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  • 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
    CS3C - Concurrent Session 03C: Numerical Modeling and Remediation Design of a Hydraulic Fill Embankment with Liquefiable Foundation Under Extreme Seismic Loading
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Gauen R. Alexander, Ph.D., P.E. – Bureau of Reclamation
    General Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Assessing Dam Risk in Iowa: An Analysis of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Dam Inventory
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Abdulazeez R. Lawal – Iowa State University
    Public Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Building a Digital Defect Timeline for Concrete Dams and Spillways – A Pathway to Predictive Monitoring for Dam Safety Engineers
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Ryan T. Coppersmith – Niricson Software Inc.
    Inspection of DamsGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • 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 - 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
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Using the Simplified Stochastic Event Flood Modeling Approach to Support the Risk Informed Decision Making Method to Evaluate Dam Safety
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Cory Anderson, P.E. – Barr Engineering Co.
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesHydroelectricGeneral 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
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    CS7B - Concurrent Session 07B: DMAD Dam Rehabilitation Phase II
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Jed McFarlane, P.E. – Gerhart Cole, Inc.
    Inspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
  • 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
    CS7C - Small Dams, Big Problems: A Case Study on a Complete Dam Reconstruction
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Joseph Kudritz – Michael Baker International
    Dam RemovalInspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • 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 - An Evaluation of Uncertainty Associated with Generalized PMP Estimation Methods
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Zahra Zahmatkesh – KGS Group
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    5:15 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Design of a New Riparian Conduit through an Active Embankment Using Innovative Techniques to Mitigate Risks
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Anne-Marie Hamilton, M.Eng., P.Eng. – KGS Group
    General Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Monday, Sep 18th
    5:15 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Hydrologic Insights from 14,000 Square Miles: Unique Dynamics of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Site-Specific PMP & PMF Study
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Jacob Adkins, EIT – Freese and Nichols, Inc.
    HydroelectricGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    CS11A - Concurrent Session 11A: Cracking of buttresses in an Ambursen Dam Spillway
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Mussie Eyob – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
    Inspection of DamsHydroelectricGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    10:45 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    CS10B - Concurrent Session 10B: Solving complicated hydraulics in a old horseshoe outlet tunnel that needs some repairs through CFD analysis.
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Bryan J. Heiner – Bureau of Reclamation
    General Case Studies
  • 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
    CS12B - Concurrent Session 12B: Evaluating Slope Stability of a Reclamation Dam using Three-Dimensional Limit Equilibrium Analysis
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Tyler Quick – Bureau of Reclamation
    Public Safety at DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    CS10D - Concurrent Session 10D: Garrison Dam - Iterative CFD Modeling to Evaluate Spillway Overlay Measures with 70 ft of Uplift Resistance
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Chad Vensel, P.E. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Public Safety at DamsGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    CS11C - Concurrent Session 11C: Yet Another Lesson Learned from Wolf Creek
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Michael A. Brown – Tetra Tech
    Co-Presenter: Dylan Grissom – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Inspection of DamsGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    CS13C - Concurrent Session 13C: From Here to Recovery: The Softer Side of Effective Leadership
    Location: Smoketree A-E
    Presenter: Leonard S. Greenberger – AKCG - Public Relations Counselors
    General Case Studies
  • 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
    CS15A - Concurrent Session 15A: Is catchment area the dominant factor for PMF estimation in a supposedly hydrologically homogeneous region?
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Miguel Wong, Ph.D., P.E. – Barr Engineering Co.
    Public Safety at DamsGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    CS15B - Concurrent Session 15B: Distributed Curve Number Modeling for Runoff Volume Prediction
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Michael Horst – The College of New Jersey
    General Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    CS17B - Concurrent Session 17B: A Sensitivity Analysis Involving Simplified Approaches for Emergency Action Plan Development in Urbanized Settings
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Joseph Machala, P.E. – CDM Smith
    Co-Presenter: Carlos Yvellez, EI – CDM Smith
    Emergency Action PlansPublic Safety at DamsGeneral Case Studies
  • 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 – 4:00 PM PDT
    CS23A - Concurrent Session 23A: Alternative Delivery Approaches to Constructing Dams
    Location: Smoketree A-E
    Presenter: Del Shannon, P.E. – Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.
    Regulatory Program IssuesGeneral Case StudiesFunding
  • 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
    CS20B - Concurrent Session 20B: An Alternate Approach for Developing Design Waves for Establishing Freeboard Requirements for Perched Reservoirs Exposed to Extreme Winds
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Don Kingery – Jacobs Engineering Group
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    4:00 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
    CS23B - Concurrent Session 23B: North Michigan Creek Dam: Breathing Life into Aging Infrastructure Through Alternative Project Delivery
    Location: Smoketree A-E
    Presenter: Nicole Young, P.E. – Bureau of Land Management
    Co-Presenter: Cari Beenenga, P.E. – Gannett Fleming, Inc.
    General Case StudiesNew 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
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    CS22C - Concurrent Session 22C: Century Old, Run of the River Dam, Inspected for the First Time In 70 Years
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Catrin Bryan, M.Sc. P.E. – McMillen Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Jeri Timm – Public Utility No. 1 of Okanogan County
    Inspection of DamsPublic Safety at DamsRegulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Tuesday, Sep 19th
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    CS23C - Concurrent Session 23C: Partnering – More than meetings. A philosophy for successful construction projects.
