Dam owners are solely responsible for the safety and the liability of their 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. ASDSO has also developed a series of fact sheets, many of which supplement the material in the videos.
In June 2023, ASDSO released four new entries into the series The videos are:
Plants & Animals on Dams
Recommended Fact Sheets: Ground Cover, Trees and Brush & Rodent Control
Seepage, Slope Stability & Seismic Issues
Recommended Fact Sheets: Embankment Instabilities, Seepage Through Earthen Dams & Internal Erosion of Earth Dams
Learning From Dam Failures
Recommended Fact Sheets: Concrete Gravity Dam Failures & Earth Dam Failures
Concrete Problems & Repairs
Recommended Fact Sheets: Problems with Concrete Materials & Concrete Repair Techniques
The previous videos in the Dam Owner Academy Series are:
- 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. This page is also listed under the 'Resource Center' dropdown above.
