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Wolf Creek Dam Foundation Remediation Project
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Foundation Flaws Make Kentucky’s Wolf Creek Dam a High-Risk Priority

March 19, 2012 rockman Project Related Comments Off on Foundation Flaws Make Kentucky’s Wolf Creek Dam a High-Risk Priority

If Wolf Creek Dam in Kentucky fails, $6 billion in flood damage is projected to occur downstream. A dam foundation remediation project at Wolf Creek Dam to fix seepage and Karst solutioning problems is a […]

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California’s Anderson Dam Has Seismic Stability Issues

November 3, 2010 rockman Project Related 1

‘The Santa Clara Valley Water District has received preliminary findings from an ongoing seismic stability evaluation for Anderson Dam that detail part of the dam could experience “significant slumping” if a 7.25 magnitude earthquake were […]

Aerial view of the Lake Delhi Recreation Association Dam after it had been compromised. (Mark Benischek)
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Iowa asks FEMA to reconsider Lake Delhi decision, repair estimate $6M

November 10, 2010 rockman Failures Comments Off on Iowa asks FEMA to reconsider Lake Delhi decision, repair estimate $6M

Part of the dam collapsed in July during flooding by the Maquoketa River, draining a nine-mile lake. FEMA officials decided the dam wasn’t elligible for federal emergency funding because it is owned by a private […]