- Fast Facts
- Videos and Software
- Technical Manuals, Guides, and Reports
- Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety
- Research Needs Workshop Reports
- National Dam Safety Program Information
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Below are resources that can provide quick insight into Dam Safety,
NDSP Biennial Report
Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007
TADS DVD
Training Aids for Dam Safety (TADS): A Self-Instructional Study Course in Dam Safety Practices (FEMA 609DVD)
Risk Prioritization Tool
Tool for risk-based dam safety prioritization (FEMA P-713)
Emergency Action Planning for State Regulated High-Hazard Potential Dams
Findings, Recommendations, and Strategies (FEMA 608)
Technical Manual: Plastic Pipe Used in Embankment Dams
Procedures and guidance for best practices (FEMA P-675)
Videos and Software
The following resources are free to dam owners, operators, and regulators and address emergency action planning and the safety of dams.
- Training Aids for Dam Safety (TADS): A Self-Instructional Study Course in Dam Safety Practices (FEMA 609DVD)
- Risk Prioritization Tool for Dams (FEMA P-713)
- Expert Video Series (FEMA P-717DVD through FEMA P-722DVD)
- Emergency Action Planning Video
- Dam Seepage Monitoring System
Technical Manuals, Guides, and Reports
These 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.
- Final Report on Coordination and Cooperation with the European Union on Embankment Failure Analysis (FEMA 602)
- Emergency Action Planning for State Regulated High-Hazard Potential Dams: Findings, Recommendations, and Strategies (FEMA 608)
- Technical Manual: Plastic Pipe Used in Embankment Dams (FEMA P-675)
- Technical Manual for Dam Owners: Impacts of Animals on Earthen Dams (FEMA 473)
- Technical Manual: Conduits through Embankment Dams (FEMA 484)
- Technical Manual for Dam Owners: Impacts of Plants on Earthen Dams (FEMA 534)
- Dam Owner's Guide to Plant Impact on Earthen Dams (FEMA L-263)
- Dam Owner's Guide to Animal Impacts on Earthen Dams (FEMA L-264)
- Conduits through Embankment Dams: Best Practices for Design, Construction, Identification and Evaluation, Inspection, Maintenance, Renovation, and Repair (FEMA L-266)
Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety
The Interagency Committee on Dam Safety has prepared and approved the following federal guidelines for federal agency dam owners and regulators. The guidelines may also be used by non-federal dam owners, regulators, and operators.
- Emergency Action Planning for Dam Owners (FEMA 64)
- Earthquake Analyses and Design of Dams (FEMA 65)
- Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety (FEMA 93)
- Selecting and Accommodating Inflow Design Floods for Dams (FEMA 94)
- Glossary of Terms (FEMA 148)
- Hazard Potential Classification System for Dams (FEMA 333)
Research Needs Workshop Reports
Since 1999, National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) research funds have been allocated to workshops in nine priority areas.
- Seepage through Embankment Dams (FEMA 535)
- Dam Spillways (FEMA 536)
- Spillway Gates (FEMA 537)
- Hydrologic Issues for Dams (FEMA 538)
- Outlet Works (FEMA 539)
- Impacts of Plants and Animals on Earthen Dams (FEMA 540)
- Embankment Dam Failure Analysis (FEMA 541)
- Risk Assessment for Dams
National Dam Safety Program Information
These resources provide an overview of the NDSP and the types of publications and resources available to the public.
- Model State Dam Safety Program (FEMA 316CD)
- National Dam Safety Program Biennial Report for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 (FEMA P-759)
- The National Dam Safety Program: 25 Years of Excellence
- Catalog of FEMA Dam Safety Resources
Many of the publications can be ordered from the FEMA Publications Warehouse. Call 1 (800) 480-2520 for ordering information (M-F 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. est) or fax (240) 699-0252. You can also email FEMA-Publications-Wharehouse@dhs.gov. Please provide the title, item number, short number, and quantity of each publication, along with your name, address, zip code, and daytime telephone number.