Inspection methods used to assess Georgia dams have been questioned in the face of climate change, which has led to more frequent and intense flooding. Largely because of its legislators’ distrust of regulation, Alabama doesn’t even have a safety program for its 2,273 dams. The dams, which have August 2008 , were built using a short history of hydrological data, while conditions and assumptions about what dams can tolerate have changed. the American Society of Civil Engineers has estimated almost $71bn is needed to fix all dams that need repair, while The Association of State Dam Safety Officials claims $ more than $21 million is needed to repair dams which, if they failed, would pose a risk to human life.
Inspection methods used to assess Georgia dams have been questioned in the face of climate change, which has led to more frequent and intense flooding. The dams, which have August 2008 , were built using a short history of hydrological data, while conditions and assumptions about what dams can tolerate have changed. the American Society of Civil Engineers has estimated almost $71bn is needed to fix all dams that need repair, while The Association of State Dam Safety Officials claims $ more than $21 million is needed to repair dams which, if they failed, would pose a risk to human life.