Work stalls on ‘high-hazard’ Mimbres dam - Silvercity Daily Press

Work stalls on ‘high-hazard’ Mimbres dam - Silvercity Daily Press

Three years after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham held a groundbreaking to announce $10 million in state funds toward improvements at Bear Canyon Dam, the project is on hold due to the need for more funding. Bear Canyon Dam is just one of 222 high-hazard dams in the state identified by the American Society of Civil Engineers, defined as those where a failure would cause loss of life and significant property destruction. The dam has also been rated “…