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  • Monday, Sep 18th
    11:00 AM – 11:30 AM PDT
    CS4B - Concurrent Session 04B: Beyond Emergency Action Plans: Leveraging Regulatory Requirements to Develop a Collaborative and Cross-Functional Hydroelectric Emergency Management Program
    Location: Sierra
    Presenter: Andrew Hagen – Pacific Gas and Electric Company
    Co-Presenter: Ryan Conrad – Gannett Fleming
    Emergency Action PlansIncident Management Exercises & TrainingPublic Safety at DamsRegulatory Program IssuesHydroelectric
  • 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
    2:15 PM – 3:15 PM PDT
    PLT - Escape Training Monotony by Hosting an Escape Room
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Megan G. Garrett, P.G. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
    Incident Management Exercises & Training
  • 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
    5:15 PM – 6:15 PM PDT
    PLT - How to Exercise your Emergency Action Plans to be both impactful to dam owners and your downstream communities
    Location: Oasis 3/4
    Poster Presenter: Preston W. Wilson, Sr. – Resilience Solutions Consulting
    Emergency Action PlansIncident Management Exercises & Training
  • 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
    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
  • 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
    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