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  • 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
    PLT19 - Modifying Existing Low-Head Dams to Fish Passable Rock Rapids
    Poster Presenter: Samuel Prentice, P.E. – GEI Consultants
    Dam RemovalEnvironmental IssuesPublic Safety at DamsRegulatory Program IssuesFundingNew 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
    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
  • 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
    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
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET
    CS18C - Concurrent Session 18C: Thompson Mill Dam Removal - The Intersection of Community Resilience, Environmental Restoration and Public Safety
    Presenter: Manuela Johnson, CEM – Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LLC
    Dam RemovalEnvironmental IssuesPublic Safety at DamsRegulatory Program Issues
  • 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
  • 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
    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
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET
    CS27C - Concurrent Session 27C: Insights, Challenges and Opportunities of the Kansas Dam Safety Program
    Presenter: Maria Neeland, P.E. – Benesch
    Co-Presenter: Terry Medley, P.E. – Kansas Dept of Agriculture
    Regulatory Program IssuesGeneral Risk Policies
  • 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
    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
    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 – 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