Recent Dam Safety News

Date News Item Link Category
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
02/24/2018 Thornapple River dam holds despite berm failure upstream Incidents
02/23/2018 Heavy rains put pressure on quake-damaged dam
Incidents
Earthquakes
Floods
02/23/2018 Spillway dam fails in Barry County as water rises
Incidents
Floods
02/22/2018 Buchanan Dam operator: 'Be alert to the possibility that it could fail'
Incidents
Other
02/21/2018 Plans to fix Huckleberry Dam leak approved
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/12/2018 Study links lock-and-dam failure to extensive, expensive road damage
Incidents
Other
02/12/2018 Rain causes mudslides, partial dam failure in Southwest Va.
Incidents
Floods
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 Highway 49 deemed safe to use after dam breach Incidents
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 Federal government unsure whether it will pay for Oroville Dam spillway repairs
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
02/05/2018 Memo Shows Seven State-Operated Dams Need a Closer Look in Wake of Oroville Dam Incident
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
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