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Over 1,600 dams in America are in hazardous conditions: Analysis warns floods could damage entire communities
by Cassie B.

(Natural News) An in-depth analysis of public records carried out by The Associated Press has revealed that nearly 1700 dams across the United States are in such bad condition that they could cause life-threatening flooding to homes, businesses, infrastructure and even entire communities if they fail. This assessment was made following a two-year review of data and reports acquired using open record laws.

The research revealed that at least 1,688 dams are considered “high hazard” and are rated as being in poor or unsatisfactory condition across 44 states as well as Puerto Rico, but they believe that the actual number is probably higher because some states did not supply them with condition ratings for their dams. While some claimed that this fell under exemptions to public record requests, others simply lacked the funding or staffing to rate all of their dams.

Georgia reportedly has the most high-hazard dams that are in unsatisfactory or poor condition at nearly 200. It is followed by North Carolina with 168, Pennsylvania with 145, Mississippi with 131 and Ohio with 124.

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