...Anida Zeqirllari Many UK reservoirs were originally designed for historical flood standards that are now considered insufficient, especially with updated climate change guidance and revised probable maximum flood ( PMF ) estimates. Reservoir overflows are critical safety elements of the reservoir...

...J. Andrew Charles Failures and serious incidents at dams often lead to demands for improved public safety measures to reduce the hazards posed by the storage of large volumes of water. However, relatively little attention has been given to the issue of liability for the damage resulting from...

...J. Andrew Charles, PhD, DSc(Eng), FREng, FICE; Paul Tedd, PhD, DSc(Eng) Although there has been no loss of life through British dam failures since the 1930 Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act was enacted, there have been some major developments in reservoir safety regulation and legislation since...

...Chris Scott, BSc(Eng), MSc, CEng, FICE The Reservoirs Act 1975 (the Act) introduced the role of the Supervising Engineer to reservoir safety legislation. Documentation from the time of bringing the Act into force in 1985/1986 indicates that the role was envisaged as a technical support...

...Chris Scott, BSc(Eng), MSc, CEng, FICE Arising from the Independent Reservoir Safety Review Report written by Professor David Balmforth and published in March 2021, work is being done to identify approaches to assess the quality and consistency of inspection reports and annual statements...

...J. Andrew Charles, PhD, DSc(Eng), FREng, FICE; Paul Tedd, PhD, DSc(Eng) One hundred years ago in 1925, there were two dam failures with significant loss of life, and following these disasters, the 1930 Reservoirs (Safety Provisions) Act was enacted. Catastrophic failures in the nineteenth century...

.... Considering recommendations in the UK government's independent review of reservoir safety in 2021, the paper explores the future challenges that will be faced in ensuring the reservoir industry effectively documents and learns from UK reservoir incidents. There are no guidelines on who should submit...