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DAM SAFETY OFFICE

Guidelines

Guidelines are only available in hardcopy except where indicated. Please contact DSO for further enquiry.

• Summary of legal requirements for prospective and existing dam owners. Reference: 12/16/2 - October 2009.
  
  
• Design Guidelines for a Category 1 Earthfill Dam Wall.
  
  
• Your Dam: Answers to the questions most frequently asked about the inspection and maintenance of small dams.
  
  
• Guide to best practice in the operation, maintenance and safety of dams, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), ISBN: 1-919692-60-6, 2004
  
  
• ECSA Policy Statement No R2/1, The Professional Engineer on Dams, Guidelines for Evaluation of Applications