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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>71315</law_id><section_number>10.1-607</section_number><catch_line>Safety inspections</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>10.1-603.16</reference><reference>10.1-603.19</reference><reference>10.1-605.3</reference><reference>10.1-607.1</reference><reference>10.1-609</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="10.1">Conservation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="I">Activities Administered by the Department of Conservation and Recreation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="6">Flood Protection and Dam Safety</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="2">Dam Safety Act</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No one shall maintain a dam which unreasonably threatens the life or property of another. The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall cause safety inspections to be made of <span class="dictionary">impounding structures</span> on such schedule as it deems appropriate. The time of the initial inspection and the frequency of reinspection shall depend on such factors as the condition of the structure and its size, type, location and downstream hazard potential. The <span class="dictionary">owners</span> of dams found to have deficiencies which could threaten life or property if not corrected shall take the corrective actions needed to remove such deficiencies within a reasonable time. All safety inspections shall be conducted by or under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer. Each report shall bear the seal and signature of the licensed professional engineer responsible for the inspection. If required by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> in response to actions taken pursuant to &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Unsafe dams presenting imminent danger" href="/10.1-608/">10.1-608</a> or <a class="law" title="Unsafe dams presenting nonimminent danger; civil penalty" href="/10.1-609/">10.1-609</a>, each safety inspection report shall include any identified corrective actions, include a plan to implement such actions, and bear the seal and signature of the licensed professional engineer responsible for the inspection.
		The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall be responsible for the inspection and reinspection of flood control dams where the maintenance and operation of the dam is the responsibility of a soil and water conservation district and where the permit for operation of the <span class="dictionary">impounding structure</span> is held by such a district.
		In response to any action taken pursuant to this section and &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Unsafe dams presenting imminent danger" href="/10.1-608/">10.1-608</a>, the dam <span class="dictionary">owner</span> shall be responsible for ensuring that (i) the safety inspection of the <span class="dictionary">impounding structure</span> is conducted consistent with this section within 30 days of action being taken and (ii) the safety inspection report is provided to the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> within 30 days after the safety inspection is completed.</p></section></text><history>1982, c. 583, &#xA7; 62.1-115.4; 1986, c. 209; 1988, c. 891; 2000, c. 14; 2025, cc. 228, 241.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
