HS5.120:D 18/CD
Technical Manual for Dam Owners: Impacts of Plants on Earthern Dams.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, September 2005. (CD-Rom)
"The purpose of this Manual is to provide the dam owner, operator, inspector, dam safety regulator, engineer, and consultant with the fundamental understanding and technical knowledge associated with the potential detrimental impacts of tree and woody vegetation growth on the safety of earthen dams. In addition to objectives related to raising the knowledge level of detrimental effects of trees and woody vegetation growth on the safety of earthen dams, the contents will provide the user of this Manual with an understanding of the methods, procedures, and benefits of maintaining a growth of desirable ground covering vegetation on the embankments of earthen dams."