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Welcome TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome...............................................................................................................................3 Registration Information............................................................................................4 Hotel Information............................................................................................................6 Schedule At A Glance...................................................................................................7 Kick Off Event.....................................................................................................................8 Specialty Workshops.....................................................................................................9
JOIN US IN MUSIC CITY ASDSO is excited to welcome you back to the annual Dam Safety Conference in Nashville, TN this September. While the response to our 2020 Virtual Conference was tremendous, and the feedback was positive, we know many of you, like us, are eager to return to face-to-face events where you can network with and learn from colleagues all across the country. Dam Safety 2021 will return to an in-person format in Nashville with an On-Demand component. During registration, attendees will be able to select if they are joining us in Nashville (with full
Field Trip..............................................................................................................................10 Awards Luncheon..........................................................................................................11 Exhibitors............................................................................................................................12 Sponsors..............................................................................................................................13 Networking Events......................................................................................................14 Agenda.................................................................................................................................16 Poster-Lightning Talks..............................................................................................26
access to all On-Demand content following the conference) or if they will be accessing the content On-Demand only. All conference sessions, including both general and all 38 concurrent sessions, as well as the lightning talks, will be recorded and available On-Demand to registered attendees starting October 1. Plus, 14 presentations will be available OnDemand only. All On-Demand content will be available until April 1, 2022. This blended format will provide attendees with the best of both conference options - the ability to network face-toface, and the ability to watch every presentation available at the conference over a six-month period.
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CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE John Ritchey, P.E., French & Parrello Associates, P.A. (Chair)
ASDSO will continue to work closely with the Music City Center and the city of Nashville to follow all COVID-19 protocols to ensure a safe event for all of our attendees. We look forward to seeing you in Music City!
Kallie Bauer, P.E., CO Division of Water Resources Eric J. Ditchey, P.E., McCormick Taylor, Inc. Alon Dominitz, P.E., NY Department of Environmental
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Conservation John W. France, P.E., JWF Consulting LLC
Phone: 859.550.2788
Nathaniel Gee, P.E., Tennessee Valley Authority Brad Iarossi, P.E., US Fish & Wildlife Service
Email: info@damsafety.org
Douglas L. Johnson, P.E., Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Matthew Lindon, P.E., Loughlin Water Associates Lee Mauney, P.E., HDR Bill McCormick, P.E., CO Division of Water Resources Gregory S. Paxson, P.E., Schnabel Engineering
Online: www.DamSafety.org
Registration Information CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Full Conference (In-Person or On-Demand) Includes both live access to Dam Safety 2021 in Nashville and access to
Dam Safety On-Demand
Dam Safety On-Demand. When registering, you will be able to select the best option for you - attending in-person in Nashville (with On-Demand access) or On-Demand only.
Access to Dam Safety On-Demand will open on October 1 and will include access
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Member $890 until August 12/$990 after August 12
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Non-member $1,045 until August 12/$1,145 after August 12
to the recordings from all general and
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Exhibit Show Staff $250 until August 12/$300 after August 12
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Honorary Member $125
concurrent sessions that take place at Dam
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Student Member $0
Safety 2021 as well as the lightning talks, and additional presentations which will be
Group (In-Person or On-Demand)
available On-Demand only!
Bring 10 or more people and save! Group registration can combine both Dam Safety 2021 live registrations and Dam Safety On-Demand registrations. Download the group registration form (please complete both sheets) or contact ASDSO if you have questions. •
Member Rate $750 *Group registration closes on September 1
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Non-Member Rate $860 *Group registration closes on September 1
Single Day (Live registration only) •
Member $490 until August 12/$540 after August 12
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Non-member $645 until August 12/$695 after August 12
Limited Access Registrations: (Live registration only) •
Booth Staff $250 until August 12/$300 after August 12
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Guest $125
Extra Activities: •
Conference Kickoff Event - Country Music Hall of Fame $95
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Field Trip - Chickamauga Dam $95 (Full-day)
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Workshop - Fundamentals of CFD Modeling for Weir and Spillway Structures $200 (Half-day)
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Workshop - Getting a Handle on Communicating Risks and Benefits of Dams $300 (Full-day)
2021-22 ASDSO Conferences Save The Date! Southeast Regional Conference Nov 29 - Dec 2, 2021 Charleston, SC
West Regional Conference February 15 - 18, 2022 Layton, UT
Dam Safety 2022 National Conference September 18 - 22 Baltimore, MD
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Wireline Borehole Logging
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Hotel Information ASDSO has secured special rates for Dam Safety 2021 attendees at five downtown hotels. All hotels are within walking distance to the Music City Center and downtown Nashville attractions. All conference rates are valid until August 12 or until the conference room block has filled. •
The Westin Nashville - $289 per night. Located adjacent to the Music City Center.
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Renaissance Nashville - $259 per night. Located just three blocks from the Music City Center, the Renaissance Nashville is the closest location to the world-famous Broadway strip.
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Hyatt Place - $259 per night. Located just two blocks from the Music City Center.
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Cambria Hotel - $249 per night. Located just one block from the Music City Center.
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Holiday Inn Express - $223 per night. Located just four blocks from the Music City Center.
Book your hotel room prior to August 12 to secure the best conference rates! Note to Attendees on Attrition: ASDSO is financially liable for all contracted rooms, whether they are all sold or not. This is why we respectfully ask attendees to take advantage of the discounted rate and book rooms within the meeting block if possible. Further, rooms that are booked within the block and then canceled after the cutoff date cannot
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Schedule At A Glance Saturday, September 11
8:30 am – 10:00 am
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm
General Session
ASDSO Board of Directors Meeting 10:30 am – 5:00 pm Sunday, September 12
Concurrent Technical Sessions
8:30 am – 4:00 pm Registration Open
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch On Your Own/Dine-Around
9:30 am – 11:30 am Annual Meeting of State Representatives
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Reception in the Exhibit Hall
11:30 am – 1:30 pm Regional Lunch Meetings
Wednesday, September 15 7:30 am – 3:30 pm
1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Registration Open
FERC-State Coordination Workshop 7:30 am – 1:30 pm 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Exhibits, Resource Center and Poster Forum Open
Kick-off Event at the Country Music Hall of Fame* 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Monday, September 13
Concurrent Technical Sessions
7:00 am – 5:30 pm Registration Open
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch in the Exhibit Hall (Meal provided)
8:30 am – 10:00 am Opening General Session
Thursday, September 13 7:30 am – 8:00 am
10:30 am – 5:00 pm
Check-in for Field Trip Participants
Concurrent Technical Sessions 8:00 am – 5:00 pm 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Field Trip to Chickamauga Dam*
Annual ASDSO Awards Luncheon (Meal provided) 8:00 am – 8:30 am 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Check-in for Workshop Participants
Exhibit Hall Opening and Poster/Lightning Talks 8:30 am – 12:00 pm 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Specialty Technical Workshop: Fundamentals of CFD Modeling
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall
for Weir and Spillway Structures*
Tuesday, September 14
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Specialty Technical Workshop: Getting a Handle on
Registration Open
Communicating Risks and Benefits of Dams* *Denotes additional registration required
7:30 am – 6:30 pm Exhibits, Resource Center and Poster Forum Open
Kick-off Event Country Music Hall of Fame When Sunday, September 12, 2021 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Registration Fee $95 Details Join us to kick off your Dam Safety 2021 experience in a place only Music City could offer, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum. The Hall of Fame exists to preserve, celebrate, and share the important cultural asset that is country music. Located in downtown Nashville, the Hall of Fame has been called the “Smithsonian of country music,” celebrated for its broad cultural impact, educational mission, and unrivaled collection of historically important artifacts. Launched in 1967 on Nashville’s Music Row, the museum opened its current downtown location in 2001, and in 2014, unveiled a $100 million expansion that doubled its footprint to include 350,000 square feet of space. The conference kick-off registration fee comes with the ability to tour the hall of fame followed by a private reception in the Country Music Hall of Fame Rotunda where each member of the Hall of Fame is enshrined. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails while catching up with old friends and making new ones. Register today, as space is limited!
