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SECTION VII – Final Design Technical Criteria for Dams and Impoundments <br />The following summarizes technical requirements for eligibility for FMDAMFDA funding. The Final Design Report <br />summarizing how the following considerations are met before FMDAMFDA funds can be used for project <br />construction. <br />• Engineering Design: Structural and hydraulic design of all dams and impoundments considered for <br />FMDAMFDA funding must be performed by a registered professional engineer of the State of Minnesota <br />and/or North Dakota, depending on project location. <br />• Hydrologic and Hydraulic Adequacy: Dams and impoundments considered for FMDAMFDA funding must be <br />sized in accordance the appropriate governing Dam Safety Rules for Minnesota or North Dakota, depending <br />on the location of the proposed project location. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: <br />o Appropriate determination of Dam Safety Classification. <br />o Appropriate capacity principal spillway and emergency spillway components based on Dam Safety <br />Classification. <br />o Appropriate capacity principal spillway and emergency spillway components based on Dam Safety <br />Classification. <br />o Ability of the proposed dam or impoundment to provide sufficient freeboard before overtopping <br />based on Dam Safety Classification. <br />o Erosion protection for dam or impoundment earthen embankments and spillways. <br />o Adequate measures to control downstream channel erosion. <br />o Considerations for sediment yield over the project life. <br />o Site drawdown procedures for projects featuring gated storage. <br />• Structural Stability: The structural design of the proposed dams or impoundments must consider the <br />following: <br />o Gravity forces; Hydrostatic pressure; Uplift forces; Overturning moment; Resistance to sliding; Ice <br />pressures; Earthquake forces; Slope stability including consolidation and pore pressures; Seepage <br />collection or prevention; Foundation conditions including appropriate borings and determination <br />of the strength of foundation materials; Specifications for materials of construction and their <br />placement or installation; Adequate construction inspection to assure conformance with design <br />assumptions; and Adequacy of the cofferdam, if any. <br />In addition to items listed above, the FMDAMFDA reserves the right to request additional information from the <br />Project Sponsor for any other technical considerations relevant to the project. <br /> <br /> 10 <br />MFDA_Funding_Policy_Final-R1_2015-1217.docx