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Czech Dam Project Was Stalled by Bureaucracy. Beavers Built Their Own.

The dam project, drafted in 2018 and based on a former military training site south of Prague, had been delayed by land negotiations. Local beavers built several dams, saving the government more than one million euros.

Greek Reporter · 2d

Beavers Complete Czech Government’s Dam Project After Seven Years of Delays

Beavers have saved the Czech government and its citizens $1.2 million, by flooding an area, where a dam was planned.

Hosted on MSN · 2d

Beavers Built a $1.2M Dam for Free — And Saved a Czech River

For years, authorities debated building a barrier to protect the Klabava River, south of Prague, from sediment and acidic water spilling from nearby ponds. A dam would have solved the problem, but the project stalled due to financial and bureaucratic problems since 2018.

Phys.org · 3d

Dam fine: beavers save Czech treasury $1 million

Beavers have saved Czech taxpayers a cool $1 million by flooding a protected former army training site where a long-stalled dam was planned, a conservation official said on Tuesday.

beaver dam, train derailment and Maine

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Maine train derailment that led to injuries and forest fire was caused by beaver dam, officials say

A train derailment in rural Maine that spilled hundreds of gallons of fuel and hospitalized three workers was attributable to a beaver dam, state officials said. The April 2023 freight train derailment took place in heavily forested Somerset County and also led to a forest fire.

wgme · 14h

Maine train derailment that spilled fuel caused by beaver dam, officials say

Three locomotives and six train cars from Canadian Pacific Kansas City derailed in Sandwich Academy Grant Township on April 15, 2023.

Newser on MSN · 1d

Beaver Dam Blamed for Train Derailment

A beaver dam is to blame for a derailment that caused a forest fire in Maine in 2023, authorities say. Maine Land Use Planning Commission official Audie Arbo said Wednesday that "a vast amount of water" came through culverts and washed out part of the track after a flow designed to allow water through the dam let go,

1hon MSN

Bill to fund Custer West Dam moves to joint appropriations

A bill to reconstruct the Custer West Dam would appropriate $1.5 million if funding for the state prison doesn't get approved ...

1hon MSN

Kerala gets Wildlife Board approval for Silandhi check dam, likely to trigger dispute with TN

The Kerala Water Authority confirmed that the NBWL has given the green light to use 0.0442 hectares of forest land from ...

After 'awe inspiring' Sacramento River flows, Shasta Dam releases expected to slow

The amount of water coming out of Shasta Dam is expected to slow from 60,000 cubic-feet per second to 40,000 cfs by Thursday ...

17hon MSN

Crews on scene of water emergency at Croton Dam Pond

Newaygo County Sheriff's Deputies responded to the scene along with the Croton Fire Department and Michigan State Police.

fox17online10h

Snowmobilers rescued after falling through Croton Dam Pond ice

Newaygo County Deputies were called to the Croton Dam Pond Thursday night; a pair of snowmobilers had fallen through the ice.

Dayton Daily News11h

Region’s dam and levee system needs $140M to protect from Great Miami

Roughly 39,000 property owners across the region are paying more money on tax bills due Feb. 14 to prevent the Great Miami River from overflowing its banks.

Redding Record Searchlight1d

Keswick Dam too full will send 5 times more water down Sacramento River due to storms

How much water Keswick Dam will release this week after storms dumped more than a foot of rain on Redding area Why Marina ...

1don MSN

Redding dirt bike riders prepare for 'That Dam Enduro' race amid somber memories

Dirt bike enthusiasts in Redding are gearing up for the 2025 "That Dam Enduro" race, known for its challenging terrain ...

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