January 27, 2020 - 4:27pm. Heavy precipitation during the March 2019 North American blizzard led to a failure of the dam in the early morning of 14 March, causing heavy flooding downstream. In Spencer Dam damages case, NPPD argues state law bars claims made by family. The lawsuit names the dam operators and owners, a series of trusts belonging to the family of Lee Mueller and JPMorgan Chase & Co., which … An attorney for Angel’s wife, who wasn’t home when the dam broke, has filed a $5 million lawsuit alleging negligence. Experts, media, and locals described the incident as one of almost biblical intensity; a rapidly surging river and wall of water, torrential flooding, and scars of blighted buildings and farmland left in its wake. District Court Rules Family of Spencer Dam Failure Victim May Continue Lawsuit; 5/19/2020 Spencer Dam Failure Report Critical of Agency Decisions Before Flood; 4/21/2020 Nitrate Treatment Expensive for Nebraska Communities; 5/1/2020 Spencer Dam was a run of the river hydroelectric dam on the Niobrara River in Boyd County and Holt County, Nebraska, about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Spencer.The dam was operated by the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD). Tim Gokie, chief engineer of the state’s dam safety program, said that ice, carried by epic floodwaters, most likely caused the 92-year-old concrete-and-earthen dam to wash out last month, rather Spencer Dam, according to Spencer, received regular maintenance, and in 2015, two so-called “toe drains” were installed to drain water coming through the dam. Then came the flood of lawsuits. Spencer Dam Lawsuit (Graphic: NET News) Bill Kelly, Senior Producer, NET News. Nebraska News Pedestrian … The failures followed days of heavy rainfall and sent floodwaters into downstream communities. The security camera at Lake Dunlap Dam near San Antonio was rolling one day last May as it usually does, helping dam operators monitor for signs of trouble. EDENVILLE TWP, MI -- First came the failure of the Edenville Dam. Lawsuits Filed Against Michigan Dam Operator, Others over Flooding Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Confirmed in California Desert Region Riots in … The Edenville Dam, which failed, and the Sanford Dam, which was compromised, are on the Tittabawassee River, a tributary of the Saginaw River. Later this spring The Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) is expected to release its investigation into the likely causes that … The suit seeks to issue an order … Photos and video of giant slabs of ice in Niobrara, deposited after the Spencer Dam failed, appear almost other-worldly. NDR stop orders state they were issued explicitly for the benefit of NPPD's operation of Spencer Dam. Just two months earlier in northern Nebraska, another dam failure had cost a man his life. They were working last week, he said. The 92-year-old Spencer Dam … Domina’s visit focused on damages caused by the collapse of Spencer Dam, which failed under the pressure of a swollen and icy Niobrara River on March 16. Thousands face risk because of aging U.S. dams, including some in Colorado, AP finds ... who wasn’t home when the dam broke, has filed a $5 million lawsuit alleging negligence. FILE - This combination of file photos provided by the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, shows the Spencer Dam near Spencer, Neb., … A dam failed in Michigan yesterday, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate their homes. It claims the power utility failed to properly maintain the dam, train its employees or inform the Angels of dangerous conditions. Oregon dams among more than 1,600 at risk nationally, AP investigation finds. Attorneys for the widow of a 71-year-old Niobrara man who disappeared and is presumed dead following the Spencer Dam collapse in March will fight next week to … by Bill Kelly, Senior Producer, NET News . The power district will make the case to have the lawsuit thrown out at a hearing in Holt County District Court later this month. ... who wasn't home when the dam broke, has filed a $5 million lawsuit alleging negligence. The lawsuit was filed in US District Court in North Platte and claims the Nebraska Department of Resources (NDR) formed an alliance with the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) to protect NPPD's right to produce electricity at Spencer Dam.
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