Recent Dam Safety News

Date News Item Link Category
09/19/2017 Nam Ao Dam in Laos burst last week Incidents
09/19/2017 Oroville Dam highlights California water infrastructure ‘falling apart’
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
Other
09/18/2017 Burst dam sends workers running for their lives; videos Incidents
09/16/2017 Neighbors weigh legal fight with city over dam repairs
Incidents
Dam Modifications/Repairs
Legal
09/15/2017 Oroville-inspired dam inspection bill racing against legislative deadline
Incidents
Legal
09/14/2017 Dam failure in Nassau County post-Irma Incidents
09/12/2017 Lake Wylie experts can’t recall a bigger spill. See what’s being done to fix it. Incidents
09/11/2017 Class-action lawsuit claims negligence in Oroville Spillway incident
Incidents
Legal
09/08/2017 Frustration, friction flashed behind the scenes as Oroville Dam emergency grew Incidents
09/06/2017 Civil engineers’ reports on US flood preparedness: Lessons of Katrina and Sandy ignored Incidents
09/05/2017 Clues to Oroville Dam spillway failure 'were all there in the files,' top investigator says Incidents
09/05/2017 Report: Oroville dam design was never reviewed Incidents
09/02/2017 Houston's Addicks Dam Begins to Spill Over, Nearby County: 'GET OUT NOW'
Incidents
Floods
09/01/2017 Oroville Dam rated unsatisfactory after spillway emergency Incidents
08/27/2017 Dams release ‘Jolina’ rainwater
Incidents
Floods
08/26/2017 When mine dams fail: two recent examples Incidents
08/22/2017 Harrisonville city workers scramble to save dam amid rushing, rising waters
Incidents
Floods
08/17/2017 Under construction dam on Kankai River collapses Incidents
08/14/2017 Naogaon dam collapse floods new areas
Incidents
Floods
08/13/2017 Bagmati River bursts through dam to enter settlements in Rautahat Incidents