drinking water design

Flower Creek Dam Since 1946, residents of Libby, Montana, had relied on the Upper Flower Creek Reservoir impounded by 55-foot-high Flower Creek Dam for high-quality drinking water. After an inspection in 2009 and a report from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation in 2013 that both identified a serious deficiency in the concrete at the dam, the City of Libby immediately began considering options to maintain a safe and reliable water supply for the community. The original Flower Creek Dam was completed in 1946. It was a thin-arch concrete dam, and it was built in the only place in the entire canyon that hadRead More →