Application of Risk Principles within State Dam Safety Programs: Agenda


Application of Risk Principles within State Dam Safety Programs: Agenda

July 11, 2023
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern

Agenda:
  • History of Risk-Informed Decision-Making (RIDM) in the United States (30 minutes)
    • Evolution of dam safety practices
    • Federal adoption of RIDM
    • Intro to RIDM
    • Obstacles to state adoption of RIDM
    • Current state of the practice for state/federal regulation 
  • Q&A (10 minutes)
  • Application of Risk Principles and Simplified RIDM on the State Level (30 minutes)
    • Prescriptive Requirements Informed by Risk Information 
    • Portfolio Prioritization / Screening Level Portfolio Risk Analysis 
    • Potential Failure Modes Analysis 
    • RIDM to evaluate adequacy of individual dams
  • Q&A (10 minutes)
  • Challenges and Opportunities (30 minutes)
    • Challenges (Organizational)
    • Challenges (Technical/Data)
    • Benefits of RIDM for States
    • Future Developments
  • Q&A / Closing (10 minutes)