Abstract: South Carolina's dam safety practices and flood protection infrastructure were put to the test in October of 2015. Record breaking rains caused catastrophic flooding, dams failed across the state, and no one anticipated how detrimental the impacts could be. This storm was arguably one of the most prolific rainfall events in recent U.S. history and has since caused many water industry leaders in South Carolina to focus on the efficacy of their dam safety program. One major component of the program is the requirement for high hazard dams to have an Emergency Action Plan (EAP). This paper will include an overview of the process involved with developing SJWD's Emergency Action Plans highlighting the importance of working with multiple state and county agencies and  stakeholders to effectively mitigate impacts, improve local and statewide emergency preparedness, and how lessons learned from South Carolina's experience can promote requirements regarding EAP implementation to become more commonplace throughout the country.

Key words: dam safety, Emergency Action Plan, emergency preparedness, collaborative approach

摘要： 2015年10月，美国南卡罗来纳州的大坝安全工作和防洪基础设施经历了一场考验，破记录的降雨带来了灾难性的洪灾，州内许多大坝发生了失事，没人想到这场洪水会造成如此严重的后果。这场暴雨可能是美国近代历史上影响最大的暴雨事件之一，引发了南卡罗来纳州内许多水利行业人士关注其大坝安全项目的功效。该大坝安全项目的一个主要内容是要求高风险大坝须制订应急行动计划。文章介绍了斯塔特克斯-杰克逊-韦尔福德-邓肯（Startex-Jackson-Wellford-Duncan，SJWD）水区制订应急行动计划的概况，强调与各个州机构、县机构及各利益相关方共同合作的重要性，以有效降低影响、改善本地和全州的应急准备情况。文章还介绍了南卡罗来纳州的经验，以及该如何吸取这些经验来完善应急行动计划，使之在美国全国范围内更为普及。

关键词: 大坝安全, 应急行动计划, 应急准备, 协作方法