News and events from the British Dam Society

Welcome to the second issue of Dams and Reservoirs of 2009. This issue contains articles on a wide range of topics including the paper which was awarded the Bateman Prize 2008 on the Queen Mary and King George V emergency draw down schemes and Hamilton-King and Hope's article on one of the hot topics – changes to reservoir legislation. Mike Chrimes, Head of Knowledge Transfer at ICE, has also provided part 1 of a fascinating historical account of the development of masonry dam design in the British Colonies. Part 2 will follow in the next issue.