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  • Monday, Sep 18th
    10:30 AM – 10:45 AM PDT
    CS1A - Concurrent Session 01A: 1883 Disaster at English Dam
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Cory A. Miyamoto, P.E. – CA Department of Water Resources
    Co-Presenter: Keane Sommers, P.E. – Nevada Irrigation District
    Dam Failures and Incidents
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    10:45 AM – 11:15 AM PDT
    CS1B - Concurrent Session 01B: 100th anniversary of the 1923 Apishapa Dam failure, Colorado: an analysis of an underappreciated embankment dam settlement/cracking case history and the local impacts of a lost resource
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Lee Mauney, P.E., CFM – HDR
    Co-Presenter: Keith Ferguson, P.E. – HDR
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    11:15 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
    CS1C - Concurrent Session 01C: Hales Bar Dam: Many Firsts and Many Lessons
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Robert Hatton, P.E. – Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Eric Peterson – Tennessee Valley Authority
    Dam Failures and IncidentsDam RemovalGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    11:30 AM – 11:45 AM PDT
    CS1D - Concurrent Session 01D: Italian Dam Failures – Important Lessons Learned from Failure of Gleno Dam (1923) and Overtopping of Vajont Dam (1963)
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Scott Arends – Hazen & Sawyer
    Dam Failures and IncidentsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    CS4C - Concurrent Session 04C: Using GIS as a Tool in Managing a National Dam Safety Program
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: C Kirk Cover – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    Dam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management Exercises & TrainingInspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsRegulatory Program IssuesHydroelectricFundingNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    11:45 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    CS1E - Concurrent Session 01E: Gleno Dam - Italy’s OG of Modern Dam Failures
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Christopher S. Owen – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    Dam Failures and IncidentsSecurity Programs and Protective MeasuresGeneral Risk PoliciesHydroelectric
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Closing the Gap: Combining numerical and analytical methods to predict gate closures
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Adrian Strain – HDR
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Digital Twins are Twice the Fun
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Brian Schroeder, P.E. – Collins Engineers Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Kyle M. Nicks – Collins Engineers Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Estimated rates of failure for dams in the United States
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Michael R. Dupuis, P.E., M.A.Sc. – Geosyntec Consultants
    Dam Failures and Incidents
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Fracture Networks in Mississippian Carbonate Rocks: Investigation of Dam Bedrock Foundations in Northeastern Oklahoma
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Melina Lazar – Boone Pickens School of Geology at Oklahoma State University
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyHydroelectricGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Informed Decision Making with Automated Instrumentation Data Reports - A Case History in Dam Safety Monitoring
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Jordan T. Keeney, PE, MSCE – Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: George Manole – Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
    Dam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management Exercises & TrainingGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Levee Performance during Floods: A Finite Element Method Study of Transient Hydrodynamic Conditions
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Audrika Nahian – Jackson State University
    Dam Failures and IncidentsEnvironmental IssuesInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyClimate Change
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Numerical Evaluation of Anti-Liquefaction Performance of Deep Soil Mixing Method under Embankment Dams
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Araz Hasheminezhad – Iowa State University
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk Policies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Sensitivity analysis of input parameters to flood characteristics for historical dam failures using DSS-WISE Lite web-based system
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Nuttita Pophet – National Center for Computational Hydroscience and Engineering
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    CS5A - Concurrent Session 05A: Dam Failures and Incidents Due To Dynamic Ice Loads
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Paul Schweiger, P.E., CFM – Gannett Fleming, Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    CS6A - Concurrent Session 06A: The “Perfect Storm”: Can Atmospheric Models Improve Confidence In Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP)?
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Emilie G. Tarouilly – UCLA
    Dam Failures and IncidentsEnvironmental IssuesSecurity Programs and Protective MeasuresGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyNew and Emerging TechnologiesClimate Change
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    CS7A - Concurrent Session 07A: Wanapum Dam Repair: A Challenge For Con-Tech Systems USA Inc.
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Paul Krumm
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsHydroelectricNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    CS5B - Concurrent Session 05B: Frazzled – The 1972 Frazil Ice Failure of Keshena Falls Dam
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Chad Krofta, P.E., CFM – Bureau of Indian Affairs
    Co-Presenter: Greta Backman, P.E. – Geotechnical Engineer
    Dam Failures and Incidents
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    CS6B - Concurrent Session 06B: Evaluating Spillway Capacity with Changing Data– The Effects of a Statewide PMP Study on a Portfolio of Dams
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Amanda Hess, P.E., CFM – Gannett Fleming, Inc.
