$800k-plus study into safety at Sears, Steel dams - KWQC

ROCK ISLAND CO, Ill. (KWQC) - More than $800,000 will be used to decide if changes need to happen in and around two dams in the Quad Cities Area.

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The two dams in question are the Steel Dam and Sears Dam in Rock Island County.

Both have been the sites of tragedy in recent years, with multiple people passing away in the last seven years.

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State Senator Mike Halpin secured the money to do a study on what should happen at these dams to keep people safe, and he hopes that it brings solutions that don’t include removing them.

“My opinion and I hope the study will support this, is that there’s a significant need to maintain the water level, to maintain the existing habitats and ecosystems along the stretch of the river, but we need to balance that with safety,” Halpin said.

He hopes the results of the study should come between the fall and the end of the year.

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