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State's role in dam failure under scrutiny

The State of Michigan's role in the Edenville and Sanford dams is being examined in a Michigan Court of Claims bench trial that began Monday ...
TULOUMNE COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- A dam just west of Yosemite is holding steady. Earlier this afternoon, authorities warned it's likely it would fail. It did cause flooding in Tuolumne County. On ...
My Own Dam, publicly referred to as Senteeko Dam, is registered with the department’s dam safety office as a 26m-high medium ...
The department’s spokesperson, Wisane Mavasa, said an emergency safety assessment by its dam safety office confirmed that the ...
When dams or levees fail, the consequences can be catastrophic, making proper funding and maintenance critical, but it doesn't always happen. They are not what I would call politically sexy. It's not ...
Senteeko Dam near Barberton faces imminent failure, with the Department of Water and Sanitation urging residents downstream ...
Engineers and disaster teams have been working around the clock to widen an emergency spillway, lower water levels, and ...
Senteeko Dam, officially registered as My Own Dam with the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), recently dominated news headlines as authorities scrambled to prevent a possible structural failure ...
Learn how to assess your home's risk from dam or levee failure and the steps to protect yourself, including flood insurance options. When dams or levees fail, the consequences can be catastrophic, ...