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    CS8B - Whittier Narrows Dam: Managing Risk Thru Communication: A Partnership Between USACE and The City of Pico Rivera
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Aaron Smith – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Co-Presenter: Javier Hernandez – City of Pico Rivera
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    CS5C - Concurrent Session 05C: The 70th Anniversary of the Tangiwai Railway Disaster – A volcanic dam break story
    Location: Catalina
    Dam Failures and Incidents
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    CS6C - Concurrent Session 06C: Evaluating Extreme Precipitation for Hydrologic Analysis for Dam Safety and Mining Operations: Considering Current and Future Conditions
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Bill Kappel – Applied Weather Associates
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyRegulation of Tailings DamsGeneral Case StudiesClimate Change
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    CS8C - Bourbanis Dam: The Spring 2022 Emergency Response and Moving Forward to Mitigate Future Risk
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Zachary O. Herrmann – Houston Engineering, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Christi Fisher, P.E. – USDA - NRCS
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsDam RemovalEnvironmental IssuesInspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Case StudiesFunding
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    5:15 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    PLT - How Do We Get to This Gate?
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Arthur Nix – Tetra Tech
    Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee Policy
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    5:15 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Was FEMA assistance equitable after the 2015 dam failures in Columbia, SC?
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Ciara Horne – University of Virginia
    Dam Failures and Incidents
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    CS12A - Concurrent Session 12A: Liquefaction Triggering Analysis of Construction and Long-Term Surcharge Loading on Earth Embankment Dams
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Carlin Grundemann, P.E. – GEI Consultants, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: David Froster, P.E. – GEI Consultants, Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee Policy
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
    CS10C - Concurrent Session 10C: Labyrinth Weir Spillway Design: Lessons Learned on the DMAD Dam Rehabilitation Project
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Thayne Clark, P.E. – Bowen Collins & Associates
    Co-Presenter: Jon Howe, EIT – Bowen Collins & Associates
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
    CS11B - Concurrent Session 11B: Case History of 2002 Swift No. 2 Dam Failure
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Nason McCullough, Ph.D., P.E., G.E. – Jacobs Engineering Group
    Dam Failures and Incidents
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    CS12C - Concurrent Session 12C: The Impact of Vibration Loads on Liquefaction Susceptible Soils in Earth Embankment Dams
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Carlin Grundemann, P.E. – GEI Consultants, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Heidi Pence, P.E. – GEI Consultants, Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    CS14A - Concurrent Session 14A: 2003 Fuse Plug Failure at Silver Lake Dam, Michigan: A Look Back at the Lasting Impacts – DFIC Decade Series
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Carmen Lepsch, P.E. – Schnabel Engineering
    Co-Presenter: James Pawloski, P.E. – James T. Pawloski, PE, LLC
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsEnvironmental IssuesIncident Management Exercises & TrainingPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    CS16A - Concurrent Session 16A: Development of a Consistent Framework: Risk Prioritization for 36 Unsafe, High Hazard Dams in Massachusetts
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Amanda Barnett – GEI Consultants, Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsDam RemovalPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Risk Policies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    2:00 PM – 2:15 PM PDT
    CS14B - Concurrent Session 14B: 1993 Split Rock Creek Dam Failure: Can I Get an Inspection?
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Robb J. Roy, P.E. – Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsRegulatory Program Issues
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    CS16B - Concurrent Session 16B: Oregon’s Semi-Quantitative Risk Assessments for Dams with Limited Design and Analysis Information
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Keith Mills, P.E., G.E. – Oregon Water Resources Department
    Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesNew and Emerging TechnologiesClimate Change
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    2:15 PM – 2:45 PM PDT
    CS14C - Concurrent Session 14C: 2003 Emergency at Mount Carmel Dam, North Dakota – DFIC Decade Series
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Carmen Lepsch, P.E. – Schnabel Engineering
    Co-Presenter: Ben Webster, P.E., PMP – Schnabel Engineering
    Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    CS16C - Concurrent Session 16C: Idaho Dam Safety Portfolio Risk Assessment - 7 High Hazard Dams
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Rick Scott – McMillen Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    2:45 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    CS14D - Concurrent Session 14D: Cart Path Only: Spillway Breaching at Black Creek Site 53 Dam
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Stephen M. Karpenko, P.E. – Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management Exercises & TrainingInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    CS20A - Concurrent Session 20A: Assessing Dam Performance During a Non-Failure Incident: Hurricane Fiona’s Impact on Puerto Rico Dams
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Patrick Miles, P.E. – Freese and Nichols, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Molly Finster, Ph.D. – Argonne National Laboratory
    Dam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management Exercises & TrainingPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Case StudiesClimate Change
