Lectures, case histories, field visits and structured classroom exercises will be employed to familiarize participants with all aspects of the USACE Levee Safety Program. The course is structured around a basic conceptual representation of levee safety as comprised of the levee system and associated leveed area. A levee system is inclusive of earthen embankments or floodwalls, and all appurtenant structures which are interconnected and necessary to ensure exclusion of floodwater from a defined area, referred to as the leveed area. The course will cover concepts that are considered during risk assessments for levee systems, such as: hazard-frequency and magnitude of flood loading; performance – embankment/walls and other structures behavior under exposure and loading; characteristics of leveed area including persons and property; vulnerability – potential for life loss, economic and environmental impacts; and consequences during a levee breach or overtopping. Presentations, video modules, case histories, and class exercises, including a field inspection, are used to effectively present the approach to the successful monitoring and evaluation of USACE levees.