May 31 (UPI) --When it comes to repairing the tallest dam in America, sometimes it helps to shrink the problem to a more manageable size. That's why California water officials are relying on a scale ...

There has long been a concern among civil engineers that dams could fail days or weeks after an earthquake, even if no immediate evidence of a problem surfaced. Their concern has focused on possible ...

For nearly two years, a construction project has been underway on the Blackstone River at the waterfall by the Highland Falls condo complex in Cumberland. First, a road was built to the site and some ...

While final approval of the Springbank dry dam has been held up by regulatory hurdles, a model has been quietly built, far from prying eyes. It’s a 1/16-scale version of the project — complete with ...