It is important to remember that these rankings are the opinions of 16 people. It is possible that 16 other people could generate a different set of rankings. With that said, the intent of the workshop was to invite people from organizations which have vested interest in the field of dam safety. It was felt that these people would provide a good cross-section of opinions on dam safety issues and therefore, a good basis for itemizing research subjects. An overview of the results from the three groups shows a common thread among all the groups that there is a need for basic data. The general opinion of each group is that there is a need to generate an organized database of information on both floods and storms that can be shared among all. The Risk Analysis and Standards groups both listed storm and flood data as the most important research item. The Meteorology group listed precipitation analysis as the second highest ranked subject.
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