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Debris, Fire, and Ice – Unusual Hydrologic Conditions and their Impact on Dams and Floods Recent Highlights from DamFailures.org

Resource Type
ASDSO Conference Papers
Reference Title
Debris, Fire, and Ice – Unusual Hydrologic Conditions and their Impact on Dams and Floods Recent Highlights from DamFailures.org
Author/Presenter
Richards, Greg
Johnstone, Bill
Johnson, Doug
Taylor, Everett
Atkins, John
Gee, Nathaniel
Organization/Agency
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Publisher Name
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Year
2022
Date
September 18-22, 2022
Event Name
Dam Safety 2022 - 39th Annual Conference
Event Location
Baltimore, Maryland
ASDSO Session Title
Concurrent Session 10 – ASDSO Resources Making an Impact
Abstract/Additional Information

EXTENDED ABSTRACT ONLY: In September 2015, the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO), in cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), released the Lessons Learned from Dam Incidents and Failures website (DamFailures.org). The primary goal of this website is to convey educational information relating to and resulting from dam failures and incidents in an innovative, user-friendly manner. Since its release, over 350,000 users worldwide have accessed the site to learn more about dam engineering and design practices, human factors as they relate to dam incidents, emergency planning and response, operation and maintenance, and other dam safety topics.
As part of the ASDSO Dam Failures and Incidents Committee, the DamFailures.org Subcommittee currently oversees maintenance and development of the website. Thanks to continued FEMA funding, the website content is being significantly expanded and diversified. This session will consist of a brief introduction to and update on new content on ASDSO’s DamFailures.org website followed by presentations from authors of recent website additions centered around the theme of unusual hydrologic conditions.

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