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  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    8:45 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    Miami Conservancy District Presentation
    General Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    CS4A - Concurrent Session 04A: Replacing 5000-lb Trunnion Pins on a Giant Radial Spillway Gate
    Presenter: Tony S. Vader, P.E. – Grant Co. PUD
    Public Safety at DamsHydroelectricGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    CS1B - Concurrent Session 01B: Hitting the Curve - Riphshin Lake Dam Repairs
    Presenter: Jason S. Reeves, P.E. – S&ME, Inc.
    General Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    CS3B - Concurrent Session 03B: Suite-ly, Modeling a New Dam – Using a Variety of H&H Tools to Accomplish Multiple Tasks with Different Goals
    Presenter: David Hayson, P.E. – Stantec
    Co-Presenter: Daniel Hoffman, P.E. – Stantec
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    CS5B - Concurrent Session 05B: Alternative Method to Model Dam Concrete-Rock Foundation Interface Shear Strength
    Presenter: R Craig Findlay, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., BC.GE – Findlay Engineering, Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyHydroelectricGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • 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
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    CS3C - Concurrent Session 03C: Optimizing Spillway Rehabilitation: A Multi-Tool Hydraulic Approach at McCloud Dam
    Presenter: Greg Richards, P.E., CFM – GFT
    Co-Presenter: Abbas Dorostkar, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng. – Pacific Gas & Electric Company
    Co-Presenter: Seth Thompson, P.E., SPRAT I – GFT
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyHydroelectricGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    CS4C - Concurrent Session 04C: Engineering Oversight Lessons Learned - An Owner's Perspective
    Presenter: Eric Eisinger, P.E. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife
    Inspection of DamsGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    CS5C - Concurrent Session 05C: Geotechnical Innovation in Floodwall Design: Addressing Subsurface Challenges in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
    Presenter: John P. Briand, III, P.E. – CDM Smith
    Co-Presenter: Cory Rauss, P.E. – CDM Smith
    Co-Presenter: Brian Brasher, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
    Security Programs and Protective MeasuresGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • 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
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    CS7A - Concurrent Session 07A: Keeping a Level Head: Challenging the Assumption of Level Pool Reservoir Routing in Hydrologic Modeling
    Presenter: Nathan C. Clymer, P.E. – Hazen and Sawyer
    Co-Presenter: Benjamin Winter, EIT – Hazen and Sawyer
    General Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    CS8A - Concurrent Session 08A: From PFMs to PZ Readings: Considerations for a Dam Seepage Modification
    Presenter: Kyle R. Blakley, P.E. – Stantec
    General Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    CS9A - Concurrent Session 09A: Safeguarding Communities and Agriculture: Tule River Spillway Enlargement
    Presenter: Ike Pace, P.E. – Tetra Tech, Inc
    Co-Presenter: Mostafa Mostafa Mostafa, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
    Environmental IssuesPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    CS8B - Concurrent Session 08B: Lake Ilo Revival: A Story of Dam Rehabilitation
    Presenter: Paul Perri – W. W. Wheeler and Associates, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Dave Hibbs – U.S. Fish & Wildlife
    Dam Failures and IncidentsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    CS9B - Concurrent Session 09B:A New Concrete-Lined Spillway Chute Concept, Part 1 - Addressing Hydraulic Potential Failure Modes
    Presenter: Frederick Lux, III, P.E. – Aubian Engineering Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Paul G. Schweiger, PE, CFM – GFT
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    CS9C - Concurrent Session 09C:A New Concrete-Lined Spillway Chute Concept, Part 2 – Addressing Uplift Through Seepage Measures
    Presenter: Frederick Lux, III, P.E. – Aubian Engineering Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Paul G. Schweiger, PE, CFM – GFT
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    CS10B - Concurrent Session 10B: Using the Progressive Design Build Model to Balance Risk and Costs when Sizing a Diversion for a Small Dam on a Flashy Watershed
    Presenter: Greg M. Shaffer, PE, CFM – Kiewit Infrastructure Engineers
    Co-Presenter: Scott L. Jones, PE, PhD – Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.
