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<br />ISSUES AND NEEDS RESULTS <br /> <br />(1 = not important, 10 = very important, and N = no opinion) <br /> <br />1. Assistance to dam owners f'or financing repairs and rehabilitation of' <br />inadequate or unsaf'e dams. <br /> <br />o Average state response = 8.9 <br />o Twenty nine (29) states responded with a rank of 10 <br /> <br />2. Courses or seminars on dam saf'ety for state personnel and dam <br />owners. <br /> <br />o Average state response = 7.7 <br />o Thirteen (13) states responded with a rank of 10 <br /> <br />3. The availability of' assistance and guidance to states on spillway <br />evaluation or design (i.e. PMP, PMF concepts). <br /> <br />o Average state response = 6.0 <br />o Eight (8) states responded with a rank of 10 <br /> <br />4. Assistance in preparation of' emergency action planning guidelines <br />for non-Federal dams. <br /> <br />o Average state response = 5.5 <br />o Six (16) states responded with a rank of 10 <br /> <br />5. A national inventory of non-Federal dams should be maintained. <br /> <br />o Average state response = 5.5 <br />o Eight (8) states responded with a rank of 10 <br /> <br />6. Assistance to states to develop or upgrade ef'f'ective standards, <br />procedures, laws, and regulations f'or state dam saf'ety programs. <br /> <br />o Average state response = 6.4 <br />o Nine (9) states responded with a rank of 10 <br /> <br />7. Data on the real cost of dam f'ailures should be developed in order <br />to help state of'f'icials set consistent f'unding levels f'or dam saf'ety <br />activities. <br /> <br />o Average state response = 6.8 <br />o Eleven (11) states responded with a rank of 10 <br /> <br />8. The availability of' a team of experts to help states, on request, <br />investigate causes of' non-Federal dam f'ailures. <br /> <br />o Average state response = 5.5 <br />o Seven (7) states responded with a rank of 10 <br /> <br />-33- <br />