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Chapter 11:Hazard Analysis—Dam Failures <br /> • The provision for funds to ensure timely repairs or other changes to or removal of a <br /> darn to protect human life and property, and if the owner of the dam does not take the <br /> action described above,to take appropriate action as expeditiously as possible; <br /> • A system of emergency procedures to be used if a dam fails or if the failure of a dam <br /> is imminent; and <br /> • An identification of each dam whose failure could be reasonably expected to <br /> endanger human life, the maximum area that could be flooded if the dam failed, and <br /> public facilities that would be affected by the flooding. <br /> 11.5.1.3 State ofHawai`i Dam Safety Act <br /> The State of Hawaii Dam Safety Act was started in 1987 where the rules, statues, and <br /> Hawaii Administrative Rules were set up by the Department of Land and Natural Resources <br /> (HAR, Title 13, Subtitle 7, Chapter 190, Dams and Reservoirs). A majority of existing dams <br /> were built by private plantation owners in the early 1900's for irrigation and not flood <br /> control; there were no standards at that time. According to the Hawaii National Flood <br /> Insurance Program (NFIP) Certified Floodplain manager (CFM), during that historical <br /> period, when the embankments were built, workers had carts filled with rocks that were <br /> pulled by horse or mule, which then ran back and forth over the embankment to provide <br /> some compaction. <br /> The Department of Land and Natural Resources(DLNR) Engineering Branch administers the <br /> Hawaii Dam Safety Act The DLNR reviews and approves plans and specifications for the <br /> construction of new dams or for the enlargement, alteration, repair, or removal of existing <br /> dams. Any individual or entity seeking to construct, alter, or remove an existing dam must <br /> fill out the "Application For Approval Of Plans And Specifications For Construction, <br /> Enlargement, Repair, Alteration, Or Removal Of Dam" with the DLNR Engineering Branch, <br /> Dam Safety Section. <br /> 11.5.2 Previous/Current Efforts <br /> 11.5.2.1 United States Army Corps of Engineers Statewide Dam Visual Conditions Survey <br /> Following the 2006 failure of the Ka Loko dam in the island of Kauai, the State of Hawaii <br /> DLNR in coordination with the Corps conducted emergency visual inspections of dams on <br /> the islands of Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii. The purpose of the inspections <br /> was to assess whether there existed any imminent danger to life and property based on the <br /> dam and/or reservoir conditions at the time of the inspection. DLNR determined that this <br /> broad-based visual inspections were sufficient basis for the State of Hawaii to contact dam <br /> owners for follow-up investigations and potential remedial and/or mitigatory actions. All <br /> statewide inspections pertaining to this initiative are consolidated into a report titled <br /> "Statewide Dam Visual Conditions Survey for the islands of Maui, Oahu, Hawaii, and <br /> Molokai and re-inspections on the island of Kauai" dated June 23,2006. <br /> 11-9 Hawaii County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />