Sunday, May 18, 2008

3.3 California Dam Safety Program

California Dam Safety Program is bounded to the upper class Federal Dam Safety Program, which is FEMA Guidelines. The California Division of Safety of Dams conducts independent analysis during its safety review of existing and proposed dams. The extent of these analyses varies from project to project and depends upon a dam’s criticality and/or site conditions.

The techniques and basis for the Division’s independent analysis are derived from in-house analyses and studies of performance of dams and their appurtenant structures under observed and/or measured loads. Additionally, data associated with these loads as well as strength characteristics of materials are examined.

In California, dams and reservoirs are defined in the California Water Code Sections 6002, 6003, and 6004. Certain exemptions are included in Sections 6004 and 6025. This document contains Parts 1 and 2 of Division 3, Dams and Reservoirs, of the California Water Code (Statutes), Chapter 1 of Division 2, Title 23 Waters, of the California Code of Regulations (Regulations adopted by the Department of Water Resources), and an outline of Current Practices of the Department in Supervision of Dams and Reservoirs.

The complete Statutes and Regulations Pertaining to Supervision of Dams and Reservoirs can be freely downloaded at the DSOD site, http://www.damsafety.water.ca.gov/statutes_regulations.cfm.

Also, complete Listing of Dams within the Jurisdiction of the State of California in Alphabetically order by name of the Dam is shown the website below.

California Jurisdictional Dams
http://www.damsafety.water.ca.gov/damlisting.cfm


Resource: http://www.damsafety.water.ca.gov/

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