Tuesday, June 10, 2008

problematic dams haven't been checked since '93

From the Milw Journal Sentinel

...Another dam that was overflowed, the Fall River Dam on the Crawfish River in Columbia County, has not received a full inspection in nearly nine years.

...A Journal Sentinel investigation in August found that the DNR had not inspected at least 230 dams in 10 years despite the state law. The dams that weren't inspected made up one-quarter of the 926 state-regulated dams.

...The American Society of Civil Engineers gave Wisconsin a C-minus on dams and river infrastructure last year, saying the state needed to devote more money to dam inspections and maintenance.

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But Todd Ambs hates dams and perhaps quietly hopes they all would wash-out....