National Dam Safety Program Publications

The National Dam Safety Program provides a variety of publications, including:

Research Needs Workshop Reports
Technical Manuals, Guides and Reports
Technical Advisories
Safety Series Fact Sheets
Response and Recovery (R&R) Dam Response Operations Matrices
Dam Safety & Risk MAP/Flood Mapping Studies Fact Sheet Series
DSS-WISE Fact Sheets
FEMA P-1015, Technical Manual: Overtopping Protection for Dams (ZIP, 410MB)

Search for Dam Safety Publications

Search for documents below, or view our pages on Federal Guidelines, National Dam Safety Program Information, Resources for the General Public, or Resources for States.

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Corps of Engineers Water Control System (CWMS)

National Dam Safety Program | Micah Buchholz

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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Concrete Spillway Condition Assessments

National Dam Safety Program | Josh Fowler

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High Hazard Potential Dams - Local and Tribal Mitigation Planning Tips - Region 3

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CTA-0 Summary Sheet Overview

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is offering a Collaborative Technical Assistance (CTA) series to help communities at risk of dam-related flooding to better understand their risk landscape and the potential consequences of dam-related emergencies. The CTA will include planning for emergencies related to operational discharges or dam-related infrastructure failure. This document outlines the proposed concept of operations, schedule, goals, and objectives for a CTA offering.