CAMDEN — On Tuesday, Sept. 17,  Camden will conduct a test of the Seabright Dam emergency siren. The siren is at the Seabright Dam, 121 Mt. Battie Street, and is a component of the Seabright Dam Emergency Action Plan.

Its purpose is to alert residents in the event that the Seabright Dam were to fail or appeared to be in danger of failing. The dam is near Shirt Tail Point, where Megunticook Lake becomes Megunticook River and winds down to Camden Harbor.

For the purpose of this drill, the town will activate the siren and allow it to run for approximately one minute. Any resident wishing to view a copy of the Seabright Dam Emergency Action Plan can do so at the Town of Camden Public Safety Building at 31 Washington Street.