Dam Safety Grant Program

Dam Safety Grant Program A. The department hereby establishes a grant program to make grants to owners of high hazard dams to provide funds to be used for the purposes of draining, repairing, rehabilitating, breaching, or removing high hazard dams in this state as necessary to protect downstream lives and property. B. In cases where a high hazard dam has been determined by the MDEQ Dam Safety Division as having deficiencies preventing the dam from being in compliance with high hazard standards, the owner of the dam may apply for a grant with the Department. An application for a grant shall be submitted at such time, be in such form, and contain such information as the department prescribes. C. If the department approves the application, it may provide a grant to the applicant. A permit application will also be required as provided in Miss. Code Ann. Section 51-3-39 for any alteration of a dam. The permit application must include detailed plans for review and approval by the department before commencement of any alteration of a dam, including those modified with funds provided by a grant. The department will employ a risk based system for ranking high hazard dams to establish priority for funding, as provided in the following rule.