In January 2017, GBA hosted over 50 industry leaders, including subject matter experts, regulators, owners, and practitioners for a Tailings EoR Workshop in Denver, Colorado. This event was made possible thanks to the generous contribution of several GBA member firms and in collaboration with the United States Society on Dams (USSD), the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO), the Canadian Dam Association (CDA), and others, the event was designed to identify concerns of filling the role of the EoR for tailings dams and develop guidance for those working on such projects in the United States and abroad.

This document was prepared by the Tailings Engineer of Record (EoR) Task Force to the Geotechnical Business Council (GBC) of the Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA). Chaired by Kimberly Finke Morrison, P.E., R.G. and co-chaired by Robert Snow, P.E.

This Proposed Best Practices guideline provides recommendations from an informed body of geotechnical engineering practitioners for defining the roles and responsibilities of an EoR for a tailings dam or CCR dam to enhance safety, environmental suitability, and social sustainability.

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