Just moments ago, the Alabama Forestry Commission announced:
“Communities across
the nation will benefit from a $262 million investment to rehabilitate dams
that provide critical infrastructure and protect public health and safety. The
2014 Farm Bill increased the typical annual investment in watershed
rehabilitation by almost 21 fold, recognizing the critical role of these
structures in flood management, water supply, and agricultural productivity.”
I wonder how much Alabama Lake Jordan Wetumpka Coosa River
The report continues with:
Alabama Dams
are Aging and Un-inspected
•Over
two-thirds of the Alabama
•Based
on inspections reported in the NID, only 19% of high-hazard-potential dams in Alabama
•There
is a very high likelihood that undetected rusted spillway pipes, embankment erosion, etc. of older and un-maintained
dams will cause a dam failure incident.
•It is
also highly likely that development of areas downstream of dams has increased
the population at risk from a dam failure.
If a Dam Does
Fail, Alabama Dam Owners are Unprepared and Emergency Officials Lack
Information to Respond.
The report also warns that Alabama
We do have a House Bill that is to address this issue, House
Bill 610, was introduced on March 18,
2014 by State Representative Mary Sue McClurkin, Republican
District 43, with Representatives Mike Hill, Republia 41 and Kurt Wallace,
Republican District 42 as co-sponsors. As of today the bill is to be addressed
during this 2014 Regular Session. Since the March 18th reading of
the bill, there is no reported updates and currently no roll call votes are
recorded for this bill.
From a review of the dams in Alabama
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