Dams in 26 States Are Getting Some TLC

December 30th, 2014 | By: Infrastructure Report Card

While the average person might think it’s just about farms, the Farm Bill funding for dams was perhaps one of the most unsung wins for infrastructure in 2014.  The 2014 Farm Bill that Congress passed in the summer provided USDA with $262 million to distribute to states for rehabilitating dams. The funding provided rehabilitation assistance for 150 dams in 26 states. This increased the typical annual investment in rehabilitation 20 times over!  Dam infrastructure’s role in flood management, water supply, and agricultural productivity is critical to the economy. Here’s a quick breakdown of the Watershed Rehabilitation assistance by state:

Project Name	Assistance Provided
Arizona	$98,137,300
Texas	$33,842,975
Oklahoma	$26,420,000
West Virginia	$14,200,099
Utah	$12,655,000
Pennsylvania	$11,380,500
Massachusetts	$8,976,000
Nebraska	$7,515,236
Virginia	$7,285,000
Mississippi	$5,675,000
Colorado	$2,940,000
New York	$2,900,000
Tennessee	$2,300,000
Kansas	$1,751,000
Oregon	$1,374,000
Kentucky	$1,163,000
Ohio	$708,000
New Mexico	$600,000
Wyoming	$543,103
Connecticut	$450,000
Arkansas	$445,500
North Dakota	$294,000
Nevada	$280,000
Idaho	$249,000
Georgia	$225,000
New Hampshire	$50,000

  See if you recognize the Watershed Rehabilitation Projects in your state that are getting some TLC: AR: Muddy Fork of Illinois River AZ: Apache Junction-Gilbert AZ: Buckeye AZ: Florence AZ: Fredonia AZ: Guadalupe AZ: Magma AZ: White Tank Mountains AZ: Whiter Tank Mountains AZ: Williams Chandler CO: Boxelder Crk CO: Boxelder Crk WS CO: Franktown – Parker CO: Franktown-Parker Tributaries of Cherry Creek CT: Norwalk Site-2 GA: Little River GA: Palemetto Creek GA: Sallacoa ID: Montpelier Creek Dam KS: Little Walnut-Hickory KS: Muddy Creek KS: North Sector Upper Walnut KS: Rock Creek (Butler) KS: Spring Creek (Reno) KY: East Fork Clarks River KY: Red Lick Creek MA: Su-As-Co MS: Big Sand Creek Structure MS: Chiwapa Creek MS: Richland Creek ND: Tongue River NE: Indian Creek NE: Oak-Middle Creek Trib. of Salt Creek NE: Upper Big Nemaha NE: Upper Salt & Swedeburg NH: Site 8 So Br Dam (Baker Site 8) NM: Hackberry Draw NM: Santa Cruz Arroyo NV: Peavine Mountain NY: Conewango Creek NY: Ischua Creek Watershed NY: Little Choconut Creek Watershed NY: Little Choconut; Finch Hollow; and Trout Brook NY: Nanticoke Creek Watershed OH: Chippewa Creek OH: Margaret Creek OH: Upper Hocking OK: Barnitz OK: Cottonwood OK: Fourche Maline OK: Quapaw OK: Rock Creek OK: Sallisaw OK: Sallisaw Creek OK: Upper Black Bear OK: Upper Clear Boggy Creek OK: Upper Elk Creek OK: Washita – Barnitz Creek OK: Washita – Fort Cobb Laterals OR: Cooper Creek OR: Plat I PA: Brandywine Creek PA: Conneautville Dam PA: Greene-Dreher PA: Marsh Creek PA: Mill Creek PA: Mill Run PA: Neshaminy PA: Two Mile Run TN: Mary’s and Dan TN: Pine Creek TX: Calaveras Creek TX: Chambers Creek Trinity River TX: Lower Brushy Creek TX: Lower Plum Creek TX: Lower Running Water Draw TX: Martinez Creek TX: Olmitos & Garcias Creeks TX: Plum Creek TX: Trinity – Cedar Creek TX: Trinity – East Fork above Lavon TX: Trinity – East Fork above Lavon TX: Trinity – Mountain Creek TX: Trinity – Mountain Creek TX: Trinity River East Fork above Lavon TX: Trinity River East Fork above Lavon TX: Upper Brushy Creek TX: Williams Creek UT: American Fork – Dry Creek UT: Ferron UT: Glenwood UT: Monroe-Anabella UT: Santaquin UT: Warner Draw UT: Warner Draw Watershed VA: Cherrystone Creek VA: Johns Creek VA: Mountain Run VA: Pohick Creek VA: Potomac – South River VA: Potomac – Upper North River WV: Brush Creek WV: Potomac – New Creek – Whites Run WV: Upper Deckers Creek WV: Wheeling Creek WY: North Fork Powder River WY: North Fork Powder River Find out more at the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.  

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