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<br />2.3 Roles and Responsibilities <br /> <br />The branch chief has program-wide responsibility for formulating the goals of the program, <br />recommending policies for implementation of the regulations, preparing procedures for carrying <br />out the policies, providing technical guidelines for conduct of the work, communication, training, <br />and coordination. The branch chief directly supervises the Design Review and Construction <br />Inspection Unit activities. <br /> <br />The dam safety engineers' principal duties are to: <br /> <br />I. respond to emergency situations; <br />2. conduct safety inspections of existing dams; <br />3. review the adequacy of spillways under the rules; <br />4. enforce the requirement for emergency planning; <br />5. assist dam owner in developing their Emergency Preparedness Plans (EPP); <br />6. provide design review and construction inspection of repairs and alternations <br />when necessary; and <br />7. investigate complaints on the safety of dams. <br /> <br />Dam safety engineers also investigate the construction of dams in violation of Section 37-87-105 <br />(I) and (4) ofC.R.S. and conduct training on the inspection of dams for Division personnel, dam <br />owners, interested agencies, engineers, and the public. In addition, they review and approve <br />Livestock Watertank and Erosion Control Dam applications and do other related work as <br />assigned. <br /> <br />The design review engineers' principal duties are to review the plans and specifications for the <br />construction, alteration, modification, repair, and enlargement of reservoirs or dams in <br />accordance with Section 37-87-105 ofC.R.S. This involves a comprehensive engineering <br />review of the plans and specifications to assure that a safe design has been developed and to <br />inspect the construction of the dam. The engineers assist the Department of Health in the <br />technical evaluation of tailing impoundments through a Memorandum of Understanding, <br />participate in the state's joint review process with the Department of Natural Resources, provide <br />technical assistance to the Division Engineers' offices on dam safety, and perform other related <br />work as assigned. <br /> <br />2,4 Summary of Colorado Dams <br /> <br />Table I summarizes the distribution of dams by division, ownership, and hazard class in <br />Colorado. Currently, the program oversees a total of about 2,900 dams within Colorado. Of <br />these, 1,879 are considered jurisdictional dams, of which about 1,757 are non-federal dams. Of <br />the non-federal dams, approximately 591, or about one-third of the total non-federal dams in <br />Colorado, are classified as dams that, in the event of a failure, would be expected to cause loss of <br />life and/or significant property damage. <br /> <br />3 <br />