With evermore stringent requirements of private (and public) dam owners/operators, Crozier & Associates continue to expand our services into this marketplace. Our water resource disciplines complement the structural engineering skill sets involved in dam assessment, condition survey, design and construction, by providing an understanding of watershed hydrology and hydraulics. Our state-of-the-art dam break and floodplain modeling capabilities additionally support and streamline the formulation of comprehensive Emergency Preparedness Plans (EPP).
Our Services
• Site inspections to assess structural and environmental conditions
and dam hydraulics
• Hydraulic capacity assessment
• Evaluation of Hazard Potential Category for Dam Classification
• Contract administration and construction review
• Development of watershed hydrology to establish Inflow Design Flood (IDF)
• Flood inundation modeling based on appropriate dam break scenarios
• Facilitate the development of effective Emergency Preparedness Plans (EPP)
Please see ‘Estimating Flood Inundation Caused by Dam Failures’, an article appearing in the January 2006 issue of Environmental Science & Engineering, co-authored by Nick Mocan, M.Sc., P.Eng., one of CF Crozier’s key water resource specialists.