About DamSafetyAction.org
About DamSafetyAction.org
The program's purpose is to provide support for the North Carolina Dam Safety Program in an effort to reach a goal of 100 percent completion of Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) on state-regulated dams categorized as High-Hazard Potential (HHP), meaning a breach would threaten loss of life and extensive property damage.
North Carolina has 3,382 dams, of which 1,255 are HHP, and of those only 287 have EAPs. There is compelling need to greatly increase that number of EAPs for HHP dams over the next few years to assure the health and safety of North Carolinians who are at risk in the event of a dam failure.
Results of this pilot program, which is supported by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will help to expand outreach to other states with significant numbers of HHP dams in need of EAPs.