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    CS22A - Concurrent Session 22A: Owner's Perspective: Addressing Seepage Issues During Dams Normal Operation
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Mark Ickert – Freese and Nichols, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Dorota Koterba – Tarrant Regional Water District
    Dam Failures and IncidentsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    CS19B - Concurrent Session 19: Shake, Quake, and Tremble – Seismic Events and their Impact on Dams (Recent Highlights from DamFailures.org)
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Seth Thompson, P.E. – Gannett Fleming, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Everett Taylor, P.E. – Utah Department of Natural Resources
    Co-Presenter: Shane McWilliams, P.G. – HDR
    Co-Presenter: Cory A. Miyamoto, P.E. – CA Department of Water Resources
    Co-Presenter: Jeffrey Munsey – Tennessee Valley Authority
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    CS22B - Concurrent Session 22B: Large Scale Peer Audit of Dam Instrumentation and Monitoring Program
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Douglas S. Roy, P.E. – GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: David J. Barile, P.E. – GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    CS20C - Concurrent Session 20C: Breach Evaluation of a Complex 11-Dam System Using Updated PMP with Rain-On-Mesh Hydrology in HEC-RAS
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Marc Johnson – Ftn Associates Ltd
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    8:30 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    CS25A - Concurrent Session 25A: Effort Put on the Right Path: Safety Evaluation Risk Assessments & Risk-Informed Decision-Making for Maple Grove Dam in Colorado
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Hui Ming Shih, Ph.D., P.E., CFM – CDM Smith
    Co-Presenter: Carlos Yvellez, EI – CDM Smith
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsPublic Safety at DamsRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    CS25B - Concurrent Session 25B: Assessing Uplift at Existing Spillway Chutes in a Post Oroville World
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Frederick (Rick) Lux, III, P.E. – Aubian Engineering Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    CS26B - Concurrent Session 26B: Development of a Definition of Plastic Concrete for Cutoff Walls
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: David B. Paul, P.E. – Tetra Tech
    Dam Failures and IncidentsEnvironmental IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM PDT
    CS27B - Concurrent Session 27B: Time-history analysis of Pyramid Dam Outlet Works Intake Structure as a basis for the future risk assessments.
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Mohammad Reza Mostafa – Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
    Dam Failures and Incidents
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    CS31B - Concurrent Session 31B: Overtopping Potential for 550 Dams: Considering Storm Events with Varying Duration and Return Period
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Jacob A. Smith – North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsSecurity Programs and Protective MeasuresIncident Management Exercises & TrainingPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Risk Policies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    11:00 AM – 11:15 AM PDT
    CS31C - Concurrent Session 31C: Rapid Overtopping Evaluation for State-Regulated Dams in North Carolina
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Michael Crouch, P.E., CFM – RTI International
    Emergency Action PlansDam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management Exercises & TrainingPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Risk PoliciesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
    CS29B - Concurrent Session 29B: Reanalysis of a Record-Breaking Storm in the Colorado Rockies-Combining Meteorology with Hydrology to Find the Answer
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Bill Kappel – Applied Weather Associates
    Dam Failures and IncidentsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    CS32A - Concurrent Session 32A: Best Practices in Developing and Reviewing CFD Models for Spillways
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Benjamin Israel Devadason, P.E., CFM – Gannett Fleming, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Abbas Dorostkar – PG&E
    Co-Presenter: Seth Thompson, P.E. – Gannett Fleming, Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyHydroelectricGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    1:30 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
    CS34A - Concurrent Session 34A: Programmatic and Project-Specific Approaches to Using Dam Removal Projects as Dam Safety Solutions
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Meghan A. Quinn – American Rivers
    Dam Failures and IncidentsDam RemovalEnvironmental IssuesPublic Safety at DamsClimate Change
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    3:30 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
    CS36A - Concurrent Session 36A: Iowa Beef Processors Waste Pond Failure, 1993 - DFIC Decade Series
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Douglas L. Johnson, P.E. – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    Dam Failures and Incidents
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    CS36B - Concurrent Session 36B: The Lake Overholser Dam Failure of 1923 - Devastation in Oklahoma City
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Robb J. Roy, P.E. – Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management Exercises & TrainingGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    CS37B - Concurrent Session 37B: Designing or Evaluating a Spillway? Chute Condition Matters!
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Benjamin Israel Devadason, P.E., CFM – Gannett Fleming, Inc.
    Dam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management Exercises & TrainingInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyHydroelectricGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    CS36C - Concurrent Session 36C: Have Hope - The Eventful History of Hope Mills Dam, North Carolina
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Jonathan M. Pittman, P.E. – Schnabel Engineering
    Dam Failures and IncidentsIncident Management Exercises & TrainingGeneral Case Studies