One of the activities authorized by the Dam Safety and Security Act
of 2002 is research to enhance the Nation's ability to assure that
adequate dam safety programs and practices are in place throughout
the United States. The Act of 2002 states that the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in cooperation with the
National Dam Safety Review Board (Review Board), shall carry out a
program of technical and archival research to develop and support:
improved techniques, historical experience, and equipment for rapid
and effective dam construction, rehabilitation, and inspection;
devices for continued monitoring of the safety of dams; development
and maintenance of information resources systems needed to support
managing the safety of dams; and initiatives to guide the
formulation of effective policy and advance improvements in dam
safety engineering, security, and management. With the funding
authorized by the Congress, the goal of the Review Board and the
Dam Safety Research Work Group (Work Group) is to encourage
research in those areas expected to make significant contributions
to improving the safety and security of dams throughout the United
States. The Work Group (formerly the Research Subcommittee of the
Interagency Committee on Dam Safety) met initially in February
1998. To identify and prioritize research needs, the Subcommittee
sponsored a workshop on Research Needs in Dam Safety in Washington
D.C. in April 1999. Representatives of state and federal agencies,
academia, and private industry attended the workshop. Seventeen
broad area topics related to the research needs of the dam safety
community were identified. To more fully develop the research needs
identified, the Research Subcommittee subsequently sponsored a
series of nine workshops. Each workshop addressed a broad research
topic (listed) identified in the initial workshop. Experts
attending the workshops included international representatives as
well as representatives of state, federal, and private
organizations within the United States: Impacts of Plants and
Animals on Earthen Dams; Risk Assessment for Dams; Spillway Gates;
Seepage through Embankment Dams; Embankment Dam Failure Analysis;
Hydrologic Issues for Dams; Dam Spillways; Seismic Issues for Dams;
Dam Outlet Works. Based on the research workshops, research topics
have been proposed and pursued. Several topics have progressed to
products of use to the dam safety community, such as technical
manuals and guidelines. For future research, it is the goal of the
Work Group to expand dam safety research to other institutions and
professionals performing research in this field. The proceedings
from the research workshops present a comprehensive and detailed
discussion and analysis of the research topics addressed by the
experts participating in the workshops. The participants at all of
the research workshops are to be commended for their diligent and
highly professional efforts on behalf of the National Dam Safety
Program. The National Dam Safety Program research needs workshop on
Outlet Works was held on May 25-27, 2004, in Denver, Colorado. The
Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management
Agency, would like to acknowledge the contributions of the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Hydrologic Engineering Center, which was
responsible for the development of the technical program,
coordination of the workshop, and development of these workshop
proceedings.
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