The Bureau of Reclamation has announced the award of a $115,900,000 contract to AMES Federal Contracting Group of Burnsville, Minnesota, for the construction of a new spillway at Hyrum Dam. Hyrum Dam was built on the Little Bear River in northern Utah in 1935 and impounds Hyrum Reservoir, which provides water storage for irrigation and municipal use.  In addition to continued repairs and modifications over the years, operators have done their best to minimize the amount of water released through the spillway. … “The spillway at Hyrum Dam is used every year to release excess water downstream, and though continuous maintenance has occurred on the spillway since its construction, the 90-year-old structure is in need of replacement,” said Reclamation Upper Colorado Basin Regional Director Wayne Pullan.