Iowa Dam collapses

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Of course, it's only been very recently that the state has even openly admitted that the dams are the reason for the decrease in salmon population, and not overfishing, as they've insisted for decades despite all evidence to the contrary... which the salmon council has been really frustrated about.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Looks like they removed the debris for recycling as well.

Why wouldn't they? Usually when you demo something properly you don't just leave the rubble.

[Adios]

The demolition this past summer of the Marmot Dam on the Sandy River  east of Portland came about because enviro-law changes meant massive future costs for the dam's owner, Portland General Electric. About eight years ago, a diverse crowd started kicking around ideas with the PGE execs. More than 20 interest groups weighed in, including the usual fervent water rats, as well as business types, politicians, and a lot of folks who couldn't find the Sandy River on a map but liked the idea of giving it and its resident salmon a new, sparkling, and dam-free existence.

The result was believed to be the biggest Oregon dam-demo job ever, making it easier for salmon to do what salmon do best, and a 1,500-acre land donation by PGE to the Western Rivers Conservancy. PGE also kicks in for restoring land and fish habitat. Thousands more acres went to the Bureau of Land Management to be used for recreational pastimes.

http://crosscut.com/2007/09/27/outdoors/7769/Life-after-the-demolition-of-a-dam-on-Oregon-s-Sandy-River/


Nice!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Yep. That was about four years ago and not much has happened since then.

[Doktor Howl]

A dam on an eastern Iowa lake suffered a "catastrophic" failure Saturday, sending a massive amount of water into nearby communities and forcing residents to flee, officials said.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/24/iowa.dam.breach/index.html?video=true&hpt=T2

Good thing we're taking care of the infrastructure.

[Adios]

A dam on an eastern Iowa lake suffered a "catastrophic" failure Saturday, sending a massive amount of water into nearby communities and forcing residents to flee, officials said.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/07/24/iowa.dam.breach/index.html?video=true&hpt=T2

Good thing we're taking care of the infrastructure.

Silly Doktor, we have wars to fund.

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

I shudder to think what will happen when one of the dams go on the Mississippi.  If it happens far enough north, it will belike a row of dominos falling down.  Bye bye St. Louis!

Wait, that's not necessarily a bad thing there.....