Dam Safety

CHA has an extensive history of providing dam investigation, analysis and design services to a variety of dam owners. From initial planning through permitting, design, inspection and construction, CHA provides all the services necessary for projects involving dams ranging from small earthen structures to large concrete gravity dams.

Our success is rooted in the experience of our full-service staff. For each project, we form an internal team of geotechnical, hydraulic, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers who are well equipped to tackle the multi-disciplined challenges of dam projects.

Our services include:

  • Inspection & Maintenance Plans
  • Emergency Action Plans
  • Engineering Assessments
  • Feasibility Siting, Inundation & Hazard Classification Studies
  • Stability Analysis & Design
  • Geotechnical & Geologic Foundation Evaluations
  • Rehabilitation Needs Assessments
  • Forensic Analyses
  • Dam & Reservoir Design
  • Dam Removal Design
  • Permitting & Compliance
  • Sediment Contamination Studies
  • Seepage Cut-off & Controls Design
  • Reservoir Capacity, Yield & Sedimentation Analysis & Design
  • River Flow Forecasting
  • Underwater Inspections
  • Topographic, Fathometric & Precision Movement Surveys
  • Hydrologic & Hydraulic Analyses & Computer Modeling
  • Construction Inspection & Contract Certification
Dam Safety
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