Delaware Administrative Code
Title 7 - Natural Resources and Environmental Control
5000 - Division of Watershed Stewardship
5103 - Delaware Dam Safety Regulations
- Section 5103-1.0 - Regulating Agency
- Section 5103-2.0 - Definition of Terms
- Section 5103-3.0 - Permit-By-Rule
- Section 5103-4.0 - General Requirements and Prohibitions
- Section 5103-5.0 - Hazard Classification of Dams
- Section 5103-6.0 - Application Procedures
- Section 5103-7.0 - Fees
- Section 5103-8.0 - Requirements for Engineering and Design
- Section 5103-9.0 - Requirements for Construction
- Section 5103-10.0 - Requirements for Operation, Maintenance and Inspections
- Section 5103-11.0 - Enforcement Procedures
- Section 5103-12.0 - Owner Financial Responsibility
The Delaware State Legislature passed House Bill No. 514 on June 30, 2004 to amend Section 1 Title 7 of the Delaware Code by enacting in Part IV a new "Chapter 42, Dam Safety." These Regulations have been promulgated pursuant to Title 7 of the Delaware Code, Chapters 42 and 60. The text of House Bill No. 514 is attached as Appendix A. The Act provides for the regulation of publicly owned dams that meet the definition of a dam as defined by the Act and these Regulations and have a hazard classification of High or Significant Hazard Potential.
Purpose of Regulations
It is the purpose of these Regulations to provide for the proper design, construction, operation, maintenance, and inspection of dams in the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, in order to reduce the risk of failure of dams and to prevent death or injuries to persons; damage to downstream property, infrastructure, and lifeline facilities; and loss of reservoir storage.
