Recent Dam Safety News

Date News Item Link Category
02/13/2019 Another Looming Climate Disaster: Dam Collapses
Incidents
Floods
Other
02/12/2019 Oroville Dam: Two years after the mass evacuation, here’s where we are
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/11/2019 Crack in Taungnawin Dam no risk to safety - Authorities
Incidents
Earthquakes
02/09/2019 Plymouth ordered to fix Russell Dam by July 31 Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/09/2019 Why Did the Dam in Brazil Collapse? Here’s a Brief Look. Incidents
02/07/2019 Two year anniversary of Oroville Spillway Crisis: Emergency spillway nears completion
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
01/31/2019 Fairway Drive over Grapevine Lake Dam to stay closed, no date set for reopening
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
01/28/2019 Death toll grows to 60 from tragic collapse of a dam owned by Brazilian mining giant Vale Incidents
01/25/2019 As bankruptcy looms, PG&E will walk away from two dams it owns. What about the other 167? Other
01/25/2019 UPDATE 4-Hundreds missing in Brazil after Vale tailings dam breaks, area evacuated Incidents
01/22/2019 AECOM Gets $63M Army Contract Modification for Lock & Dam Rehabilitation Work Dam Modifications/Repairs
01/22/2019 City works to repair Fayetteville dam missing since Hurricane Matthew
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
01/22/2019 Wallowa Lake Dam reconstruction plans underway Dam Modifications/Repairs
01/21/2019 St. Francis Dam Memorial Bill Reintroduced In U.S. Senate Dam Safety Legislation
01/17/2019 Feds rush Whittier Narrows Dam fix to prevent breach that would flood 1M residents from Pico Rivera to Long Beach Dam Modifications/Repairs
01/16/2019 As dams crumble, SC lawmakers move to weaken state’s dam safety law Dam Safety Legislation
01/16/2019 Public Meeting Tonight Regarding Pipestem Dam Safety Modification Study
Dam Modifications/Repairs
Public Hearings
01/15/2019 Embankment near Irving Dam finally set for repairs, almost a year after it failed
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
01/14/2019 Lewisville Lake Dam to remain under surveillance through ongoing repairs Dam Modifications/Repairs
01/11/2019 East Branch Dam wall ‘about 75 percent complete’ Dam Modifications/Repairs