Dam safety legislation in the United States of America
In the register of International Commission on Large Dams, there are 1200 dams with a height of more than 30 m in the territory of the United States of America. Of them, 480, or 40% were constructed and are being operated by federal or national agencies such as the Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Tennessee Valley Authority, etc. These dams make up only a small percentage of the 67,000 dams in the USA. The majority of these dams are not under federal jurisdiction, therefore the dams are managed under city, state, or federal decrees pertaining to nonfederal dams. For the federal dams, the federal government gives clear guidelines pertaining to safety service; surveys and design; construction; operation and maintenance; and a model program for dam safety staffs. The author states that inspection of dams by national institutions or staffs is necessary from the start of design and during their entire time of their existence, and should be established by law.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 35445
- Journal Information:
- Hydrotechnical Construction, Journal Name: Hydrotechnical Construction Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 28; ISSN 0018-8220; ISSN HYCOAR
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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