Dam Safety Regulations, 2016 (L.I. 2236).

These Regulations concern the safety of dams and establish the Dam Safety Unit and the Inter-Agency Committee on Dam Safety. These Regulations apply to an existing dam or a proposed dam that is determined by the Water Resources Commission to have a safety risk. The Dam Safety Unit shall implement these Regulations on behalf of the Commission. The Regulations provide for the registration and licensing of dams. ) A person who owns a dam or operates a dam shall, apply to the Commission for the registration of that dam. The Commission shall The Commission shall, in accordance with the classification set out in the Third Schedule, classify each existing dam or proposed dam determined by the Commission to have a safety risk and keep and maintain a register of dams. The Dam Safety Officer or an officer designated by the Dam Safety Officer shall inspect each dam to determine the risk potential of each dam for the purpose of classifying a dam. A person shall not (a) construct a dam, (b) alter a dam, (c) operate a dam, (d) conduct maintenance on a dam, or (e) decommission a dam, unless (f) the dam, whether constructed or to be constructed, is registered, (g) the class of that dam has been determined, and (h) that person holds a Dam Safety Licence issued by the Commission. The Regulations also provide with respect to construction, operation and maintenance of dams, inspection of a dam by the Commission, emergency preparedness and response, and decommissioning of a dam.