Certain water planning regions in Texas have proposed new dams/reservoirs and I'm just wondering if there are any other states that have either proposed or recently built dams/reservoirs specifically for water use (ie municipal and/or commercial - not hydro power). I'm not talking small, off-channel reservoirs (though some of those are being proposed also) but massive new reservoirs comparable to the biggest ones in existence in the state.
It seems to me the trend is that dams are being torn down and few are being built but I'm not privy to the situation in every state. I'm really interested in just the US, not international (though of course if you have any insight there of particular interest, feel free to pass it along too). Of course, new dams flood valuable wildlife habitat, which is why this story is of interest. PS My article deadline is in a couple days... just wanted to get a quick snapshot. Wendee Wendee Holtcamp, M.S. Ecology ~ Writer * Photographer * Bohemian * Scientist Web: [www.wendeeholtcamp.com <http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com/> ] Blog: [bohemianadventures.blogspot.com <http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com/> ] Twitter: @bohemianone Email: [email protected] Online Magazine Writing Classes starting Jun 4 & July 16 2011 - Ask me!
