June 2019

ASCE Truckee Meadows Branch Monthly Newsletter

We are committed to bringing you quality presentations, community outreach opportunities, learning opportunities (including PDH credits and PE review courses),andsocialevents.Webelievethat our ASCE group is very unique due to the close connection between our Younger Members Forum (YMF) and our branch. ASCE Truckee Meadows is a proud supporterofthestudentchapterofASCEat the University of Nevada, Reno  and has helped to develop an environment where engineers graduate into YMF and then continue to remain activewith the branch. We are proud supporters of the Concrete Canoe Team, Steel Bridge Team, and other various Civil Engineering competitions.We believethefuture ofour professionisheld withinthebright youngmindsthatwillone daybeinourshoesandthatiswhyitisour goal to foster creative thinking and communityinvolvement.

President's Message

While Memorial Day has come and gone for 2019, I want to express my gratitude for our veterans. Thank you to our men and women who have served and are fortunate to be with us, to those who are here in memory, and to all the loved ones who have endured the sacrifices of our service men and women.

Flag Day is June 14th and signifies the adoption of the US flag on the same day in 1777. For those interested,   I’m including a ‘flag etiquette’ guide here:Flag Etiquette Guide.

Father’s Day is on June 16th this year and is our time to honor the fathers in our lives. Hopefully no one forgets that special father figure if you choose to participate.

School is out, the sun is out (sort of), and it is time to start our summer plans. Please remember ‘safety first’ as you head off on a road trip, a vacation, or inspecting a job site; there is always time to stop what you are doing and evaluate the risks you face on any particular task. Do not let complacency stop you from saying something if an activity looks unsafe. We cannot change safety culture without people looking out for one another. Don’t forget about our Annual Marv Byars’ Memorial Golf Tournament at Toiyabe Golf Club on July 12th, 2019.It will be a shotgun scramble with a 9:00 am start this year. A link to all the details can be found on our website: Marv Byars’ Tourney. Our next luncheon is on June 4th at the Peppermill where we will have a presentation on the Vista Narrows 60% Design which is being undertaken by the Truckee River Flood Control Project. I hope to see you all there.

Regards,

Randall Rice, PE, M.ASCE President, ASCE Truckee Meadows Branch

Narrows 60% Design

TheVista NarrowsProject is located at the east endofSparks where theTruckeeRiverexitsthevalleyanddrainsintothecanyonarea.The project includes constructing a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers standard levee on the north bank of the river and excavating river terracingonthesouthandnorth sidesoftheriver.TheVista Narrows Project will replace the existing Sparks Industrial berm with a levee. The river terracing will help to reconnect the river to the overbank floodplain by allowing more frequent flood flows to flood the overbank terrace areas, lowering flood depths upstream in the Truckee Meadows and passing additional flood flow downstream.

Presenter Summary

Eric Scheetz, PE, CFM

Eric Scheetz, PE, CFM is the Project Manager for the Vista Narrows Engineering Project for the Truckee River Flood Management Authority (TRFMA). Hehas over 17 years of experience in Heavy Civil Projects including ReTRAC, work in Port of LA and Long Beach, LAX, and the LA Cathedral to name a few. Most of those projects were with AECOM. He has also worked for Kiewit and Morley doing construction managementandWoodRodgers doingland developmentintheReno Tahoe Area as well as being Resident Engineer for levee construction outside of Sacramento. Eric is a graduate of USC for both his undergraduate and Masters in Civil Engineering. Prior to becoming an Engineer, Eric worked in construction building residential spechomesin the Truckee‐Tahoe area for 10 years. Outside of work, Eric remodels homes and helps provide housing to the disadvantaged.

Presenter Summary

Brian Janes, PE

Brian Janes is Atkins’ Reno office leader. He has 22 years of water resources experience in drainage design, storm drain and sewer master planning, regional and local watershed analysis, and hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) modeling. He has worked at Atkins’ Reno office for the last 14 years where he is currently a Project Director for Atkins’ Public and Private business unit. He has worked on many local and regional projects including NDOT’s Project Neon,RTC’s Southeast Connector, Maryland’s Purple Line light rail, and several master plans for the City ofSparks and Carson City.Brian is currently the DesignTeam Project Manager for the Vista Narrows project and graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1997.

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