Today, there are around 800,000 dams of diverse sizes and purposes worldwide. While they offer communities many benefits, it is widely recognized that such structures – should they fail – may present serious risks, not only to the safety of the general public, but also to national and local economies. Therefore, many governments around the world have developed regulatory frameworks for dam safety which are regularly reviewed to ensure the continued safe operation of the infrastructure. Recently revised standards relating to potential seismic events have prompted the upgrading and strengthening of a number of dams. BBR Network Members have carried out many of these projects using latest CONA CMG technology. In fact, BBR specialists have installed both the longest permanent ground anchors ever used, as well as the largest capacity permanent anchors, with breaking loads in excess of over 25,390kN!