Dam Safety Publications and Resources
- Guidelines for Dam Safety
- Technical Manuals and Guides
- Research Needs Workshop Reports
- National Dam Safety Program Information
- Videos and Software
Dam failure e-mail updatesGuidelines 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)
Technical Manuals and Guides
These manuals and guides provide procedures and guidance for dam specialists and dam owners responsible for the design, construction, inspection, maintenance, and repair of dams.
- Emergency Action Planning for State Regulated High-Hazard Potential Dams: Findings, Recommendations, and Strategies (FEMA 608) New!
- 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)
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)
- Impacts of Plants and Animals on Earthen Dams (FEMA 540)
- Embankment Dam Failure Analysis (FEMA 541)
- Outlet Works
- 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.
- National Dam Safety Program Biennial Report for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005 (FEMA 576)
- The National Dam Safety Program: 25 Years of Excellence
- Catalog of FEMA Dam Dafety Resources
Videos and Software
The following resources are free to dam owners and operators and address emergency action planning and the safety of dams.
Many of the publications can be ordered from the FEMA Publications Warehouse. Call 1 (800) 480-2520 for ordering information.
Last Modified: Wednesday, 16-Jan-2008 13:27:43 EST
Contacts
- Download from the FEMA Library.
- Publications Warehouse
To order free FEMA publications:
- Call 1 (800) 480-2520
(M-F: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. est)
- Or write to:
FEMA
PO Box 2012
Jessup, MD 20794-2012
- Or fax: (301) 362- 5335
- Please provide the title, item number, short number, and quantity of each publication, along with your name, address, zip code, and daytime telephone number.
Fast Facts
Emergency Action Planning for State Regulated High-Hazard Potential Dams New!
Findings, Recommendations, and Strategies (FEMA 608)
NDSP Biennial Report
Program highlights for fiscal years 2004 and 2005