Kan. Admin. Regs. § 5-40-90 - Requirements for a dam safety inspection report
Each dam safety inspection report required by K.S.A. 82a-303b, and amendments thereto, shall document the observations made during the inspection and the engineer's opinion of the condition of the dam and shall include all of the following:
(a) An executive summary briefly describing
the overall condition of the dam as found during the inspection;
(b) the date of the inspection and a list of
the members of the inspection team;
(c) color photographs documenting the
condition of the dam appurtenances and embankment and any observed deficiencies
in the appurtenances and embankment;
(d) a plan view sketch of the dam and the
vicinity, showing the location where each photograph was taken and the
direction in which the photograph was taken;
(e) a description of the physical condition
of the dam and its appurtenances, a list of any deficiencies that were
observed, and a plan view sketch of the dam and its appurtenances showing the
location of those deficiencies. The deficiencies that shall be shown shall
include those that meet any of the following conditions:
(1) Violate the permit or approved plans or
any approved modifications of the permit or approved plans;
(2) threaten the structural integrity of the
dam; or
(3) threaten the safety of
people or property above or below the dam;
(f) survey and other documenting data if the
engineer observes any changes from previously documented conditions in the dam
or its appurtenances that could jeopardize the integrity of the dam, including
any changes in the profile or cross section of the dam, profile, or cross
section of any open-channel spillway, and areas of settlement or erosion;
(g) a description of the severity
of each observed deficiency and the engineer's opinion about the urgency of
remedying each deficiency;
(h) a
summary of the engineer's review of the adequacy of the emergency action plan,
including a review of any updates since the last inspection;
(i) the estimated rate and color of discharge
from drain outlets and any seeps;
(j) a statement indicating whether the
engineer agrees or disagrees with the hazard classification of the dam,
including the reasons why the engineer agrees or disagrees with that
classification;
(k) a map drawn to
a scale of 1:24,000 or larger showing the location of any hazards added,
removed, or not previously shown downstream of the dam, in addition to those
identified in previous reports, that would require a modification of the
emergency action plan or might change the hazard classification of the dam;
(l) any significant changes in the
capacity of the reservoir;
(m) any
significant changes in the capacity of any spillway;
(n) a statement indicating whether there have
been any significant changes in the watershed and an estimate of the impact of
those changes on the design hydrology;
(o) the name, mailing address, and telephone
number of the engineer;
(p) the
name, mailing address, and telephone number of each current owner of the dam;
(q) observations or readings from
all instrumentation required by the permit, the approved plans, the approved
specifications, or the chief engineer;
(r)
(1) A
description of the drawdown valve, if any; and
(2) specification of whether the drawdown
valve was operated during the inspection and, if the valve could not be
operated, an explanation of why it could not be operated; and
(s) any other information relevant
to the safety of the dam, including any items requested by the chief engineer
before the inspection.
Notes
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