Water resources: Implementation of the Bureau of Reclamation's safety of dams program

Technical Report · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6000294

The Bureau of Reclamation has inspected all of the 275 dams in its safety program, has completed detailed safety analyses on 125 dams, and plans to complete the safety analysis on the remaining dams by FY 1994. As of October 1985, the Bureau had corrected safety deficiencies at 13 dams at a cost of $31 million. The Bureau has identified 67 dams as needing modification for which $750 million has been authorized.

• Research Organization: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6000294
• Report Number(s): GAO/RCED-86-139BR
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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