An Overview of the Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina Dam Risk Management Assessment Report

摘要

In October of 2016, there were 20 dam breaches in North Carolina. A FEMA Dams Team deployed to North Carolina to support response and recovery efforts, including development and publication of the Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina Dam Risk Management Assessment Report (FEMA P-1090), available at https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/131866. This report was written to improve coordination, resilience, and communication for reducing future risks for dams and dam failures. The report focused on 12 state regulated breached dams and 8 breached dams exempt from regulation at the time of Hurricane Matthew with 30 general comments and strategic recommendations separated into categories of Regulation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery, and Mitigation. This paper provides an overview of the report.