This is the eleventh in a series of entries celebrating infrastructure achievements in the United States.
What: The Grand Coulee Dam, located in Washington State and the largest hydro-power producer in the United States, is one of the top ten largest producers of electricity in the world.
View this complete post...Hoover Dam, NV; Roosevelt Dam, AZ; Keystone Dam, OK; New Croton Dam, NY; Blue Ridge Dam, GA
View this complete post...The 2009 ASCE Infrastructure Report Card grade for dams nationally was a “D,” and identified 31 dams in Iowa in need of repairs to meet minimum standards. The Lake Delhi dam failure destroyed acres of farmland, hundreds of homes and businesses — yet another example of the consequences of neglecting infrastructure. Fortunately, this time [...]
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