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Archive Home > 2009 > June > 26 > Plan picked to decrease Bowman Dam flood danger

Plan picked to decrease Bowman Dam flood danger

Additional wall will be $7.5M, making it the lowest-cost option

By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
June 26, 2009

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation plans to build a wall on top of Arthur Bowman Dam south of Prineville to shore up the massive earthen structure against future floods, an agency official said this week.

The agency settled on the wall, which was the least expensive choice out....

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