Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 46-1619

• Dam: means any artificial barrier, including appurtenant works, with the ability to impound water, wastewater, or liquid-borne materials and which (a) is twenty-five feet or more in height from the natural bed of the stream or watercourse measured at the downstream toe of the barrier, or from the lowest elevation of the outside limit of the barrier if it is not across a stream channel or watercourse, to the maximum storage elevation or (b) has an impounding capacity at maximum storage elevation of fifty acre-feet or more, except that any barrier described in this subsection which is not in excess of six feet in height or which has an impounding capacity at maximum storage elevation of not greater than fifteen acre-feet shall be exempt, unless such barrier, due to its location or other physical characteristics, is classified as a high hazard potential dam. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1611
• Hazard potential classification: means classification of dams according to the degree of incremental adverse consequences of a failure or misoperation of a dam but does not reflect on the current condition of a dam, including, but not limited to, safety, structural integrity, or flood routing capacity. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1618
• High hazard potential: means a hazard potential classification such that failure or misoperation of the dam resulting in loss of human life is probable. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1619
• Probable: means likely to occur and reasonably expected. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1627