Technical manual for dam owners
Subtitle: impacts of animals on earthen dams.
Contributors: United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Publisher: FEMA
Published: 2005
Place of publication: [Washington, DC]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 109
Subjects: Earth dams -- United States -- Safety measures.; Earth dams -- Protection -- United States.; Dam safety -- United States.; Wildlife pests -- Control -- United States.
Description: This manual reviews the national problem of animal intrusion damage to earthen dams and the resulting safety issues.
Notes: "FEMA 473."

"September 2005."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-104).

Also available on CD ROM.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction and purpose of manual; title: 2. Impacts of wildlife on earthen dams; title: 3. Dam inspection from two perspectives: engineering function and biological potential; title: 4. Overview and identification of nuisance wildlife; title: 5. Dam repair and intrusion prevention through design; title: 6. Mitigating damaging wildlife; title: 7. Fiscal considerations for managing animal damage on earthen dams.