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Last state inspection of privately owned structure occurred in 1990 BY: SARAH VOGELSONG – MARCH 25, 2022 12:05 AM A privately owned dam in Fluvanna that officials have been working to keep from failing since Monday is one of more than 1,800 dams in Virginia whose risks to the public and property are unknown.  Read more here: https://www.virginiamercury.com/2022/03/25/fluvanna-dam-at-risk-of-failure-is-one-of-1800-in-virginia-that-pose-unknown-risks/

From the Winter 2022 Fish and Wildlife News Mar 17, 2022 Written By Lauri Munroe-Hultman “What did the fish say when it hit the wall? Dam!” Whether you laughed or groaned, this joke captures the conundrum faced by migratory fish ever since European settlers harnessed the power of the nation’s rivers to make everything from flour to textiles to paper. In the Northeast, fish like alewife and blueback herring (collectively called river herring), American shad, and American eel split their…