... spillway performance is needed to prevent similar incidents. This is a highly technical challenge, not a legal one. © 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only dams, barrages & reservoirs legislation reservoir safety safety...

.../06/2024). dams, barrages & reservoirs floods and floodworks hydrology & water resource Figure 1 shows timelines of rainfall depth–duration–frequency (DDF) models and Figure 2 shows timelines of rainfall–runoff models recommended for use in UK reservoir safety assessments...

... and not, adjoining cells) roofs columns floors (i.e. two- or single-layer construction, slabs and their joints/sealant) foundations (e.g. cut into slopes, underlain by rock or decomposed tuff) and adjoining slopes. Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2024 dams, barrages...

... are: containment ponds, reservoirs & canals dams, barrages & reservoirs full-scale tests Emergencies are more common in the world beyond reservoirs. Routine tests of emergency plans boost preparedness, confidence, and uncover deficiencies. Reservoir on-site flood plans are no exception...

... and its use in the context of an emergency at the dam. The on-site plan was revised and re-certified as a result of changes made including outline designs to enable reservoir inflows to be diverted into the bywash. dams, barrages & reservoirs Slaithwaite reservoir is located in Huddersfield...

... the effective weir length. In several of the published design guides an upper limit of H : P ≤ 0.9 has been recommended (Falvey, 2002 ; Tullis, 1995). Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2024 dams, barrages & reservoirs design hydraulics & hydrodynamics In 2016, Dam C...

... is termed abandonment. Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2024 dams, barrages & reservoirs decommissioning environmental aspects Dunside Upper and Lower reservoirs are retained by 14 m high and 12 m high embankment dams, with storage volumes around 300 000 and 60 000...

..., could lead to failure of the dam. These drains may also be the true root cause of historic incidents at these dams, due to embankment fill materials washing into the drain and creating sinkholes. Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2024 dams, barrages & reservoirs geotechnical...

... deposition in reservoirs. Figure 1. Sediment inflows and outflows considering different minimum operating levels (400–440 m) (source: Petkovsek and Roca (2014)) Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2023 dams, barrages & reservoirs hydraulics & hydrodynamics...

.... Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2023 dams, barrages & reservoirs flow characteristics hydraulics & hydrodynamics The purpose of the Technical Committee C on Hydraulics for Dams is to provide guidance on new developments in hydraulics for dams including new types...

... and systems engineering approaches in the management and analysis of the operational safety of dams and reservoirs. Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2023 dams, barrages & reservoirs management safety & hazards The workshop covered the investigative findings...

.... It identifies the ICOLD Technical Bulletins completed to date and those which are currently being drafted. Emerald Publishing Limited: All rights reserved 2023 dams, barrages & reservoirs maintenance and inspection rehabilitation, reclamation and renovation Records are scarce...

... this report: ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2023 climate change dams, barrages & reservoirs monitoring The International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) has national committees, such as the British Dam Society (BDS), representing over 100 countries around the world. Every three...

..., barrages & reservoirs floods sedimentation tunnels The storage depletion of large reservoirs around the world due to sediment deposition has not only affected the availability of water for irrigation, drinking and hydropower, but also adversely affected the global economy. Mavima et...

... human and environmental concerns of dam building by developing policies for the resettlement and rehabilitation of people displaced by such projects: ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2023 dams, barrages & reservoirs environment social impact A large number of reservoirs have...

... at a specified frequency. ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2022 dams, barrages & reservoirs field testing & monitoring site investigation Geophysics has become a fundamental tool for the characterisation of dam structures and the identification of subsurface defects. The results...

..., barrages & reservoirs pipes & pipelines testing, apparatus & methods Balgray Reservoir is an impounding reservoir built in 1853–1854 to supply water to the Gorbals area of Glasgow but is now surplus to Scottish Water's supply needs. It is formed by a main dam (embankment number 3...

... that could fill the empty reservoir basin in hours and overtop the works. ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2022 dams, barrages & reservoirs decommissioning environmental aspects Lower Neuadd reservoir is located within the Brecon Beacons National Park and was the middle reservoir...

... incidents. The reasons for not actively engaging in incident reporting might include: ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2022 dams, barrages & reservoirs knowledge management safety The Environment Agency (EA) first developed a specification for the reporting, investigation...

.... dams, barrages & reservoirs floods and floodworks mathematical modelling The Welsh Government enacted an amendment to the Reservoirs Act 1975 (HMG, 1975) reducing the qualifying capacity of large raised reservoirs from 25 000 m³ to 10 000 m³. This led to an increase...