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Federal Emergency Management Agency
Industri: Government
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The science that deals with the atmosphere and atmospheric phenomena, the study of weather, particularly storms and the rainfall they produce.
Industry:Energy
The state and local agencies responsible for emergency operations, planning, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery for all hazards. Names of emergency management agencies may vary such as: Division of Emergency Management, Comprehensive Emergency Management, Disaster Emergency Services, Civil Defense Agency, Emergency and Disaster Services.
Industry:Energy
Riprap, concrete, or other armoring on the upstream face of an embankment dam to protect against scouring or erosion due to wave action.
Industry:Energy
A gate that can be opened or closed by sliding in supporting guides.
Industry:Energy
The area that drains to a particular point on a river or stream.
Industry:Energy
Pipes used to relieve uplift or pore water pressure in a dam foundation or in the dam structure.
Industry:Energy
A system that categorizes dams according to the degree of adverse incremental consequences of a failure or misoperation of a dam. The hazard potential classification does not reflect in any way on the current condition of the dam (i.e., safety, structural integrity, flood routing capacity).
Industry:Energy
A gate or valve that operates under full pressure flow conditions to regulate the rate of discharge.
Industry:Energy
dam
An artificial barrier that has the ability to impound water, wastewater, or any liquid-borne material, for the purpose of storage or control of water.
Industry:Energy
The junction of the upstream face of a gravity or arch dam with the ground surface. For an embankment dam, the junction is referred to as the upstream toe of the dam.
Industry:Energy