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	Dam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Timber dams were widely used in the early part of the industrial revolution and in frontier areas due to ease and speed of construction.
		Oroville Dam is an example of an earth dam, and is the tallest dam in the United States.
		A steel dam is a type of dam briefly experimented with in around the turn of the 19th-20th century which uses steel plating (at an angle) and load bearing beams as the structure.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dam (3076 words)

	Vital Water Graphics, United Nations Environment Programme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The river basins with the most large dams under construction are the Yangtze with 38, the Tigris and Euphrates, with 19 each, and the Danube, with 11 (Revenga et al., 2000).
		Damming and flood control can have negative impacts, such as declining fish catches, loss of freshwater biodiversity, increases in the frequency and severity of floods, loss of soil nutrients on floodplains, and increases in diseases such as schistosomiasis and malaria.
		River fragmentation - the interruption of a river's natural flow by dams, inter-basin transfers or water withdrawal - is an indicator of the degree to which rivers have been modified by man (Ward and Stanford, 1989, and Dynesius and Nilsson, 1994, as cited in Revenga et al., 2000).
	www.unep.org /vitalwater/23.htm (645 words)

	List of reservoirs and dams - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The List of reservoirs and dams is a link page for any reservoir or dam in the world.
		Reservoirs and dams in the Commonwealth of Independent States
		Malpasset Dam, collapsed in 1959, killing over 400 people in and around Fréjus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_reservoirs_and_dams (143 words)

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		Now, however, along rivers and lakes from New England to California, some of the tens of thousands of dams in the United States are aging beyond their expected lifespan, and some are causing a variety of safety, environmental, and other problems.
		Some of the tens of thousands of dams in the United States are aging beyond their expected lifespan, and some are causing a variety of safety, environmental, and other problems.
		This agreement was reached only after consideration of the full range of dams, from abandoned mill dams to large, multipurpose dams, and after agreement that removal of a dam can be a reasonable approach to meeting a variety of economic, ecological, water resource, public safety and owner objectives.
	www.aspeninstitute.org /site/pp.aspx?c=huLWJeMRKpH&b=612701&printmode=1 (635 words)

	VERMONT STATUTES ONLINE - Title Ten
		The members of the commission shall be chosen by their respective states in such manner and for such term as may be fixed and determined from time to time by the law of each of said states respectively by which they are appointed.
		A member of the commission may be removed or suspended from office as provided by the law of the state for which he shall be appointed, and any vacancy occurring in the commission shall be filled in accordance with the laws of the state wherein such vacancy exists.
		A signatory state may, in agreement with the commission and the chief of engineers, acquire title or option to acquire title to any or all lands, rights or other property required for any flood control dam and reservoir within its boundaries and transfer such titles or options to the United States.
	ssl.csg.org /compactlaws/ctrivervalleyfloodcontrol.html (2396 words)

	Dams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		And while a dam may not be forever, its monumental presence promises to outlast several human generations and the animal species whose habitat it destroys.
		There are so many dams on America's rivers that no one seems to know the precise number, although estimates range from 60,000 to 80,000 and the Environmental Protection Agency suggests the figure of 68,000 major impoundments.
		Those dams have buried 17 percent of the nation's river miles beneath reservoirs, and they have adversely affected an even larger percentage of river habitat by interrupting flows, altering water temperature, blocking wildlife migration corridors, and imposing numerous other changes on natural systems.
	www.rivernetwork.org /newsite/blank.cfm?doc_id=263 (317 words)

	Right-To-Know Atlas of the United States CD
		The Arsenic in Ground Water of the United States image was generated from the most recent arsenic measurements available for 31,350 wells and springs across the United States.
		The boundaries and associated hydrologic unit codes were modified from the State Hydrologic Unit Maps (1:500,000-scale) prepared by the USGS in cooperation with the U.S. Water Resources Council.
		States -- This map layer portrays the state boundaries of the United States.
	www.mapcruzin.com /right-to-know-atlas/details.htm (6790 words)

	Dams in 11 States Pulled Out This Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Fifty-six dams in 11 states have been removed or are scheduled to be removed in 2005, according to the latest survey conducted by the conservation group American Rivers.
		Only three dams to be removed in 2005 were ever used to generate hydroelectric power and all of them have been off the grid for many years.
		This trend is the result of renewed appreciation for free-flowing, healthy streams and the aging of much of the nation’s dam infrastructure, the group said, noting that 185 dams have been removed since 1999.
	home.earthlink.net /~cevent/9-1-05_dams_removed.html (454 words)

	Bulgaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Bulgarian state was crushed by an assault by the Rus' in 969 and completely subdued by a determined Byzantine assault under Basil II in 1018.
		The president serves as the head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces.
		Protestantism was introduced in Bulgaria by missionaries from the United States in 1857.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bulgaria (3244 words)

