Remediation begins on Center Hill Dam, Tenn.
Project Related
San Vicente Dam, Lakeside, CA to be raised by 117-ft
From ENR:
The San Diego County Water Authority board of directors last week certified the environmental impact report to raise San Vicente Dam by 117 ft.
The $568-million project, to be built on top of the existing San Vicente Dam in Lakeside, will expand the reservoir to hold an additional 52,000 acre-ft of water for use during emergencies and another 100,000 acre-ft of water to supplement imported supplies during dry periods.
The Dam will be constructed of roller compacted concrete and will reportedly be the largest dam raising ever performed in the US and the largest using roller compacted concrete in the world. (Photo by O’Connor Construction Management, Inc.)
Geologic Hazards
The Hungarian mining accident – images of the failure of the impounding embankment
The image of this failed bauxite tailings dam is very tragic and the pictures of the impact to the local town are very sad. But one thing that struck me about this particular image is […]
Failures
Iraq Dam in Danger of Collapse
The Mosul Dam in Iraq is in danger of an "imminent collapse" according to a Washington Post article. The dam threatens the lives of as many as 500,000 people in Mosul which could be innundated by over 60-ft of water if the dam fails. Parts of Baghdad could see as much as 15-ft of water. Read on for more info.