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Technical Manual for Dam Owners: Impacts of Animals on Earthen Dams
Safe dam operation includes comprehensive, state-ofpractice
guidance on timely inspection and observation
of wildlife damages, accurate wildlife identification
and mitigation, and appropriate dam design, repair,
and preventive measures.This technical manual provides
guidance to dam specialists, including dam owners,
operators, inspectors, state dam officials, and consulting
engineers, in the following areas: (1) the impacts
wildlife can have on earthen dams; (2) habitat, range,
description, and behavior of common nuisance
wildlife to aid in the proper identification at the dam;
(3) state-of-practice methods to prevent and mitigate adverse wildlife impacts
on earthen dams; and (4) state-of-practice design guidance for repair and
preventive design associated with nuisance wildlife intrusion.
Document Details:
| Resource Type: |
Document / Report |
| Audience Categories: |
Businesses / Professionals
Floodplain Managers
Design and Construction Industry
State, Local and Tribal Representatives
Hazard Mitigation Officers
|
| Hazard Types: |
Dam/Levee Break
|
| Subjects: |
Mitigation Strategies and Techniques
Infrastructure Design
|
| Distribution Restrictions: |
Number of Hard Copies: |
5 |
| Distribution Restrictions: |
Number of Hard Copies: |
5 |
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