Dam Safety Seminar and Workshop

Overview

To ensure the safety of Alberta's dams, the annual Dam Safety Seminar and Workshop provides a forum for building technical capacity, communication, cooperation and collaboration between dam owners, regulators, industry and professionals.

The workshops are tailored to professionals involved in implementing dam and canal safety regulation in Alberta, and to young professionals involved in operations and dam safety assessments and evaluations.

2017 Program

Dam Safety Seminar

Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP), in collaboration with the Dam Integrity Advisory Committee hosted the Alberta Dam Safety Seminar in Calgary. In attendance were 110 dam safety professionals. Presentations from the seminar are available below.

Keynote address

• Risk Analysis: How did we get here and where are we going? (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  Steven G. Vick

Dam safety risk management processes, a BC perspective

• BC Hydro's Dam Safety Program and Risk Management Processes (PDF, 2.1 MB)
  Stephen Rigbey, Director, Dam Safety, BC Hydro

Dam Safety Technical Workshop

AEP in partnership with the Canadian Dam Association (CDA) hosted 2 technical workshops on April 25, 2017. The sessions provided training opportunities for dam safety professionals involved in implementing dam and canal safety regulation in Alberta, with a CDA workshop on Dam Safety Reviews and a second workshop on Operations, Maintenance, Surveillance and Emergency Preparedness. Over 150 people participated in the workshops.

2016 Program

Dam Safety Seminar

On April 11, 2016, AEP hosted the Alberta Dam Safety Seminar in Calgary to introduce Alberta Dam Safety's new direction and strategy. In attendance were 103 dam safety professionals. Updates from selected stakeholder groups were also delivered. Presentations from the seminar are available below.

Keynote address

• Risk, Regulation & Public Safety (PDF, 65.6 MB)
  Dr. Norbert R. Morgenstern

Dr. Norbert Morgenstern discusses 'Risk, Regulation and Public Safety' at the Alberta Dam Safety Seminar held on April 11, 2016.

Alberta dam safety updates

• Alberta Dam Safety Guidelines and Guidance Documents: 2016 Update (PDF, 1.0 MB)
• Alberta Dam Safety Regulatory System: Vision and Plan for Renewal (PDF, 2.4 MB)

Stakeholder updates

• Alberta Chamber of Resources – Dam Integrity Advisory Committee (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Alberta Energy Regulator Dam Safety Program (PDF, 818 KB)
• Canadian Dam Association (PDF, 2.4 MB)
• The Mining Association of Canada (PDF, 74 KB)

Dam Safety Technical Workshop

AEP in partnership with the CDA hosted a technical workshop on April 12, 2016. Over 130 people attended the event.