Environmental activists long pushed to decommission the dam because it flooded out a particularly scenic canyon, but the effects of drought and climate change have shifted that debate.

The recoating effort is part of the regular, long-term maintenance of the dam. The US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) has completed the recoating of the outlet tubes at Glen Canyon Dam and power plant ...

A set of Glen Canyon Dam pipes that were eroding from the inside have been recoated — two months early and under budget, according to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

Under Biden last year, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation finalized a decision to allow releases of water to bypass Glen Canyon Dam’s hydropower infrastructure to curb invasive fish populations.