As part of its dam safety program the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection recently ordered a routine inspection of Tobey Pond dam. The earthen dam, built in the nineteenth century on the west end of Tobey Pond, sits on land owned by Great Mountain Forest and other private landowners.
The inspection report included two items of note. First, the presence of trees along the embankment and cracks in the dam’s concrete spillway require further engineering studies, which are estimated to take around 12-18 months, to determine the scope of any needed remediation. Second, the report indicated that the dam’s current condition posed no risk to either people or buildings.