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<br />policy and administrative aspects of dam safety. Unlik <br />the initial policy and planning phase, the second phase <br />to be completed by March 1983, will address technical <br />issues pertinent to dam safety. <br /> <br />Operating under a February 28, 1982 deadline for <br />the first phase of the study, the committee held a <br />three-day workshop in Washington, D.C., from November 3 <br />to December 2, 1981. Participants included committee <br />members and staff, representatives of federal agencies <br />involved in dam construction and supervision, and other <br />experts with a variety of experience in dam safety. Th <br />workshop participants discussed such issues as legal <br />liability, risk assessment, and the role of the U.S. <br />Government, as well as the second phase of the study. <br />The participants developed a list of "imperative needs, <br />~r actions necessary to eliminate existing impediments <br />to an effective effort for improving the safety of <br />nonfederal dams, and discussed possible solutions for <br />each problem. From these .discussions, the committee <br />reached the conclusions and recommendations presented i <br />this report. <br /> <br />Nonfederal dams are those that are not owned by th <br />U.S. government. Of 67,451 dams listed in the National <br />Inventory (dams over 25 feet in height or impounding 50 <br />acre-feet or more of water if 6 feet or more in height) <br />64,566 are nonfederal, and are owned by state or <br />municipal governments, or by individuals or other <br />nongovernmental entities or organizations. Some <br />nonfederal dams are under the regulatory authority of <br />federal agencies whose dam safety programs are monitore <br />by FEMA. The scope of the committee's study and the <br />recommendations in this report concern the enhancement <br />of state dam safety programs. However, it will be <br />recognized that some of the recommendations, such as th <br />use of risk classification and emergency preparedness <br />planning, are equally applicable to the safety <br />supervisory programs of federal agencies. <br /> <br />-7- <br />