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<br />'; <br /> <br />Identified goals of the program are as follows: <br /> <br />I, In order to protect the public, the Dam Safety Branch shall determine the amount <br />of water that is safe to impound in reservoirs of the state. <br /> <br />2, In order to protect the public from failure of dams, the Dam Safety Branch shall <br />review and recommend approval of plans and specification for the construction, <br />modification, and repairs of dams, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations <br />for Dam Safety and Dam Construction, implemented on September 30, 1988, <br /> <br />3, To reduce the risk of dam failure and adverse consequences and to more <br />efficiently and effectively use the available resources within the program, the <br />Dam Safety Branch shall implement and utilize a risk-based approach to prioritize <br />the jurisdictional dams within the program, <br /> <br />4, In order to improve the functions of the Branch and to meet the public <br />information needs, the Dam Safety Branch shall maintain a data information <br />system, <br /> <br />5. In order to improve the technical proficiency of the Branch, the Division of Water <br />Resources shall provide training and professional development of the Branch <br />personnel. <br /> <br />6. In order to improve the Dam Safety Program, to participate in the development of <br />national policies on dam safety, and to take advantage of the continuing education <br />and information available, the state shall be a full voting member of the <br />Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO), <br /> <br />2.2 Organization <br /> <br />The Dam Safety Program is executed by the State Engineer through the Dam Safety Branch and <br />the Division Engineer's offices, The Branch currently consists of a branch chief, dam safety <br />engineers, and design review engineers. The dam safety engineers are responsible for the <br />program in their geographic area. The dam safety review engineers and branch chief are located <br />in Denver. A summary of the Branch organization and personnel is included in Appendix A. <br /> <br />After many years of stability within the branch personnel, FY 02-03 brought about a number of <br />personnel changes. Some of these changes were due to retirements and some due to <br />reorganization within the branch to better utilize the resources. <br /> <br />. John R. Blair was hired as new dam safety engineer in Division 6 after the retirement of <br />Sally Lewis. <br />· Dennis Miller transferred from Division I to Division 7 as the Division 7/3 dam safety <br />engineer after the departure of Brett Nordby. <br />· Garrett Jackson transferred from Division 2 to Division 5 (Grand Junction) as a Division <br />4/5 dam safety engineer, <br /> <br />2 <br />