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British Dam Society

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Established
  
1965 (1965)

Membership
  
562 (2015)

Region served
  
United Kingdom

Type
  
Civil engineering professional association

Headquarters
  
One Great George Street, London, England

Affiliations
  
Associated Society of the Institution of Civil Engineers

The British Dam Society was established in London, UK, in 1965 and is a learned 'Associated Society' of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a registered charity in England and Wales (No. 1113476).

BDS aims to advance public and professional understanding of technical subjects relating to the planning, design, construction, maintenance, operation, safety, environmental and social issues that are involved with dams and reservoir projects. It holds a biennial conference and lecture (the Geoffrey Binnie Lecture), publishes a journal Dams & Reservoirs, and acts as the United Kingdom national committee of ICOLD.

It also provides expert commentary on dam-related safety issues; for example, in 2012, it expressed concern to Defra about the timetable for the registration, inspection and risk assessment of UK reservoirs.

References

British Dam Society Wikipedia