Operation and Maintenance of Dams

TCEQ. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, publishes a complete explanation of guidelines, monitoring polices, testing intervals, etc. of dams and spillways within our state. Holiday Lake Estates has dams and spillways that require periodic inspections by TCEQ and, we must be aware of any updates to their rules and guidelines as they pertain to our dams/spillways.  You can click on any of these links to read the chapters in their publication “Guidelines for Operation and Maintenance of Dams in Texas”. * NOTE: You must have Adobe Acrobat of Adobe Reader, on your device, to view these pdf format files.

• Complete manual
• Table of Contents and Introduction
• Chapter 1: An Approach to Dam Safety
• Chapter 2: Introduction to Dams
• Chapter 3: Hazards, Risks, Failures
• Chapter 4: Developing a Safety Program
• Chapter 5: Inspection Guidelines
• Chapter 6: Instrumentation and Monitoring Guidelines
• Chapter 7: Maintenance Guidelines
• Chapter 8: Guidelines for an Emergency Action Plan
• Chapter 9: Guidelines for Operations
• Chapter 10: Reducing the Consequences of Dam Failure
• Appendix A: Inspection Report
• Appendix B: Report Forms
• Appendix C: Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Recommendations on Herbicide Use to Control Vegetation on Earthen Dams
• Glossary
• Selected Bibliography

Another important publication by TCEQ relates to our emergency action plan in case of a major flood or dam/spillway failure. :

• Guidelines for Developing Emergency Action Plans for Dams in Texas