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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ER 1110-2-1156
US Army Corps of Engineers
CECW-CE Washington, DC 20314-1000
Regulation
No. 1110-2-1156 31 March 2014
Engineering and Design
SAFETY OF DAMS – POLICY AND PROCEDURES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Paragraph Page
Summary of Changes xix
Chapter 1. Dam Safety Program - Introduction, Overview,
and Guiding Principles
Purpose 1.1 1-1
Applicability 1.2 1-1
Distribution Statement 1.3 1-1
References 1.4 1-1
Glossary 1.5 1-1
Definition of a Dam 1.6 1-1
Dam Safety Definition 1.7 1-2
Dam Safety Program 1.8 1-2
Dam Safety Officers 1.9 1-2
Transition to a Risk Informed Dam Safety Program 1.10 1-2
Principles for Dam Safety Program Management 1.11 1-3
History of Dam Safety 1.12 1-5
Federal Guidelines for Dam Safety 1.13 1-5
Levels of USACE Responsibility for Dam Safety 1.14 1-5
Authorities for non-Federal Dam Repairs 1.15 1-5
Guidance for Assigning a Structure to the Dam
Safety Program or Levee Safety Program 1.16 1-6
Chapter 2. Dam Safety Program Framework
Scope 2.1 2-1
General Risk Framework Principles 2.2 2-1
This regulation supersedes EC 1110-2-6071, dated 31 July 2010, EC 1165-2-210,
dated 9 April 2010; PB 2013-01, dated 11 January 2013; ECB 2012-17, dated 7 May
2012; and ER 1110-2-1156, dated 26 October 2011.
