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Construction of the Shasta Dam in California between 1938 and 1945.

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The planning, design, and construction of a new dam requires many different tasks involving a variety of disciplines. Common tasks include but are not limited to:

Legal Agreements
Permitting
Public Outreach
Hazard Potential Classification
Water Demand / Population Studies
Benefit-Cost Analyses
Hydrologic Studies
Environmental Impact Studies
Reservoir Sedimentation Analyses
Preliminary Site Investigations
Geologic and Geotechnical Investigations
Seismic Investigations
Structural / Embankment Design
Hydraulic Design
Creation of an Operation and Maintenance Program
Risk Communication
Construction Management

Best Practices Resources

TR-210-60 Earth Dams and Reservoirs, NRCS

Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 1: General Design Standards), USBR

Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety (FEMA P-93), FEMA

Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Hazard Potential Classification System for Dams (FEMA P-333), FEMA

Arch Dam Design (EM 1110-2-2201), USACE

Gravity Dam Design (EM 1110-2-2200), USACE

Trainings

On-Demand Webinar: Field Investigations for New and Existing Dams

On-Demand Webinar: Risk Assessment Basics for an Individual Dam

Citations:

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+The planning, design, and [[construction]] of a new dam requires many different tasks involving a variety of disciplines. Common tasks include but are not limited to:
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+* Legal Agreements
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+* [[Permitting]]
+* Public Outreach
+* [[Hazard Potential Classification]]
+* Water Demand / Population Studies
+* Benefit-Cost Analyses
+* [[Hydrology | Hydrologic]] Studies
+* [[Environmental]] Impact Studies
+* [[Sedimentation| Reservoir Sedimentation Analyses]]
+* [[Geotechnical Exploration | Preliminary Site Investigations]]
+* [[Geotechnical and Geology | Geologic and Geotechnical]] Investigations
+* [[Seismic]] Investigations
+* [[Structural]] / Embankment Design
+* [[Hydraulics | Hydraulic]] Design
+* Creation of an [[Operation & Maintenance | Operation and Maintenance]] Program
+* [[Risk Management for Dam Safety | Risk Communication]]
+* [[Construction]] Management
-==Examples==
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 ==Best Practices Resources==
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+{{Document Icon}} [[Technical Release 210-60: Earth Dams and Reservoirs | TR-210-60 Earth Dams and Reservoirs, NRCS]]
+{{Document Icon}} [[Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 1: General Design Standards) | Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 1: General Design Standards), USBR]]
+{{Document Icon}} [[Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety (FEMA P-93) | Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety (FEMA P-93), FEMA]]
+{{Document Icon}} [[Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Hazard Potential Classification System for Dams (FEMA P-333) | Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Hazard Potential Classification System for Dams (FEMA P-333), FEMA]]
+{{Document Icon}} [[Arch Dam Design (EM 1110-2-2201) | Arch Dam Design (EM 1110-2-2201), USACE]]
+{{Document Icon}} [[Gravity Dam Design (EM 1110-2-2200) | Gravity Dam Design (EM 1110-2-2200), USACE]]
 ==Trainings==
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+{{Video Icon}} [[On-Demand Webinar: Field Investigations for New and Existing Dams]]
+{{Video Icon}} [[On-Demand Webinar: Risk Assessment Basics for an Individual Dam]]
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