Dam Engineering Safety & Inspections
C.T. Male Associates has been performing dam engineering services related to New York State dams and water supply reservoirs. This work began in the late 1970’s by assisting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in their inventory and assessment of over 600 dams located in New York and neighboring New England states. Over the past three decades, our work has evolved from performing Phase I Dam Safety Inspections to developing detailed plans and specifications for the rehabilitation of existing dams and the construction of new ones. For some projects, Emergency Action Plans have been prepared, Inspections and Maintenance Plans have been developed and Plans and specifications for the rehabilitation of existing dams and the construction of new ones.
The services we provide to our clients include:
Investigations
- Dam Safety Inspections
- Bathymetric Surveys
- Subsurface Explorations
- Piezometer/Monitoring Well Installations
- Geotechnical Laboratory Testing
- Seepage Investigations
- Existing Conditions Surveys
- Failure Analyses & Expert Witness Testimony
Dam Engineering Geotechnical/Structural Analyses
- Structural Stability Evaluations
- Slope Stability Analyses
- Seepage Studies
- Seismic Analyses & Soil Liquefaction Assessments
- Rock Anchor Requirements
Permitting & Funding Applications
- Wetlands Delineation
- SEQR Compliance
- Stormwater Permit/SWPPP Compliance
- Protection of Waters Permit Application
- Joint Application for Permit Preparation
Construction Observation & Materials Testing
- Design Compliance Certification
- Soil & Concrete Materials Testing
- SWPPP Inspections
- Grout Injection Monitoring
- Rock Anchor Installation & Load Testing Observation
Dam Engineering Inspections and Maintenance, and Emergency Action Plans
- Inspection and Maintenance Plan Preparation
- Emergency Action Plan Preparation
- Maintenance Requirements & Schedules of Performance
- Dam Break Analyses & Inundation Studies