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Evacuation notice lifted in Utah town downstream from cracked dam

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Published 5:26 PM

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM
Associated Press

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An evacuation notice has been lifted for the southern Utah town just downstream from a fissured dam after public safety officials said they were able to release enough water to prevent a total breach. Nearly 1,800 residents of Panguitch had been on high alert in the days since inspectors discovered an unexpected 60-foot crack in the Panguitch Lake Dam on Monday night. Residents rushed to gather their valuables in case of an evacuation as safety crews trucked in boulders to stabilize the wall. Water levels in the reservoir had dropped 8 inches as of Friday and relieved pressure on the cracked wall.

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