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How to register a reservoir, appoint a panel engineer, produce a flood plan, prepare an inspection information pack and report an incident.
Guides about reservoir safety for owners, operators and engineers.
How to design, inspect, monitor and maintain impounding reservoir spillways so they are safe.
How to write a reservoir written statement and a site visit report and what information to include.
Guidance for inspecting engineers including the reporting of section 10 inspection findings.
What the reservoir flood maps show, how they were created and how to use them for your assessments.
Owners and operators of high risk reservoirs should create and maintain an inspection information pack for their reservoir.
Appoint a panel engineer for your reservoir.
When you need a consent or permit to make a discharge from your reservoir and how to carry out a risk assessment.
How reservoir operators should prepare on-site plans so they can respond to emergencies.
Independent review of reservoir safety and legislation. This follows on from the Toddbrook reservoir incident review carried out in 2019.
A guide to planning, designing, constructing and commissioning a water storage reservoir.
These documents provides guidance, checklist and a suggested template for a reservoir emergency plan for a higher priority reservoir.
Addressed at top tier or single tier local authority Category 1 responders under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
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