Currently, more and more attention is paid to water bodies. All hydraulic engineering construction projects created by humans pose a particular danger to human life and health. Without proper care, the structure wears out and deteriorates. It can lead to the destruction of the latter and finally to the emergency. The article discusses the operational status of the partitioning structure - the dam on the Kazenny pond, Dergachevsky district, Saratov region. The calculation of probable harm in an accident at the hydraulic structures of the reservoir are presented and problems of presentation of the research results at the international level from the point of view of adequate translation in English, where specific terms are widely used, is described.