New Dams: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 20:55, 7 December 2022

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

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:

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

Catalog of FEMA National Dam Safety Program Resources (FEMA P-732), FEMA, 2021

TR-210-60 Earth Dams and Reservoirs, NRCS, 2019

Design Standards No. 13: Embankment Dams (Ch. 1: General Design Standards), USBR, 2011

Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety, FEMA, 2004

General Design and Construction Considerations for Earth and Rockfill Dams (EM 1110-2-2300), USACE, 2004

Trainings

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

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

Citations:

Revision ID: 5044
Revision Date: 12/07/2022

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 * Legal agreements
 * [[Permitting]]
-* [[Public Safety | Public outreach]] / [[Risk Management for Dam Safety | risk communication]]
+* [[Public Safety | Public outreach]]
 * [[Hazard Potential]] classification
 * Water demand / population studies
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 * [[Hydraulics | Hydraulic]] design
 * Creation of an [[Operation & Maintenance | operation and maintenance]] program
-* Creation of an [[Emergency Action Planning | Emergency Action Plan (EAP)]]
+* [[Risk Management for Dam Safety | Risk communication]]
-* Creation of a surveillance and monitoring plan
+* [[Construction]] management
-* Construction management
 ==Best Practices Resources==