FLOOD02368

• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Office of the State engineer Rules and Regulation for Dam Safety Construction
• Date: 8/26/1988
• Prepared For: State of Colorado
• Prepared By: Office of The State Engineer
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

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Office of the State Engineer
Rules and Regulations
for
Dam Safety and Dam Construction

INDEX

RULE Page

I-TITLE 1

2-AUTHORITY 1

3-SCOPE AND PURPOSE 1

4-DEFINITIONS 2

5-REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR ENLARGEMENT
OF JURISDICTIONAL DAMS OR RESERVOIRS 10

6-REQUIREMENTS FOR ALTERATION, MODIFICATION, OR REPAIR
OF AN EXISTING DAM WHICH WILL AFFECT THE SAFETY OF
THE STRUCTURE 26

7-REQUIREMENTS FOR REMOVING OR BREACHING AN EXISTING DAM 29

8-APPROVAL FOR CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION,
MODIFICATION, OR REPAIR BECOMES VOID AFTER FIVE YEARS 30

9-CONSTRUCTION QUALITY CONTROL (JURISDICTIONAL DAMS) 31

IO-ACCEPTANCE OF CONSTRUCTION, ENLARGEMENT, ALTERATION,
MODIFICATION OR REPAIR (JURISDICTIONAL DAMS) 35

II-NONJURISDICTIONAL DAMS 37

12-GENERAL MAINTENANCE, ORDINARY REPAIRS AND
EMERGENCY ACTION WHICH DO NOT REQUIRE
PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE STATE ENGINEER 38

13-SAFE STORAGE LEVEL 40

14-SAFETY INSPECTIONS BY OWNER'S ENGINEER 41

15-0WNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES 42