Regulatory Frameworks for Dam Safety : A Comparative Study

This study is a comparative assessment of the regulatory frameworks applicable to dam safety in 22 countries. It is divided into three parts. The first part is a description of the dam safety regulatory framework in each of the 22 countries. The countries were selected based on the availability of information about their dam safety regulatory frameworks. The second part of the study is a comparative analysis of these regulatory frameworks. The analysis attempts to highlight the main similarities and differences in the approaches adopted by the countries discussed in the first part of the study. The third part offers recommendations on what a regulatory framework for dam safety should contain. It lists essential elemetns that should be included in all dam safety regulatory frameworks, as well as elemetns that would be desirable to include in such regulatory frameworks. This part also identifies and discusses a number of emerging trends in dam safety. In tis connection, this part of the study can be seen as providing a tool kit that can be used in formulating a regulatory framework for dam safety. This study has seven appendices. Appendix iv contains a dam safety statute; appendix V is a dam safety regulation; and appendix vi is a sample operations, maintenance, and surveillance manual.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Bradlow, Daniel D., Palmieri, Alessandro, Salman, Salman M. A.
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2002-10-31
Subjects:	CATCHMENT AREA, CIVIL ENGINEERS, CONSTRUCTION, COVERS, CUBIC METERS, DAM, DAM ENGINEERING, DAM FAILURE, DAM FAILURES, DAM OWNERS, DAM PERFORMANCE, DAM SAFETY, DAM SAFETY ACTIVITIES, DAM SAFETY GUIDELINES, DAM SAFETY MANAGEMENT, DAM SAFETY REGULATION, DAM SAFETY REGULATIONS, DAM SAFETY REPORTS, DAM SAFETY REVIEW, DAM SAFETY STATUTE, DAMS, DAMS SAFETY, ELECTRIC POWER, ELECTRICITY, EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN, ENGINEERING, ENGINEERS, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, EVENT OF DAM FAILURE, FAO, FISHERIES, FLOOD CONTROL, FLOOD MITIGATION, HUMAN HEALTH, HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS, IMPOUNDMENT, INTERNATIONAL LAW, IRRIGATION, JURISDICTION, LARGE DAM, LARGE DAM SAFETY, LEGISLATION ON DAM, LIFE CYCLE, MEASUREMENTS, NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM, NATURAL RESOURCES, NO HARM, POLLUTION, POLLUTION CONTROL, PRODUCE, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC WORKS, QUALITY ASSURANCE, RA, RESERVOIRS, SAFE OPERATION, SAFEGUARD POLICIES, SAFETY CONDITIONS, SAFETY ISSUES, SAFETY MANAGEMENT, STRUCTURES, TAILINGS, THERMAL POWER PLANTS, TRANSBOUNDARY WATERCOURSES, WATER COMMISSION, WATER CONSERVATION, WATER FLOW, WATER LAW, WATER RESOURCES, WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, WATER STORAGE, WATER SUPPLY,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/10/2058274/regulatory-frameworks-dam-safety-comparative-study https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13826
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