Low-head Dams (aka Drowning Machines) Are Deadly: An Analysis of Liability for Landowners and States, and Recommendations for Legislation and Warning Signs 

Article By: Forrest R. Hansen and Rollin H. Hotchkiss

Low-head dams pose a fatal danger because they look harmless, and they remain unregulated by the federal government or most state governments. In this Article, Forrest R. Hansen and Rollin H. Hotchkiss argue that states should enact multifaceted legislation specifically addressing low-head dams. Multifaceted legislation involving publishing information to the public and stricter access to low-head dams will help protect the public from the latent dangers of low-head dams.