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Aerial view of the Lake Delhi Recreation Association Dam after it had been compromised. (Mark Benischek)

Iowa asks FEMA to reconsider Lake Delhi decision, repair estimate $6M

November 10, 2010 rockman Comments Off

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 […]

Midwest Flooding – Collection of Links

July 1, 2008 rockman Comments Off

The Association of State Dam Safety Officials has a nice collection of links and article summaries for the recent devastating flooding that has hit the Midwest U.S. They do a nice job of breaking it down by state as well. (Image of flooding in Cedar Rapids, IA on 6/13/08. Photo by USGS)

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