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Washington Program Performance Report
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Washington Contact

Joe Witczak Dam Safety and Wells Manager WA State Department of Ecology PO Box 47600 Olympia, WA 98504-7600 Email: joe.witczak@ecy.wa.gov Tel: (360) 407-6603

Link to Dam Safety Staff Roster - http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/dams/Contacts.html

State Program Statistics

2017

State-regulated dams: 1139
High hazard potential: 222
Significant hazard potential: 194
Low hazard potential: 723
State dam safety FTE's: 8
Total Budget: $1,110,913

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2016 National Inventory of Dams

Image from the National Inventory of Dams (NID) which includes dams more than 25' in height or storing more than 50 acre-ft, or classified as HH or SH potential