“THE WATERVILLE DAM HAS SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE,” Mathis wrote via Facebook. “EVACUATION ALL OF DOWNTOWN NEWPORT ...

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is claiming that Walters Dam, otherwise known as Waterville Dam, has not failed. TEMA is citing the dam’s owner, Duke Energy.

Staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is recommending proposals to increase fish passage at four dams in Waterville ... groups pushing for dam removal have criticized.