Water Management
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Guidelines and Reports
Guidelines on Extreme Flood Analysis (pdf 6MB) Water Control Structures Selected Design Guidelines Major Dams Seismic Hazard Assessment Report (pdf 39MB) Hydrotechnical Design Guidelines Hydrotechnical DocumentsDesign Bulletins
The department has published a series of design bulletins to clarify or supplement existing documentation. Some that may be of interest on water management projects include:
33: Engineering Drawing Submission Requirements on Transportation Projects (Revised March 2008) (pdf 14K)
46: Project Sponsor Sign-Off on Environmental and Regulatory Applications (Revised October 2007) (pdf 47K)
57: Requirements for Alberta Transportation Water Management Projects (pdf 105K)
Department Design Bulletins page
Water Management Specifications
This area contains resources applicable to Alberta Transportation's Civil Works Master Specifications (CWMS) to be used by consulting engineers when developing contracts for the construction of water management projects owned by the Province, and may involve dams, spillways, canals, control structures, erosion abatement works, and flood control dykes.
Purpose and use of the Civil Works Master Specifications (CWMS)
A guide to editing the CWMS for a clear, concise, complete, and correct, construction contract.
CWMS Civil Works Master Specification of Construction
CWMS was developed to ensure consistency in the content and quality of contract specifications for water management contracts. The CWMS consists of Bidding Requirements, Conditions of Contract, General Requirements, and Technical Specifications that are organized according to a familiar 16-division format.
What's New
The "What's New" section identifies documents that have been changed in the Water Management Specifications in the past six months.
