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Chickamauga Dam has underwent renovations to the holes originally drilled to let the concrete expand and relieve pressure from the dam's infrastructure. S&ME From Louisville, Tennessee was contracted to work on the dam in 2010, there were some issues with the original rubber from the holes, but the company was able to replace the rubber in the holes.

In 2004 TVA installed new precautions to get the word out when the dam is releasing water. These attempts to ensure public safety help boaters and other people on the water know that they need to move to safer locations down river from the dam. The list of warning measures include: strobe lights, signs and alarm horns, these new began their use in October of 2004.

Dams like Chickamauga must release water down stream to keep their reservoirs at a healthy level, and this sudden release of water can cause death or injury to citizens on the river when it occurs. For this reason TVA wanted to insure that anyone o the river would have enough time to flee the area when the water must be released.