The Department has developed, adapted, or adopted the following documents to support dam owners, engineers, and contractors in the shared mission of dam safety.

• Maryland Dam Safety Manual (Rev. 2​​003)​
  

• Maryland Dam Inspection Checklist​

• ​Dam Removal Guidelines​

• Design Review Job Aid for Small Pond and Dam Applications​    

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Policies 

• ​Policy Memorandum No. 1 - Maintenance and Repair Trees and Woody Vegetation
  

• Policy Memorandum No. 2 - Roadway and Railroad Embankments with Culvert Crossings F3
  

• Policy Memorandum No. 3 - Impoundments Adjacent to Steep Slopes
  

• ​Policy Memorandum No. 4 - Hazard Classification: Small Impoundments
  

• Policy Memorandum No. 5 - Superwide Roadway and Railroad Embankments
  

• Policy Memorandum No. 6 - Dam Decomissioning
  

• Policy Memorandum No. 7 - Impoundment Filling Plans​​​
  

• Policy Memorandum No. 8 - Smart Pond Technology
  

• Policy Memorandum No. 9 - Water Storage and Collection Tanks (UPDATE 1)
  

• Policy Memorandum No. 10 - Utilities in Dam Embankments
  

• Policy Memorandum No. 11 - Activities Not Requiring Dam Safety Permit
  

• Policy Memorandum No. 12 - Design Considerations for Spillway Risers and Trash Racks

• Policy Memorandum No. 13 - Excavated Ponds
  

• Policy Memorandum No. 14 - ​Cutoff Trenches

• ​Policy Memorandum No. 15 - Best Practices for Dam and Small Pond Construction​

• Policy Memorandum No. 16 - Geosynthetics in Dam and Small Pond Embankments

• Policy Memorandum No. 17 - In-Kind Replacement of Spillways

• Policy Memorandum No. 18 - Repairing Known Deficiencies During Retrofits​

• Policy Memorandum No. 19 - Use of NOAA Atlas14 Rainfall Data
  

• Policy Memorandum No. 20 - ​Spillways Discharging to Storm Drain Networks​​

• Policy Memorandum No. 21 - ​Anti-Seep Collars and Filter Diaphragms