Advancing dam safety globally, Reclamation hosts 11 countries for its International dam safety technical seminar and tour

Written by: Drew Nagle

In Denver, Colorado, international attendees join Reclamation's 30th annual dam safety technical seminar and study tourThe Bureau of Reclamation hosts its annual Safety Evaluation of Existing Dams International Technical Seminar and Study Tour from June 3 – June 12, 2019. This international technical seminar is designed for managers, administrators, engineers and geologists who are frequently responsible for the safety of dams and their design, construction, operation or maintenance.

Now celebrating its 30th year hosting this seminar, Reclamation welcomes 44 participants from 11 countries, which include Albania, Australia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Finland, Kenya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Taiwan and South Africa.

Reclamation’s International Affairs Program routinely assists water resource agencies of other countries by providing reimbursable technical training and technical visitors programs for their staff. Reclamation’s unique training programs often combines office assignments, field visits or study tours that cover Reclamation’s Denver, regional and area offices.

For attendees, the seminar begins at the Denver Federal Center and includes a tour Reclamation’s research laboratories as well as classroom presentations and discussions. In nearby Pueblo, Colorado, attendees will participate in a simulated examination of a dam led by Reclamation’s staff. On their last day in Colorado, attendees will visit Rocky Mountain National Park.

Next, after traveling to the Southwest, attendees will visit the New Waddell Dam and Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Arizona, which are part of Reclamation’s Central Arizona Project and Salt River Project. On its final day, the seminar will conclude with a unique tour of Hoover Dam.

Reclamation values this opportunity to host an international dialogue and facilitate technical knowledge-sharing, which helps us all enhance dam safety policies and procedures that warrant public confidence.

Learn more about Reclamation's international programs at www.usbr.gov/international.

Published on June 06, 2019