Full Schedule

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM ET

Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Studying Hurricane Helene: What Have We Learned?

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM ET

GS2A: Analysis of Historic Rainfall from Hurricane Helene-Does This Change PMP?

Presenter: – Applied Weather Associates

Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesClimate Change

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: – Schnabel Engineering

Co-Presenter: – NC Department of Environmental Quality

Co-Presenter: – Town of Lake Lure

Co-Presenter: – NC Department of Environmental Quality

Co-Presenter: – City of Asheville

Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET

Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

The National Dam Safety Program; How it started, How it’s going?

Moderator: – Maryland Department of the Environment

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET

CS11A - Concurrent Session 11A: Historical Review of President Jimmy Carter’s Role in Dam Safety

Presenter: – Stanford University

General Dam Safety or Levee Policy

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Physical and Numerical Hydraulic Modeling

Moderator: – GEI Consultants

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET

CS12A - Concurrent Session 12A: The State of Using CFD to Calculate Air Entrainment on Spillways

Presenter: – Flow Science

Co-Presenter: – Flow Science

General Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

CS12B - Concurrent Session 12B: Wet versus dry stability berm erosion embankment overtopping research

Presenter: – USDA - ARS

Co-Presenter: – USDA - ARS

General Case Studies

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: – US Army Corps of Engineers

Public Safety at DamsGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Case Studies in Dam Rehabilitation

Moderator: – Michael Baker International, Inc.

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET

CS13A - Concurrent Session 13A: Innovative Design for High Head Bulkhead Used in Slots With Multiple Openings

Presenter: – Barr Engineering Co.

Co-Presenter: – Alltech Engineering Corp

Co-Presenter: – San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Inspection of DamsGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies

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: – Lawson-Fisher Associates

Regulatory Program IssuesHydroelectricGeneral Case Studies

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

CS13C - Concurrent Session 13C: Improvements at Flat Rock Dam

Presenter: – Ramboll

General Case Studies

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Dewatering and Reservoir Control for Maintenance and Construction

Moderator: – Geosyntec Consultants

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET

CS14A - Concurrent Session 14A: Dewatering, High Risk and Low Reward.

Presenter: – GEI Consultants

Public Safety at Dams

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

CS14B - Concurrent Session 14B: Innovative Bulkhead System for Hydraulic Structures

Presenter: – Verdantas

General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

CS14C - Concurrent Session 14C: Tackling Hydrogeologic Complexity for Construction Dewatering at Bull Lake Reservoir, Wyoming

Presenter: – Malcolm Drilling Company, Inc.

Inspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

Low Level Outlet Rehabilitations

Moderator: – WSP

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM ET

CS15A - Concurrent Session 15A: Relining Nichols Dam Conduit Using Casing Spacers

Presenter: – AECOM

Co-Presenter: – City of Santa Fe Utilities

General Case Studies

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET

CS15B - Concurrent Session 15B: Low-Level Outlet Retrofit at Lake Lure Dam

Presenter: – Schnabel Engineering

Co-Presenter: – Schnabel Engineering

Co-Presenter: – Morgan Corp

General Case Studies

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET

CS15C - Concurrent Session 15C: Revitalizing Resilience: How Cured-In-Place Pipe Lining Helps Address Aging Infrastructure

Presenter: – Freese and Nichols

Co-Presenter: – Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources

Inspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

Lunch on Own

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Decade Dam Failures: Programmatic Changes

Moderator: – New Mexico Office of the State Engineer - Dam Safety Bureau

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET

CS16A - Concurrent Session 16A: Prelude to Teton - The Multi-Causal Factors of the 1965 Fontenelle Incident

Presenter: – DamCrest Consulting

Dam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingGeneral Case Studies

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

CS16B - Concurrent Session 16B: Big Boils? Big Problems; The 20th Anniversary of the Incident at Salt Fork Lake Dam

Presenter: – Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Co-Presenter: – Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Dam Failures and Incidents

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: – Southern Company

Co-Presenter: – Tri-L Engineering

Dam Failures and IncidentsHydroelectricGeneral Case Studies

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Breach Inundation Modeling

Moderator: – Hazen and Sawyer

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET

CS17A - Concurrent Session 17A: 2D Dam Breach Modeling Best Practices and Troubleshooting

Presenter: – Kleinschmidt Associates

Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

CS17B - Concurrent Session 17B: Land O’ Lakes Inundation Mapping: Challenges of Modeling and Mapping an Above Ground Reservoir

Presenter: – Hazen and Sawyer

Co-Presenter: – Hazen and Sawyer

Emergency Action Plans

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET

CS17C - Concurrent Session 17C: Manning's “n” for 2D Hydraulic Modeling of Dam Breach Inundation

Presenter: – Civil and Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Case Studies

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Dam Removal

Moderator: – Schnabel Engineering

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

Presenter: – Stantec

Dam RemovalEnvironmental IssuesPublic Safety at DamsRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyFundingNew and Emerging Technologies

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

CS18B - Concurrent Session 18B: Should I Stay or Should I Go - Dam Disposition Feasibility Studies

Presenter: – GEI Consultants

Dam RemovalGeneral Case Studies

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: – Christopher B. Burke Engineering, LLC

Dam RemovalEnvironmental IssuesPublic Safety at DamsRegulatory Program Issues

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Cutoff Walls

Moderator: – W. W. Wheeler and Associates, Inc.

