Technical Manual for Dam Owners: Impacts of Animals on Earthen Dams (FEMA P-473)
From ASDSO Dam Safety Toolbox
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2005
This manual provides technical guidance to dam specialists
(including dam owners, operators, inspectors, state dam officials, and consulting engineers) in areas of focus identified
through the two survey efforts and workshop. The purposes
of this manual are to:
- Assist dam specialists in understanding the impacts wildlife can have on earthen dams.
- Provide dam specialists with basic information on habitat, range, description, and behavior of common nuisance wildlife to aid in their proper identification at the dam.
- Describe state-of-practice methods to prevent and mitigate adverse wildlife impacts on earthen dams.
- Provide state-of-practice design guidance for repair and preventive design associated with nuisance wildlife intrusion.
Revision ID: 5847
Revision Date: 12/16/2022