    General Risk PoliciesGeneral 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
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    CS8C - Concurrent Session 08C: A Case Study of Design and Construction Challenges of a Soil-Cement Bentonite Hydraulic Cutoff Wall in a Loose Sand Embankment
    Presenter: Carl Honkala – GEI Consultants
    Co-Presenter: Carlin Grundemann, P.E. – GEI Consultants
    Co-Presenter: Michael D. Carpenter, P.E. – GEI Consultants
    Co-Presenter: Joshua Ehlich, M.S. – DeWind One Pass Trenching
    Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    PLT9 - Design Approach for a Spillway Replacement in Weak California Rock
    Poster Presenter: Nicolas Oettle, Ph.D., P.E., G.E. – GEI Consultants
    Poster Co-presenter: Christopher Bain, Ph.D. – GEI Consultants
    General Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    PLT10 - Dickson Dam Capacity Enhancement: Enhancing Resilience and Safety Through Infrastructure Upgrades
    Poster Presenter: Hooman Mahjoobi – WSP
    Inspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesHydroelectricGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    PLT11 - Effect of lime-treatment on earthen embankment failure processes
    Poster Presenter: Daniel Livsey, Ph.D. – USDA - ARS
    Poster Co-presenter: Bryan Heiner, M.S. – USDA - ARS
    Poster Co-presenter: Sherry Hunt, PhD, P.E. – USDA - ARS
    Dam Failures and IncidentsEnvironmental IssuesGeneral Case Studies
  • 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
    PLT22 - O’Shaughnessy Dam – An Owner’s Reflection on 100-years of Service
    Poster Presenter: Stephen Kinsley, P.E. – City of Columbus
    Regulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyHydroelectricGeneral Case Studies
  • 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
    PLT31 - Sediment Management at Versailles Lake Dam, Indiana Using Historical Bathymetric Data
    Poster Presenter: Elizabeth Johnson – Stantec
    Dam RemovalEnvironmental IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    PLT41 - Unlocking Insights: Assessing State Approaches to Dam Removal
    Poster Presenter: Katherine Schmidt, MS Env. Studies – American Rivers
    Poster Co-presenter: Brian Graber – American Rivers
    Dam RemovalEnvironmental IssuesRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    PLT42 - USACE Civil Works Geospatial Database – An Integrated Approach Towards Dealing with Construction Data for a Levee Construction Project
    Poster Presenter: Meredith H. Beswick, PE, PG – Kleinfelder
    Poster Co-presenter: Timothy Williams, PE, GE – Kleinfelder
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    PLT44 - What do we miss when we analyze and design radial gates for spillways? – A case study of the Pyramid Dam Headworks structure.
    Poster Presenter: Mohammadreza Mostafa, Ph.D., P.E. – Stantec
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    PLT45 - Willisburg Lake Dam Spillway Design – The Importance of a Multi-Faceted Design Approach
    Poster Presenter: Jesse M. Pope, PE, CFM – Stantec
    Poster Co-presenter: Glen Alexander, P.E. – Kentucky Division of Water
    Poster Co-presenter: Dhaivat Patel, P.E. – Stantec
    Poster Co-presenter: Robert Hatton, P.E. – Stantec
    Environmental IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    8:30 AM – 8:45 AM ET
    GS2A: Analysis of Historic Rainfall from Hurricane Helene-Does This Change PMP?
    Presenter: Bill Kappel – Applied Weather Associates
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesClimate Change
  • 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
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    CS12A - Concurrent Session 12A: The State of Using CFD to Calculate Air Entrainment on Spillways
    Presenter: Dan Gessler, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE – Flow Science
    Co-Presenter: Brian L. Fox, P.E. – Flow Science
    General Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    CS13A - Concurrent Session 13A: Innovative Design for High Head Bulkhead Used in Slots With Multiple Openings
    Presenter: Paul H. Schiller, P.E. – Barr Engineering Co.
