Dams have always been built because of the benefits they offer, however, they are a threat\ud
to the environment and the people living nearby. To this end, ensuring the safety of dams\ud
and being aware of the risks they pose to the environment are two of the main tasks of dam\ud
engineering. As part of the thesis, we analysed the safety of the Mavčiče-Medvode dam\ud
cascade. The thesis presents the main characteristics of the dams and deals with the\ud
documentation and systems ensuring and monitoring their operational safety. Based on the\ud
documentation and field inspection, the level of risk was determined using the methodology\ud
of the VODPREG project. The risk assessment was not performed in strict accordance with\ud
the definition, but rather by assessing the key parameters that accurately represent the level\ud
of risk the dam poses to its vicinity
