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<br />Dam Rehabilitation Proqram <br /> <br />Substantial programs for rehabilitation or remedial work <br />on existing dams in the interest of public safety are completed <br />or underway in agencies such as: <br /> <br />Bureau of Indian Affairs <br />Bureau of Land Management <br />Bureau of Reclamation <br />Corps of Engineers <br />Department of Energy <br />Fish and Wildlife Service <br />Forest Service <br />National Park Service <br />Tennessee Valley Authority. <br /> <br />Some of the rehabilitations required for dam safety are very <br />costly. For example, the Corps of Engineers reports almost <br />$400 million in costs under two funding programs over the past <br />several years for remedial work on dams. The Tennessee Valley <br />Authority's dam rehabilitation work, completed or underway, is <br />costing about $18 million: and three additional rehabilitation <br />projects, for which studies are complete or underway, are <br />estimated to cost a total of about $25 million. Although cost <br />estimates are not available for most agencies, the total cost <br />for making Federal dams safe clearly will be a very large <br />amount. <br /> <br />Non-Federal interests also face high costs for required <br />dam safety measures at existing projects. The Federal Energy <br />Regulatory Commission reports that rehabilitation work was <br />accomplished at 60 licensed projects in FY 1984-1985. <br /> <br />Emerqencv Action Planninq <br /> <br />Table 2 shows the status of development of emergency <br />action plans (EAPs) reported by the Federal agencies at the <br />end of FY 1985. Some agencies indicated problems in developing <br />EAPs. Scarcity of funds and staff for such work has been a <br />problem. The Forest Service reports that an EAP can cost <br />$3,000 to $5,000 per dam. The Corps of Engineers has had <br />difficulties in getting cooperation of local governmental <br />units in developing evacuation plans for populated areas <br />downstream from dams. <br /> <br />Results of Aqencv or GAD Reviews <br /> <br />The Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the <br />National Park Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service <br />reported on General Accounting Office (GAD) reviews in recent <br /> <br />Chapter 3 - page 22 <br />