EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
For
INDIAN LAKES LOWER DAM
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
State ID #: TRANS-027
Date: November 17 2010
Owner Name: INDIAN LAKE CLUB INC.
Address: PO BOX 371
LAKE TOXAWAY NC 28747
Telephone #: 828 577 6999
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Signature Date
EAP prepared by: INDIAN LAKE CLUB INC.
Address: PO BOX 371
LAKE TOXAWAY NC 28747
Telephone #: 828 577 6999
____________________________ ______________
Signature Date
INSTRUCTIONS
The purpose of this Emergency Action Plan (EAP) is to safeguard the lives and reduce risk of damage to
property downstream of the referenced dam in the event of flooding that may be caused by failure of the
dam.
In the event that the dam owner/supervisor/caretaker observes or is informed of one or more of the
conditions listed under “Emergency Conditions,” or for any other reason feels that the structural integrity
of the dam is at risk, then the owner or his representative shall contact the entities listed in the
Notification Sequence on Page 3 of this Emergency Action Plan.
Upon receiving notification of an emergency situation, the State Emergency Operations Center shall
contact the State Dam Safety Program and the appropriate local Emergency Management office.
EMERGENCY CONDITIONS
The following conditions indicate an existing or potential emergency situation. If one or more of these are
observed, the owner should initiate the Notification Sequence on Page 3 immediately.
• Water flowing over the top of the dam, or the lake level is rising such that overtopping of the dam
may soon occur.
• Turbid seepage (that is, muddy seepage) emerging from the downstream slope of the dam, from
around a spillway outlet pipe, from a seepage collection system drainpipe, from underneath a spillway
slab or from the area just downstream of the dam.
• Seepage rates increasing significantly over a short period of time.
• Embankment cracking, sliding or sloughing on either the upstream slope or downstream slope of
the dam.
• Concentrated seepage or flow emerging from or near the dam embankment.
• “Boils” in the area downstream of the dam, on the downstream slope of the dam, or from joints in a
spillway or within the stilling basin. (Note: “Boils” appear to be small sand “volcanoes” which indicate the
loss of soil material from the dam. They are caused by seepage forces.)
• Depressions or sinkholes over the spillway pipe or at other areas on the dam.
• Overturned or uprooted trees on the dam.
NOTIFICATION SEQUENCE – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
In the event of an emergency as defined in the EAP, the following procedures should be followed:
1. Call Emergency Services 911 – Police and Fire Department – (Person(s) Responsible: The
President of the Board, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer or any other available member of the
Board)
2. Send out Email to all Homeowners in Indian Lake Estates – if no email available telephone the
homeowner, in particular non-full time homeowners – (Person(s) Responsible: Secretary/Treasurer of
the Board or The President if Secretary/Treasurer not available )
3. Notify by available means (mail, telephone or Email) all downstream property owners that could be
affected by an emergency as defined in the EAP (see details listed below) – (Person(s) Responsible:
Secretary/Treasurer of the Board or The President if Secretary/Treasurer not available )
DOWNSTREAM HAZARDS
The following residences, businesses, roads, etc. would likely be impacted by failure of the
Indian Lakes Lower Dam.
