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1. Links to Useful Dam Safety Websites
   1. State Law (Chapter 6 of Title 10.1: Floodplain Protection and Dam Safety)
   2. Notice of Intended Regulatory Action
   3. DCR Dam Safety and Floodplain Management
   4. National Hurricane Center
   5. IFLOW Data for Virginia


2. PowerPoint Presentations
   1. Dam Nomenclature, Parts of a Dam (PDF)
   2. Maintenance – PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
   3. Emergency Action Planning – PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
   
   
3. Basic Federal Program Information
   1. General Information (PDF)
   2. Pilot Program (PDF)
   3. PL-534 (PDF)
   4. PL-566 (PDF)
   5. Rehabilitation Program (PDF)


4. What documents should be in each dam’s file?
   1. Watershed Agreement
   2. Memorandum of Understanding
   3. Easement(s)
   4. Current Emergency Action Plan
   5. Current Operation and Maintenance Application
   6. Current Reinspection Report or Inventory Report
   7. Current (and all previous) O and M Certificates
   8. Maintenance Log
   9. Site Inspection Log
   10. Landowner Contact Information
   11. Directions to the dam
   12. Time Lines for Inspections
       1. Inspection Schedule (Attached to O and M Certificate)
   13. Easement Change Requests
       1. Upstream Basin
       2. Downstream Basin


5. Process for Dam Certification
   1. Application procedure recertification
   2. Application procedure PE inspection
   3. Application procedure owner’s annual inspection
   4. Who provides what function
   5. Time frames involved
   6. General contact information


6. Sample Forms in Microsoft Word Format
   1. Operation and Maintenance Application (filled out by DDSC, signed by SWCD)
      1. Standard Form
      2. Appendix Samples
         1. Standard Plunge Pool
         2. Impact Basin
   2. Emergency Action Plan (draft by DDSC, completion and signed by SWCD and Co.)
   3. Reinspection Report (by DDSC)
   4. Inventory Report (by DDSC)
   5. Dam Rehabilitation Program Entry Forms (completed by SWCD)
      1. Application for Federal Assistance (sf424)
      2. (Project Name) Dam Rehabilitation Application Information
   6. Owner’s Annual Inspection (completed by SWCD)
   7. Others as requested


7. Model – Owners Annual Inspection
   1. Who to invite
   2. How to run it
   3. Who takes the lead
   4. Video Link for Inspections and EAPs


8. Purchasing Statement
   1. eVa’s NIGP codes as related to dam maintenance/construction
   2. General Procurement Process


9. Funding Sources
   1. Grant Opportunities
   2. Legislature
   3. County/Municipality
   4. Landowners
   5. NOAA


10. Spraying for Vegetation Control
    1. Different chemicals available, with use restrictions
    2. Chemical application requirements
    3. Certifications required/recommended


11. Upcoming Dam Safety Training
    1. ASDSO
    2. VLWA
    3. DDS
    4. Private Consultants Offering Training


12. Frequently asked Questions
    1. Why do I have to cut trees that are not on the dam?


13. District Legal Representation
    1. Attorney General
    2. Local Commonwealth Attorney


14. Other