Panguitch Lake isn’t the only dam in Utah that needs updates. At the current pace, it will take 100 years to get to them all.

The state agency that inspects dams and makes repairs has an annual budget of less than the average cost to repair one dam.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Workers scoop chunks of ice out of Panguitch Lake to relieve pressure on the reservoirs dam on Thursday, April 11, 2024.