Recent Dam Safety News

Date News Item Link Category
04/10/2018 McCarthy calls dam a priority Dam Modifications/Repairs
04/08/2018 Congress must take control of federal dam policy Dam Safety Legislation
04/06/2018 California crews break ground on second phase of $600M Isabella Dam safety project Dam Modifications/Repairs
04/05/2018 California Warns of High-Overflow-Risk at Partially Rebuilt Oroville Dam
Incidents
Floods
Dam Modifications/Repairs
04/04/2018 Now we know why Fort Jackson still won’t tell us everything about the 2015 dam failure Incidents
04/03/2018 Gov. Walker declares it Dam Safety Awareness Week Other
04/02/2018 South wall of Estabrook Park dam falls under blows of hydraulic hammer Dam Removal
03/31/2018 Several areas inundated in water after dam breaks in Rajasthan Incidents
03/29/2018 Leaking discovered at Priest Rapids dam near Mattawa Incidents
03/29/2018 It's unlikely, but cities prepare for Coquitlam dam burst anyway Incidents
03/29/2018 2015 report warned of failing Flint dam before breach Incidents
03/28/2018 Court imposes $188,000 in fines for power dam violations Legal
03/27/2018 Crews begin demolishing Hamilton Dam in downtown Flint Dam Removal
03/25/2018 Records show problems with dam 36 years before break Incidents
03/22/2018 ‘Potential’ Dam Break In Tuolumne County Leads To Evacuations
Incidents
Floods
03/19/2018 Egypt, Sudan vow to cooperate as Ethiopia builds Nile dam Other
03/16/2018 Icicle Peshastin Irrigation District Declares Dam Emergency Incidents
03/15/2018 DRIP by DRIP
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
03/13/2018 DWR submits plans to address Oroville Dam forensic report
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
Other
03/12/2018 Lessons Learned from 2017 Disasters, Yuba-Sutter Officials Reflect on the Recent Past
Incidents
Other