81 ‘high hazard’ Utah dams need safety upgrades. Fixing them could cost $450 million

24 of 223 hazardous dams are in process of rehab, but a legislator nevertheless calls a state engineer’s report ‘very sobering.’

(Rick Bowmer | AP) The Mountain Dell Dam, 5 miles east of Salt Lake City, in 2019. The dam is one of more than 200 "high hazard" dams in the state and there are currently repairs underway.