Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Current Projects
Current Projects


The Strategic Plan drives our efforts to improve dam safety. Here is a snapshot of progress made within our current project structure. 


With support by the National Dam Safety Program:

-ASDSO trains  dam engineers.

-ASDSO distributes grants to states for continuing education opportunities.

-Presents technical seminars across the U.S.

-Provides a training calendar on the website.

ASDSO is creating a new virtual training program to deliver short, technical topics.

Testified for full funding and reauthorization of the National Dam Safety Program

Created support for new bills introducing reauthorization of the National Dam Safety Act and the National Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act

Supported establishment of a National Levee Safety Program

Supported New York and Missouri with letters and testimony as lawmakers considered stronger dam safety policies.

Dam owners participate in ASDSO’s One-Day Workshops.

A Resource/Learning Center for owners is being developed on this website.

Owners are invited to annual and regional conferences to meet dam safety officials.

ASDSO awards undergraduate scholarships.

ASDSO solicits student papers for annual and regional conferences.  ASDSO sponsored its first Student Paper Competition in 2009.

ASDSO's Speakers Bureau provides presentations to student groups nationwide.

ASDSO's Student Employment Opportunities database lists internships, co-ops and information about other opportunities for students interested in dam safety.
 

Members receive a monthly electronic newsletter from ASDSO. These newsletters are archived and available to members.

The quarterly Journal of Dam Safety highlights technical issues of note and summarized news items for those who do not receive the electronic newsletter. Members receive this journal as part of their membership.

The ASDSO website continues to expand and educate people around the world.

Membership in ASDSO Makes the Dam Safety Community Closer.

ASDSO partners with many organizations to improve dam safety

The ASDSO Resource Center is a clearinghouse of resources related to dams and dam safety.

On-Line, searchable Bibliography of Dam Safety Engineering

ASDSO Bookstore

Downloadable Documents. Brochures & Guidelines

Q&A with the ASDSO Inquiry Center

Links to Websites of Interest
 

ASDSO annually honors those individuals and organizations providing exemplary contributions to the improvement of dam safety in the U.S. These awards are given out during the Annual Conference every year.

Dams create life sustaining benefits to people across the nation. Recreation, energy, water supply, flood control and irrigation, to name a few, are all made possible by dams. Yet, dams can threathen lives, property and economic stability should they fail. ASDSO works to educate the public, especially those living and working around dams, officials developing policy related to development and safety regulation, and the media, which can spread the word about the need for dam safety.
 
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