A section of the rubberized dam containing the man made Tempe Town Lake collapsed Tuesday night, July 20, 2010, in Tempe, Ariz. sending a wall of water into the normally dry Salt River bed. Tom ...

PHOENIX — Despite a California criminal conviction, Tempe officials say they are standing behind the point man for a multimillion-dollar hotel project proposed for Tempe Town Lake.

Recently, an unexpected 14- to 16-foot tear in the dam’s bladder forced local officials to consider two repair options.

DECATUR - It's interesting what can be found when poking around a place that hasn't seen the open air in 20 years. The downstream face of the Lake Decatur Dam sat dry and exposed Wednesday, the ...