Non-Emergent Inspection Letters

After the historic rain and flooding of October 2015, DHEC and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proactively assessed all high-hazard (Class 1) and significant-hazard (Class 2), and some low-hazard (Class 3) dams statewide as a precaution. After conducting this survey, DHEC issued non-emergency inspection letters for 192 dams that were identified as requiring inspection by a professional engineer and potential maintenance or repairs.

These dams do not pose a safety risk to the public at this time.

What the dam classifications mean:
C1 - Failure may cause loss of life or serious damage to infrastructure.
C2 - Failure will not likely cause loss of life but may damage infrastructure.
C3 - Failure may cause limited property damage.