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  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    CS2A - Concurrent Session 02A: Updating Precipitation Design Standards for Oregon: Precipitation Frequency and Probable Maximum Precipitation
    Presenter: Luciana Cunha – WEST Consultants Inc
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyClimate Change
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET
    CS2B - Concurrent Session 02B: Understanding Tropical Storm Risk in the Appalachian Mountains – An Assessment of Tropical Storm Areal Reduction Factors
    Presenter: Debbie Martin – RTI International
    Co-Presenter: Kyle Chudler, Ph.D. – RTI International
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyNew and Emerging Technologies
  • 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
    CS4B - Concurrent Session 04B: Muskingum River Dam Replacement: Construction Manager at Risk Approach at McConnelsville
    Presenter: Mike Garver – The Ruhlin Company
    Co-Presenter: James Hilovsky, P.E. – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
    Dam Failures and IncidentsDam RemovalPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee Policy
  • 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
    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
    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
    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
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET
    CS10A - Concurrent Session 10A: What Are We Learning Through Alternative Project Delivery in A Dam World
    Presenter: Brad Long, P.E. – HDR
    Co-Presenter: Jared Deible, P.E. – HDR
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyNew and Emerging Technologies
  • 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
    4:30 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
    CS7C - Concurrent Session 07C: Modeling Communications: Phase II – Post-modeling
    Presenter: Seth Thompson, P.E., SPRAT I – GFT
    Co-Presenter: Devon McLay, P.E. – GeoEngineers
    Co-Presenter: Brent Zundel, P.E., C.F.M. – Montana Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation
    Regulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee Policy
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    PLT4 - Bridging Deterministic and Probabilistic Methods for Dam Safety Evaluation
    Poster Presenter: Giselle Aviles – Santa Clara University
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies
  • 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
    PLT12 - Protecting A Reservoir from Flooding Using a Bi-Directional Spillway and High-Performance Turf Reinforcement Mats
    Poster Presenter: Paul Perri – W. W. Wheeler and Associates, Inc.
    Poster Co-presenter: Brad Piede – Denver Water
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee Policy
  • 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
    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
    PLT26 - Quantifying Hazard Potential in Dams: Integrating In-Situ Condition Analysis and Failure Mechanisms.
    Poster Presenter: Ayanda Tsitsa, MEng – Department of Water and Sanitation - South Africa
    Inspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee Policy
  • 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
  • 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
    PLT40 - Unlocking Dam and Levee Safety: How the Corps Water Infrastructure Financing Program (CWIFP) is Revolutionizing Project Funding
    Poster Presenter: Adéle L. Braun, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
    Poster Co-presenter: Nathan Campbell – US Army Corps of Engineers
    Dam RemovalGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyHydroelectricFunding
  • 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
    PLT43 - Using Realtime Rainfall/Runoff Data to Aid in the Calibration of Hydraulic and Hydrology Models for Dam Rehabilitation
    Poster Presenter: Geoffrey A. Cerrelli, P.E. – USDA - NRCS
    Public Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyFunding
  • 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
  • Monday, Sep 22nd
    5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET
    PLT47 - Study of Flood Protection Systems in the Susquehanna River Basin
    Poster Presenter: Rachel Kaintz – The Pennsylvania State University
    General Dam Safety or Levee Policy
  • 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
    CS11A - Concurrent Session 11A: Historical Review of President Jimmy Carter’s Role in Dam Safety
    Presenter: Martin W. McCann, Jr. – Stanford University
    General Dam Safety or Levee Policy
  • 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
    11:30 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
    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
    CS18A - Concurrent Session 18A: Hamilton Dam Removal - Innovative Design and Collaboration to Achieve a Wide Variety of Objectives
    Dam RemovalEnvironmental IssuesPublic Safety at DamsRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyFundingNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 23rd
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    CS20B - Concurrent Session 20B: More Bang for your Buck? Making Instrumentation Worth the Investment
    Presenter: Nicole Wiesner, P.E. – Freese and Nichols
    Co-Presenter: Russ Springer, P.E. – Freese and Nichols
    Co-Presenter: Jennifer Montgomery – North Texas Municipal Water District
    Inspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyNew and Emerging Technologies
  • 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
    3:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    CS22A - Concurrent Session 22A: National Levee Safety Program – Capacity Building in the Nation
    Presenter: Michael Bachand, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
    General Dam Safety or Levee Policy
  • 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
    4:15 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
    CS22B - Concurrent Session 22B: Our Levees are Failing Us
    Presenter: Jacob E. Bench, PE, CFM – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
    Co-Presenter: Dena C. Barnhouse, P.E. – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
    Public Safety at DamsRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies
  • 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
    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
    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
    CS27B - Concurrent Session 27B: Regulating Dam Safety in Oklahoma: Updating SOPs to Enhance Enforcement Efforts
    Presenter: Natalie Orbesen – Oklahoma Water Resources Board
    Co-Presenter: Emma Moradi – Oklahoma Water Resources Board
    Regulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee Policy
  • 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
    9:30 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
    CS28C - Concurrent Session 28C: Probable Maximums Should Probably Have Rare Probabilities: Implications of Modernizing Probable Maximum Precipitation
    Presenter: Derek Kinder, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
    Co-Presenter: David Margo, P.E. – US Army Corps of Engineers
    Public Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesNew and Emerging TechnologiesClimate Change
  • 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
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    CS31B - Concurrent Session 31B: Establishing a Capital Program
    Presenter: Jeremy Wenner, P.E. – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
    Co-Presenter: James Hilovsky, P.E. – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
    Co-Presenter: Steven Berezansky – Ohio Department of Natural Resources
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesFunding
  • Wednesday, Sep 24th
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    CS33B - Concurrent Session 33B: Title Transfer of Two Dams in California from Federal to State Regulatory Jurisdiction
    Presenter: Casey Phradichith – GEI Consultants
    Co-Presenter: Nicolas Oettle, Ph.D., P.E., G.E. – GEI Consultants
    Co-Presenter: Anthony Morales, P.E. – Contra Costa Water District
    Inspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee Policy
  • 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
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET
    CS35C - Concurrent Session 35C: A Decade of RIDM: Lessons Learned from the First Ten Years of Modern Risk Management Practices at BIA
    Presenter: Matthew Young, PE, CFM – Bureau of Indian Affairs
    Co-Presenter: Andrew Lockman, P.G. – U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs (contractor)
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesFunding
  • 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
  • Thursday, Sep 25th
    8:30 AM – 5:00 PM ET
    Workshop: Understanding Internal Erosion Mechanisms and Pathways
    Workshop Presenter: Jennifer Williams – AECOM
    Co-Presenter: Jason Boomer – AECOM
    Co-Presenter: Harry Donaghy – AECOM
    General Dam Safety or Levee Policy