Benefits of Hazard Assessment using SQRA for Rural Dams
Decades-old dams often become higher risk as they age, but owners might have limited resources for assessing the actual risks. A semi-quantitative risk assessment (SQRA) offers a solution. South River Dam #19 (SR-19), a flood control structure built in 1956 by the USDA-Soil Conservation Service near Waynesboro, Virginia, was designed as a low hazard structure […]