    Co-Presenter: Mike Sondag, P.E. – Alltech Engineering Corp
    Co-Presenter: Madelyn Rubin, P.E. – San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
    Inspection of DamsGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    CS15A - Concurrent Session 15A: Relining Nichols Dam Conduit Using Casing Spacers
    Presenter: Jackson Moloney, P.E. – AECOM
    Co-Presenter: John Del Mar, P.E. – City of Santa Fe Utilities
    General Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    CS12B - Concurrent Session 12B: Wet versus dry stability berm erosion embankment overtopping research
    Presenter: Bryan Heiner, M.S. – USDA - ARS
    Co-Presenter: Daniel Livsey, Ph.D. – USDA - ARS
    Co-Presenter: Sherry Hunt, PhD, P.E. – USDA - ARS
    General Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    CS13B - Concurrent Session 13B: Repurposing a Dormant FERC Exemption: Notre Dame’s Hydropower Development on the St. Joseph River in South Bend, Indiana
    Presenter: Kevin Siedlecki, P.E. – Lawson-Fisher Associates
    Regulatory Program IssuesHydroelectricGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    CS14B - Concurrent Session 14B: Innovative Bulkhead System for Hydraulic Structures
    Presenter: Meredith Shaw, EIT – Verdantas
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    CS15B - Concurrent Session 15B: Low-Level Outlet Retrofit at Lake Lure Dam
    Presenter: Brendan F. Stepek, P.E. – Schnabel Engineering
    Co-Presenter: Josh Parsons – Schnabel Engineering
    Co-Presenter: Jason Fischer – Morgan Corp
    General Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    CS12C - Concurrent Session 12C: Garrison Dam Spillway Modification - Spillway Overlay Alternatives Analysis using CFD Modeling (Hydraulic White Paper Series)
    Presenter: Chad Vensel, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
    Public Safety at DamsGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    CS13C - Concurrent Session 13C: Improvements at Flat Rock Dam
    Presenter: Kevin Grim, P.E. – Ramboll
    General Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    CS14C - Concurrent Session 14C: Tackling Hydrogeologic Complexity for Construction Dewatering at Bull Lake Reservoir, Wyoming
    Presenter: Erik D. Blumhagen, LHG – Malcolm Drilling Company, Inc.
    Inspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
    CS15C - Concurrent Session 15C: Revitalizing Resilience: How Cured-In-Place Pipe Lining Helps Address Aging Infrastructure
    Presenter: Jennifer L. Gaines, P.E. – Freese and Nichols
    Co-Presenter: James Grimes, M.S, PE – Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources
    Inspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    CS16A - Concurrent Session 16A: Prelude to Teton - The Multi-Causal Factors of the 1965 Fontenelle Incident
    Presenter: Mark E. Baker, P.E – DamCrest Consulting
    Dam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingGeneral 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
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    CS19A - Concurrent Session 19A: Secant Pile Cutoff Wall to Mitigate Flloding at Kentucky's Panbowl Lake
    Presenter: Stan Worst, P.E. – Schnabel Foundation Company
    Public Safety at DamsGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    CS20A - Concurrent Session 20A: Seepage Assessment in Embankment Dams Using Active Fiber Optic Sensing Technology
    Presenter: Matthew Walker, P.E. – Barr Engineering Co.
    General Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    CS18B - Concurrent Session 18B: Should I Stay or Should I Go - Dam Disposition Feasibility Studies
    Presenter: Janeen McDermott, P.E. – GEI Consultants
    Dam RemovalGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    CS19B - Concurrent Session 19B: Long Term Strength Gain of Soil Cement Bentonite Mixtures and Current States of Practice
    Presenter: Justin N. Stoeber, MS, PE – AECOM
    Co-Presenter: Eric Eisinger, P.E. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife
    Co-Presenter: Joshua Ehlich, M.S. – DeWind One Pass Trenching
    General Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    CS16C - Concurrent Session 16C: Picking Up the Pieces - The Failure of Walter Bouldin Dam, Its Aftermath, and the Lessons Learned by Alabama Power and FERC
    Presenter: Richard L. Mickwee, II, P.E. – Southern Company
    Co-Presenter: Bobby Williams, P.E. – Tri-L Engineering
    Dam Failures and IncidentsHydroelectricGeneral Case Studies
  • 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
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    CS19C - Concurrent Session 19C: Tailoring Cutoff Wall Installation Techniques to the Task
    Presenter: Michael Arnold, n/a – BAUER Foundation Corps.