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Specialty Workshops FUNDAMENTALS OF CFD MODELING FOR WEIR AND SPILLWAY STRUCTURES
GETTING A HANDLE ON COMMUNICATING RISKS AND BENEFITS OF DAMS
When
When
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Thursday, September 16, 2021
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Registration Fee
Registration Fee
$200
$300
Details
Details
This half-day introductory computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Raising awareness of dams, including their benefits and risks,
workshop is designed for engineers interested in learning the
helps upstream and downstream emergency and flood risk
fundamentals of CFD modeling for weir and spillway structures.
managers and the public take actions to reduce the impacts
The first part covers the essential materials needed to create
of floods and prepare for emergencies. Having a plan to share
a complete CFD model, with a focus on understanding the
relevant and actionable information is key. This session will walk
factors that drive model accuracy (in particular meshing and
participants through how to develop a communication plan and
numerical settings). This knowledge is then applied to worked
use it to guide actions to raise awareness and share information
examples for a range of structures, from ogee spillways to more
about dams with upstream and downstream audiences. This
complex configurations such as stepped spillways, siphons,
full day training session, delivered by the U.S. Army Corps of
and gated structures, as well as Piano Key weirs and Labyrinth
Engineers, will provide participants tools to get started on their
weirs. Throughout the session, we reference high-performance
communication plans for their dams.
computing implementations commonly used for large-scale and high-accuracy modeling. This workshop is delivered in a lecture-like, “follow along” format, with video tutorials of the model setup for all the examples to be downloaded by anyone interested in running the models themselves. To this end, all attendees will be given a 3-month license to a commonly used CFD modeling tool (FLOW-3D HYDRO) in order to further consolidate gains beyond the workshop.
Holston River Labyrinth Weir, Bristol Tennessee
Field Trip CHICKAMAUGA DAM When Thursday, September 16, 2021 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Registration Fee $95 - Registration includes motorcoach transportation, guided tour and lunch. Details Chickamauga Navigation Lock, seven miles upstream of Chattanooga, TN, at river mile 471, is owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The existing 60’x360’ Chickamauga Lock suffers from Alkali Aggregate Reaction (AAR), commonly referred to as “concrete growth,” which is the physical expansion of the concrete due to a reaction between the alkali in the cement and the aggregate. The existing lock has a finite remaining life, due to the AAR, that threatens its structural stability and operability. The replacement 110’x600’ lock will be able to pass 9 barges per lockage versus the current 1 barge per lockage resulting in an 80% reduction in commercial transit times. Chickamauga Lock passes approximately 1 million tons and 3,000 recreational vessels annually, the most active recreational lock on the Tennessee River. NOTE: Non US residents may have to complete a background approval.
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Awards Luncheon Monday, September 13 : 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Danny McCook Medal: Awarded by ASDSO’s Advisory
ASDSO annually honors those individuals and organizations
Committee, the McCook Medal is given to an individual for
making exemplary contributions to the improvement of dam
outstanding contributions to research and/or practice in
safety in the U.S. These awards will be presented at the ASDSO
geotechnical engineering for dams.
Awards Luncheon on Monday, September 13. All registered Student Awards: These include the Student Paper Competition
conference attendees are welcome.
winners, the recipient(s) of the Senior Undergraduate Any or all of the following may be on this year’s awards program:
Scholarship, and the Model Dam Competition.
National Rehabilitation Project of the Year: This award
Honorary Membership: Selected by the ASDSO Board
recognizes the developer of a unique remedial design that
of Directors, this award honors an individual for lifetime
advances the state-of-the-art in the field of dam safety and
contributions to the organization.
exemplifies the high professional engineering standards that Bruce A. Tschantz Public Safety at Dams Award: Awarded
dam safety requires.
by ASDSO’s Public Safety Around Dams Committee, with National Award of Merit: Chosen by the ASDSO Board of
confirmation by the Board of Directors, this award is given to a
Directors, this award honors an individual or organization
person who takes on the role of ‘local champion’ and works to
contributing to dam safety on a national level.
improve safety at dams.
Regional Awards of Merit: Awarded to individuals, companies,
Young Professional of the Year Award: Awarded by ASDSO’s
municipalities, or other entities that have made outstanding
Young Professional Advisory Committee, with confirmation
contributions to dam safety on a regional level.
by the Board of Directors, the award is given to a young professional for outstanding contributions to the field of dam
Joseph Ellam President’s Award: The ASDSO president gives
safety and ASDSO.
special recognition to someone, either for contributions to the advancement of dam safety or for specific assistance to the
Media Award: Awarded by ASDSO’s Media Outreach
president over his/her term of office.
Committee, with confirmation by the Board of Directors, this award recognizes the contributions made by media outlets and journalists who made an influence on dam safety.
Terry L. Hampton Medal: Awarded by ASDSO’s Advisory Committee, the Hampton Medal is given to an individual for outstanding contributions to research and/or practice in hydrologic and hydraulic engineering for dams.
Normandy Reservoir is located on the Duck River in south-central Tennessee
Exhibitors *Exhibitors listed as of June 28, 2021
J.F. Brennan Company
AECOM
K. S. Ware and Associates, LLC
AquaBlok, Ltd.
Keller
ASI Construction LLC
Kleinschmidt
Ayres Associates
Michael Baker International
Ballard Marine Construction
Morgan Corp
Barnard Construction Company, Inc.
Nicholson
Barr
Norse
Bauer Foundation Corp
Obermeyer Hydro
Brayman Construction Corporation
OneRain, Inc.
Canary Systems
Onset - HOBO Data Loggers
Carpi USA, Inc.
Phillips & Jordan
CDM Smith
Portland Cement Association
Collier Geophysics
Ramboll
Conetec
Rembco Geotechnical Contractors, Inc.
Contech Engineered Solutions
Rezatec
Crofton
Richard Goettle, Inc.
D’Appolonia Engineering
Rizzo
Dam Safety Group
Schnabel
DamWatch
Sensemetrics
DeWind
Stantec
DLZ
Tetra Tech
Equix Infrastructure, Inc.
