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  • Monday, Sep 18th
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    CS4A - Concurrent Session 04A: Demystifying Alternatives Analysis for Federally Funded Projects
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Katherine Sharpe, AICP, ENV-SP – Gannett Fleming, Inc.
    Environmental IssuesRegulatory Program IssuesFunding
  • 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
    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
    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 - Cementing the Future of Dam Safety
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Joshua Gilman – Portland Cement Association
    Environmental IssuesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    5:15 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Impact of Groundwater Observations on Dam Design
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Kyle R. Blakley, P.E. – Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
    Environmental Issues
  • 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
  • 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
    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
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    CS34C - Concurrent Session 34C: Dam Removal: Improving Fish Passage, Removing Hazards, and Catalyzing Community Revitalization
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Lee Holt – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    Dam RemovalEnvironmental IssuesPublic Safety at DamsClimate Change