The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is a Federal water resource management and development agency authorized to operate in 17 western states. In carrying out its mission, Reclamation develops water resource projects where dams play a major role in the viable development of the resources. Reclamation is one of the Dam Sector’s key partners in building a safer, more secure and more resilient sector. Reclamation’s methodologies used to estimate the consequences of a dam failure will allow for greater coordination efforts, development and communication of dam security and security-related strategies, integration of dam safety and security initiatives, and development of regional disaster resilience initiatives. Reclamation’s current methodology and tools used to generate direct economic losses, including downstream property damages, lost project benefits and replacement costs from a dam failure are presented as well as a methodology for estimating indirect impacts from a failure event. Data constraints and future considerations are also addressed.
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