Georgia Safe Dams Program Explained

The Georgia Safe Dams Program is part of the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.^[1] The Safe Dams Program must:

• Inventory all existing and proposed dams over 25feet tall or with a of storage at the top of the dam.
• Reinventory existing low hazard (Category II) dams at least every five years.
• Classify dams based on development within the dam failure flood zone downstream.
• Approve plans and specifications for construction and repair of all high hazard (Category I) dams.
• Continuously monitor Category I dams for safety.

Category I dams might result in loss of human life upon failure or improper operation; Category II would not.

Notes

1. Web site: Safe Dams Program . 2009-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100410150916/http://www.gaepd.org/Documents/wpb.html#sdp . 2010-04-10 . dead .