Improving a High Hazard Dam’s Safety with Difficult Site Access
Clifton Forge Dam is a high‐hazard potential concrete gravity…
Dam Breach and Emergency Action Planning: Selecting the Right Models
This presentation will consider two dam breach studies developed…
How to Drain an Impoundment – Design, Repair and Replacement
The Virginia Impounding Structure Regulations (Regulations) require…
Brighton Dam Rehabilitation
The Brighton Dam is a concrete slab and buttress dam that has…
The Applicability of Filter Compatibility Evaluation Procedures for Existing Embankment Dams – Hearthstone Lake Dam Case Study and General Evaluation and Design Considerations
Hearthstone Lake Dam was constructed in the mid-1960s in Augusta…
Remote Monitoring on Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District Dams (Remote Monitoring is Easier Than You Think!)
Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Districts received funding…
Dam Risk Reduction
In Virginia alone, there are 2,900 dams ranging from farm ponds…
Flood Watch Monitoring and Observations for a High Hazard Dam – a Microsoft O365 Solution
A ‘High Hazard’ dam has the potential to cause loss of human…
Dam Inspections – More than Filling Out a Form Once a Year
DCR Dam Safety requires annual inspections of all regulated dams. …
Design Approach for Repair of Small Dams with Piping Failures
Fairfax County’s robust BMP inspection program has recently…
