As long as the dam is there, we will use the power generated from it.
"Even if you try to control access, the dam is already broken, " Paul said.
Olympic Dam is also the fourth-largest copper resource globally, and among the top 10 gold deposits.
If it is too high, the water spills over even when the dam is up.
Next summer the massive Gilgel Gibe III Dam is scheduled to begin operations several hundred miles upriver.
No studies can be made if the dam is going to be located in a protected area.
The dam is to be built on the Xingu River in the heart of the Amazon rainforest.
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In September, officials warned that the dam is causing more frequent geological disasters.
Half complete, the dam is already a local wonder that tourists gape at.
But that dam is sure to burst once financially strapped utilities start viewing their neighbors' customers as potential revenue sources.
That means the Yusufeli dam is a very attractive proposition for the state and perhaps a sacrifice for the greater good.
For its part, China insists the dam is all to the good.
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The continued escalation of costs with time would make building of the dam a priority, if indeed this dam is proved to be viable.
The dam is thought to be about 450 acres in area.
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Although Mullaiperiyaru dam is located in Kerala, it is operated by the government of Tamil Nadu which signed a long-term lease with the former British government.
The OPSIS data raises the critical question of how the dam is experiencing one of its all-time highs in water intake when no significant rainfall has been reported.
With the water level critically low, it is difficult to see how the turbinated flow of the dam is reaching the high levels that the state agency is claiming.
The dam has been hit by several injunctions from federal prosecutors in the state of Para, where the dam is being built on the Xingu River, an Amazon tributary.
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The non-governmental organizations (NGOs), on the other hand, have not provided any real evidence that the dam is not going to be a national asset, as suggested by the government.
Moreover, the state-run National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology website does not provide any specific details on levels of precipitation in the Caroni river basin, where the Guri dam is located.
Kerala now says the dam is too old and dilapidated and poses immense danger to millions of people living in the region and that it needs to be destroyed and rebuilt - a move opposed by Tamil Nadu.
"The dam is being built in the middle of the river so you can't carry out construction work while the river flowed, " Mihret Debebe, chief executive officer of the state-run Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation, told the Reuters news agency.
Of course, no dam ever runs at full capacity and because of the rise and fall of Amazon rivers during the dry seasons, the Belo Monte dam is expected to average around 4, 500 megawatts, making it still one of the most powerful generators of electricity in the country, and very important for mining operations in Para state.
The report indicates that dam removal is often less costly than dam repair.
"In certain cases dam removal is the best alternative from an economic standpoint as well, " said Johnson.
In fact, dam removal is the only recovery action that would provide substantial benefits for all listed stocks.
The report makes clear that dam removal is not appropriate for all or even most of the nation's dams.
Water behind the Cutzamala dam system is below normal levels after a lack of rain in 2008, according to officials.
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