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The planning, design, and [[construction]] of a new dam requires many different tasks involving a variety of disciplines and include but are not limited to:  
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
* Legal Agreements
* [[Permitting]]
* [[Permitting]]
* [[Public Safety | Public outreach]] / [[Risk Management for Dam Safety | risk communication]]
* Public Outreach
* [[Hazard Potential]] classification
* [[Hazard Potential Classification]]
* Water demand / population studies
* Water Demand / Population Studies
* Benefit-cost analyses
* Benefit-Cost Analyses
* [[Hydrology | Hydrologic]] studies
* [[Hydrology | Hydrologic]] Studies
* [[Environmental]] impact studies
* [[Environmental]] Impact Studies
* [[Reservoirs | Reservoir]] [[sedimentation]] analyses
* [[Sedimentation| Reservoir Sedimentation Analyses]]  
* Preliminary site investigations
* [[Geotechnical Exploration | Preliminary Site Investigations]]
* [[Geotechnical and Geology | Geologic and geotechnical]] investigations
* [[Geotechnical and Geology | Geologic and Geotechnical]] Investigations
* [[Seismic]] investigations
* [[Seismic]] Investigations
* [[Structural]] / embankment design
* [[Structural]] / Embankment Design
* [[Hydraulics | Hydraulic]] design
* [[Hydraulics | Hydraulic]] Design
* Creation of an [[Operation & Maintenance | operation and maintenance]] program
* Creation of an [[Operation & Maintenance | Operation and Maintenance]] Program
* Creation of an Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
* [[Risk Management for Dam Safety | Risk Communication]]
* [[Construction]] Management


==Best Practices Resources==
==Best Practices Resources==
{{Document Icon}} [[Catalog of FEMA National Dam Safety Program Resources (FEMA P-732) | Catalog of FEMA National Dam Safety Program Resources (FEMA P-732), FEMA, 2021]]
{{Document Icon}} [[Technical Release 210-60: Earth Dams and Reservoirs | TR-210-60 Earth Dams and Reservoirs, NRCS]]
{{Document Icon}} [[TR-210-60 Earth Dams and Reservoirs | TR-210-60 Earth Dams and Reservoirs, NRCS, 2019]]
{{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}} [[Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 1: General Design Standards) | Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 1: General Design Standards), USBR, 2011]]
{{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 | Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety, FEMA, 2004]]
{{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}} [[General Design and Construction Considerations for Earth and Rock-Fill Dams (EM 1110-2-2300) | General Design and Construction Considerations for Earth and Rockfill Dams (EM 1110-2-2300), USACE, 2004]]
{{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==
==Trainings==

Latest revision as of 04:23, 21 July 2023


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

(Image Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division)

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:

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:



Revision ID: 7357
Revision Date: 07/21/2023