ArticlesHow Healthy Are Your Dams?
So, how healthy are your dams? Whether you are a municipality, industrial complex, sawmill, conservation authority, water commission, mine operator, institution, etc. if you design, operate or otherwise maintain a dam you should be aware of the CDA requirements. The above comments are meant only as an overview. For more detail on the CDA requirements regarding safe dam management, contact your provincial director or a consulting firm that specializes in dam safety and design.  “The Four Pillars of Dam Safety”
Dams have been around for millennia and are common throughout the world. Originally, earth dams consisted of little more than earthen embankments while concrete dams tended to be mortar and rock structures. These structures evolved into reinforced concrete, timber and other core type earth dams in the nineteenth century. In the past half century, dams have been developed as part of the hydroelectricity and mining industries, using improved technology to become much larger and more sophisticated. With increased sophistication in construction came a parallel requirement for sophistication in engineering and management. |