Thalle Construction Company
Esri
Underwater Acoustics International
FLOW-3D HYDRO
Vertical Access
Gannett Fleming
W.W. Wheeler & Associates
GEI
Watershed Geo
Geo Solutions
Willowstick
GeoCue Group, Inc.
Wood
GeoEngineers, Inc.
Worthington Products, Inc.
Geokon
WSP
Geosyntec Geotechnics Golder Associates Gomez and Sullivan
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GPI Guideline Geo ABEM MALA GZA Hanson Hazen HDR Hibbard Inshore, LLC. Hydroplus, Inc. Intellisense, Inc.
Visit DamSafety.org/DS21EXS or contact Ross Brown at rbrown@damsafety.org to learn how you can become an exhibitor and/or sponsor of Dam Safety 2021.
Sponsors
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GOLD SPONSOR
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Networking Events One of the most valuable experiences you can have at a
Kickoff Event at the Country Music Hall of Fame
conference is networking. While the conference schedule can
Start your conference off on the right note by joining us for a
make it hard to find time to meet new people, ASDSO has built
private reception on the Country Music Hall of Fame. Enjoy hors
in numerous opportunities for you to expand your professional
d’oeuvres and drinks while walking around the Hall of Fame and
network and meet new dam and levee safety professionals.
networking with colleagues.
Aside from the technical sessions, workshops, and field trips below are a few of the many opportunities provided by Dam
Dine Around
Safety 2021.
The annual conference dine around will take place on Tuesday, September 14. Past attendees have told us that participating
Exhibit Hall
in the dine around is the perfect place to meet new people
The networking hub of the conference, the exhibit hall offers a
from across the country (and the world) and share experiences
plethora of opportunities to network with fellow attendees.
in a casual environment. Watch DamSafety.org/DS21 for more details.
Receptions and Special Events Two evening receptions will be held in the exhibit hall, Monday,
Young Professionals Networking Opportunities
September 13 and Tuesday, September 14. Enjoy appetizers
The ASDSO Young Professionals Interest Group will host a
and network with over 100 exhibitors where you have the
number of networking and social activities as part of the Dam
opportunity to learn about the latest, and greatest products
Safety 2021 conference including having their own tables as a
and services available. In addition to the receptions, lunch is
part of the awards luncheon and the conference dine around.
provided in the exhibit hall on Wednesday, September 15, and
In addition, the YP Group will hold an open meeting during the
breakfast and breaks are held in the exhibit hall on Tuesday,
conference. Stop by the YP table in the Resource Center to learn
September 14 and Wednesday, September 15.
how you can get involved.
Resource Center & Lounge Located in the center of the exhibit hall, the Resource Center & Lounge is the perfect place to relax, recharge your batteries (as well as your phone), and meet new people - or catch up with old friends. Plus, all door prize drawings will be held in the Resource Center.
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Agenda SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Additional Speakers TBA
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Refreshment Break
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - LEADERSHIP DAY 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Registration Open
Concurrent Session 1 - Emergency Management Moderator – Kate Naughton, P.E., Hazen & Sawyer
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Annual Meeting of State Representatives
Best Practices for Conducting Virtual Exercises Ben Claggett, P.E., Bureau of Reclamation
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Regional Lunch Meetings
Next Steps in Emergency Planning: Getting to Know Your First Responders
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Stephen Jamieson, P.E., W. W. Wheeler & Associates, Inc.
Speaker Preview Room Open Effective Emergency Exercise Planning Practices 1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Alicia Baehr and Kelly Strife, Gannett Fleming
FERC – State Coordination Workshop 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Concurrent Session 2 - Lessons to Be Learned from Dam
Kick-off Event at the Country Music Hall of Fame*
Failures Part 1 Moderator – Mark Baker, P.E., DamCrest Consulting
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Analysis of Forensic Investigation Approaches for Dam Failures
Speaker Preview Room Open
and Incidents Nathaniel Gee, P.E., Tennessee Valley Authority; Mark Baker, P.E.,
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
DamCrest Consulting; Lee Mauney, P.E., CFM, HDR
Registration Open Seminary Hill Reservoir Failure, Centralia WA, 1991 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Douglas L. Johnson, P.E., Federal Energy Regulatory
Continental Breakfast
Commission
7:00 AM – 1:00 PM
The Next Chapter of DamFailures.org
Exhibit Hall Set Up
Gregory L. Richards, P.E., CFM, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Cause and Consequence of the Fujinuma Dam Failure during
Opening General Session – Dam Safety, Beyond Engineering.
the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake Paul Risher, P.E., HDR
Managing weather and climate risks: Ensuing opportunities for reducing consequences Roger S. Pulwarty Ph.D., Senior Scientist, NOAA Ocean and Atmospheric Research, Earth System Research Laboratory Physical Sciences Division
Agenda 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Concurrent Session 3 - Focus on Construction of Gates and
Awards Luncheon (Meal provided)
Valves Moderator – Michael Houlihan, P.E., Geosyntec Consultants
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Exhibit Hall Opens
Efficient Rehabilitation of Five (5) 33 Ton Radial (Tainter) Gates at Eucha Dam, OK
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Daniel A Keithline, P.E., S.E., Jim Umdenstock, P.E., and Zach
Lightning Talks in the Exhibit Hall
McCall, Keithline Engineering Group, Pllc 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Designing for the Underwater Construction of Inlets at Loch
Concurrent Session 5 - Low Head Dams - High Impact
Lomond Reservoir
Programs
Gregory Reichert, P.E., and Idit Zarchi, P.E., AECOM; Shawna Von
Moderator – Matt Lindon, P.E., Loughlin Water Associates
Stockhausen, P.E., Mott MacDonald; Isidro Rivera, P.E., City of Santa Cruz Water Department; Peter Dworetzky, Vortex Marine
How State Dam Safety Officials Can Positively Impact Low head
Construction and Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring
Dam Safety Without Negatively Impacting Their Programs Bill McCormick, P.E., P.G., Colorado Dam Safety
Early Contractor Involvement And Construction For The Lake Vermilion Dam Tainter Gate Replacement Project
Effective Partnerships are Critical for Successful Low Head Dam
Daylon Hutton and Lewis Rounds, P.E., Ballard Marine
Rehabilitation, A Colorado Case Study
Construction; Lance Langer, P.E., Aqua Illinois; Charles Johnson,
Brian C. McCormick, P.E., CFM, and Ronald Sanchez, P.E.,
P.E., S.E., and Robert Indri, Schnabel
Colorado Springs Utilities; Rick Kienitz, Aurora Water; Thomas Hankins, Homestake Project
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Concurrent Session 4 - Hands-On Hydrology
Solutions for Improving Public Safety at Low Head Dams
Moderator – Kallie Bauer, P.E., CO Division of Water Resources
Paul G. Schweiger, P.E., CFM, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Using Paleoflood Analysis to Refine Inflow Frequency Estimates
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
at J. Percy Priest Dam
Concurrent Session 6 - Grab N Go
Kevin Dodd, P.E., US Army Corps of Engineers
Moderator – John Ritchey, P.E., French & Parrello
A Comparison of Deterministic Regional Extreme Precipitation
The One Where all the PFMAs are Virtual - Lessons Learned
Study PMP Inflow Design Flood with Probabilistic Precipitation
from Dam Safety Reviews during the COVID-19 Pandemic
for Two High-Elevation Colorado Dams
Cory Miyamoto, P.E., Isabelle Rawlings, P.E., and Chris Slack,
Cameron Carpenter, P.E., Dai Thomas, P.E., Ph.D., and Vicki
P.G., C.E.G., GEI Consultants, Inc.; Aimee Corn, P.E., Pacific Gas &
Scharnhorst, P.E., Tetra Tech; Mark Perry, P.E., Colorado Dam
Electric Company / Gannett Fleming; Ben Fontana, P.E., Pacific
Safety; Taylor Scott, P.E., and Eric Eisinger, P.E., Colorado Parks
Gas & Electric Company
and Wildlife Creative Approaches to Dam Safety in Light of Funding Incorporating Regional Rainfall-Frequency into Flood
Constraints
Frequency using RMC-RRFT and RMC-BestFit
Mirit Friedman, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Allen Avance, P.E., Mikaela Mahoney, EIT, and Cole Haden Smith, P.E., US Army Corps of Engineers
Agenda Hydraulic design of a non-traditional outlet works alignment.
