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School and Public Lands seeks $13.9 million state match for Richmond Dam repair; total project exceeds $22.6 million
Summary
The Office of School and Public Lands asked the Joint Appropriations Committee for House Bill 1026 to cover remaining state funds for Richmond Dam rehabilitation after a smaller FEMA award; the office said the project has federal, prior state, and local support and presented a construction design and timeline that could finish in 2026.
Brock Greenfield, commissioner of the Office of School and Public Lands, told the Joint Appropriations Committee that Richmond Dam, northwest of Aberdeen, needs a combined cut-off wall and spillway replacement after engineering testing discovered seepage and new fractures that raise the risk of failure.
The office said Barr Engineering's 30% design estimates a construction cost of $22,688,500 for the cut-off wall (about 1,700 feet long and 40'to'105 feet deep along portions of the dam) and a labyrinth-weir style spillway replacement. FEMA notified the state in September 2024 of an award of $2,941,964 under a high-hazard dam rehabilitation program; prior state appropriations total $9,650,000 ($6,500,000 in 2022 and $3,150,000 in 2024).…
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