    General Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    3:30 PM – 3:45 PM ET
    CS25A - Concurrent Session 25A: A Comparison of Trencher Method vs. Slurry Trenching and Soil Mixing for Seepage Barriers in Dams
    Presenter: Charlie Krug – Geo-Solutions, Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsEnvironmental IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    CS24A - Concurrent Session 24A: Safety Enhancements at Cedar Cliff Dam with Massive Reinforced-Concrete Fusegates
    Presenter: Hasan T. Kocahan, PMP – Hydroplus, Inc.
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • 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
    4:15 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    CS25D - Concurrent Session 25D: Seismic-Induced Cracking of Earth Dams: Updated Database and Recommendations
    Presenter: Juan E. Jimenez – Purdue University
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    CS24C - Concurrent Session 24C: Physical Modeling of Valenciano Dam
    Presenter: Albert Molinas, Ph.D., P.E. – Hydrau-Tech, Inc.
    Public Safety at DamsGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    CS25F - Concurrent Session 25F: How a Barton-Choubey Evaluation can be Used to Better Assess the Effective Friction Angle at Your Dam Foundation’s Rock Interface
    Presenter: Helen Russell, P.E. – Kleinschmidt Associates
    Co-Presenter: Nick Ciomei, P.E. – Kleinschmidt Associates
    Inspection of DamsGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    8:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    CS26A - Concurrent Session 26A: 130th Anniversary of the Bouzey Dam Failure –The Importance of Internal Uplift Pressure in Stability Design of Gravity Dams
    Presenter: Siavash Sajedi, Ph.D., P.E. – GFT
    Co-Presenter: Greg Richards, P.E., CFM – GFT
    Dam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingInspection of DamsGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    8:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    CS27A - Concurrent Session 27A: Great I Own A Lake; Damn I Own A Dam
    Presenter: Whit Montague, PE, CFM – Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Division
    Co-Presenter: Ben A. Hunter, BEng – Arkansas Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Division
    Inspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    8:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    CS28A - Concurrent Session 28A: Probabilistic Flood Model to Evaluate Hydrologic Loadings and Evaluate the Operational Conservatisms of the PMP/PMF, An Owners Perspective
    Presenter: Bruce Barker, P.E. – MGS Engineering Consultants, Inc
    Co-Presenter: Josh Gile, P.E. – Tacoma Public Utilities
    Co-Presenter: Nicole Novembre, P.E. – RTI International
    Co-Presenter: Kyle Chudler, Ph.D. – RTI International
    Public Safety at DamsRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Risk PoliciesHydroelectricGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    8:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET
    CS29A - Concurrent Session 29A: Midwestern Dam Rehabilitation with Artesian Conditions… What could go wrong?