Dynamic Physical Modeling to Evaluate Unbalanced Closures
Nicholas Koutsunis, P.E., Jake Allgeier, P.E., Adam Connelly, P.E.,
of a Vertical Leaf Gate & Hoist System
and Dana Moses, D.WRE, P.E., P.H., US Army Corps of Engineers
Josh Mortensen P.E., M.S., and Joseph Kubitschek P.E., Ph.D., Bureau of Reclamation
Rebuilding of Semmes Lake Dam Kurt A. Heckendorf, P.E., Mitchell H. Hall, P.G., PMP, and Edward
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
F. Dunlop, P.E., US Army Corps of Engineers
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Evaluation of Forecast Accuracy for Water Management in the
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Cumberland River Basin
7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
David Bogema, P.E., and Austin Auld, EIT, US Army Corps of
Speaker Preview Room Open
Engineers 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Registration Open
Concurrent Session 7 - Foundation Treatments Moderator – Joseph Kula, P.E., Geosyntec Consultants
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
Construction of a Deep Slurry Cutoff Wall for the Sacramento River East Levee Program
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Louay Owaidat and Tino Maestas, P.E., Odin Construction
General Session – Edenville Dam Failure – Overview of the
Solutions; Allan Frappier, P.E., and Jose Gomez, P.E., US Army
Event and Emergency Response
Corps of Engineers; Daniel Jabbour, P.E, and Mark Stanley, G.E., HDR
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
Micropile Underpinning Of The Historic Prairie Du Sac Dam Spillway - Support For The Next 100 Years
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Eleanor Bloom, P.E., and Jerry Krueger, P.E., GEI Consultants, Inc.
Concurrent Session 9 - Public Safety at Dams: Reducing Consequences Around Dams
Increasing Safety of Drilling in Earth Embankment Dams Using
Moderator – Kenneth Smith, P.E., IN Department of Natural
a Hybrid Drill Rig for Logan Martin Dam
Resources
Eric E Manning, P.E., Southern Company; Bobby E. Williams, P.E., Tri L Engineering; Robert Rennie, P.Eng., MEDATech
Dam Safety Signage Guidance - Promoting Public Awareness and Preventing Loss of Life and Property
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Diana Castro, P.E., CFM, Atkins; James Demby, P.E., and Gokhan
Concurrent Session 8 - Case Studies in Hydrology and
Inci, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng, PMP, Federal Emergency Management
Hydraulics
Agency
Moderator – Benjamin Israel-Devadason, P.E., Gannett Fleming Professional, Civic, And Private Partnerships To Improve Public Spillway Rehabilitation of a SW Idaho Dam
Safety At Low-Head Dams
Manuel Rauhut, P.E., Idaho Department of Water Resources
Brian Crookston, Ph.D., P.E., Utah Water Research Laboratory; Manuela Johnson, Indiana Dept. of Homeland Security; Rollin H.
Cumberland Levee Failure and Actions to Restore It David Blackmore, P.E., Ephraim (Eaf) Redden, P.E., and D. Wade Anderson, P.E., US Army Corps of Engineers; Clif B. Warren, P.E., Olsson, Inc.
Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University
Agenda Using Deep Learning and Aerial Imagery to Identify Low-Head
Uncertainties in Estimating the Potential Life Safety
Dams
Consequences from Dam Failures
Sunandan Chakraborty and Marianne Cardwell, Indiana
Martin W. McCann, Jr. Ph.D., and Bo Andre Lundqvist, Jack R.
University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Brian Crookston,
Benjamin and Associates, Inc.; Zach Ruby and Brandon Little,
Ph.D., P.E., Utah Water Research Laboratory; Rollin H. Hotchkiss,
Grant County Public Utilities District
Ph.D., P.E. D.WRE, Brigham Young University; and Manuela Johnson, IN Department of Homeland Security
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Concurrent Session 12 - Creative Solutions to Organic
Signage Around Dams: Leading Practices to Energize Your
Challenges
Public Safety Sign Program
Moderator – Craig Findlay, P.E., Findlay Engineering, Inc.
Paul Meeks, Worthington A Geosynthetic Solution to Uncooperative Geology at Cabresto 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Dam
Concurrent Session 10 - Spillway Failure Modes
Sushil K. Chaudhary, D.Eng., P.E., and Charles N. Thompson, P.E.,
Moderator – Allen Orsi, P.E., Pare Corporation
New Mexico Office of the State Engineer; Robert J. Huzjak, P.E., and J. Doulas Neighbors, P.E., RJH Consultants, Inc.
The Many Ways Spillways Can Contribute to Dam Failures and Incidents
Karst Topography, Excessive Seepage, and Mitigation Design
Mark Baker, P.E., DamCrest Consulting; Dusty Myers, P.E., Eagle
for Robinson Lake Dam Rehabilitation
Creek Renewable Energy; Paul G. Schweiger, P.E., CFM, and
Zachary P. Mickel, P.E., John P. Briand, P.E., Stephen L. Whiteside,
Gregory L. Richards, P.E., CFM, Gannett Fleming, Inc.; Douglas
P.E., E. Onur Tastan, Ph.D., P.E., and David Mason, P.E., CDM
Johnson, P.E., Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Lee
Smith; and Paul Holzen, P.E., City of Franklin, TN
Mauney, P.E., HDR Flora, Fauna and Embankment Dams Spillways - Can We Make a Joint Decision?
