Waterways Engineering
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The Bureau of Waterways Engineering contains two main programs: Dam Safety and Flood Protection. The mission of both the Flood Protection Program and the Dam Safety Program is to protect the health and safety of the public while being sensitive to environmental impacts in fulfilling this mission.
The Bureau of Waterways Engineering operates one of the few state-level comprehensive flood protection programs in the United States. The program evaluates flood prone areas, designs stream improvement and flood protection facilities, and manages the construction of these projects. It also coordinates the planning, design and construction of federal flood control and bank stabilization projects. The program provides protection to communities during high water events by ensuring that Pennsylvania's existing flood protection projects are in a state of readiness and will function as designed.
The Dam Safety Program oversees the regulation and safety of approximately 3200 dams and reservoirs throughout the Commonwealth in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizens and property downstream of dams. The goal is to assure proper planning, design, construction, maintenance, operation, monitoring and supervision of dams and reservoirs. Dam Safety also oversees removal of dams that are no longer needed by their owners and develops strategies to address legacy sediment issues across Pennsylvania, particularly as they relate to current and proposed dam removal projects.
Divisions
- Project Inspection
- Project Development
- Dam Safety
Contact Information:
Mailing Address:
PA Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Waterways Engineering
PO Box 8460
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8460
Office Phone:
717-787-3411
FAX Number:
717-772-0409
Onsite Address:
400 Market Street
3rd Floor Rachel Carson State Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17101
Contact via email:
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