The Ramsey-Washington Watershed District has an entry about the
botched-up drain they installed in 2003 and modified several times
before getting it as close to right as they ever do anything: Savage Lake Outlet Improvement.They sarcastically claim, "Prior to the project, the outlet from Savage Lake was highly
susceptible to plugging, which caused extended elevated water levels in
the lake. City maintenance crews frequently removed sticks and other
debris from the outlet.
"During the winter of 2003-04, we installed a new outlet structure
that would operate at full system capacity even if 80 percent plugged.
The outlet stabilizes normal water levels in the lake and allows flood
levels to subside much sooner than before."
One of the advantages of getting to review your own work is that you don't have to even pay lip-service to facts or reality.
