Article: Past dam disaster casts a shadow over Three Gorges. (dam project in China)
World Watch;  July 1, 1996 ;     607 words ......a massive collapse of 62 dams on the Huai River drainage...foreign news services. The dams collapsed following three...magnitude. (The two largest dams that failed, Banqiao and...storm alone: many of the dams were doomed by a combination...neglected to implement essential flood ...

Article: Dams and Development harnessing collective energies. (Notes from the Chair).(World Commission on Dams )
UN Chronicle;  September 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......16 November 2000 in London, the World Commission on Dams (WCD) launched Dams And Development: A New Framework for Decision-Making...Because so much is at stake, because the model for dams could work for other contentious issues, because the...

Article: Goodbye old dams, farewell. (On First Reading).(Brief Article)
State Legislatures;  March 1, 2002 ;     462 words ...Since the 1800s, 75,000 dams have been constructed along...sawmills, recreational areas and flood control. Many now are past their prime...have begun campaigns to remove dams. The Marines helped blow up...been responsible for removing dams on the Neuse and Little rivers...resources groups to ...

Article: LIBERATING THE RIVERS: All the Wild Rivers.(three articles included; environmental effects of dams)(Statistical Data Included)
World Watch;  January 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...In the United States, the number of dams being torn down now outnumbers those being...the Grand Canyon national park. If the dams were not built, he told the audience, the...ground on new construction, but to tear four dams down. America overshot the mark in our...

Article: Levees and Flood Control
West's Encyclopedia of American Law;      180 words ...LEVEES AND FLOOD CONTROL The system constructed and maintained...prevent and control flooding, since flood control protects navigable waters. As a...frequently involved in the creation of flood control projects for the purpose of constructing...

Article: HC's Dams fitness role model; Standout defenseman is proof of what conditioning can do.(SPORTS)
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  October 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ......could not have had a favorable first impression of Marty Dams. Dams, arriving in Worcester as a freshman from Manotick, Ontario...Oliver's conditioning program were less than impressive, and Dams felt like he was a long way from being able to do what...

Article: The complex decisionmaking process for removing dams.
Environment;  May 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...APPROXIMATELY 2 million dams have been constructed on rivers and creeks years. (1) Dams provide a variety of benefits and make a significant...economic development and social welfare. Hydroelectric dams harness the power of water and produce 10 percent...

Article: Dams and development: the Narmada story.(dams on the River Narmada in India may damage the ecosystem)
Manavi Newsletter;  September 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ...The controversy over large dams on the River Narmada in western India...build 30 large, 135 medium, and 3000 small dams to harness its waters and its tributaries...research and independent studies (see www.dams.org) shows that on purely technical and...

Article: Rivers by Design: State Power and the Origins of U.S. Flood Control.(Critical essay)
Environments;  November 1, 2006 ;     653 words ......State Power and the Origins of U.S. Flood Control O'Neill, K. 2006. Durham, NC: Duke...chronicled history of the development of US flood control policies and institutions by detailing...circumstances gave rise to distinct regional flood control policies, while at the same time ...

Article: Science Weekly.(dams)
Science Weekly;  April 16, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Dams A flood can occur after a very heavy rain or after too much...their banks. The rushing water can cause a lot of damage. Dams are built across rivers. They help control how much and how...water deep enough for ships to safely navigate the rivers. Dams Form Lakes When a dam is built, water builds up ...

Article: Flood control litigation stalls project along new 210 freeway.(Local Watch)
California Planning & Development Report;  December 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......of the site because of a fight over flood control facilities. The Fourth District Court...grading after the San Bernardino County Flood Control District appealed a lower court decision...Upland, which has been a gravel quarry, flood control basin and groundwater recharge site...

Article: ADVISORY/Flood Control Bill Would Further Burden Local Agencies.
Business Wire;  August 29, 2000 ;     305 words ......dealing with the state-local cost share of flood control projects. Currently, flood control costs are divided 70-30 between state and...even further away from providing vital flood control for California's neighborhoods, said ACWA...

Article: Dam celebrating its 50th year.(LOCAL NEWS)
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  August 7, 2008 ;     453 words ......said yesterday. The Flood Control Acts of 1928 and 1936...of building regional flood control systems when the projects...than 30 New England dams approved by Congress...of a system of six flood control projects designed and...Buffumville Lake for flood control, ...

Article: SAFCA Bonds Well Received - Flood Control Moves Ahead.
Business Wire;  October 18, 1995 ;     488 words ......successful efforts by the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA) to sell bonds to fund...are confident in our ability to bring flood control to the Sacramento region, explained...and the taxpayers. The importance of flood control to the Sacramento region was clearly...