State engineers warn aging dams and downstream development raise public-safety risk and repair costs
Kansas dam-safety staff told the task force that many regulatory dams are aging, inspection costs fall to owners, and development downstream has increased hazard classifications — raising inspection and rehabilitation costs that many owners cannot meet.
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Earl Lewis, chief engineer for dams and water structures, told the Water Program Task Force that Kansas dam safety is primarily a public-safety program focused on reducing risk to life and property from dam incidents during flood events.
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