The Mission of the United States Society on Dams (USSD) is to empower professionals to advance sustainable benefits of dams and levees for society.
USSD's Vision-A world where all dams and levees are safe and valued by the communities they serve.
Join UsThe main role of the USSD Committee on Embankment Dams is to undertake special studies, prepare reports, and collect and disseminate data regarding the use of synthetic and natural materials in the construction of embankment dams. Contact Info@USSDams.org for more information and to get involved.
Learn MoreVirtual Annual Conference: May 11-May 20, 2021
San Diego, CA April 11-14, 2022
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2021 Leveraging PFMA to Perform SQRA Virtual Workshop
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Learn MoreIn words attributed to a pithy and wise person,
“Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.”
– Samuel Clemens (aka Mark Twain)
Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy and when taken literally it means change (kai) to become good (zen). There is a distinction between innovation, a radical form of change, and Kaizen, a continuous form of change. The key benefit of Kaizen is the ability to make small but continuous enhancements to our systems that they yield sustained improvements. Kaizen practices and philosophies are traditionally applied
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