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  • 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
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET
    CS5A - Concurrent Session 05A: A Practical Methodology for Static Liquefaction Potential Evaluation and Post Triggering Stability Assessment in Embankment Dams
    Presenter: Casey Fritsch – GEI Consultants
    Co-Presenter: Carlin Grundemann, P.E. – GEI Consultants
    Dam Failures and IncidentsRegulation of Tailings DamsGeneral Risk PoliciesHydroelectricNew and Emerging Technologies
  • 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
    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
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
    CS6B - Concurrent Session 06B: 1925 Eileen Dam Failure - Know Your Foundation!
    Presenter: Robb J. Roy, P.E. – Colliers Engineering & Design
    Dam Failures and IncidentsHydroelectric
  • 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
    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
    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
  • 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
    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
    4:30 PM – 4:45 PM ET
    CS25E - Concurrent Session 25E: Assessing Change and Uncertainty in Future Flood Estimates with Large-Ensemble Streamflow Projections
    Presenter: Ganesh R. Ghimire, Ph.D. – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Co-Presenter: Scott DeNeale – Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Dam Failures and IncidentsHydroelectricNew and Emerging TechnologiesClimate Change
  • 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
    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
    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
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET
    CS32B - Concurrent Session 32B: Improving dam safety with operational AI hydrologic forecasts: sharing case studies and insights
    Presenter: Laura Read – Upstream Tech
    Dam Failures and IncidentsHydroelectricNew and Emerging TechnologiesClimate Change
  • 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