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Sevier Bridge Dam's reconstruction in Utah won a national award for excellence.

The $28 million project included seismic upgrades and spillway replacement for safety.

Utah's state funding covered 90% of costs; weather challenges tested emergency plans.

LEVAN, Juab County — The reconstruction of a 1906 dam that serves Yuba Reservoir won a national award from the Association of State Dam Safety Officials earlier this year, deemed the project of the year across the country.

The goal of the organization is to improve dam safety across the nation, region by region.

Its goals include:

Advance and expand the technical expertise of dam owners and dam and levee safety practitioners.

Increase public awareness of the role of dams in society, the

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