§ 6382 Dam Safety Certification

• •The government checks dams to make sure they are safe.
• •If the dam is safe for how it's being used, they give a special paper saying it's okay.
• •This paper is called a 'certificate of approval'.

A town has a dam that holds back water for a lake where people fish and swim.

The government checks the dam and sees it's strong and safe for people to use the lake. They give the town a paper saying the dam is approved and safe.