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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Priority System Process for the Rehabilitation of High Hazard Potential Dams (HHPD) Grants

The National Dam Safety Review Board recommended a Project Prioritization Method for applicants to use to meet the priority system process required by the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act, as amended by 33 USC 467f-2. The Project Prioritization Method described in this fact sheet will launch with the upcoming HHPD Notice of Funding Opportunity.

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Draft Environmental Assessment for Rayhill Memorial Trail, New Hartford, New York, PA-DR-4472-00801-NY, July 2024

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Draft Environmental Assessment for Marlette Lake Dam Resilient Infrastructure Project, PDMC-PJ-09-NV-2018-001, July 2024

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List of Interested Parties for the Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Flood Control Projects in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, June 2024

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Draft Environmental Assessment for City of Fort Myers Canal Armoring, HMGP-4337-0227-FL, May 2024

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Final Environmental Assessment including FONSI signed 5/13/2024 for City of Springfield New City Complex, FEMA-DR-4399-FL, January 2024

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Final Environmental Assessment including FONSI signed 9/11/2023 for Point of Rocks Significant to High Hazard Dam Decommissioning and Stream Restoration, LPDM-PJ-03-MD-2022-002, September 2023

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Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for Tottenville Shoreline Protection Project, EMN-2020-BR-063-0008, signed 8/18/2023

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Appendix B for Georgia Street/Winnsboro Road Pump Station and Force Main Project Draft Environmental Assessment, HMGP-4263-0013-LA, August 2023

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Detection Equipment Eligible for Purchase with National Dam Safety Program Grants

Under the National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) State Assistance (SA) grant, the purchase of technology supporting State dam safety programs is an allowable expense. Unmanned aerial systems, also known drones or controlled equipment, are authorized for purchase using these grants. In this fact sheet, unmanned aerial systems are referred to as detection equipment.

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