 There aren't many who do have that skill set relative to the need, says Del Shannon with the American Society of Civil Engineers. There is no university program related to dam design or construction. And anyway, fixing all those dams is expensive. Shoring up just the ones that could pose a risk to human life would cost $34 billion by one estimate. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Act provided a couple billion for dam maintenance. It's a great first step. I'm really super excited and pleased about it.