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<br />( <br />.l <br /> <br />( <br />. <br /> <br />( <br />.. <br /> <br />5. Loss of 8torage capacity due to aeposition of <br />sediaent and debris. <br /> <br />B. Reterologic/Bydrologic Pbenomena <br /> <br />l. Ploods (due to long duration or bigh intensity <br />storms, 8Dovaelt or ice jams). <br /> <br />2. Windstorms <br /> <br />r. Improper Operation <br /> <br />I. Inadequately trained operators. <br /> <br />2. Inadequate operating procedures. <br /> <br />G. Miscellaneous <br /> <br />1. Sabotage <br /> <br />2. Acts of war <br /> <br />3. railure of upstream dams <br /> <br />4. Equipment failure <br /> <br />5. Other rare natural phenomena. <br /> <br />Many failures result from the synchronous occurrence <br />of tvo or more otherwise minor problems. <br /> <br />IV. <br /> <br />EMERGENCY PREPAREDHESS <br /> <br />Emergency preparedness <br />requires rapid response to <br />include four main elements. <br /> <br />vith respect <br />protect lives. <br /> <br />to dam failures <br />Planning should <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A. Special training of dam operators emphasizing proce- <br />dures to be followed during emergencies. <br /> <br />B. Training of law enforcement and civil defense person- <br />nel in areas downstream from dams. <br /> <br />c. Preparation of inundation maps for high hazard dams. <br /> <br />D. Installation of varning systems in areas of inunda- <br />tion. <br /> <br />" Implementation <br />.outlined above, Is <br />Region. <br /> <br />of emergency preparedness planning, as <br />far from complete for the Rocky Mountain <br /> <br />-5- <br />