Dam Inspection template

Inspection Information

• Inspection day photo general

  Media

• Name of Consultant

• Dam ID

• Project Number

• Dam Name

Cateogory Assessment

• Failure impact assessment category

• Population at risk (PAR), latest

• Consequence Assessment

Condition Rating

• Descripition - The follownig terminology is used in describing the structural condition of the facilities or the operational condition of the equipment

• Satisfactory - Will fulfil intented purposes.

• Fair - Will fulfil intented purposes; Maintenance is required.

• Poor - May not fulfil intented purposes; Maintenace is needed.

• Unsatisfactory - Will not fulfil intented purposes.

Other terminology

• Description other - Other standard terminology is used as follows where the above terms are not valid:

• None evident - No visual eviednece for conition

• Not inspected - Diffcult to access confined spaces and/or asset/plant in operatoin or submerged. While impractical to access during annual inspections, these assets are inspected during five yearly inspections or when water levels allow.

• Not operated - Plant Visibly inspected but not able to be tested. Typically these are large mechanical/electrical assets that require additional personnel on site to operate. While not operated for annual inspections these assets are operated during five yearly inspections or when water level allows.

General

• Date of last inspection

• Inspection Date

  Date

• Inspection Team

• Time of inspection

  Date

• Report prepared by

• Report reviewed by

• Report approved by

• General comments

Conditions at time of inspection

• Weather

• Latest rain

• Temperature

• Wind

Operational status at time of inspection

• Reservoir water level

• Water level photo

  Media

Releases

• Death of spillway overtopping

• Outlet releases

Embankment

• Embankment Type

Upstream face

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Cracking

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Slips/slides

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Depressions

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Budging

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Erosions/scour

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Beaching

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Vegetative Growth

• Animal Burrows

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Ant/termite Workings

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Notes

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

Crest

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Cracking

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Sinkholes

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Alignment

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Erosion/scour

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Vegetative growth

• Depressions

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Settlement

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Ant/termite workings

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Notes

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

Downstream face

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Cracking

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Wet Spots

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Slips/slides

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Sinkholes

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Depressions

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Budging

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Erosion/scour

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Vegetative Growth

• Animal Burrows

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Ant/termite Workings

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Notes

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

Downstream toe

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Cracking

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Wet Spots

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Sinkholes

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Depressions

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Budging

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Boils

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Erosion/scour

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Vegetative Growth

• Animal Burrows

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Ant/termite Workings

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Notes

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

Left abutment

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Cracking

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Seepage

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Erosion/scour

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Vegetative Growth

• Notes

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

Right abutment

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Cracking

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Seepage

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Erosion/scour

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Vegetative Growth

• Notes

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

Main spillway general

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

Main spillway inlet

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Spillway Guard

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Notes

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

Main spillway outlet

• Structure

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Structure Grate

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Downstream Erosion/scour

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Notes

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

Aux Spillway

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Cracking

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Slips/slides

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Sinkholes

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Depressions

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Budging

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Erosion/scour

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Vegetative Growth

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Animal Burrows

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Ant/termite Workings

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Notes

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

Main & auxilliary spillway outlet channel

• Erosion/scour

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Vegetative growth

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Note

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

Field Condition of Instructmentation

• Instructmentation general condition

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

Storage Level

Primary staff gauge

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Note

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

Secondary staff gauge

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Note

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

Standpipe piezometers

• Time readings taken

  Date

BH3

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• 10m

• 10 temp

• 19m

• 19 temp

• Notes

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

BH4

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• 6.5m

• 6.5 temp

• 9.05m

• 9.05 temp

• 17.75m

• 17.75 temp

• Notes

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

Seepage downstream toe

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Flows

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Access

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Notes

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

Survey points

• General

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Notes

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations

Public safety and security

• General condition

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Fencing

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Signs

  Select Satisfactory Fair Poor Unsatisfactory Description other None evident None inspected Not Operated

  • Satisfactory
  • Fair
  • Poor
  • Unsatisfactory
  • Description other
  • None evident
  • None inspected
  • Not Operated

• Notes

• Photos

  Media

• Recommendations