Vermont floods raise concerns about nation’s aging dams

Just another problem you were warned about many years ago and ignored. You get what you sow.

Gov leaders are putting funds in personal interest instead of where the funds need to go. From local to county to state to federal.

Ignore the infrastructure and this what you get.

Our infrastructure is aging and needs to be repaired or replaced.

Vermont should remove some dams and try to restore Atlantic Salmon fisheries.

Weeks before the rain. The dam owners hold water back. I was fishing the Conn. River and they asked the dam operators to let some water go to help the river. State needs to step in and get involved.

Sorry but we only have money for Ukraines border and the people illegally crossing our border ....

If a dam owned by a private person fails are they liable for the death and destruction?

Many locations "flood control" dams are also "hydroelectric power sources" unwilling to sacrifice future sellable power by dumping water making space for floods.

Build back better…… says no one ever.

I believe the huge infrastructure bill passed by Congress a few years ago contained funds to help mitigate this situation. It takes planning, prioritizing, & commitment to see the work done as soon as practical. Instead of cheap shots at politicians & government in general, I suggest attending meetings of local authorities & asking about what's being done. Press them to expedite work in the most urgent cases around your area. Contact leaders including your county, state & federal representatives for help overcoming problems encountered by the water authorities.

oh really...lets send more money to Ukraine for their dams ! Minnesota just had a old private 100yr old dam destroy the entire river bank and will take 150 million and 2 years to fix

No maintenance no proper spillway

The Rochester NY waterfalls has a factory in the picture and the people live next to it and it's polluted it could of been a vacation spot instead it's minimum wage

THIS flood raises concerns about old dams? LOL. What about the Lake Dunlap in Texas, Oroville in California, Rapidan in Minnesota (partial, but I count it), and the potential failure of the Lake Livingston dam in Texas. Seems like dam experts should have been 'concerned' 20 yrs ago. But that would have required the spending of tax dollars and we can't have that now can we?

CT. has 4,000 privately owned dams.

Release water before the rain season ?

Dam at the bots posting.

For all the commenters saying we are giving money to Ukraine, we don’t have enough to take care of our problems, blah blah blah, from the infrastructure bill: $585 million total for Section 8A grants to States (High Hazard Potential Dam Rehab grants), of which Not Less Than $75M shall be for dam removal $148 million total for Section 8(e) grants to States (state assistance grants) $67 million total under FEMA Operations and Support for dam safety activities and assistance to States under sections 7 through 12 of the National Dam Safety Program Act (all other NDSP areas) $118 million total for NRCS Small Watershed Rehab Program Grants Rehab WIFIA - $64 million total (includes CWIFP – the new USACE program for low-interest loans for dam repair) NOAA - $492 million for studies including modernized precipitation frequency and probable maximum studies (i.e., nationwide PMP estimates) Approximately $800 million for dam removal projects Approximately $800 million for dam safety, environmental and electric grid upgrades for hydropower dams.

Some of that overseas proxy war money could’ve helped 🤔🤬