Guidelines for referable dams
Guidelines on acceptable flood capacity for dams
- Parts 1–6 (PDF, 377K)*
- Appendixes (PDF, 281K)*
- Full document (PDF, 465K)*
Guidelines for failure impact assessment of dams
- Document in parts
- Contents (PDF, 133K)*
- Introduction (PDF, 81K)*
- Overview (PDF, 246K)*
- Responsibilities (PDF, 118K)*
- Methodology (PDF, 385K)*
- Summary (PDF, 236K)* of requirements for a written Dam Failure Impact Assessment
- Full document (PDF, 953K)*
Queensland dam safety management guidelines
- Document in parts
- Contents and Introduction (PDF, 179K)*
- Chapter 2: What is a Dam Safety Management Program? (PDF, 72K)*
- Chapter 3: Regulation of Referable Dams (PDF, 117K)*
- Chapter 4: Investigation, Design and Construction (PDF, 200K)*
- Chapter 5: Operations and Maintenance (PDF, 191K)*
- Chapter 6: Surveillance (PDF, 145K)*
- Chapter 7: Safety Reviews (PDF, 107K)*
- Chapter 8: Deficiencies, Incidents, Failures and Remedial Action (PDF, 72K)*
- Chapter 9: Emergency Action Planning (PDF, 192K)*
- Chapter 10: Decommissioning (PDF, 71K)*
- Appendix 1: Abbreviations and Definitions (PDF, 127K)*
- Appendix 2: Further reading (PDF, 187K)*
- Appendix 3: Checklist of Dam Technology Issues (PDF, 116K)*
- Appendix 4: Checklist Of Details For Consideration When Undertaking A Surveillance Evaluation (PDF, 157K)*
- Appendix 5: Checklist of Advice Concerning Dam Safety Inspections and the Preparation of Reports (PDF)*
- Full document (PDF, 1.7M)*
If you have problems downloading any of these documents please contact:
Office of the Water Supply regulator
GPO Box 2454 Brisbane 4001
Email: Office of the Water Supply Regulator
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Last updated: 18 November 2008