Keith Mills. P.E., G.E., Oregon Water Resources Department
Amanda L Lopez, P.E., AECOM 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Assessing Uplift at Existing Spillway Chutes in a Post Oroville
Concurrent Session 13 - Vulnerability and Risk Analysis
World
Moderator – Emily Schwartz, Black & Veatch
Frederick Lux and Keil Neff, Stantec; and John Trojanowski, Trojanowski Dam Engineering
Selecting the Appropriate Risk Analysis Method for Dam Projects
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Julie Heitland, P.E., and Jennifer Williams, P.E., AECOM; Jason
Concurrent Session 11 - The Truth About Consequences
Anderson, US Army Corps of Engineers
Moderator – Doug Johnson, P.E., Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Semi-Quantitative Risk Analysis for a Canal Structure Dean Durkee, Ph.D., P.E., and Matthew Balven, P.E., Gannett
Understanding and Estimating Indirect Flood Fatalities
Fleming, Inc.; Thomas Westover, P.E., Cornforth Consultants, Inc.;
Jason Needham, P.E., and Jesse Morrill-Winter, US Army Corps of
Mark Zinniker, P.E., Eugene Water & Electric Board
Engineers Small Dams with A Big Impact - How Risk Informed DecisionSampling HEC-LifeSim results to support risk-informed
Making Helped Inform A Cost-Effective Path Forward for Risk
decisions associated with defining and reducing spillway risk
Reduction for A Portfolio of Small Dams
Andrew Verdin, Ph.D., and Keil Neff, Ph.D., P.E., Stantec
Jonathan Harris, Schnabel; Peter Hansen, WI Valley Improvement Co.
Agenda 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Hurricane Irene (2011) - Ten Years Later
Lunch on Your Own/Dine Around
Cory Miyamoto, P.E., and Lee Wooten, P.E., GEI Consultants, Inc.
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Concurrent Session 14 - The Seismic Session
Concurrent Session 16 - A Year in the Life of a State Dam Safety
Moderator – Gregory Glunz, P.E., AECOM
Program Part I Moderator – John Roche, P.E., Maryland Department of the
Simplified Seismic Analysis Procedure for Montana Dams
Environment
Leslie F. Harder, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., Krishnan Athipotta Variam, EIT, Christopher Krivanec, P.E., G.E., and Mark Stanley, P.E., G.E.,
The Next Generation of Hydrologic Design Guidelines for New
D.GE, HDR; Michele Lemieux, P.E., MT Department of Natural
Mexico Dams
Resources & Conservation
Amanda Hess, P.E., CFM, Gregory L. Richards, P.E., CFM, Seth Thompson, and Paul G. Schweiger, P.E. CFM, Gannett Fleming,
Ghost Hawk Dam Seismic Assessment: Evaluating Seismic Risk
Inc.; Charles Thompson, P.E., Sushil Chaudhary, D.Eng., P.E.;
on a Low Consequences, Small Dam
David Heber, P.E., Bud Brock, P.E., and James Head, P.E., Dam
Allison Knaak, Ph.D, Managed Business Solutions, LLC;
Safety Bureau, New Mexico Office of the State Engineer
Christopher Krage, Ph.D., P.E., GEI Consultants The Worst Fire Season in Colorado History: Its Impact on Dams Seismic Vulnerability Assessment Procedures for Feather River
Kallie Bauer, P.E., Dana Miller, P.E., and Jackie Blumberg, P.E.,
West Levee System
Colorado Department of Natural Resources - Dam Safety
Leslie F. Harder, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., Christopher Krivanec, P.E., G.E., Mark Stanley, P.E., G.E., HDR; Michael Hughes, P.E., and Richard
We’re Never Getting a “I never heard from you!” Lecture Again!!!!
A. Millet, P.E., G.E., AECOM; Michael Bessette, P.E., Sutter Butte
Jill Stewart, P.E., John McCain, P.E., and Chuck Owens, South
Flood Control Agency
Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Concurrent Session 15 - Lessons to Be Learned from Dam
Concurrent Session 17 - Raining on Tuesday
Failures Part 2
Moderator – Chad Davis, P.E., HDR
Moderator – Ben Webster, P.E., Stantec Quantification of Uncertainty Related to PMP Parameters 1911 Dells and Hatfield Dam Failures
Bill Kappel and Doug Hultstrand, Ph.D., Applied Weather
Dusty Myers, P.E., and Jereme Klassy, Eagle Creek Renewable
Associates
Energy; Jonathan Pittman, P.E., Schnabel Engineering Hoopes Dam: Using Site-Specific Meteorological Studies to Every Tree, House, and Object In Its Path, The Schaeffer Dam
Refine Dam Safety Design for a Small Watershed
Failure
Jeff Blass, P.E., and Scott Jones, P.E., Ph.D., AECOM; and Matt
L. Clint Brown, P.E., and Dylan Hoehn, P.E., Engineering Analytics
Demo, P.E., City of Wilmington, Delaware Department of Public Works
The 70th Anniversary of Montana’s Vaux Dam Failures Jonathan Pittman, P.E., Schnabel Engineering
Evaluation of Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts for Water Management in the Cumberland River Basin
In the Still of the Night: The Failure of South Davis County
David Bogema, P.E., and Gabriel Wagner, US Army Corps of
Reservoir No. 1
Engineers
Everett W. Taylor, P.E., Utah Dam Safety
Agenda 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Concurrent Session 18 - Stand by Your Data
Concurrent Session 20 - Drilling and Subsurface Exploration
Moderator – Jeff Beriswill, M.E., P.E., Black & Veatch
Moderator – Robert Bowers, P.E., Ramboll
Data Management and Delivery for Dam Safety Modifications:
Subsurface Exploration and Foundation Design of the Center
Effective Design and Implementation to Deliver Real-
Hill Dam RCC Berm
time Engineering Verifications and Construction Quality
Mark S. Elson, P.G., US Army Corps of Engineers
Management Laurel E. Robison, P.G., Jessica S. Hinton-Buffaloe, and Georgette
Site Characterization - The Dam Key To Success
Hlepas, P.E., M.E., Ph.D., US Army Corps of Engineers
Justin Stoeber, P.E., AECOM
A Comprehensive Construction Data Management Program for
Challenging Geologic Investigations for the First Large New
the Center Hill Dam Auxiliary Reinforcing Berm
Dam in 21st Century California
Jessica Hinton-Buffaloe and Mark Elson, P.G., US Army Corps of
David T. Simpson, P.G., C.E.G., AECOM
Engineers 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Using 3D Virtual Models to Optimize Dam Rehabilitation
Concurrent Session 21 - Blue Ribbon Case Studies
Planning and Design
Moderator – Mark Rothbauer, Nicholson Construction
Nicole Mathis, EI, Frederic Snider, and J. Hawkins Gagnon, P.G., Schnabel Engineering
Tilting Floodwalls in Covington, Kentucky Terry M. Sullivan, US Army Corps of Engineers Risk Management
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Center
Break in the Exhibit Hall The Reservoir #2 Story - Over a Decade of Service 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Carlyn O’Reilly, P.E. and Gary Wantland, P.E., D.GE, Stantec
Concurrent Session 19 – Dam Safety Career Panel
Consulting Services Inc.; Shalina Odegard, Peace River Manasota
Moderator – Nathaniel Gee, P.E., Tennessee Valley Authority
Regional Water Supply Authority
Dam Safety Career Panel 2021- A panel of Dam Safety
Rockfill Dams Built In Northern Quebec In The 70’s And 80’s (La
Professionals discuss their career, what they did right, wrong
Grande Complex) And Recently, On La Romaine River: Design,
and the lessons learned from both.
