Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
ASDSO is a non-profit organization of state and federal dam safety regulators, dam owners/operators, dam designers, manufacturers/suppliers, academia, contractors and others interested in dam safety. Our mission is to advance and improve the safety of dams by supporting the dam safety community and state dam safety programs, raising awareness, facilitating cooperation, providing a forum for the exchange of information, representing dam safety interests before governments, providing outreach programs, and creating a unified community of dam safety advocates.
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6/30/08 - Latest Dam Safety News - "MegaDisasters" highlights dam failures, American Legion Magazine cover story features dam safety, NPR examines U.S. infrastructure challenges, further complications at Wolf Creek, gate malfunction at new dam in Ontario, NY dam owners concerned over implications of new regs... more
6/29/08 - Midwest Deluged - Levees overcome by recent rains; most dams fare better, but damages may not show until next flood event... more
5/22/08 - Training Announcements - Register now for these ASDSO events: Dam Safety '08 Annual Conference in Indian Wells, California; Fundamental of Hydrology web seminar, June 12; Slope Stability for Embankment Dams seminar, July 22-25 in Philadelphia and October 21-24 in Salt Lake City. Submit an RFQ for developing a Dam Owner Workshop on Operations & Maintenance. more
Technical Tools - Simplified Risk Categorization Tool Available - Pre-release versions of the tool, consisting of two Excel spreadsheets, and a users manual are now available for downloading from the ASDSO website. more
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