New Dams
From ASDSO Dam Safety Toolbox
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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:
- 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
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