	Major Dams of the United States
		The National Inventory of Dams (NID) is a collection of information about dams in the United States and its territories, produced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
		The Major Dams of the United States map layer is a subset of the 2005 National Inventory of Dams, extracted by the National Atlas of the United States
		Descriptive information includes the dam name and location, the risk level associated with the dam, the purposes for which the dam was constructed, and the dam type.
	www.nationalatlas.gov /mld/dams00x.html (227 words)

	96 Dam Nation: Reservoirs of Controversy, Michael Zuzel, Intellectual Capital.com
		Monolithic river plugs such as Hoover Dam on the Colorado River and Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia were touted as shining examples of American ingenuity and technological prowess.
		The University of Wisconsin studied the impact of dams and also came to the conclusion that dam removal is best for the environment.
		In Washington state, a law was passed that bars the power company from raising rates to pay for dam removal.
	www.bluefish.org /damnatin.htm (1321 words)

	Agenda 21 - United States
		The United States is a water-rich country overall, but there is significant variation is water availability from one place to another and from one year to the next.
		State Foresters are responsible for the establishment of State Stewardship Committees in every state, which include representation from a range of natural resource disciplines as well as the public and private sectors.
		In the United States, 32 federal executive agencies in 10 cabinet departments, including the Executive Office of the President, are actively involved in the policies and programmes to manage and protect the quality and supply of the Nation's freshwater resources - 25 separate water programmes in all.
	www.un.org /esa/agenda21/natlinfo/countr/usa/natur.htm (12536 words)

	484:7
		A member of the commission may be removed or suspended from office as provided by the law of the state from which he shall be appointed, and any vacancy occurring in the commission shall be filled in accordance with the laws of the state in which such vacancy exists.
		A majority of the members of each state shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, the exercise of any powers or the performance of any duties, but no action of the commission shall be binding unless at least 2 members from each state shall vote in favor of such action.
		The state of New Hampshire may, in agreement with the commission and the chief of engineers, acquire title or option to acquire title to any or all lands, rights or other property required for any flood control dam and reservoir within its boundaries, and transfer such titles or options to the United States.
	ssl.csg.org /compactlaws/merrimack.htm (1456 words)

	Dams & Reservoirs - Internet Resources - Water Resources Center Archives - University of California
		Building the Ultimate Dam, by Donald C. Jackson Published in 1995 by the University of Kansas Press, this book documents the life and career of John S. Eastwood and the development of the multiple-arch dam.
		Dam and Reservoir Impact Information Archive features a collection of Internet-accessible information about the environmental impacts of dams, water diversions, impoundments, and hydroelectric projects; sponsored by the Dam-Reservoir Working Group and the Coalition to Preserve Hudson and James Bays.
		Hoover Dam: Lonely Lands Made Fruitful University of Virginia's American Studies Program presents a photoessay on the construction of the Hoover Dam as an alternative narrative to the devastation of the Great Depression.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /WRCA/dam.html (402 words)

	UNCW "Troubled Waters" ~ Resources: Dams & Reservoirs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Grand Coulee Dam is the largest concrete structure (12 million cubic yards of concrete) in the United States, it produces 6.5 million kilowatts of power and irrigates over a half a million acres of the Columbia River basin.
		Ladybower and the Derwent Dams in Britain were constructed in the early twentieth century; Derwent Dam between 1901 and 1916, and Ladybower was begun in 1935, finished in 1943 (the reservoir took an additional two years to fill).
		The United States Society on Dams is dedicated to promoting awareness of the role of dams in the beneficial and sustainable development of the nation’s water resources.
	www.uncw.edu /troubledwaters/resource_dams.htm (4708 words)

	Delivery of the Canadian Entitlement Final Environmental Impact Statement January 1996
		The United States Entity is the Administrator of BPA and the Division Engineer, North Pacific Division of the Corps.
		Depending on the alternative chosen, the Department of State would conduct negotiations to authorize the disposition of benefits within the United States, since a disposition must be evidenced by an exchange of notes between the respective governments.
		While negotiating with the Canadians, the United States Entity also worked with the mid-Columbia utilities to negotiate their share of the Entitlement obligation; negotiations included a proposal for the utilities to make the $180 million payment in lieu of their obligation to deliver their portion of the capacity obligation.
	www.eh.doe.gov /NEPA/eis/eis0197/EIS0197_1.html (2759 words)

	Kansas, state, United States: History
		Kansas became a state in 1861, with the capital at Topeka.
		Flood damage in the state, especially after a major flood in 1951, spurred the construction of dams (such as the Tuttle Creek, Milford, and Wilson dams) on major Kansas rivers, and their reservoirs have vastly increased water recreational facilities for Kansans.
		In the service of the United States: comparative mortality among African-American and white troops in the Union Army.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/us/A0859094.html (1662 words)

	American Rivers: 56 Dams in 11 States to be removed in 2005
		(Washington, DC) 56 dams in 11 states have or are scheduled to be removed in 2005, according to the latest survey conducted by American Rivers, the nation’s leading river conservation organization.
		Dams drown valuable habitat under reservoirs, block the annual migrations of fish, and can create downstream conditions inhospitable for fish and wildlife.
		For example, just two years after a dam was removed from Tea Creek in Pennsylvania, the number of trout soared to more than six times the population necessary to earn the coveted “Class A” designation that lures anglers from across the state.
	www.americanrivers.org /site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=7733&news_iv_ctrl=1129 (440 words)

