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Design criteria for dams has evolved over time, often in response to dam failure events. While the industry, regulators, and dam owners have worked together to improve overall dam safety in Virginia, recent dam failures across the United States and other countries should prompt all to consider the lessons that can be learned and applied. For example, near-failure and failure events at structures such […]
The City of Winchester owns and operates the Percy D. Miller Water Treatment Plant in Warren County, Virginia which pulls source raw water from the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. The Plant, and the associated low head sill dam, raw water intake and pumping station, were constructed in the 1970s and are the sole […]
One of the first steps in a dam rehabilitation is calculating the amount of runoff that enters the reservoir during its specific design storm. The hydrologic analysis of a dam includes assessing upstream sources of flow such as those from a single drainage area or discharge from an upstream dam. More complex drainage areas can […]
The Virginia Lakes and Watershed Association is a volunteer organization and its mission is to provide education on water resources in Virginia.
