After monitoring the Conklingville Dam all weekend, officials at the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District say faulty monitoring equipment may be to blame for Saturday's abnormal pressure reading. Our Megan Cruz reports.

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Picturesque, yes, but it's actually cause for concern.

"That's all run off," said Dunderdale. "None of that should be coming off the top."

But the agency that monitors the Conklingville Dam says that runoff is necessary.

"We are taking steps to reduce the threat by increasing the amount of water released by the dam," said Mike Clark, acting executive director of the Hudson River-Black River Regulating District.

That threat he's referring to is an unusual change in water pressure, which the regulating district discovered Saturday.

"There's was one reading that had changed more than the accepted limits would allow, which mandated us to activate the emergency action plan," said Clark.

This entails informing local residents via reverse 911 calls that there is a "potentially hazardous situation."

"In short, you don't want water passing through the dam," he said.

Engineers say a dam failure was a consequence they were preparing for, but on Sunday determined there was no imminent danger of that happening. Property owners along the connected rivers and lakes can now breathe a sigh of relief.

"The thought of monetary loss, our camp, and the people downriver - that would be devastating," said Jean Favreau, another area camp owner.

Engineers say those worries will likely remain just that.

"We are mitigating the condition before it develops," said Clark.

And to ere even more on the side of caution, the regulating district will meet with federal dam safety officials and other consultants Monday. If the equipment is the only problem detected, then the emergency action plan will likely be deactivated.