Skyline Lake Dam

Following several devastating flood events that resulted in more than 35 dam failures, the state of New Jersey developed funding programs for the rehabilitation of dams. Two state bond acts have provided the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Dam Safety and Flood Control, with $110 million to administer low interest loans for dam rehabilitation projects. Twenty-four dams, including 19 high hazard dams, have been completed so far; 29 more, including 10 high hazard dams, are under construction; and 45, including 11 high hazard dams, are in some stage of planning and design. Owners of the Skyline Lake Dam applied to this state program and received $900,000 to reconstruct the concrete spillway and stabilize the earth embankment to allow for overtopping during a storm. Overall, approximately $32.8 million has been disbursed from the program to date.