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Made in Alabama & Al.com - Fri July 11, 2025
German Steel-Pipe Maker to Build South Alabama Plant; Birmingham Resumes Repairs to Leaky Dam
Butting, a German stainless steel pipe manufacturer, announced plans to establish its North American headquarters and first United States production facility in the small Baldwin County community of Loxley as part of a $61 million growth project....
cachevalleydaily.com - Tue June 10, 2025
Ames Federal Starts Hyrum Dam Spillway Replacement
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced in March that it awarded a $115 million contract to Ames Federal Contracting Group of Burnsville, Minn., for the construction of a new spillway on Hyrum Dam in Hyrum, Utah, according to cachevalleydaily.com....
Carolina Public Press - Tue June 10, 2025
New Dams in Western N.C. Less Likely to Be Constructed to Handle Storms Like Helene
The flooding caused by Tropical Storm Helene in 2024 underscored the dangers of aging dams and flood-control infrastructure in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. Leading up to the September 2024 storm, some signs already indicated that something more needed to be done before the next natural disaster strikes, Carolina Public Press (CPP) reported June 2, 2025....
ALL Crane - Tue May 27, 2025
ALL Uses Manitowoc MLC300 to Reach More Than 300 ft. in Dam Construction
Rochester Gas and Electric (REG)'s Station 5 is in the midst of a rebuild. The substation, positioned along the lower falls of the Genesee River, includes a dam for the generation of hydroelectric power....
The Daily Campus & CEG - Thu April 10, 2025
Spillway, Dam Construction Finally Begins at UConn's Mirror Lake in Storrs
Spillway replacement and dam reconstruction on Mirror Lake got under way at the University of Connecticut in Storrs over spring break with workers fencing the project site. The work is expected to last approximately one year and is starting eight months later than predicted, the Daily Campus, the school's student newspaper, reported April 4, 2025....
Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Tue February 11, 2025
USACE Begins Work On Mississippi River's Lock & Dam 25 in Missouri
The mighty Mississippi River requires mighty-strong manmade structures to corral it and to withstand the volume and pressure of water exerted upon them. It follows that the simple addition and lengthening of a lock for faster handling of river vessels is a mighty undertaking, a multi-year, multi-million-dollar one....
The Maine Monitor - Tue January 14, 2025
Yarmouth, Maine, Officials Approve Plan to Remove Two Royal River Dams
In a historic vote more than two decades in the making, the Yarmouth, Maine, town council has voted unanimously to remove two town-owned dams on the Royal River and consider fish passage improvements at a stretch of rapids in between them....
USACE Pittsburgh District - Wed December 18, 2024
Pittsburgh-Based Joint Venture Set to Build New $770M Lock Chamber at Ohio River Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District has awarded a nearly $770 million contract through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to construct a new 110-ft. by 600-ft....
CEG Staff - Wed November 13, 2024
FEMA Grants $10M to Enhance Safety of Marlette Lake Dam Near Carson City
U.S. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen of Nevada announced on Oct. 22 that the Federal Emergency Management Agency was making a $10 million grant "to enhance the safety and functionality of the Marlette Lake Dam, reducing the risk of a dam breach during an earthquake," according to a news release, the Nevada Appeal reported....
AL.com - Thu October 03, 2024
Birmingham Water Works Plans to Make $85M in Repairs to Stop Lake Purdy Dam from Leaking
A dam that supports one of metro Birmingham, Ala.'s major drinking water sources will undergo an $85 million overhaul after years of leaking millions of gallons of water each day. The Birmingham Water Works Board (BWW) in mid-September approved construction contracts for work on the more than 100-year-old Lake Purdy Dam in Shelby County....
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