The following minimum standards are applicable to existing high hazard dams. In the event compliance with the following standards may not be cost effective, the State Engineer may consider other alternatives such as risk-based assessments, acquisition of habitable structures, acquisition of downstream easements, installation of early warning systems, construction of levees, or other means to diminish the threat to human life. Dams with a hazard rating upgraded to high hazards shall be subject to minimum standards for existing dams.

KEY: dam safety, dams, reservoirs

Date of Last Change: March 24, 2016

Notice of Continuation: October 2, 2025

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 73-5a