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET

CS19A - Concurrent Session 19A: Secant Pile Cutoff Wall to Mitigate Flloding at Kentucky's Panbowl Lake

Presenter: – Schnabel Foundation Company

Public Safety at DamsGeneral Case Studies

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: – AECOM

Co-Presenter: – Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Co-Presenter: – DeWind One Pass Trenching

General Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET

CS19C - Concurrent Session 19C: Tailoring Cutoff Wall Installation Techniques to the Task

Presenter: – BAUER Foundation Corps.

General Case Studies

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Instrumentation

Moderator: – Stantec

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET

CS20A - Concurrent Session 20A: Seepage Assessment in Embankment Dams Using Active Fiber Optic Sensing Technology

Presenter: – Barr Engineering Co.

General Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET

CS20B - Concurrent Session 20B: More Bang for your Buck? Making Instrumentation Worth the Investment

Presenter: – Freese and Nichols

Co-Presenter: – Freese and Nichols

Co-Presenter: – North Texas Municipal Water District

Inspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyNew and Emerging Technologies

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM ET

CS20C - Concurrent Session 20C: Case Study of Instrumentation Responses at Arkabutla and Rough River Dams

Presenter: – US Army Corps of Engineers

Geotechnical or Structural Issues

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Damfailures.org

Moderator: – GFT

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

CS21A - Concurrent Session 21A: Kingsley Dam

Presenter: – NE Department of Natural Resources

Dam Failures and Incidents

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET

CS21B - Concurrent Session 21B: Carsington Dam

Presenter: – GFT

Dam Failures and Incidents

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

CS21C - Concurrent Session 21C: Gros Ventre Slide

Presenter: – Schnabel Engineering

Dam Failures and Incidents

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Levees

Moderator: – Schnabel Engineering

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET

CS22A - Concurrent Session 22A: National Levee Safety Program – Capacity Building in the Nation

Presenter: – US Army Corps of Engineers

General Dam Safety or Levee Policy

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

CS22B - Concurrent Session 22B: Our Levees are Failing Us

Presenter: – Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Co-Presenter: – Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Public Safety at DamsRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Communication and Collaboration for Emergency Preparedness

Moderator: – Stantec

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

CS23A - Concurrent Session 23A: Improving Collaboration to Benefit Dam Safety and Emergency Management Programs

Presenter: – CDM Smith

Emergency Action PlansIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingPublic Safety at Dams

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET

CS23B - Concurrent Session 23B: Emergency Response for Statewide Dams

Presenter: – Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Emergency Action PlansIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee Policy

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: – US Army Corps of Engineers

Co-Presenter: – US Army Corps of Engineers

Emergency Action PlansPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Spillways and Gates

Moderator: – Consor

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

CS24A - Concurrent Session 24A: Safety Enhancements at Cedar Cliff Dam with Massive Reinforced-Concrete Fusegates

Presenter: – Hydroplus, Inc.

General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET

CS24B - Concurrent Session 24B: North Fork Dam Fusegate Activation – Hurricane Helene

Presenter: – Schnabel Engineering

Co-Presenter: – City of Asheville

Emergency Action PlansIncident Management; Exercises; and TrainingGeneral Case Studies

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

CS24C - Concurrent Session 24C: Physical Modeling of Valenciano Dam

Presenter: – Hydrau-Tech, Inc.

Public Safety at DamsGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Grab-n-Go

Moderator: – Ohio Department of Natural Resources

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: – Geo-Solutions, Inc.

Dam Failures and IncidentsEnvironmental IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM ET

CS25B - Concurrent Session 25B: Improving Tailings Dam Safety with Near Real-time Piezometer Monitoring

Presenter: – Stantec

Regulation of Tailings DamsNew and Emerging Technologies

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM ET

CS25C - Concurrent Session 25C: Influence of Wet-Dry Weathering on Hydraulic Conductivity and Infiltration Rate for Fine-Grained Soils and Weathered Shales

Presenter: – South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Dam Failures and IncidentsClimate Change

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM ET

CS25D - Concurrent Session 25D: Seismic-Induced Cracking of Earth Dams: Updated Database and Recommendations

Presenter: – Purdue University

Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies

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: – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Co-Presenter: – Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Dam Failures and IncidentsHydroelectricNew and Emerging TechnologiesClimate Change

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: – Kleinschmidt Associates

Co-Presenter: – Kleinschmidt Associates

Inspection of DamsGeneral Case Studies

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM ET

Reception in Exhibit Hall