[CaptJohn]

Originally Posted by earickis

We just watched them set and start the pump. There is a second generator on the hill behind the mailboxes; don't know whether that is a back up or whether they are going to place a second pump. But in any case, water is being pumped from the sinkhole over the east side of the "dam".

I was trying to figure out the purpose of the earth dam in that particular instance. Seems if they're pumping water out of the sinkhole and the sinkhole goes to an aquifer then it would be never ending unless they're trying to fill the pond/lake before plugging the hole but if that's the case then it seems like the seepage back into the hole would wipe out the dam eventually.
Are there any engineers on here who can tell us what they're doing and why?

I certainly hope the backhoe operator is getting hazardous duty pay. He could be in the next sinkhole!