The British Dam Society was established in London, UK, in 1965ICE Associated Societies newsletter, Spring/Summer 2011 (Accessed: 19 July 2013) and is a learned 'Associated Society' of the

Institution of Civil Engineers The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is an independent professional association for civil engineers and a charitable body in the United Kingdom. Based in London, ICE has over 92,000 members, of whom three-quarters are located in the UK, whi ...

and a registered charity in England and Wales (No. 1113476). BDS aims to advance public and professional understanding of technical subjects relating to the planning, design, construction, maintenance, operation, safety, environmental and social issues that are involved with

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...

s and

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

projects. It holds a biennial conference and lecture (the

Geoffrey Binnie Geoffrey Morse Binnie FRS FEng (13 November 1908 – 5 April 1989) was a British civil engineer and writer particularly associated with dams and reservoirs. Binnie was the third generation of his family to enter civil engineering (his grandfa ...

Lecture), publishes a journal ''Dams & Reservoirs'', and acts as the United Kingdom national committee of

ICOLD The International Commission on Large Dams, or ICOLD, (french: Commission Internationale des Grands Barrages ''or CIGB'') is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the sharing of professional information and knowledge of the de ...

. It also provides expert commentary on dam-related safety issues; for example, in 2012, it expressed concern to

Defra DEFRA may refer to: * Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, United States law * Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom government department {{Disambiguation ...

about the timetable for the registration, inspection and risk assessment of UK reservoirs.

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* Dams in the United Kingdom Professional associations based in the United Kingdom 1965 establishments in the United Kingdom Organizations established in 1965 {{Prof-assoc-stub