Operate and Maintain

This page contains documents and forms to assist the dam owner with his/her ownership responsibilities and to assist with dam operations and maintenance.

Owner Responsibilities and Dam Operations

Dam Safety Guidelines

• Part I - General Information and Ownership Responsibilities - This document contains general information about statutory authority, dam safety activities, and dam owner responsibilities for completed projects.
• Part III - An Owner's Guidance Manual - This document is a reference manual for dam owners to use in developing plans for operation, monitoring, annual inspection and long term maintenance of their facilities. Emphasis is given to the importance of including procedures for inspection, monitoring and maintenance as part of the normal operation of a project.
• Developing Dam Operation and Maintenance Manuals
• Developing Emergency Action Plans

Technical Manuals for Dam Owners

• Impacts of Animals on Earthen Dams
• Impacts on Plants on Earthen Dams

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Downloadable Forms

• Operation and Maintenance Plan Form
  • PDF or Microsoft Word
• Simplified Emergency Action Plan Form
  • PDF or Microsoft Word