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Michigan Dam Owners Workshop (recorded 4/28/09)

On April 28, 2009 the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality presented the Michigan Dam Owners Workshop at Northern Michigan University in Marquette Michigan. The full-day Dam Owners Workshop is provided below in its entirety. The workshop has been broken into parts to make viewing easier. To view a part, click on the link. Reference materials that were provided at the workshop can be accessed below. If you have questions about the material presented in this workshop please contact the DEQ, Dam Safety Program at 517-241-9862 or go to www.michigan.gov/deqdamsafety.

Part 1 (view): (1 Hr 28 Min)
  • Introduction
  • Introduction to Dams (Workshop Session 1)
  • State Dam Safety Law (Workshop Session 2)
  • Dam Failure Modes and Case Histories (Workshop Session 3)
    Session 3 - Participant Guide

Part 2 (view): (41 Min)

  • Dam Failure Modes and Case Histories (continued) (Workshop Session 3)

Part 3 (view): (39 Min)

  • Role of National Weather Service and National Weather Services Web Tools (Workshop Session 3a)

Part 4 (view): (18 Min)

  • Improving the Emergency Action Plan for Your Dam (Workshop Session 3b)

Part 5: (view) (1 Hr 34 Min)

  • Working with Your Emergency Management Coordinators (Workshop Session 3c)
  • Operation, Maintenance, and Safety Inspections of Dams (Workshop Session 4)
    Session 4 - Participant Guide

Note: Sessions 3a, 3b and 3c replaced the normal session 5, Emergency Action Planning, from the standard ADSO workshop module.

Part 6   (view): (1 Hr 22 Min)

  • Conclusion

Reference Documents
  • 2007 Rehab Bill Flyer ( pdf )
  • App E Dam Seepage Monitoring System (pdf)
  • ASDSO Dam Owner Liability (pdf)
  • ASDSO Internal Erosion of dams (pdf)
  • ASDSO Procuring the Services of an Engineer (pdf)
  • Best Practices An Arkansas Example (pdf)
  • CA Seismic Paper (pdf)
  • Concrete Dam Inspection (pdf)
  • Conduits FEMA L266 (pdf)
  • Dam Safety An Owner's Guidance Manual (pdf)
  • Embankment Dam Inspection (pdf)
  • Evacuation vs Inundation article 2009 (pdf)
  • Evaluating Facility Emergency Preparedness (pdf)
  • FEMA-64 Emergency Action Planning for Dam Owners (pdf)
  • FEMA-473 Animal impacts on Dams (pdf)
  • FEMA-534 Plants on Dams Manual (pdf)
  • FEMA-L263 Plant Impact on Earthen Dams (pdf)
  • FEMA-L-264 Animal Impacts on Earthen Dams (pdf)
  • Great Links for Dam Owners (doc)
  • Insp of Spillways Outlets Mech Equip (pdf)
  • Michigan Dam Safety Rules
  • Ohio Dam Safety Fact Sheets (pdf)
  • Operation Maintenance and Inspection Manual (pdf)
  • Part 315 Michigan Dam Safety Act
  • Schwalbach Lessons from Silver Lake (pdf)

Sample Emergency Action Plan (EAP)

  • EAP factsheet 9-07 (pdf)
  • EAP Fillable Form Instructions (pdf)
  • EAP Sample Fillable Form (doc)
  • NRCS EAP Model (pdf)
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