Ohio Dam Safety Program
Meeting for Hamilton County Officials &
Hamilton County Dam Owners
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, June 19th, 2013
Sharon Woods, Sharon Center
11450 Lebanon Road, Sharonville, Ohio 45241
Agenda
6:00
6:10
I. Introductions - Meeting Purpose
II. Dam Safety 101
A. Ohio Dam Safety Law
1. Overview of the laws, rules, authority, responsibilities
2. Dam classification – Hazard
B. How Dams Work
1. Dam pieces and parts – What does what?
C. Dam Failures
1. How and why dams fail?
2. Impacts of failures
7:00
III. The Dam Owners Role
Identify/discuss the dam owner’s responsibilities:
A. Liability
B. Operation, Maintenance & Inspection (OMI)
C. Inspection Report Review
D. Downstream Development & Hazard
7:45 Break
8:00 V. Emergency Action Plans - 101
A. Definition of Emergency Action Plan (EAP)
B. EAP Format and Content
C. Emergency Preparedness
D. Development of the EAP – Keep it Current!
E. Compliant Dam Discount Program
8:40
IV. Dam Emergency Situation Roles
A. Dam owner
B. Local Officials (EMA, First Responders, Co. Engineer, etc.)
C. ODNR-DSWR Dam Safety Section
D. Others?
9:00 VI. Questions - Adjourn