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<br />include operators of water-related facilities (including resort owners, boat <br />rental concessionaires, and campground operators), users of recreation <br />facilities, and other people who could be endangered. <br /> <br />To the extent possible, emergency situations that would require immediate <br />notification of public officials in time to allow evacuation of the <br />potentially affected areas should be predefined and documented. If sufficient <br />time is available, the decision to notify public officials of an emergency can <br />be made by the owner or by a predetermined employee in the dam owner <br />organization. If failure is imminent or has already occurred, project <br />personnel at the damsite should be directed to notify the public officials. <br />The urgency of the situation should be made clear so that public officials <br />will take positive action immediately. <br /> <br />4. Use of News Media. The news media, including radio, television, and <br />newspaperS;-should be utilized to the extent available and appropriate. Use <br />of news media should be preplanned to the extent possible by the dam owner or <br />public officials. Notification to the news media may be by the dam owner or <br />public officials depending on the type of emergency. Notification plans <br />should define emergency situations for which each medium will be utilized and <br />should include an example of a news release that would be the most effective <br />for each possible emergency. Information for media ordinarily should not be <br />relied upon as the primary means of warning. <br /> <br />5. Alert. An ALERT situation is used to provide notice that although <br />failure or flooding is not imminent, a more serious situation could occur <br />unless conditions improve. Local officials and residents in affected areas <br />should be alerted that an unsafe situation could be developing. Examples <br />would be: a full reservoir with additional rainfall or snowmelt in the <br />forecast that could cause discharge through auxiliary spillways or <br />over-topping; or a dam that is leaking excessively but is not yet a hazardous <br />situation. <br /> <br />6. Warning. A WARNING situation is to indicate that flooding is <br />imminent either as a result of high runoff or an impending failure of the <br />dam. It would normally include an order for evacuation of delineated <br />inundation areas. <br /> <br />Wherever possible, the warning and evacuation procedures for a dam <br />emergency should follow any standard operational procedure already <br />established. The difference in dam emergency events may be the elements of <br />time and size or dimension of hazard. The warning for a dam emergency must be <br />specific and address these elements. When possible, more than one means of <br />communicating warnings should be planned and repetitively issued. <br />Consideration should be given to disseminating the warning to any non-English <br />speaking populace in their language. <br /> <br />7. Continuing Conditions. The person responsible for monitoring the dam <br />should keep local authorities informed of developing conditions at the dam <br />from the time of initial determination that an emergency exists until the <br />emergency has been terminated. The emergency action plan should delineate <br />responsibility for, and the frequency of, conducting and reporting the results <br /> <br />13 <br />