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Exhibitor Booth Sales for our 2019 Annual Conference in Chicago (April 8-12, 2019) are now open. Conference Sponsorships are available. Conference attendee registration will open mid-November 2018. For more information click here.    

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Updates On: US House of Representatives bill which includes re-authorization of the National Dam Safety Program and the National Levee Safety Program through 2023. 2018 ICOLD Conference in Vienna Austria 2019 USSD Annual Conference in Chicago, IL USSD Fall Workshop in Fairfax, VA: Public Safety and Security Around Dams, Oct. 2-4, 2018

The Oroville Dam Spillway Incident Independent Forensic Team (IFT) has prepared their final report compiling the team’s conclusions and opinions regarding the conditions, actions and inactions that contributed to the damage of the service spillway and emergency spillway at Oroville Dam in February 2017. View the final report.  

The U.S. Society on Dams announces that Sharon Powers will join USSD as Executive Director on October 30.  Powers brings a wealth of experience, having most recently served as Director of Administration for the American Water Works Association in Denver.  USSD Secretary-Treasurer Denise Bunte-Bisnett, who led the search team, says, “Sharon quickly rose to the […]

  The California Department of Water Resources invites qualified firms with extensive background in engineering and engineering geological services to submit a Statement of Qualifications. The contractor will provide expert technical advice and consultation for the review, evaluation, analysis, and inspection of structures associated with the State Water Project.  View the RFQ here.

On September 5, the Oroville Dam Spillway Incident Independent Forensic Team (IFT), delivered the second Interim Status Memorandum to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). This memorandum presents a summary of findings and opinions to date regarding the chain of conditions, actions and inactions that in February 2017 caused the damage to the service […]

The U.S. Society on Dams (USSD) announces a Memorandum of Understanding with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), designed to facilitate collaboration between USSD and TNC to advance the joint interest of ensuring the nation’s dams and levees are sited, operated, maintained and decommissioned in a way that meets the evolving needs of society. The two organizations […]

05/26/17 The United States Society on Dams (USSD) and the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) have released the following statement: Oroville Press Release – May 2017  The article references the following documents: Resumes of Oroville Investigation Team Members Memorandum