Planning for a health emergency, such as the novel coronavirus (or COVID-19), is unique from other business continuity planning because it requires businesses to prepare to operate with a significantly smaller workforce, a threatened supply chain, and limited support services for an extended period of time at an unknown date in the future. . . .
The following FEMA manuals, guides, and reports provide procedures and guidance for dam specialists and dam owners responsible for the design, construction, inspection, maintenance, and repair of dams. You can access these documents by clicking on the hyperlinks below. For more information, go to FEMA’s library by clicking the button below.
Emergency Operations Planning: Dam Incident Planning Guide
South Carolina Dam Failure Assessment and Advisement (FEMA P-1801)
Pocket Safety Guide for Dams and Impoundments (FEMA P-911)
Evaluation and Monitoring of Seepage and Internal Erosion (FEMA P-1032)
Technical Manual: Overtopping Protection for Dams DVD (FEMA P-1015)
Overtopping Protection for Dams Brochure (FEMA P-1014)
Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety: Emergency Action Planning for Dams (FEMA P-64)
Filters for Embankment Dams: Best Practices for Design and Construction
Technical Manual: Plastic Pipe Used in Embankment Dams (FEMA P-675)
Technical Manual for Dam Owners: Impacts of Plants on Earthen Dams (FEMA 534)
Technical Manual: Conduits through Embankment Dams (FEMA 484)
Technical Manual for Dam Owners: Impacts of Animals on Earthen Dams (FEMA 473)
Conduits through Embankment Dams Brochure (FEMA L-266)
Dam Owner’s Guide to Animal Impacts on Earthen Dams Brochure (FEMA L-264)
Dam Owner’s Guide to Plant Impact on Earthen Dams Brochure (FEMA L-263)
FEMA’s Dam Incident Planning Guide supports state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency managers in planning for dam incidents and failures by summarizing the concepts that a community should consider when creating dam incident-specific elements of local emergency operations plans. Their guide builds on Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101: Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans.1 It also provides guidance for dam owners and operators on how to engage with emergency managers prior to an incident to ensure a well-coordinated response. Appendix A provides a general template for a community dam incident plan that can be adapted to meet each community’s needs.
The 2018 National Inventory of Dams (NID) is now available at http://nid.usace.army.mil. All charts, queries and maps reflect the most current NID database. The NID was populated using the 116th Congressional District information. State and federal dam regulators provided their data from May to November 2018 for inclusion in the 2018 database. Please be aware that inspection and EAP dates reflect 2018 data, so any inspections or updates since then will not be reflected in the current NID. Please contact the respective state or federal regulatory authority for the most up-to-date information.
Major changes to the 2018 NID allow users to download or export certain NID data and to view the hazard potential classification. State or federal agencies may restrict access to information on dams within their jurisdiction, in some cases. For information not published in the NID, USACE recommends consulting the agency exercising responsibility over the dam. Also, it is important to note the hazard potential classification, as published in the NID, does not reflect the condition of a dam. That information can be found in the condition assessment, which is available to approved government users.
http://nid.usace.army.mil
Plenary and Lunch Presentations:
Doug-Johnson Dams in Cold Climate Design Considerations and Challenges of Construction
IHA Hydropower Sustainability Protocol, Joerg Hartman, Sustainability Consultant
Track A – Investigation, Design, Construction and Operation:
Selection of Dam Types for Cold Climate and High Altitude Conditions, Glenn Tarbox, Stantec
Cost Estimating for Cold Climate Construction, Kevin Schneider, Barnard Construction Company
Muskrat Falls Project Overview, Ron Power, Nalcor Energy
Muskrat Falls Dams – Cold Climate Considerations, Greg Snyder, SNC Lavalin
Site C: Cold Climate RCC Mix Design, Mike Pauletto, M. Pauletto and Associates, LLC
Site C: Cold Climate RCC Placement, Mike Pauletto, M. Pauletto and Associates, LLC
High Production RCC and Mass Concrete Operations in Extreme Climate Conditions for Large Dams and Hydro Projects Worldwide, Ted Warren, RCC Presa Associates International LLC
Track B – Environmental Sustainability – Plans, Studies and Permits in Alaska
Considerations in FERC Licensing of New Projects, Kirby Gilbert, Stantec
Emerging Federal Policy Affecting Hydro Development, Chuck Sensiba, VanNess Feldman
Track B – Case Studies of Projects Successfully Permitted
Thayer Creek Hydro, Del Shannon, Barnard Construction Company
Track B – Sustainability Workshop
IHA Hydropower Sustainability Assessment, Protocol, Joerg Hartman, Sustainability Consultant
Nearly 200 participants attend one of four concurrent USSD Workshops held in Oakland, California, during the first week of November 2015. Workshop topics include Decommissioning, Construction, Monitoring and Levees.
Presentations from the USSD Levee Workshop:
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