Guidelines for developing an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) in ICODS' format
(Download a 52K PDF file of these guidelines)

1. Preface to ICODS Guidelines; (Last Updated 05/17/2007)
   (Download a 60K PDF Preface to Guidelines)
2. Dam Failure Inundation Mapping - Items for Submittal; (Last Updated 05/17/2007)
   (Download a 56K PDF of Items for Submittal)

     The Internal Emergency Action Plan (iEAP) is utilized by the Dam Safety Engineering Program to ensure that response to emergency situations with dams and levees in Ohio are handled effectively and efficiently. The iEAP outlines the step-by-step process for responders to follow and includes the documentation and references necessary to support each step.
(Download a 12.8 Megabyte PDF file of the iEAP)

     Documentation for the processes used by the Dam Safety Engineering Program to improve the safety of deficient dams in Ohio through enforcement action. Identification and prioritization of deficient dams are parts of these processes. The manual includes guidelines, flowcharts, forms, examples, and outlines.
(Download a 547K PDF file of this manual)

Critical Flood Guidelines

(Download a 16K PDF file of these guidelines)

Dam Design and Repair Engineering Firms List

Common Pitfalls with Design Reports and Construction Plans
    A list of problems Division of Water staff have noted while reviewing design reports and construction plans.

26 Dam Safety: Lake Drains
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

27 Dam Safety: Rodent Control
(PDF File 77k) or (Web Page)

28 Dam Safety: Trees and Brush
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

29 Dam Safety: Classification of Structures
(PDF File 94k) or (Web Page)

30 Dam Safety: Earth Dam Failures
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

31 Dam Safety: Seepage Through Earthen Dams
(PDF File43k) or (Web Page)

32 Dam Safety: Concrete Repair Techniques
(PDF File51k) or (Web Page)

33 Dam Safety: Inspection of Concrete Structures
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

34 Dam Safety: Construction Permits for Dams
(PDF File 51k) or (Web Page)

37 Dam Safety: Probable Maximum Flood
(PDF File 77k) or (Web Page)

38 Dam Safety: Design and Maintenance of Trashracks
(PDF File 60k) or (Web Page)

39 Dam Safety: Annual Fee
(PDF file 40k) or (Web Page)

48 Dam Safety: Construction Permits for Levees
(PDF file 88k) or (Web Page)

49 Dam Safety: Open Channel Spillways (Earth and Rock)
(PDF file 128k) or (Web Page)

51 Dam Safety: Outlet Erosion Control Structures (Stilling Basins)
(PDF file 92k) or (Web Page)

52 Dam Safety: Upstream Slope Protection
(PDF file 64k) or (Web Page)

53 Dam Safety: Embankment Instabilities
(PDF file 50k) or (Web Page)

54 Dam Safety: Ground Cover
(PDF file 53k) or (Web Page)

55 Dam Safety: Spillway Conduit System Problems
(PDF file 36k) or (Web Page)

56 Dam Safety: Problems with Concrete Materials
(PDF file 37k) or (Web Page)

57 Dam Safety: Problems with Metal Materials
(PDF file 43k) or (Web Page)

58 Dam Safety: Problems with Plastic (Polymer) Materials
(PDF file 35k) or (Web Page)

59 Dam Safety: Open Channel Spillways (Concrete Chutes and Weirs)
(PDF file 37k) or (Web Page)

60 Dam Safety: Critical Flood Design Criteria
(PDF file 36k) or (Web Page)

61 Dam Safety: Inspection Exemption
(PDF file 36k) or (Web Page)

63 Dam Safety: Remediation Alternatives
(PDF file 28k) or (Web Page)

* Ponds and Legal Liability in Ohio, ALS-1006-03

* Landowner Liability for Trespassing Children:
  Ohio's New Attractive Nuisance Doctrine, ALS-1007-03