Guidelines for referable dams

Guidelines on acceptable flood capacity for water dams

• Guidelines on acceptable flood capacity for water dams (PDF, 343K)* 

Procedure for flood mitigation manual for a dam

• DS 5.1 Flood mitigation manual for a dam

Guidelines for failure impact assessment of dams

• Guidelines for failure impact assessment of water dams (PDF, 384K)* 

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, 370K)*
• Full document (PDF, 1.7M)*

If you have problems downloading any of these documents please contact:

Queensland Water Supply Regulator
PO Box 15456
City East Q 4002
Email: Queensland Water Supply Regulator

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Last updated 25 January 2013

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