Note: This is a partial listing.

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National Dam Safety Program Research Workshops

Dam Spillways (FEMA 536)
State-of-practice techniques for modification, inspection, monitoring, maintenance

Embankment Dam Failure Analysis (FEMA 541)

Hydrologic Issues for Dams (FEMA 538)

Impacts of Plants & Animals on Earthen Dams (FEMA 540)

Outlet Works

Risk Assessment for Dams

Seepage through Embankment Dams (FEMA 535)

Spillway Gates (FEMA 537)

Materials For Dam Owners

Dam Owner's Guide to Animal Impacts on Earthen Dams (FEMA L-264)

Dam Owner's Guide to Plant Impact on Earthen Dams (FEMA L-263)

Dam Ownership: Responsibility & Liability

Dam Safety, An Owners Guidance Manual

Dam Seepage Monitoring System

Dam Seepage Monitoring System Instructions

Emergency Action Planning for Dam Owners (FEMA 64)

Emergency Action Planning Video

Internal Erosion of Earth Dams

Procuring the Services of a Professional Engineer

Technical Manual for Dam Owners: Impacts of Animals on Earthen Dams (FEMA 473)

Technical Manual for Dam Owners: Impacts of Plants on Earthen Dams (FEMA 534)

Technical Manuals & Guidelines

Conduits through Embankment Dams: Best Practices (FEMA L-266)

Dams Sector Crisis Management Handbook

Dams Sector Security Awareness Guide
DHS Infrastructure Protection Directorate guidance for dam owners

Developing Emergency Action Plans Using the NRCS Sample EAP “Fillable Form” Template (2004)
USDA NRCS/ASDSO Sample EAP documents for earthen high hazard dams

Earthquake Analyses & Dam Design (FEMA 65)

Emergency action planning for state-regulated high-hazard potential dams: findings, recommendations, and strategies (FEMA 608, 8/07)
NDSRB Task Group on Emergency Action Planning and Response report

FEMA's Risk MAP Strategy - Integrating Mapping, Risk Assessment, and Mitigation Planning; Draft Strategy (2008)

Hazard Potential Classification System for Dams (FEMA 333)

National Engineering Manual (USDA NRCS)

Plastic Pipe Used in Embankment Dams

Risk Prioritization Tool for Dams

Selecting and Accommodating Inflow Design Floods for Dams (FEMA 94)

Technical Manual: Conduits through Embankment Dams (FEMA 484)

State and National Dam Safety Programs Information

Availability of Dam Insurance: A Report to Congress

Catalog of FEMA Dam Safety Resources

Model State Dam Safety Program (FEMA 316, July 2007)

The National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP)

The National Levee Challenge: Levees and the FEMA Flood Map Modernization Initiative
Interagency Levee Policy Review Committee report recommends changes to current FEMA levee policies, as stated in the National Flood Insurance Program regulations and FEMA guidance documents; identifies outreach and public awareness challenges related to remapping levee-affected areas; and proposes cooperative development by FEMA and the USACE of a GIS-based levee inventory.

Security

Physical Security Measures for Levees

Security Awareness for Levee Owners