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Utah House approves dam‑safety amendments, boosts inspection staff
Summary
The House passed Senate Bill 56 to strengthen dam‑safety oversight, including a modest appropriation to add staff after an audit highlighted maintenance needs for Utah’s roughly 800 dams; an amendment to raise the small‑dam threshold from 20 to 50 acre‑feet failed.
The Utah House on Feb. 23 approved Senate Bill 56, a package of dam‑safety amendments that sponsors said respond to an audit of the state’s Dam Safety Division and aim to ensure vulnerable impoundments are maintained to protect downstream communities.
Representative Christensen, the bill’s House floor sponsor, told colleagues the measure follows an audit requested by Senator…
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