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  • 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
  • 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
    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
    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
  • 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
    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
  • 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