Construction And Behaviour
Nathaniel Gee, P.E., Tennessee Valley Authority; Brian Crookston,
Vlad Liviu Alicescu, P. Eng, MScA, MBA, Hydro-Quebec
Ph.D., Utah State University; Jennifer Dodd, P.E., Tennessee Valley Authority; Eric Halpin, P.E., Halpin Consulting LLC; John
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Roche, P.E., Maryland Department of the Environment Division;
Concurrent Session 22 - Hydrologic Analysis
Steve Verigin, P.E., GEI Consultants; and Jennifer Williams, P.E.,
Moderator – Kevin Ruswick, P.E., Schnabel Engineering
AECOM Stochastic Weather Generation for Hydrologic Analysis for Critical Design Infrastructure Doug Hultstrand, Ph.D., Bill Kappel, and Kristi Steinhilber, Applied Weather Associates; Peter Campbell, P.Eng., TransAlta Variation of the NRCS Peak Rate Factor Within a Watershed Michael Horst, Ph.D., P.E., The College of New Jersey
Agenda Monitoring Spillway Lift Joints for Modified Loading
Public Dissemination of USACE Inundation Maps and Risk
William Stiller, P.E., HDR; Bradley T. Keaton, P.E., Duke Energy
Information Rebecca Ragon, Michelle Carey, and Amanda Sutter, US Army
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Corps of Engineers
Concurrent Session 23 - Dam Safety Management Moderator – Nicholas Ciomei, P.E., Kleinschmidt Associates
Dam Disaster in World War II - Destruction of the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station in 1941
20 Years of Dam Rehab - How We Made It Work in Virginia
Cory Miyamoto, P.E., GEI Consultants, Inc.; and Gregory L.
Mathew Lyons, P.E., USDA-NRCS; Alica Ketchem, P.E.,
Richards, P.E., CFM, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Environmental Engineer (Retired) Security Update Before the Breach: Programmatic Dam Failure Modeling in
John Moyle, NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Georgia Patrick Miles, P.E., Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Tom Woosley, P.E.,
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
and David Griffin, P.E., Safe Dams Program, Georgia Department
Concurrent Session 25 - Tools for Consequence Reduction
of Natural Resources
Moderator – John Treacy, P.E., W.W. Wheeler & Associates
Utilizing Scanning and UAV Technologies in Small Dam
Emergency Intervention Templates for Dam Incidents - What
Operations and Monitoring
Actions to Take During an Emergency
Boris E. Slogar, P.E., and David G. Lautenschleger, P.S., GISP,
Diana Castro, P.E., CFM, Atkins; James Demby, P.E., and Gokhan
MGIS, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District
Inci, Ph.D., P.E., P.Eng, PMP, Federal Emergency Management Agency
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Getting Creative to Reduce the Risk of Hazard Creep John Petersen, P.E., and Jake Miriovsky, P.E., JEO Consulting
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
Group, Inc.
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM Speaker Preview Room Open
Boltz Lake Dam, Kentucky - Successfully Using FEMA High Hazard Potential Dams (HHPD) Grant Program Funds to
7:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Identify and Mitigate Risk
Registration Open
Michelle Meehan, P.E., and Elliot Magoto, Stantec; Carey Johnson and Glen Alexander, P.E., Kentucky Division of Water - Dam
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Safety
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Concurrent Session 26 - You, Me & CFD
Concurrent Session 24 - Slightly Related Papers That Mostly
Moderator – Amanda Lopez, P.E., AECOM
Intersect At Dam Security Moderator – Jason Campbell, P.E., Vistra Energy, Inc.
Designing or Evaluating a Spillway? The Approach Matters! Benjamin Israel-Devadason P.E., CFM, Seth D. Thompson, E.I.T.,
Disrupting the Attack Planning Cycle: What can you do? Security practices in the Dams Sector Kate Schwartzer, PMP, Michelle Yezierski, P.E., Jeffrey Evans, and Angelino Ferreira, P.E., Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
and Paul G. Schweiger, P.E., CFM., Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Agenda Evaluation of Step Edge Geometry on Energy Dissipation of
Fake vs. Fact: The Power of Social Media During a Dam Crisis
Stepped Chutes: An Informative Comparison
Jes Gearing, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Dana W Moses, P.E., PH, D.WRE, PMP, US Army Corps of Engineers; Brian Crookston, Ph.D., P.E., Utah State University;
Coordinated and Effective Planning for Dam-Related
Christopher Thornton, Ph.D., P.E., Colorado State University
Emergencies - The Dam Owner’s Perspective Preston Wilson, FEMA National Dam Safety Program; Bill White,
Dana W Moses, P.E., PH, D.WRE, US Army Corps of Engineers;
Safety, Security, & Training City of San Diego Public Utilities
and Brian Crookston, Ph.D., P.E., Utah Water Research
Department
Laboratory 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM A case study for using computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Concurrent Session 29 - A Year in the Life of a State Dam
modeling to support labyrinth spillway design at Hingham
Safety Program: Part II
Dam, Sheboygan County, WI.
Moderator – Adam Raczynski, P.E., AZ Department of Water
Adam Schneider, P.E., and Matthew Hickox, P.E., CFM, Ayres
Resources
Associates Leveraging the University Connection - How Dam Safety 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Programs Can Find Valuable Partners in Innovation Right in
Concurrent Session 27 - Foundation Grouting
Their Own Backyards
Moderator – Joshua Gilman, P.E., Portland Cement Association
John M. McCain, P.E., South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control; Richard Matthews Alexander Loaiza,
Permeation Grouting at Stafford Dams #3 and #4 - Lessons
Harrison Prickett, and Richard Marini, University of South
Learned from Procurement to Completion
Carolina - Department of Mechanical Engineering
David R. Caouette, P.E., Pare Corporation; James Myers, P.E., Keller - North America
Missouri’s Regulated Dam Inventory: Lessons Learned Ryan P. Stack, P.E., and Joseph P. Wilson, P.E., P.H., D.FE, Missouri
3D Visual Dam Grouting Modeling
Dam and Reservoir Safety Program
Brian Irsch, P.G., Schnabel Engineering New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Understanding Modern Dam Foundation Grouting and Cutoff
Dam Hazard Screenings: Evaluations to Assess Hazard Creep
Wall Fundamentals, A Place To Start
and Drive Risk-Informed Prioritization of Funding
Robert Waddell, P.E., AECOM; Cyril Bou-Sleiman, Bauer
David M. Railsback, P.E., and Zachary Baum, P.E., Schnabel
Foundation Corp.
