FEMA May Not Help Rebuild Lake Delhi Dam, Harkin Says

By James Q. Lynch, Reporter

The Maquoketa River continues to flow toward the Lake Delhi Dam in Delhi on Tuesday, July 27, 2010. Much of the Lake Delhi area has been dried up because of the massive amount of water that escaped after the bridge next to the dam gave way. (Julie Koehn)

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Story Created: Aug 5, 2010 at 9:23 AM CDT

Story Updated: Aug 5, 2010 at 5:57 PM CDT

LAKE DELHI -- There may be no federal funds available to help the Lake Delhi Recreation Association rebuild its dam that was washed out by recent flooding, Sen. Tom Harkin said this morning.

Harkin said he based that on information he has received from FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers.

However, Harkin said he will visit the Delaware County lake next week and continue to look for federal assistance.

“Nothing’s final until it’s final,” he said.

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