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<br />Dam Safety & Warning Subcommittee <br /> <br />DAM SAFETY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS <br />PLANNING WORKSHOPS <br /> <br />AGENDA <br /> <br />o Video and Slides of Dam Failure Case Histories <br /> <br />o Dam Safety Regulations and the Purpose of <br />Emergency Preparedness Plans <br /> <br />o Werning Systems for Early Detection (Presented <br />by Vendors) <br /> <br />o Terminology used in Emergency Planning/Re- <br />sponse <br /> <br />o Guidelines for Preparing EPP's Stete Engineer's <br />Office <br /> <br />o Exercising (testing) of EPP's included presenta- <br />tions by emergency managers, dam owners and <br />consultants. <br /> <br />o Role of Consultents in Dam Safety/EPP's <br /> <br />o Insurance Policies for Dam Owners <br /> <br />c Encourage local entities (towns, cities, counties) in <br />potential inundation zones to stimulate hazard <br />awareness and complete local warning and evacu- <br />ation planning <br /> <br />c Assist OEM and the State Engineer's Office with <br />the state's program of dam safety. <br /> <br />lations, dam insurance, early warning detection sys- <br />tems, and how to act quickly if a problem develops <br />with a dam. <br /> <br />Other Subcommittee Actions <br /> <br />c The State Engineer's Office revised the Dam <br />Safety Emergency Plan (Guideline) and distrib- <br />uted during August 1992. <br /> <br />Future Subcommittee Actions <br /> <br />c Conduct additional Dam Safety Emergency Plan- <br />ning Workshops throughout 1993 <br /> <br />c Revise Dam Safety Handbooks to incorporate new <br />regulations <br /> <br />c Encourage warning systems for dam owners and <br />downstream residents <br /> <br />c Revise terminology used in emergency plans so aU <br />dam owners -- federal, state, and private -- use the <br />same words for issuing a warning to downstream <br />residents <br /> <br />c Prepare "Hazard Mitigation PIan . The Dam <br />Hazard" - with action items and a five-year plan <br />of action to bring dam owners into compliance <br />(similar to flood and landslide mitigation plans) <br /> <br />12 <br />