WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation has made a new inventory of the state’s dams available to the public.
The Vermont Dam Inventory comes as part of the state’s Dam Safety Program, which aims to “reduce risks to life, property, and the environment from dam incidents and dam failure,” according to the program’s website.
The inventory provides data on 1,200 dams across the state to identify need for maintenance, replacement or removal in an effort to “ensure the resilience of the state’s dams into the future.”
The data is available for “anyone interested in learning more about Vermont dams, including dam owners, engineers, conservation groups and municipalities,” DEC Commissioner John Beling said in a press release.
The Vermont Dam Inventory can be accessed at the following link: anrweb.vt.gov/DEC/DamsInventory