	United States TOPO
		The MapSource™ United States TOPO CD-ROM maps are similar to U.S. Geological Survey 1:100,000-scale topographic paper maps.
		Icons represent boat ramps, dams, marinas, campgrounds, public facilities, mile markers, first-aid stations, picnic, swimming, and ski areas, wrecks, fuel, and dangerous and restricted areas.
		In addition, nautical navaids for the 50 states are provided, including radiobeacons, RACONs, and fog signals; river, harbor, and other lights; and daybeacons and lighted and unlighted buoys.
	www.eyespygps.com /ustopo.htm (178 words)

	HCI Publications: hydro information, waterpower magazines, hydropower newsletters, conferences, books, regulatory news, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) is a non-profit national organization dedicated to improving dam safety through research, education, and communication.
		TVA dams, reservoirs, locks, and power plants are managed as an integrated system for flood damage reduction, power production, navigation, water quality, water supply, recreation, and land use across seven southeastern states.
		The United States Society on Dams (USSD) is a nationwide professional organization dedicated to advancing the technology of dam planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance as well as to promoting awareness of the role of dams in the beneficial development of the nation's water resources.
	www.hcipub.com /wp/partners.asp (1242 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 - Notes and Definitions
		This entry provides the official value of a country's monetary unit at a given date or over a given period of time, as expressed in units of local currency per US dollar and as determined by international market forces or official fiat.
		Chief of state includes the name and title of the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government.
		Examples: President PUTIN and President BUSH are chiefs of state. In Russia, the president is chief of state and the premier is the head of the government, while in the US, the president is both chief of state and head of government.
	www.brainyatlas.com /docs/notesanddefs.html (8880 words)

	The Vermont Statutes Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Each payee signatory state shall have full responsibility for distributing or expending all such sums received, and no agency or political subdivision shall have any claim against any signatory state other than the payee state, nor against the commission relative to tax losses covered by such payments.
		Each payee signatory state shall have full responsibility for distributing or expending all such sums received and no agency, political subdivision, private person, partnership, firm, association or corporation shall have any claim against any signatory state other than the payee state, nor against the commission relative to such economic losses and damages.
		It shall be the sole responsibility of the secretary of the agency of natural resources to keep and maintain all records, except records of warrants issued by the commissioner of finance and management, in connection with and compiled as a result of sections 1175 and 1176 of this title.
	www.leg.state.vt.us /statutes/fullchapter.cfm?Title=10&Chapter=045 (2569 words)

	Category:Reservoirs in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pages in category "Reservoirs in the United States"
		List of reservoirs and dams in the United States
		This page was last modified 01:47, 12 January 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Reservoirs_in_the_United_States (69 words)

	Dam-Reservoir Impact & Information Archive: DRIIA; peer-reviewed, grey literature, bibliographic and other information ...
		Yes, they know how to build and run reservoirs and power stations but that hardly makes them experts on the agricultural, hydrological, ecological, oceanographic (yes - reservoirs have effects on the deltas and estuaries!), seismic, environmental, socio-economic and even cultural impacts.
		Dams in the Northern Hemisphere have even been shown by a NASA geophysicist to be speeding the earth's rate of rotation, as well as altering Earth's magnetic field.
		Because one of the biggest problems with hydroelectric reservoirs is that they cause methyl mercury contamination of food fish and aquatic habitats and creatures at both hydro sites and wherever the critters and the water migrate.
	www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca /dams (3919 words)

	New England Dams
		Historically, many large dams in the United States have been built to prevent or reduce flood damage.
		When many people think of a potential dam failure, their thoughts conjure up Hollywood images of mighty concrete structures bursting and releasing torrents of water upon a sleepy unsuspecting village downstream.
		In reality, the dam failure process is rarely so instantaneous — rather, cumulative deficiencies and changes in the dam structure build up over time.
	www.battelle.org /environment/publications/EnvUpdates/Special2000/article7.html (530 words)

	USSD - United States Society on Dams Home Page
		To be the nation's leading organization of professionals dedicated to advancing the role of dams for the benefit of society.
		USSD is the United States member of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD), an international organization of more than 80 countries founded in 1928.
		ICOLD is the leading non-governmental organization devoted to the issues of dams and dam engineering, including dam safety.
	www.ussdams.org (422 words)

	Dams and Reservoirs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Corbis Corporation's Images of Dams - type "dam" into the search field and you'll be presented with images of several hundred dams from around the world
		United States Society on Dams - offers general information on dams and their benefits and links to related organizations
		Dams Around the World - clickable maps and descriptions of some 50 worldwide dams, which, in view of the Environmental Fund, threaten the well-being of the land and the people
	www.tenlinks.com /engineering/civil/dams.htm (218 words)

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