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VOLUME 1 ISSUE 3 NOVEMBER 2013 A QUARTERLY PUBLICAT ION FOR WESTERN DAM ENGINEERS In this issue of the Western Dam Engineering Technical Note, we present articles on embankment The Western Dam Engineering Technical slope stability with a focus on low hazard structures, a Note is sponsored by the following new tool for estimating precipitation, and the first in a agencies: series of articles on the importance of technical project specifications. This quarterly newsletter is S Colorado Division of Water Resources meant as an educational resource for civil engineers S Montana Department of Natural Resources who practice primarily in rural areas of the western S Wyoming State Engineer’s Office United States. This publication focuses on technical articles specific to the design, inspection, safety, and This news update was compiled, written, construction of small dams. It provides general and edited by URS Corporation in Denver, information. The reader is encouraged to use the Colorado references cited and engage other technical experts Funding for the News Update has been as appropriate. provided by the FEMA National Dam Safety Act Assistance to States grant program. Article Contributors: 2013 Colorado Flooding Event Link URS Corporation: Mark Belau, PE; Dennis Upcoming ASDSO Webinar Dam Safety Training: Miller, PE; Christina Winckler, PE; Jennifer Williams, PE; Jason Boomer, PE; Internal Drainage Systems for Embankment Dams, John France, PE By James R. Talbot, P.E., December 10, 2013 Intro to Armoring Embankment Dams & Earthcut Spillways Editorial Review Board: With ACBs, by Paul Schweiger, P.E., and Chris Thornton, Michele Lemieux, PE, Montana Dam Safety Ph.D., P.E., January 14, 2014 Program Supervisor; Bill McCormick, PE, PG, Upcoming ASDSO Classroom Technical Seminars Colorado Chief Dam Safety Branch; Inspection and Assessment of Dams, Little Rock, AR, Mike Hand, PE, Wyoming Dam Safety March 4-6, 2014.
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