Recent Dam Safety News

Date News Item Link Category
02/19/2018 What Lies Behind the Resistance to India’s Highest Dam? Other
02/18/2018 Michigan Dam Ordered Shut over Safety Breaches Other
02/16/2018 Danville officials hope to repair flood-damaged hydroelectric generator in Patrick County Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/15/2018 Pasadena’s Tetra Tech is Building a Dam to Replace One Built in 1840 Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/14/2018 New Bill Would Toughen Calif. Dam Inspections Legal
02/13/2018 Plan proposes removal of 2 dams in central Iowa Dam Removal
02/12/2018 Rain causes mudslides, partial dam failure in Southwest Va.
Incidents
Floods
02/12/2018 https://www.radioiowa.com/2018/02/12/study-links-lock-and-dam-failure-to-extensive-expensive-road-damage/ Other
02/12/2018 Ready for the Rain: PENETRON Helps Renew Brazilian Dam Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/12/2018 Study links lock-and-dam failure to extensive, expensive road damage
Incidents
Other
02/12/2018 Oroville-inspired dam inspection bill heads to Jerry Brown
Incidents
Legal
02/11/2018 Oroville crisis drives harder look at aging US dams
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/10/2018 Column: The fate of the lock and dam in Augusta, but first a little history Dam Removal
02/10/2018 Highway 49 deemed safe to use after dam breach Incidents
02/09/2018 Engineers: 7 California dams in serious jeopardy Other
02/08/2018 Oroville Dam crisis prompts $51 billion lawsuit
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
Legal
02/07/2018 Small Fire Put Out At Oroville Dam Power Plant Incidents
02/06/2018 Impact of Upper Mississippi River infrastructure failures assessed
Dam Modifications/Repairs
Other
02/06/2018 Federal government unsure whether it will pay for Oroville Dam spillway repairs
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/05/2018 S.O.S: Locks and Dams on U.S. Rivers Falling Apart Other