Vernon County rejects pause on dam decommissioning as downstream flood anxieties mount

Oct. 18, 2026

VIROQUA, Wis. — A fresh push by local county supervisors to halt the decommissioning of six flood control dams in the Town of Christiana collapsed earlier this month. The vote laid bare deep community anxieties and lingering confusion over how downstream valleys will survive extreme flash floods once federal earthen dams are carved open…

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