Engineering; Jennifer Everleth, P.E., New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Concurrent Session 30 - Innovations that Work
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Moderator – Mark Di Lullo, P.E., Ramboll
Concurrent Session 28 - Risk Communication Moderator – Jeffrey Powers, P.E., Hazen and Sawyer
New Emerging Fiber Optic Sensor Technologies for Levee and Dam, Predictive Maintenance, Safety, and Security Applications
Strategies to Improve Risk Analysis Reporting and Enhance
Terry Tamutus and Laval Tamutus, Structural Monitoring
Risk Communication
Solutions
Cassandra Wagner, P.G., and Dom Galic, Ph.D., P.E., Bureau of Reclamation
Agenda Field Compaction of Silty Sand Tailings
The 1981 upstream slope failure at B.F. Sisk Dam: Narrative,
Elliott Drumright, P.E., and Lisa Yenne, P.E.; Ronald Hickman,
cause, and remediation of a dam safety incident at one of
Freeport-McMoRan
California’s largest reservoirs David R Gillette, Ph.D., P.E., and Dom Galic, Ph.D., P.E., Bureau of
Challenges of Managing Risk for Tailings Dams Under a Water
Reclamation
Dam Regulatory Framework Lucas deMelo, Ph.D., P.E., and Michael F. Houlihan, P.E., D.GE,
1971 Failure of Lower San Fernando Dam, CA
and Joseph R. Kula, P.E., Geosyntec Consultants; David Williams,
Keith A. Ferguson, P.E., VP, PPA, D.GE, D.WRE, HDR; Lee Wooten,
Ph.D, CPEng, School of Civil Engineering, The University of
P.E., GEI Consultants, Inc.
Queensland Bayless Dam Failure: A Perfect Storm of Flawed Judgments 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
and Decisions
Concurrent Session 31 - Geophysics Terrain, Tools and
Robert A. Kline, Jr., P.E., Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Techniques Moderator – Jon Keeling, P.E., CFM, Stantec
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Concurrent Session 33 – Focus on the National Levee Safety
The Application of Geophysics in a Karst Terrain for Designing
Program
Geotechnical Investigations
Moderator – Elena Sossenkina, P.E., HDR
A. Bruce Rogers, P.G., US Army Corps of Engineers Alignment of the National Levee Safety Program and National Insights into Spillway Condition Assessments Using Destructive
Dam Safety Program by USACE & FEMA
and Nondestructive Techniques
Tammy Conforti, P.E., and Phoebe Percell, P.E., US Army Corps
Amir Abdolahzadeh, Ph.D., P.Eng., Robert K. Green, P.E., G.E., and
of Engineers; James Demby, P.E., and Suzanne Vermeer, P.E.,
Theodore B. Feldsher, P.E, G.E, AECOM
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Project Rx | How State-of-the Art Geophysical Tools Determined
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Project Limits and Reduced Geological Uncertainty
Concurrent Session 34 - The Erosion Experts
John P. Clark, P.E., City of Aurora, Aurora Water; Dan O’Connell,
Moderator – Dylan Hoehn, P.E., Engineering Analytics
Ph.D., Vicki J. Scharnhorst, P.E., Jamey Turner, P.G., Will Levandowski, Ph.D., and Michelle Franke, E.I., Tetra Tech
Super Powered Flow! Characterization Of Hydraulic Erosion Capacity For A Concrete Lined Spillway
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Carolyn Pearson, P.E., and Dana Moses, P.E., P.H., D.WRE, US
Lunch with the Exhibitors and Door Prize Drawings (Meal
Army Corps of Engineers
provided) Unlined Rock Spillway Erodibility Analysis using Block 1:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Theory, High-Resolution Remote Sensing Data, and a 3D
Exhibitor Move Out
Computational Fluid Dynamics Model Michael George, Cole Christiansen, and Ariel Rickel, BGC
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Engineering; Benjamin Israel-Devadason, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Concurrent Session 32 - Lessons to Be Learned from Dam Failures Part 3
Even well maintained earthen grass-lined spillways may not
Moderator – Lee Mauney, P.E., HDR
withstand significant storm events Michael Chilson, Golder; Bernie Auld, Tennessee Valley Authority
Agenda 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Utilizing HEC-LifeSim to Inform Evacuation Planning
Concurrent Session 35 - The Stability Geniuses
Stephanie Owen, Woodrow Fields, and Jason Needham, US
Moderator – Derek Morley, P.E., Geosyntec Consultants
Army Corps of Engineers
Stability Analysis of a 150-year-old Embankment Dam
How Important is High Resolution Surface Data in a Dam
Pedram Bemani, Ph.D., P.E., Mital Patel, P.E., Theodore Feldsher,
Failure Model?
P.E., G.E., Olivia Davis, P.E., and Mike Onnen, P.E., AECOM; Susan
Jordan Thole, P.E., CFM, Short Elliot Hendrickson, Inc
Hou, P.E., SFPUC 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Pickwick Landing Dam South Embankment Seismic Upgrade
Concurrent Session 38 - More Blue-Ribbon Rehabilitation Case
Project
Studies
Jim Nickerson, P.E., GEI Consultants, Inc.; Bernie Auld, P.E., W.
Moderator – Lee Wooten, P.E., GEI
Brant Rutledge, P.E., and Ellen Money, P.E., Tennessee Valley Authority; Quincy Anderson, P.E., Barnard Construction
Brighton Dam Rehabilitation Eric Wenz, P.E., Robert Pinciotti, P.E., and G. Michael McIntyre,
Insights into Rapid Drawdown Rate and Stability from Infinite
P.E., AECOM
Slope Analysis Daniel R. VandenBerge, P.E., Ph.D., and Prince Turkson,
Woodhaven Dam Phase II Rehabilitation “Yes, Looks Matter”
Tennessee Technological University
Robert Pinciotti, P.E., and Brian Hall, P.E., AECOM
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Recognizing the End of Useful Life on a Slab and Buttress Dam
Refreshment Break
Travis L Ford, P.E,. SPRAT III, David Hernandez, EIT, and Dmitriy Kats, HDR
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Concurrent Session 36 – Developing a Technical Knowledge
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Base for Dam Safety Professionals
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Moderator – Mark Ogden, P.E., Association of State Dam Safety
Field Trip Check In
Officials 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Developing a Technical Knowledge Base for Dam Safety
Field Trip - Chickamauga Dam*
Professionals Jeremy Franz, P.E., Colorado Division of Water Resources;
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Technical Knowledge Base Task Force
Workshops Check In
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Concurrent Session 37 - Advancements in Inundation and
Workshop - Fundamentals of CFD Modeling for Weir and
Evacuation Processes
Spillway Structures*
Moderator – J. Christopher Ey, P.E., HDR 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM Are Inundation Maps Good Enough Anymore?
Workshop - Getting a Handle on Communicating Risks and
Paul Shannon, P.E., and Duncan Gatenbee, P.E., Federal Energy
Benefits of Dams*
Regulatory Commission * indicates an additional registration fee is required
Poster-Lightning Talks A Cost-Effective Approach to Remediating a Small Concrete
Painting the Full Picture: Combining Flood Damage Reduction
Dam
and Ecosystem Services Benefits for Dam Projects
John P. Osterle, A. Hans Hasnay, and Allan Estivalet, WSP USA
Christi Fisher, P.E., USDA - NRCS; Zachary Herrmann, P.E., Houston Engineering, Inc. (HEI); and Katherine Sharpe, AICP,
Climate Change, Water Levels, and Dam Safety: Post Failure
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Analysis of Two Michigan Dams Sanjeeta Neupane Ghimire, Ph.D., and Joseph Schulenberg,
Proactive Assessments Leads To Effective Resolutions Of Dam
Ph.D., P.E., University of Illinois at Chicago
Safety Concerns T. Craig Barnett, P.E., Bryan A. Robbins, P.E., and Gregory A.
