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Costly dam upgrade protects Los Alamos area floods
In northern New Mexico a six story dam is approved at 6.8 million to shield Los Alamos National Laboratory and White Rock from Cerro Grande fire floods. Officials revised flood estimates doubled flows prompting height increase and a longer build. Contractors begin July 22 with a Aug 3 finish as the project expands across Parasite Canyon.
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Los Alamos
New Mexico
Los Alamos National Laboratory
White Rock
Nuclear Weapons Lab
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Dick Burick
Lab
Cerro Grande
N.M. 4
Pajarito Canyon
Bernie Foy
The
Sangre de Cristo Audubon Society
Parasito Canyon
Rio Grande
Steven R. Rae
DOE
Corps
Parasite Canyon
Tom Tickner
Army Corps