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.

You can order publications from the FEMA Distribution Center.

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Panel Discussion: Impact of Infrastructure Bill on All Levels of Government

National Dam Safety Program | Jacob Davis

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Leveraging DSS-WISE Lite to Improve Preparedness

National Dam Safety Program | John Roche

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North Reservoir Improvements - An innovative Overtopping Solution

National Dam Safety Program | Pete Nix

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Experience with Using the Remote Monitoring System to Respond to the Dam Emergencies

National Dam Safety Program | Leyinh Zhang

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Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Concrete Spillway Condition Assessments

National Dam Safety Program | Josh Fowler

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Keynote Address

National Dam Safety Program | Dan Reicher