NewsWhore
06-03-2008, 06:20 PM
The Dam Management Committee meets at the National Institute of Hydraulic Resources (INDHRI) headquarters today to discuss returning responsibility for dam management to INDHRI. The Dominican Hydroelectric Generation Company currently has the last word on the management of the dams.
As the DR enters this year's hurricane season, discussions over control of the dam is sure to heat up, as officials want to avoid repetition of the tragedies that occurred during last year's hurricane season. In 2007 dozens of deaths in Santiago were blamed on the waters released from the Tavera-Bao Dam. A technical report ascertained that the waters were not released in time, because management gave priority to their potential for generating earnings. This caused the Yaque del Norte River to burst its banks when thousands of cubic meters were released at once. The country's main dams, Tavera, Valdesia, Sabana Yegua and Hatillo were all at maximum levels and in the aftermath many officials said that the mismanagement of the dams had led to many preventable deaths and millions in material and farming losses.
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As the DR enters this year's hurricane season, discussions over control of the dam is sure to heat up, as officials want to avoid repetition of the tragedies that occurred during last year's hurricane season. In 2007 dozens of deaths in Santiago were blamed on the waters released from the Tavera-Bao Dam. A technical report ascertained that the waters were not released in time, because management gave priority to their potential for generating earnings. This caused the Yaque del Norte River to burst its banks when thousands of cubic meters were released at once. The country's main dams, Tavera, Valdesia, Sabana Yegua and Hatillo were all at maximum levels and in the aftermath many officials said that the mismanagement of the dams had led to many preventable deaths and millions in material and farming losses.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#6)