The Miami Conservancy District will receive $8.6 million in federal funding to repair concrete at three Miami Valley dams.
The allocation, included in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security budget, will fund concrete restoration at the Taylorsville, Germantown, and Englewood dams.
The dams were built more than 100 years ago following a devastating flood in 1913 to protect the Miami Valley from catastrophic flooding.
Originally constructed without federal government assistance, the structures now require concrete repairs to maintain their strength and flood protection capabilities…