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  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    CS1C - Concurrent Session 01C: Terror in the San Francisquito Canyon
    Presenter: Andy Yung, P.E., CFM, BC.WRE – Walter P. Moore
    Co-Presenter: Josh Yung, EIT – Stantec
    Co-Presenter: Neel Salvi, P.E. – Walter P. Moore
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    CS2C - Concurrent Session 02C: New Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) for Dam Safety – the case of North Carolina
    Presenter: Hadush Seged Hagos, Ph.D., P.E. – NC Department of Environmental Quality
    Co-Presenter: William E. Toby Vinson, Jr., PE, CPM – NC Department of Environmental Quality
    Co-Presenter: Bill Kappel – Applied Weather Associates
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    CS6A - Concurrent Session 06A: Decade Dam Failures - Update on the 2005 Failure of Hadlock Pond Dam, Fort Ann, NY
    Presenter: Kevin J. Ruswick, P.E., CFM – Schnabel Engineering
    Co-Presenter: Michael Quinn, P.E. – Schnabel Engineering
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    CS6C - Concurrent Session 06C: Dam Failure Case Studies from the 2015 South Carolina Flood
    Presenter: Carmen Lepsch, P.E. – Schnabel Engineering
    Co-Presenter: Riley Manwaring, EIT – GFT
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    PLT20 - Muscatine Island Levee Incorporates HydroTurf for Overtopping Resilience
    Poster Presenter: Joshua Leyh, PE, CFM – Klingner & Associates, P.C.
    Emergency Action PlansGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    PLT21 - North Carolina Statewide PMP-Modernizing the Process for Dam Safety
    Poster Presenter: Bill Kappel – Applied Weather Associates
    Poster Co-presenter: Hadush Seged Hagos, Ph.D., P.E. – NC Department of Environmental Quality
    Poster Co-presenter: William E. Toby Vinson, Jr., PE, CPM – NC Department of Environmental Quality
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyHydroelectricGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging TechnologiesClimate Change
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    PLT23 - Off Channel Reservoirs: Unique Challenges and Lessons Learned
    Poster Presenter: Janis R. Murphy, P.E. – Freese and Nichols
    Emergency Action PlansGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    PLT27 - Recent Updates of the National Web-based Decision Support System for Water Infrastructural Security (DSS-WISE Web)
    Poster Presenter: Mohammad Al-Hamdan, Ph.D. – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Poster Co-presenter: Marcus McGrath – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Poster Co-presenter: Nuttita Pophet, Ph.D. – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Poster Co-presenter: Paul Smith – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Poster Co-presenter: Noor Dibou – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Poster Co-presenter: Ujwal Srinivasa – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Poster Co-presenter: Gokhan Inci, Ph.D., P.E. – Federal Emergency Management Agency
    Emergency Action PlansSecurity Programs and Protective MeasuresGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    8:45 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    GS2B: Hurricane Helene: A Panel Discussion on Impacts to Dams in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee
    Presenter: Jonathan M. Pittman, P.E. – Schnabel Engineering
    Co-Presenter: William E. Toby Vinson, Jr., PE, CPM – NC Department of Environmental Quality
    Co-Presenter: Dustin Waycaster – Town of Lake Lure
    Co-Presenter: Stan Aiken, P.E. – NC Department of Environmental Quality
    Co-Presenter: Leslie Carreiro – City of Asheville
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    CS17A - Concurrent Session 17A: 2D Dam Breach Modeling Best Practices and Troubleshooting
    Presenter: Chris Goodell, PE, BC.WRE – Kleinschmidt Associates
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    CS17B - Concurrent Session 17B: Land O’ Lakes Inundation Mapping: Challenges of Modeling and Mapping an Above Ground Reservoir
    Presenter: Madison L. Miro, EIT – Hazen and Sawyer
    Co-Presenter: Kevin Chapman, P.E. – Hazen and Sawyer
    Emergency Action Plans
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    CS17C - Concurrent Session 17C: Manning's “n” for 2D Hydraulic Modeling of Dam Breach Inundation
    Presenter: William K. Barry, PhD, PE, CFM, PE, BC WRE, F ASCE – Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    CS23A - Concurrent Session 23A: Improving Collaboration to Benefit Dam Safety and Emergency Management Programs
    Presenter: Tony Subbio, CEM, CFM, PMP – CDM Smith
    Emergency Action PlansIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingPublic Safety at Dams
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    CS23B - Concurrent Session 23B: Emergency Response for Statewide Dams
    Presenter: James Hilovsky, P.E. – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
    Emergency Action PlansIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee Policy
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    CS24B - Concurrent Session 24B: North Fork Dam Fusegate Activation – Hurricane Helene
    Presenter: Mark Landis – Schnabel Engineering
    Co-Presenter: Leslie Carreiro – City of Asheville
    Emergency Action PlansIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    CS23C - Concurrent Session 23C: Too big or too small? Why communicating at the watershed level might help us solve our flood risk awareness challenges.
    Presenter: Megan Pierce, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
    Co-Presenter: Katelyn Noland – US Army Corps of Engineers
    Emergency Action PlansPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    CS31A - Concurrent Session 31A: Loecy Pond Dam Improvements: A collaboration with multiple dam owners
    Presenter: AJ Smith – Verdantas
    Co-Presenter: George Carleton – Verdantas
    Emergency Action PlansGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    CS33C - Concurrent Session 33C: Florida's New Dam System Rules
    Presenter: Tracy C. Woods, Professional Geologist – Florida Department of Environmental Protection
    Emergency Action PlansIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingInspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsRegulatory Program Issues
  • Thursday, Sep 25th
    8:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
    Workshop: DSS-WISE Web: A Web-Based Flood Inundation Simulation System. Hands-On Training, Tips & Tricks, and Discussion of Upcoming Enhancements.
    Workshop Presenter: Marcus McGrath – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Co-Presenter: Mohammad Al-Hamdan, Ph.D. – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Co-Presenter: Nuttita Pophet, Ph.D. – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Co-Presenter: Noor Dibou – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Co-Presenter: Ujwal Srinivasa – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering/University of Mississippi
    Emergency Action PlansSecurity Programs and Protective MeasuresGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesNew and Emerging Technologies