August 8, 2012

Dam Report

The B.C. Government's recently released 2011-2012 Dam Safety report indicates that between April 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012, the ministry issued compliance surveys to 313 high, very high and extreme consequence dams, resulting in a 96 per cent return rate.

Of the surveys returned, 95 per cent reported the completion of formal inspections and 56 per cent had hired qualified engineers to conduct full dam safety reviews. The number of audits conducted during the reporting period increased to 130 from 99 the previous year. =>

There were no dam failures, one dam alert and seven minor incidents, all of which have been resolved to the ministry’s satisfaction. =

As of February, there were 1,640 regulated dams in B.C. ranging in size from the massive Mica Dam to small earth-filled dams used for domestic water storage.

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