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...Utah: Hyrum Dam on Little Beaver River needs a new spillway...
...Wyoming: Jackson Lake Dam ought to be reinforced against the earthquakes to which that area is susceptible...
...Oklahoma: Altus Dam on the North Fork of the Red River needs a new dike...
...South Dakota: Deerfield Dam on Castle Creek should be raised...
...expected to act on the request later this month. But it is up to Congress, not the Executive Branch, to provide the money to confront the problem adequately. With another disaster to spur his colleagues to action, Idaho's Senator James McClure plans to resubmit two dam-safety bills that were introduced, unsuccessfully, after the Teton Dam collapse. Said McClure's home-state Senate partner Frank Church: "We have got to move urgently to watch over these dams, rebuild them if necessary, but make sure that they are safe...