Concrete Assessment using Non-Destructive Testing: New
Yankey, P.E., HDR
Technology William A Horne P.E, NDT Corporation
Risk Analytics for Dam Monitoring: Changes in Millimetres and Moisture using Geospatial A
Dam Safety Engineers Need Business Understanding With
Camilla Braithwaite, Rezatec
New ODSP Audit Requirements Nicholas M. Ciomei, P.E., and Russ Sanford, Kleinschmidt
Seepage flow path identification for leakage detection and
Associates
asset management at Belo Monte Dam in Brazil Patrick Pires, PCP Engenharia; Ryan Blanchard, Michael Jessop,
Detecting Levee Erosion in Near Real-Time
and Val O. Kofoed, P.E., Willowstick Technologies
Tom Ogden, High Sierra Electronics, Inc.; and Richard Marck, American River Flood Control District (Retired)
Talk About Your Hands Stuck Chris Goodwin P.E., Ayres
Edenville Dam Failure – Overview of the Event and Emergency Response Paul Perri, P.E., PMP and Troy Naperala, P.E., AECOM; and Dan DeVaun, P.E., MI Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy Field and meter-scale application of MICP to enhance resilience of flood defense structures Pegah Ghasemi and Brina M. Montoya P.E., Ph.D., North Carolina State University Flood-Control Dams of this Magnitude are Not Built Everyday Key Considerations for Design David Hayson P.E., S.I., and Kyle Blakley P.E., Stantec Consulting Services Inc Modeling reservoir waves generated by seismic events using CFD Bryan Heiner, Bureau of Reclamation
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On-Demand Presentations The following presentations will be available On-Demand only.
Levee Operation & Maintenance: Risk Reduction at a Dynamic
All On-Demand sessions will be available starting October 1,
Site 1959 to Today
2021 and available until April 1, 2022 for all Dam Safety 2021 full-
Benjamin D. Girtain-Plowe, P.E., NY Department of
conference registrants.
Environmental Conservation
A Tale of Two Models: A Comparison of Physical and
Low-head Dam Safety and Engineering Education
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Models for Boiling
Kenneth R. Wright, Wright Water Engineers, Inc.
Springs Site 1 Dam Rehabilitation Project Sherry L. Hunt, Ph.D., E.I.T., Kem C. Kadavy, P.E., USDA - ARS
Potential Failure Modes Analysis, a Dam Owner’s Perspective
Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit; Chris Stoner, P. E., and
Stephen Kinsley, City of Columbus
Valerie Glasgow, E.I.T., USDA - NRCS; Colin Young, P.E., and Tony Grubbs, P.E., Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Probable Maximum Flood Conditions and Estimations Emma Lyon, EIT, Utah State University
Assessment of the SCS Watershed Model Using Data from the ARS Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, Tombstone AZ
Rapid risk screening tools to support risk quantification at
Atiq Syed P.E., Ph.D., USDA - NRCS
portfolio scales Jonathan Quebbeman, Shaun Carney, and Katie van
Belci Dam Failure 1991
Werkhoven, RTI International
Eric Gross, Paul Kokoszka, and Teodor Strat, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Remote Underwater Inspection Technologies For Comprehensive Assessments Of Dam Structures - Case Study
Benefits of 3D Seepage Modeling with Unique Geotechnical
Deer Creek Dam (Utah) - Provo River Water Users Association
Considerations
(PRWUA)
Chris J. Redell, P.E., US Army Corps of Engineers
Scott Waite and Deon Stockert, Advanced Engineering and Environmental
Evaluation of Becker Penetration Test (BPT) Induced Vibration Tianfei Liao, Ph.D., P.E., B. Philip Shull, P.E., Hawkins Gagnon, P.G.,
Safety assessment of the Jucazinho RCC dam in Brazil: an
and Alex Rutledge, P.E., P.G., Schnabel Engineering
investigation considering intraplate seismicity Windson Bezerra de Aguiar, Natália Santos Aquino de Araújo,
Greenbrier State Park Dam - Not Your Average Walk In The
and Paulo Marcelo Vieira Ribeiro, Federal University of
Park
Pernambuco
Wesley Hollenbach, P.E., CFM; G. Michael McIntyre, AECOM; John Roche, P.E., MD Department of the Environment
Site-Specific Seismic Hazard Analysis for Two Dams in Washington Utilizing NGA-Subduction Ground Motion Models
How intelligent monitoring solutions (IMS) can detect dam
Mark Dober, AECOM; Roger Raeburn, PacifiCorp
movement remotely and automatically to save money and protect assets
Stability Monitoring Of Gravity Dams - Significance Of
Simon Brightwell, Dan Miller, and Chris Gairns, Senceive
Geotechnical And Geodetic Instrumentation Mrs. Praveena Das Jennifer (B.E., M.E.- Civil, Mr. Sripad R Naik
Influence of Sensitivity and Rate of Strength Loss on Seismic
(B.E., M.E., Ph.D. - Mining) and B N V Siva Prasad, National
Deformations of a Levee
Institute Of Rock Mechanics, Govt Of India, Ministry Of Mines,
Tyler J. Oathes, and Ross W. Boulanger, Ph.D., P.E., University
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
of California, Davis; and Steven Friesen, P.E., CA Department of Water Resources
On-Demand Presentations Tailings dams under the quantum microscope of public awareness Charles F. Cobb, AK Department of Natural Resources; Mike
Build Your Own Agenda!
Henderson, BGC Engineering; Sarah Shoemaker, US Forest Service The Story of a 1981 Tailings Dam Failure in Ages, Kentucky Rachel Barrows, P.E., Ben Webster, P.E., and Jon Keeling, P.E., Stantec
Watch your email after registering for an invitation to create your own attendee account where you will be able to save the sessions you don’t want to miss, the speakers you want to hear most,
What The Slab?! Risk Assessment of Erosion-based Failure Mode for a Concrete Lined Spillway
and the exhibitors you want to visit. In
Justin T. Pearce, P.G., C.E.G., Casey A. Cummins, P.E., Andrew D.
addition, this will also be your login to the
Hill, P.E., Carolyn J. Pearson, P.E., Ross N. Wright, P.E., and Coty E.
conference app!
Young, P.E., US Army Corps of Engineers
Center Hill Lake in Middle Tennessee
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NC man dies after boat gets sucked into raging flow of dam floodgate June 4, 2018 (Also: July 2019*, May 2020, November 2020)
Public Safety Around Dams - Let’s Get Started “a licensee must install, operate, and maintain any signs, lights, sirens, barriers, or other safety devices that may reasonably be necessary or desirable to warn the public of fluctuations in
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flow from the project or otherwise to protect the public in the use of the project lands and waters” Section 10c, Part 12 of the Federal Power Act
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