    Presenter: Matthew R. Marquis, P.E. – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
    Co-Presenter: Michael Becker, P.E. – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
    Environmental IssuesSecurity Programs and Protective MeasuresInspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    CS26B - Concurrent Session 26B: Understanding Human Factors that Contributed to the Banqiao and Shimantan Dam Failures
    Presenter: Andy Lynch, PE, CFM – GFT
    Co-Presenter: Dawning Wu, P.E. – HDR
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    CS28B - Concurrent Session 28B: Comparison of Two Stochastic Modeling Approaches for PFHA Development
    Presenter: Nicole Novembre, P.E. – RTI International
    Co-Presenter: Haden Smith, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesHydroelectricGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM ET
    CS29B - Concurrent Session 29B: Application of RCC for Small Dam Projects - Rehabilitation of Rawson Hill, Bear Creek and Beaver Creek Dams
    Presenter: Paul G. Schweiger, PE, CFM – GFT
    General Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    CS26C - Concurrent Session 26C: Technical Lessons and Regulatory Impact: The Eigiau and Coedty Dam Failures
    Presenter: Dan McGraw, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
    Co-Presenter: Reuben Sasaki, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    CS29C - Concurrent Session 29C: Lake Williams Dam Rehabilitation - Unique Placement of Roller-Compacted Concrete
    Presenter: Ethan Miller, P.E. – GFT
    Co-Presenter: Paul G. Schweiger, PE, CFM – GFT
    Co-Presenter: Brett Steers – York Water
    General Case Studies
  • 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
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    CS32A - Concurrent Session 32A: Cracking Complex Conundrums: Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling of Newark’s High Hazard Dams
    Presenter: Rex S. Gamble, EIT – GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Mia Hildebrandt, P.E., CFM – GZA GeoEnvironmental Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET
    CS33A - Concurrent Session 33A: Rubber J-Bulb Seals Used for High Head Bulkhead on Corroded Surface
    Presenter: Paul H. Schiller, P.E. – Barr Engineering Co.
    Co-Presenter: Mike Sondag, P.E. – Alltech Engineering Corp
    Co-Presenter: Madelyn Rubin, P.E. – San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
    Inspection of DamsHydroelectricGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    CS30C - Concurrent Session 30C: 2015 Failure of Fundao Dam [DFIC Decade Series]
    Presenter: Tom MacDougall, P.E. – RJH Consultants, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: John W. France, PE, D.GE, D.WRE, M. ASCE – JWF Consulting LLC
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    CS31C - Concurrent Session 31C: Building a municipal dam safety program and restoration case studies on dam embankments in Charlotte, NC.
    Presenter: Rebecca M. Deal – City of Charlotte Storm Water
    Co-Presenter: Kara Becker – City of Charlotte Storm Water
    Inspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    CS32C - Concurrent Session 32C: Baskatong Reservoir Age vs. Climate Change and Increase Population Challenges
    Presenter: Javier Patarroyo, P.Eng., M Sc. – Hydro-Quebec
    Public Safety at DamsHydroelectricGeneral Case StudiesClimate Change
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    CS35A - Concurrent Session 35A: Development of a Screening Level Risk Assessment Tool: Risk Prioritization for 220 High and Significant Hazard Dams in Michigan
    Presenter: Jennifer Pitcher, P.E. – GEI Consultants
    Co-Presenter: Daniel DeVaun – GEI Consultants
    Inspection of DamsRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    CS34A - Concurrent Session 34A: 20 Years Later: Reflecting on the Impact of Hurricane Katrina
    Presenter: Meghan Walter – USDA - NRCS
    Co-Presenter: Lee Wooten – GEI Consultants
    Co-Presenter: Eric Halpin – Halpin Consulting LLC
    Co-Presenter: Matthias Lindenbauer, P.E. – HDR
    Co-Author: Julien Cohen-Waeber – Exponent
    Dam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    CS35B - Concurrent Session 35B: Prado Dam Spillway Risk Informed Structural Design
    Presenter: Steve Dominic – US Army Corps of Engineers
    Public Safety at DamsGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    CS36B - Concurrent Session 36B: Fortifying History: Ensuring Structural Stability and Flood Resiliency at Lake Hamilton Dam
    Presenter: Seth Thompson, P.E., SPRAT I – GFT
    Co-Presenter: Ethan Miller, P.E. – GFT
    Co-Presenter: Zachary Tallmadge, P.E. – Aqua Ohio
    Co-Presenter: Paul G. Schweiger, PE, CFM – GFT
    General Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    CS36C - Concurrent Session 36C: The Reconstruction of Clam Falls Dam: Upgrading and Repurposing a Century-Old Hydropower Facility to Meet Contemporary Demands
    Presenter: Ethan Smith, P.E. – Ayres Associates
    Co-Presenter: Austin Rieder, P.E. – Ayres Associates
    Environmental IssuesGeneral Case Studies