Recent Dam Safety News

Date News Item Link Category
02/05/2018 Memo Shows Seven State-Operated Dams Need a Closer Look in Wake of Oroville Dam Incident
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/04/2018 Michigan to Begin $4M Project to Remove 90-Year-Old Dam Dam Removal
02/01/2018 State hands out cash for dam and sea wall repairs Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/01/2018 Texas dam regulation is in desperate need of repair Dam Safety Legislation
02/01/2018 New Suit Seeks Huge Damages for DWR ‘Recklessness’ at Oroville Dam
Incidents
Legal
02/01/2018 AAMA, DEP to set meeting on dam seepage Incidents
02/01/2018 Cross Brothers Dam Should Be Totally Removed Selectboard Told Last Week Dam Removal
01/31/2018 Grants are available for dams, as well as floodplain projects Other
01/30/2018 $7.9M dam rehab to be completed in late spring 0 Dam Modifications/Repairs
01/30/2018 DEQ to begin $4M Alcott Street dam removal project in Kalamazoo Dam Removal
01/26/2018 Oroville Dam spillway repair bill hits $870 million
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
01/25/2018 Lots of S.C. dams still need repairs 2 years after massive flooding
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
01/25/2018 Residents object to removing 80-year-old Lake Station dam Dam Removal
01/24/2018 India announces new dam safety measures
Dam Safety Legislation
Other
01/23/2018 Boone Lake neighbors forming coalition to hold TVA accountable on dam project
Dam Modifications/Repairs
Legal
Other
01/22/2018 Oroville Dam spillway built on crumbling rock, warned contractor that built it
Incidents
Other
01/22/2018 Attleboro, Norton and Foxboro get grants toward dam repairs Dam Modifications/Repairs
01/22/2018 Two-day International Dam Safety conference in Thiruvananthapuram on Jan 23 Other
01/21/2018 Tribes renew dam removal support at FERC meeting Dam Removal
01/19/2018 New state water chief is married to SoCal water strategist. Critics say that’s too close Other