Contribute To This Site
Contribution and Moderation Process Overview
ASDSO's Dam Safety Toolbox is written and maintained by a community of volunteers through open collaboration and a wiki-based editing system. Contribution from users is encouraged to continually expand and improve the content and resources available on the site. Suggested edits will not be viewable by other users until they have been reviewed and approved by website editors. Only ASDSO publications or non-copyrighted information (including images) should be uploaded to the website.
Volunteer editors from ASDSO's Dam Design and Construction Committee moderate and maintain the website. Subject Matter Experts are responsible for reviewing all technical content prior to publication. Once technical content has been reviewed and approved for publication, Website Editors are responsible for moderating edits within the MediaWiki environment in accordance with the Dam Safety Toolbox Formatting/Style Guide and the Dam Safety Toolbox Policies and Procedures Guide.
Getting Started as a Contributor
In order to contribute, users must register for an account and be logged in. Users can contribute content either by editing existing pages (click the Edit icon on any topic page) or creating new pages. Contributions are made using the markup language called "wikitext" which consists of the syntax and keywords used by the MediaWiki software to format a page. To facilitate the review process, users are encouraged to review and follow these guidance documents to the extent possible:
The Formatting/Style Guide also includes helpful wikitext templates for common page types including Topic Pages, Best Practices Resource Pages, Training Pages and Example Pages. Users can also consult the MediaWiki User's Guide for more information on using the software.
Alternatively, users can submit edits or suggestions for improvement to the Dam Safety Toolbox Editor using this fillable PDF contribution form.
Volunteer as an Editor
Subject Matter Experts for individual topics as well as Website Editors are needed to expand and maintain this important resource! If you are interested in helping improve the Dam Safety Toolbox, please contact the Dam Safety Toolbox Editor at toolbox@damsafety.org. Please provide your name, affiliation, contact information, and a summary of your background and interests pertaining to the Dam Safety Toolbox.
Jeremy Franz, P.E. with the State of Colorado Dam Safety Branch currently serves as Chair of the ASDSO Dam Safety Toolbox Subcommittee and Editor-in-Chief of the website. He is supported in updating and maintaining the site by the following ASDSO volunteers:
| Topic | Subject Matter Expert | Web Editor |
| Anatomy of Dams | Ricky Anderson (Jones & DeMille) | Ricky Anderson (Jones & DeMille) |
| Construction | Jeremy Franz (Colorado DWR) | Jeremy Franz (Colorado DWR) |
| Dam Decommissioning | Unassigned | Unassigned |
| Emergency Management | Unassigned | Unassigned |
| Engineering | Unassigned | Unassigned |
| Environmental | Unassigned | Unassigned |
| Geotechnical & Geology | Hal Van Aller (Retired) | Madi Pollei (Gannett Fleming) |
| Hydraulics | Greg Richards (Gannett Fleming) | Greg Richards (Gannett Fleming) |
| Hydrology | Andy Lynch (Gannett Fleming) | Madi Pollei (Gannett Fleming) |
| Operation & Maintenance | Unassigned | Unassigned |
| Public Safety | Unassigned | Unassigned |
| Purposes of Dams | Unassigned | Unassigned |
| Risk Management | Unassigned | Unassigned |
| Seismic | Unassigned | Unassigned |
| Site Security | Jon Garton (Iowa DNR) | Jon Garton (Iowa DNR) |
| State & Federal Agencies | Mark Baker (DamCrest) | Riley Manwaring (Gannett Fleming) |
| Structural | Safaa (Sophie) Alrhieh (Hatch) | Riley Manwaring (Gannett Fleming) |
| Surveillance & Monitoring | Unassigned | Unassigned |
| Types of Dams | Unassigned | Unassigned |
