Ben Winslow is a reporter with FOX 13 covering a variety of topics including politics, polygamy, vice and courts.
SANDY, Utah — As Utah continues to grow, development is encroaching on dams and increasing their hazard level.
The agency ranks dams based on their hazard level. A"high hazard" dam means that if it were to fail, there is a high likelihood of death. A moderate hazard means a strong likelihood of property damage and a low hazard dam has minimal damage. There are thousands of dams across Utah of various sizes, but more of them are being elevated to"high hazard" categories based on their proximity to people. Currently, there are about 200 high hazard dams in Utah.
"I don’t want people to get confused or concerned. The hazard rating doesn’t indicate anything about the condition of the dam. It’s a remark on what would happen if the dam failed," he said.
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