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Engineers' Report Details Potomac Basin Dams Plan
The Washington Evening Star reports a $500 million plan to build 16 major reservoirs and 418 smaller ones in Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia to meet Washington area water needs through 2010. It calls for Seneca and Monocacy dams among nine major reservoirs with costs and completion dates, plus other site preservation and future reservoirs. Public hearings run through June 30 with possible federal and state funding allocations and additional details to be reviewed by military and government boards.
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