The Rapidan Dam made national headlines last year after flooding caused the west embankment of the dam to breach. Last August, the Blue Earth County Board voted to remove the dam rather than fix or replace it. The County Board selected Barr to draft plans for the removal of the dam, which spans the Blue Earth River west of Mankato in Minnesota. According to a preliminary schedule, Barr engineers will begin data collection and design this year, with plans to begin removal of the dam after funding is secured. Click the image below to read the full article in the Star Tribune.