Registration Required Overview An introductory workshop covering key principles of dam safety, followed by a site visit to Halifax Water's Lake Major Dam to connect theory with real-world operations. Audience Industry newcomers, owners, regulators, university students Details Morning session - Classroom Workshop provides a broad understanding of Canadian Dam Safety Guidelines for the most common types of dams: Introduction & Nova Scotia Dam Safety Context Geotechnical Structural Hydraulic Public Safety Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning (EPRP) Dam Operations and Maintenance Workshop provides an in-field experience for attendees to make connections between CDA guidelines and operations at a modern dam. Afternoon session – Technical Tour Participants will travel to Lake Major Dam, constructed in 2019, and operated and maintained by Halifax Water. Participants will have the opportunity to tour the dam and appurtenant structures and apply their knowledge from the morning demonstration session. The concrete dam features a 20m-wide Labyrinth Spillway, sluiceway, a concrete pool and weir fishway with a viewing window and height-variable weirs, and an adjacent earthen saddle dam.