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Small dam, big task

July 25, 2018

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Craig Scott gives an engineer's personal reflections on managing an emergency dam decommissioning at Haldon Range Dam reservoir in Marlborough, New Zealand

Craig is a hydropower, energy, irrigation, and dam specialist working out of Edinburgh, Scotland. With over 25 years of experience, he has managed various engineering requirements in Asia Pacific, Europe, and Africa.
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