the [Ohio Department of Natural Resources] director is very committed to doing what’s necessary to create a healthier, stronger, better asset than we have today,” he said. “It’s going to be painful to get there. But at the end of the day, it will be a much nicer Buckeye Lake.”
via www.dispatch.com
"Drain it and leave a big hole" vs. "Return the area to its natural state displacing the invasive species known as humans and reducing the risk to life to zero."
Tomato, To-mah-toe.
