National Dam Safety Program Publications
The National Dam Safety Program provides a variety of publications, including:
- Research Needs Workshop Reports
- Technical Manuals, Guides and Reports
- Technical Advisories
- Safety Series Fact Sheets
- Response and Recovery (R&R) Dam Response Operations Matrices
- Dam Safety & Risk MAP/Flood Mapping Studies Fact Sheet Series
- DSS-WISE Fact Sheets
- FEMA P-1015, Technical Manual: Overtopping Protection for Dams (ZIP, 410MB)
Search for Dam Safety Publications
Search for documents below, or view our pages on Federal Guidelines, National Dam Safety Program Information, Resources for the General Public, or Resources for States.
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Advancements in Evacuation Modeling | Woodrow Lee Fields - US Army Corps of Engineers
2019 NDSP Technical Seminar Presentation
- Dec 21, 2020
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Assessing Flood Risk in the California Delta
National Dam Safety Program Technical Seminar | February 16-18, 2021
Lawrence H. Roth, PE, GE, ENV SP
Jessica J. Ludy, CFM
- Feb 24, 2021
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Be Aware of Potential Dam Failure in Your Community - Fact Sheet
This two-page flyer is for the general public. Approximately 14,000 dams in the United States are classified as high-hazard potential, meaning that their failure could result in loss of life. The most important steps you can take to protect yourself from dam failure are to know your risk. Dams present risks, but they also provide many benefit
- Dec 8, 2020
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Benefit Cost Analysis Case Examples
National Dam Safety Program Technical Seminar | February 17, 2021
Danielle T. Hannes
Wheeler and Associates
- Feb 24, 2021
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Biopolymer-Stabilized Earth Materials for Resilient and Adaptable Infrastructure | Sherif Abdelaziz
2020 NDSP Technical Seminar Presentation
Biopolymer-Stabilized Earth Materials for Resilient and Adaptable Infrastructure | Sherif Abdelaziz
- Jan 7, 2021
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Building Resiliency through Hazard Mitigation Planning
2020 NDSP Technical Seminar Presentation
Building Resiliency through Hazard Mitigation Planning |
- Jan 7, 2021
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Catalog of FEMA National Dam Safety Program Resources (P-732)
This is a catalog of all the print publications that have been developed by FEMA for the National Dam Safety Program.
- Jan 27, 2021
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Changes in Design Criteria to Account for Intensifying Climate Condtions, Colorado's Adaptive Strategy | Bill McCormick and Mark Perry
2020 NDSP Technical Seminar Presentation
Changes in Design Criteria to Account for Intensifying Climate Condtions, Colorado's Adaptive Strategy | Bill McCormick and Mark Perry
- Jan 7, 2021
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Communicating About Risk with Local Communities | Peter Herrick - FEMA
2019 NDSP Technical Seminar Presentation
- Dec 21, 2020
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Conduits through Embankment Dams Brochure (FEMA L-266)
This brochure provides a summary of the information presented in FEMA 484, Technical Manual: Conduits through Embankment Dams, including the effects of conduits on embankment dams, internal erosion and backward piping erosion, the factors that can lead to embankment dam failure, and best practices for conduits through embankment dams.
- Dec 7, 2020
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