FLOOD10196

• County: Statewide
• Community: State of Colorado
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: National Dam Safety Program
• Date: 4/1/1986
• Prepared By: FEMA
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

CHAPTER 5. CONCLUSIONS

OVerall Status of Dam Safety Programs...............43
Federal Dams....................................... .44
Non-Federal Dams................................... .45
Future Needs........................................ 47

TABLES:

1. Federal Responsibilities for Dams..............12

2. Status of Emergency Action Plan Development....23

3. Dam Failures and Other Safety-related
Incidents Reported by Federal Agencies.........27

4. Summary of Assessments of State Dam Safety

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FIGURES:

1. OVerall Effectiveness of State Dam Safety
Laws. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

2. Distribution of State Program Budgets..........35

3. Distribution of State Program FTEs (full-
time equivalent positions).....................36

REFERENCES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

APPENDICES:
1. Dam Safety Program of Department of Agriculture
2. Dam Safety Program of Department of the Army
3. Dam Safety Program of Department of Energy
4. Dam Safety Program of Department of the Interior
5. Dam Safety Program of Department of Labor
6. Dam Safety Program of Federal Emergency Management
Agency
7. Dam Safety Program of Federal Energy Regulatory Com-
mission
8. Dam Safety Program of International Boundary and
Water Commission, U.S. Section
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