New Dams

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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. 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, 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: 5170
Revision Date: 12/12/2022