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Construction, Inspection and Liability Related Forms

Application for a Permit to Construct a Dam, Dike or
Levee in the State of Ohio
(as a 184k PDF file) Updated 4/16/2012

Instructions for Application for a Permit to Construct
a Dam, Dike or Levee in the State of Ohio
(as a 76k PDF file) Updated 4/16/2012

Preliminary Design Report Requirements 1501:21-05-02
(as a 8k PDF file)

Revised Construction Permit Filing Fees
(as a 44kPDF file) Updated 4/16/2012

Performance Bond
(as a 72k PDF file) Updated 4/16/2012

Assignment Of Certificate Of Deposit
(as a 60k PDF file) Updated 4/16/2012

Inspection Related Forms

Detailed Inspection Checklist for State Periodic Safety Inspections, 19 pages.
(as 232k PDF file)

Liability Related Forms

Liability Certification for Inspection Exemption Under OAC Rule 1501:21-19-02.
(as 44k PDF file) Added 2/19/2013

Ownership Related Forms

Emergency Action Plans (EAP)

For Class I dams

The EAP must be developed in accordance with ICODS guidelines.
(Download a 52K PDF file of these guidelines)

Preface to ICODS Guidelines; (Last Updated 05/17/2007)
(Download a 60K PDF Preface to Guidelines)

Fillable EAP forms are available for developing an EAP or the EAP can be developed following the ICODS guidelines above.
 
For earthen dams with a spillway, use the following form. (Most dams are of this type.)
(Download an EAP fillable form template, a 572KB MS Word file Updated 2/01/2013)
(Example of a completed fillable EAP as 3.5MB PDF Updated 2/01/2013)

For lowhead dams, please use the following form.
(Download the lowhead dam EAP fillable form template, a 564KB MS Word file New 2/11/2013)

2010 Dam Safety Report (792k PDF)

2009 Dam Safety Report (892k PDF)

Fact Sheets Related to Dam Safety

26 Dam Safety: Lake Drains
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

27 Dam Safety: Rodent Control
(PDF File 77k) or (Web Page)

28 Dam Safety: Trees and Brush
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

29 Dam Safety: Classification of Structures
(PDF File 94k) or (Web Page)

30 Dam Safety: Earth Dam Failures
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

31 Dam Safety: Seepage Through Earthen Dams
(PDF File43k) or (Web Page)

32 Dam Safety: Concrete Repair Techniques
(PDF File51k) or (Web Page)

33 Dam Safety: Inspection of Concrete Structures
(PDF File 43k) or (Web Page)

34 Dam Safety: Construction Permits for Dams
(PDF File 51k) or (Web Page)

37 Dam Safety: Probable Maximum Flood
(PDF File 77k) or (Web Page)

38 Dam Safety: Design and Maintenance of Trashracks
(PDF File 60k) or (Web Page)

39 Dam Safety: Annual Fee
(PDF file 40k) or (Web Page)

48 Dam Safety: Construction Permits for Levees
(PDF file 88k) or (Web Page)

49 Dam Safety: Open Channel Spillways (Earth and Rock)
(PDF file 128k) or (Web Page)

51 Dam Safety: Outlet Erosion Control Structures (Stilling Basins)
(PDF file 92k) or (Web Page)

52 Dam Safety: Upstream Slope Protection
(PDF file 64k) or (Web Page)

53 Dam Safety: Embankment Instabilities
(PDF file 50k) or (Web Page)

54 Dam Safety: Ground Cover
(PDF file 53k) or (Web Page)

55 Dam Safety: Spillway Conduit System Problems
(PDF file 36k) or (Web Page)

56 Dam Safety: Problems with Concrete Materials
(PDF file 37k) or (Web Page)

57 Dam Safety: Problems with Metal Materials
(PDF file 43k) or (Web Page)

58 Dam Safety: Problems with Plastic (Polymer) Materials
(PDF file 35k) or (Web Page)

59 Dam Safety: Open Channel Spillways (Concrete Chutes and Weirs)
(PDF file 37k) or (Web Page)

60 Dam Safety: Critical Flood Design Criteria
(PDF file 36k) or (Web Page)

61 Dam Safety: Inspection Exemption
(PDF file 36k) or (Web Page)

63 Dam Safety: Remediation Alternatives
(PDF file 28k) or (Web Page)