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Colorado River District panel finds no immediate remediation needed at Richard Dam; monitoring to continue
Summary
A technical panel convened by the Colorado River Water Conservation District concluded in a 2024 reassessment that Richard Dam's previously flagged risk levels have declined and no immediate large-scale rehabilitation is recommended; the district will increase automated monitoring and maintain emergency-planning coordination with Grand County.
The Colorado River Water Conservation District updated Grand County commissioners March 4 on recent dam-safety studies at Wilford Mountain Reservoir (Richard Dam). The district said a 2024 independent review of the earthen dam including new laboratory testing of dam materials, additional survey monuments and lidar scans found that previously noted uncertainties had been substantially reduced and that large-scale remediation is not currently justified.
Andy Mueller, general manager of the River District, said the district convened three international geotechnical experts and coordinated with the Colorado Division of Water ResourcesDam…
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