    Location: Smoketree A-E
    General Case Studies
  • 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
    8:30 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    CS26A - Concurrent Session 26A: Deep Foundations Institute - Guidelines for Selecting Cutoff Wall Systems
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Mary Ellen B. Large, P.E., D.GE – Nicholson Construction
    General Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    8:30 AM – 9:00 AM PDT
    CS27A - Concurrent Session 27A: Anderson Dam Tunnel Project - Diversion System
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Kevin Huynh – AECOM
    General Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • 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
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
    CS25C - Concurrent Session 25C: SQRA Methods Bringing Clarity to a Spillway Design Flow Decision
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Cory Anderson, P.E. – Barr Engineering Co.
    Public Safety at DamsGeneral Risk PoliciesGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT
    CS27C - Concurrent Session 27C: Replacing a Siphon with a Low-Level Delivery Conduit on a Soft Compressible Foundation
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Brandon Horrocks – RB&G Engineering
    General Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
    CS30A - Concurrent Session 30A: Lessons Learned - Artesian Head at Earth Dams in Glacial Country
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Donald R. Green, P.E. – Michael Baker International
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • 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
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
    CS30B - Concurrent Session 30B: South Fork Dam: Understanding and Mitigating Complex Geologic and Seepage Issues
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Austin Martin, P.E. – Nevada Division of Water Resources
    Co-Presenter: E.J. Barben, P.E. – Gannett Fleming, Inc.
    Inspection of DamsGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    11:30 AM – 11:45 AM PDT
    CS31F - Concurrent Session 31F: SREL C3 – Construction Challenges and Solutions
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Nagesh Malyala, P.E. – Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
    Co-Presenter: Kimberly I. Brown, P.E. – Kleinfelder
    Co-Presenter: Meredith Beswick, P.G., P.E. – Kleinfelder
    Co-Presenter: Christopher Hamilton – US Army Corps of Engineers
    General Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    11:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    CS30C - Concurrent Session 30C: Grindstone Canyon Dam Seepage Gallery Drain Cleaning
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: Gresh Eckrich – Yeh and Associates
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    11:45 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
    CS31G - Concurrent Session 31G: Case Study: The Effects of Hot Temperatures on Deep Mix Method Seepage Barrier Construction
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: David C. Dean, P.E., G.E. – SMUD/USACE
    Co-Presenter: Christopher Hamilton – US Army Corps of Engineers
    General 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
    CS35A - Concurrent Session 35A: Underpinning Prairie: Micropiles Support Prairie Du Sac Dam - Part Two
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Brian Barkauskas – Nicholson Construction Company
    Security Programs and Protective MeasuresGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    CS32B - Concurrent Session 32B: Performance-based design of existing and future reservoir structures: An application of computational fluid dynamics modelling and machine learning techniques
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Duane McClelland – Jacobs Engineering Group
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging TechnologiesClimate Change
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    2:00 PM – 2:30 PM PDT
    CS35B - Concurrent Session 35B: Bethany Dams Restoration and Rodent Burrow Prevention Project Case History
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Youssef M. Awad – CA Department of Water Resources
    Co-Presenter: Daniel Bremerman – CA Department of Water Resources
    General Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case StudiesNew and Emerging Technologies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    CS32C - Concurrent Session 32C: Showdown at Cowboy Dam
    Location: Catalina
    Presenter: Chris Thornton, P.E. – Colorado State University
    Co-Presenter: Michael Zusi – AECOM
    General Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    2:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
    CS35C - Concurrent Session 35C: A case study for embankment rehabilitation under full headwater pool: Challenges, surprises, and lessons learned
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Adam J. Schneider, P.E. – Ayres
    Co-Presenter: Austin Rieder, P.E. – Ayres
    Inspection of DamsGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyHydroelectricGeneral Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    CS38B - Concurrent Session 38: Sites Reservoir
    Location: Pasadena
    Presenter: JP Robinette – SITES
    Co-Presenter: Henry Luu – HDR
    Co-Presenter: Mike Smith – AECOM
    Co-Presenter: Nichole Tollefson – GEI
    Co-Presenter: Idit Zarchi – AECOM
    Co-Presenter: Wayne Ohlin – Jacobs
    Co-Presenter: Brian Martinez
    General Case Studies
  • 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
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    CS37C - Concurrent Session 37C: How Low Can You Go - Whittier Narrows Erodibility Study
    Location: Madera
    Presenter: Chris Thornton, P.E. – Colorado State University
    Co-Presenter: Ethan Thompson – USACE
    General Case Studies
  • Wednesday, Sep 20th
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    CS39C - Concurrent Session 39C: Risk Informed Assessment to Support a Section 408 Authorization
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Adam L. Hacker, P.E. – HDR
    Co-Presenter: Matthias Lindenbauer, EIT – HDR
    Co-Presenter: Matthew Whelan – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Regulatory Program IssuesGeneral Dam Safety or Levee PolicyGeneral Case Studies