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Soil and Water asks for $150,000 to maintain Category 1 watershed dams
Summary
The Soil and Water conservation presenter asked the appropriations subcommittee for $150,000 to maintain Category 1 watershed dams, noting routine maintenance reduces the state's rehabilitation costs and that roughly 170 of about 200 Category 1 dams are owned by conservation districts.
A representative for Soil and Water Conservation told the House Appropriations Subcommittee the agency seeks $150,000 to maintain Category 1 watershed dams across Georgia and outlined how routine maintenance reduces the state's exposure to large rehabilitation costs.
The presenter explained Category 1 dams are those where failure could result in a potential loss of life; Category 2 dams pose a potential loss of structures but not life. The…
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