For almost a century, Hoover Dam has stood tall, delivering water and reliable hydropower to cities throughout the American West. But even the most impressive feats of human engineering need maintenance — $200 million of it over the next decade, to be exact, according to estimates from the Bureau of Reclamation, the federal agency in charge of water and dams in the West. … [Nev. Rep. Susie] Lee and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., joined Colorado River Commission of Nevada Chairwoman Puoy Premsrirut at a Lake Mead outlook Friday to celebrate the release of $52 million to the Bureau of Reclamation for necessary work.

Other dam news around the West:

• The Ukiah Daily Journal (Calif.): Life after the dams: New water storage options mulled for Mendocino County
• CBS Colorado: Largest dam at Colorado’s largest body of water undergoes overhaul
• FOX5/KVVU (Las Vegas, Nev.): ‘Help Hoover Dam Act’ signed into law, directing $50M to maintenance and restoration
• KLAS (Las Vegas, Nev.): Nevada leaders celebrate new law bringing $50M to Hoover Dam