Dam owners are solely responsible for the safety and the liability of the dam, so owners must be informed on all aspects of operating and maintaining a dam safely.
To make accessing guidance information easy, ASDSO has developed the Dam Owner Academy video series. The series is a free resource for owners and those conducting owner outreach programs, and each video concisely explores one critical aspect of ownership.
Visit ASDSO’s Youtube Channel or the dam owner webpage to view the videos and the supplemental fact sheets. Thank you to ASDSO’s Dam Owner Outreach Committee for leading the effort to develop this series.
In June 2023, ASDSO released four new entries into the series. The videos are:
Recommended Fact Sheets: Ground Cover, Trees and Brush & Rodent Control
Recommended Fact Sheets: Embankment Instabilities, Seepage Through Earthen Dams & Internal Erosion of Earth Dams
Recommended Fact Sheets: Concrete Gravity Dam Failures & Earth Dam Failures
Recommended Fact Sheets: Problems with Concrete Materials & Concrete Repair Techniques
Previous videos in the Dam Owner Academy Series:
- Dams 101
- Dam Inspections
- Spillways & Outlet Works
- Operation & Maintenance Plans
- Emergency Planning
- Extreme Rainfall Events
- Hiring an Experienced and Qualified Dam Engineer
- Rehabilitation Projects
Additional resources, including the full list of Dam Owner Fact Sheets, are available at DamOwner.org.
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