Hazard#1- First Property/Residence :
Owner: Matthew and Melinda Doherty
Address: 2711 Blue Ridge Road, lake Toxaway, NC 28747
Lake Toxaway Telephone: 828 884 4389
Contact Address: 63 Converse Drive, Aiken, SC, 29803
SC Telephone: 803 649 1995
Email: none available
Hazard #2 – Second Property/Residence:
Owner: Evelyn Hall
Property Address: 2751 Blue Ridge Road, Lake Toxaway, NC 28747
Home Telephone: 828 966 9284
Cell Phone: 828 421 3867
Email: none available
Hazard #3 – Third Property/Residence:
Owner: Dorothy E Justice
Property Address: no assigned address
Contact Address: 188 Animal haven Way, Westminster, SC 29693
Home Telephone: 864 647 6531
Email: none available
Hazard #4 – Fourth Property/ Residence:
Owner: Thomas Avirett
Property Address: 2080 Blue Ridge Road, Lake Toxaway, NC 28747
Telephone: 828 966 4844
Email: none available
Hazard #5 – First State Road:
SR 281 where it crosses Indian Creek
Hazard #6 – Fifth Property/ Residence:
Owner: James A McCall
Property Address: no assigned address
Contact Address: 180 Good Neighbor Lane, Brevard, NC 28712
Brevard Address Telephone: 828 883 8635
Email: none available
Hazard #7 – Second State Road:
SR 1305 Fox Ridge Road where it crosses Indian Creek
Hazard #8 – Sixth Property/ Residence:
Owner: River Bend RV Resorts
Property Address: Hwy 281, Lake Toxaway, NC 28747
Lake Toxaway Telephone: 828 966 4214
Owner Address: 1323 Gasperella Drive, Fort Myers, Florida, 33901
Email: none available
Hazard #9 – Third State Road:
SR 1304 Kim Miller Road where it crosses Indian Creek
Hazard #10 – Fourth State Road:
Route 64 where it crosses Indian Creek
Hazard #11 – Seventh Property/ Residence:
Owner: Catatoga Investments LLC
Property Address: Catatoga, A Merrill Trust Community, 1 Indian Creek Drive, US Highway 64, Lake
Toxaway, NC 28747
Telephone: 828 877 4130 (Business Office
Owner Address: Building 15, Suite L120, Atlanta, Georgia, 30305
Email: None available
• Hazard information should be confirmed/updated annually to reflect changes in downstream
conditions or ownership information.
VICINITY MAP (see separate link on web page)
• If Sequence 2 on Page 3 is followed, please provide the following information to the Emergency
Operations Center (1-800-858-0368):
Name of Dam: INDIAN LAKES LOWER DAM
County: TRANSYLVANIA
State ID #: TRANS-027
River or Stream
on which Dam is
Located: INDIAN CREEK
Structural Height
of Dam: Approx 60 [ft]
Surface Area at
Normal Pool: 9 [acres]
Drainage Area: Not Known [acres]
Directions to Dam:
From Brevard: Take Route 64 towards Cashiers. Turn right onto SR 281 and proceed past the Lake
Toxaway Firehouse (on right) and the Lake Toxaway Post Office (on right) and take a left turn onto Slick
Fisher Road and travel approximately 1.5 miles to the entrance of Indian Lake Estates (on right).
Proceed for approximately half a mile until there is a fork in the road. Take the right fork onto Hiwassee
Road for approximately 0.5 mile and turn left on to Tellico Lane. The access road to the dam is at the
second curve across from the mailbox for 110 Tellico Lane.
From Cashiers: Take Route 64 towards Brevard. Turn left onto SR 281 and proceed past the Lake
Toxaway Firehouse (on right) and the Lake Toxaway Post Office (on right) and take a left turn onto Slick
Fisher Road and travel approximately 1.5 miles to the entrance of Indian Lake Estates (on right).
Proceed for approximately half a mile until there is a fork in the road. Take the right fork onto Hiwassee
Road for approximately 0.5 mile and turn left on to Tellico Lane. The access road to the dam is at the
second curve across from the mailbox for 110 Tellico Lane.
The Owner shall be responsible for providing copies of this document to the parties listed below. All
information in this document should be updated annually and revised copies provided to the parties listed
below.
1. North Carolina Division of Emergency Management
4713 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4713
(919) 733-3867 (919) 733-3867
(919) 733-5406 FAX
www.ncem.org/
Transylvania County Emergency Management
Phone: (828) 884-3108
http://www.transylvaniacounty.org
Director: David McNeill
Hours: 24 hrs/ 7 days
Phone Number: (828) 884-3108 (828) 884-3108 Ext. 4
Fax Number: (828) 862-8925
E-mail: tcemsvcs@citcom.net
2. Asheville Regional Office
Address: 2090 U.S. Highway 70, Swannanoa, NC 28778
Voice: 828.296.4500 828.296.4500
Facsimile: 828.299.7043
Regional Engineer: Janet Boyer, PE
Dam Emergencies — Call 800.858.0368
3. State Dam Safety Engineer
Division of Land Resources
Land Quality Section
1612 Mail Service Center
North Carolina 27699-1612
(919) 733-4574