Recent Dam Safety News

Date News Item Link Category
03/11/2018 Dam collapses at Cadia one of Australia's largest gold mines Incidents
03/10/2018 90 Years Later, The St. Francis Dam Failure Remains A Vital Safety Lesson
Incidents
Other
03/08/2018 Repairs to Upper Bondsville Dam in Belchertown imminent Dam Modifications/Repairs
03/08/2018 Debris piling up at Conowingo Dam Incidents
02/28/2018 Official: Crumbling Marianna dam appears to be breaching Incidents
02/26/2018 In Wake of Oroville Crisis, Brown Signs Bill Requiring Tougher Dam Inspections
Incidents
Legal
02/25/2018 State inspection finds flaws in Mill Pond Dam
Incidents
Other
02/25/2018 Multi-million dollar safety upgrades to Bethungra Dam completed Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/25/2018 Army Corps of Engineers OKs removal of Upper Roberts Meadow Dam in Northampton Dam Removal
02/24/2018 Thornapple River dam holds despite berm failure upstream Incidents
02/23/2018 Spillway dam fails in Barry County as water rises
Incidents
Floods
02/23/2018 Heavy rains put pressure on quake-damaged dam
Incidents
Earthquakes
Floods
02/22/2018 Buchanan Dam operator: 'Be alert to the possibility that it could fail'
Incidents
Other
02/22/2018 The beautiful dams and reservoirs around Wales captured by a Welsh Water worker on his phone Other
02/21/2018 Plans to fix Huckleberry Dam leak approved
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/21/2018 Work scheduled to begin in March on project to repair and strengthen Langley Pond's dam Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/21/2018 City prepares to make its 'dam' decision Other
02/20/2018 WestRock plans repairs for Oxoboxo Lake dam in Montville Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/20/2018 Northampton dam removal project in Leeds to advance with $25K state grant Dam Removal
02/19/2018 Demolition of Estabrook Park dam on Milwaukee River begins after years of contention Dam Removal