Marilyn Thomas, environmental engineer consultant for the Dam Safety Branch of the state’s Division of Water, told The Bowling Green Daily News that Kentucky needs as $1.5 million of an estimated $16 million in rehabilitation funds.

Thomas says the funds would cover only public dams, because repairs for private dams are the owner’s responsibilities.

The dam data were part of a recent report, “The Cost of Rehabilitating our Nation’s Dams,” published by the Association of Dam Safety Officials. That report said the needs are evenly split between private and public dams.

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