The Hyatt Regency New Orleans - Association of State Dam Safety

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Dam Safety Solutions for the Next Century
Tempe Town Lake Downstream Dam Replacement
City of Tempe, Arizona
Dean Durkee, PhD, PE • [email protected]
602.553.8817 • www.gannettﬂeming.com • Ofﬁces Worldwide
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CONTENTS
Technical Session Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Schedule at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guest Registration & Extra Activities . . . . . . .
Specialty Technical Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . .
ASDSO Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soapbox Sessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Full Technical Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poster Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Career & Student Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Registration FAQ and Instructions . . . . . . . . .
Registration Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Welcome to
New Orleans!
From world class cuisine and convention facilities to the richest
history and culture anywhere in the world, New Orleans is a city
to explore. In the neighborhoods such as the French Quarter,
the elegant Garden District, and the music-filled Marigny there is
food, music, architecture and natural beauty to be found. Many
of these distinctive locales are within walking distance or a
Streetcar ride from the conference headquarters hotel.
The New York Times named New Orleans one of its “52 Places
to Go in 2015” and is one of the “World’s Best Cities” according
to Travel + Leisure. The city is also the “Most Meeting Friendly
Destination” according to ConventionSouth magazine.
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All events will be held at the AAA Four
Diamond Hyatt Regency New Orleans,
one of the city’s premier destinations
for meetings and conferences.
Attendees will enjoy the
Hyatt’s award-winning cuisine
and amenities, as well as the
convenient business district
location. The hotel is adjacent to
the Mercedes-Benz Superdome,
a short streetcar ride away from
the legendary French Quarter, and
just 12 miles/20 minutes from the Louis
Armstrong International Airport (MSY).
Guests can enjoy award-winning cuisine at five wonderfully
unique eateries - 8 Block Kitchen & Bar, Vitascope Hall, Borgne,
Q Smokery & Cafe and Pizza Consegna. Attendees will also appreciate
the convenience of an on-site Starbucks™ and Lagniappe Exchange, a 24
hour fresh market and gift shop. The Hyatt also features a 24-hour Stayfit
fitness center and a heated outdoor pool.
Overnight Accommodations
The Hyatt Regency is offering Dam Safety 2015 attendees guestroom
accommodation at the conference rate of $189 plus tax per night, single
or double occupancy.
To make your reservation, please contact the Hyatt Central reservations
at (888) 591-1234, request the New Orleans Hyatt Regency and
identify yourself as with the Association of State Dam Safety Officials.
Reservation requests made after the August 21 cut-off will not be eligible
for the special ASDSO group rate. To make your reservations on-line,
visit the www.damsafety.org website and click on “ASDSO Conferences &
Seminars”; and “Dam Safety 2015” for the secure reservations web link.
The Hyatt offers overnight valet parking for $40 per night. In addition to
the hotel’s valet, there are also a number of nearby parking lots, including
the 1301 Girod Parking Garage that connects directly to the hotel. Rates
at these lots are in the range of $25-$27 per night per 12-24 hour period.
NOTE regarding a possible housing scam. There are companies who try
to scam conference attendees with fraudulent hotel bookings. If you
are contacted by a company claiming to be the official housing service
for the Dam Safety 2015 conference, please do not do business with
them. These companies are in no way affiliated with the Dam Safety
2015 Conference. ASDSO does not have an official travel agent; nor does
it utilize a guestroom housing service. The only way to reserve a hotel
room at the ASDSO group rate is for YOU to initiate contact with Hyatt
at the number listed herein, or on-line via the custom reservations link on
the conference website.
ASDSO is financially liable for all contracted rooms at the Hyatt
Regency, whether they are all sold or not. This is why we respectfully
ask all attendees to book rooms within the Hyatt block if possible. We
work diligently to give you the best overall experience at the national
conference and ask for your continued support.
Transportation
The Hyatt Regency New Orleans is a 12 mile, 20 minute ride from the
Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY). Taxi fare between the
Hyatt and the airport is approximately $35 each way. Shuttle service is
available for $20 per person one way or $38 round trip. See
www.airportshuttleneworleans.com for details.
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Dam Safety 2015 Program Committee
Chair: John Ritchey, P.E., New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Jason Campbell, P.E., Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Eric J. Ditchey, P.E., McCormick Taylor, Inc.
Benjamin Doerge, P.E., USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
John W. France, P.E., AECOM
Garrett Jackson, P.E., Colorado Division of Water Resources
Douglas Johnson, P.E., Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Matthew Lindon, P.E., Loughlin Water Associates
Gregory S. Paxson, P.E., Schnabel Engineering
Eric C. Halpin, P.E., US Army Corps of Engineers (advisory)
Up to 16.5 Professional
Development Hours Available
for Attending Dam Safety 2015
In recognition of the fact that an
increasing number of professional
engineering licensing bodies are requiring
members to pursue professional
development on a formal basis, ASDSO
provides a signed attendance form to
each registered attendee, on which you
can record the number of hours you
spent in session. Combined with a copy
of the conference agenda, this form will
help you keep track of your professional
development hours (PDHs) for 2015. The
PDH form will be found in the program
booklet distributed at the conference.
Note: ASDSO is not an approved provider
for New York continuing professional
education credits.
* Includes 4.5 hours of session time on
Monday plus 6 hours each on Tuesday
and Wednesday. A separate form for
additional PDHs will be provided to
participants who register for one of the
extra workshop on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Mark Your Calendar~
ASDSO is pleased to announce that
plans are underway for:
Dam Safety 2016: September 11-15
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
in San Antonio, Texas
in Seattle, Washington
TECHNICAL SESSION TOPICS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Ten Years After Katrina: What Have
We Learned? Federal, State, Local and
Private Perspective, After Ten Years of
Improvements
Digging Deeper Into How Man-made
Flood Protection and Flood Risk
Management Have Impacted the
Region
Soapbox: Leveraging Limited
Resources for Safer Dams
Soapbox: Is it Us Against Them?
Challenges on Both Sides of
Regulatory Design Reviews
Dam Safety Program Issues
Levees Part One
Soil Shear Strength Selection for
Stability Analysis – Practical Guidance
Hydrology & Hydraulics
Structural Issues: Wanapum Dam
2D and 3D Modeling
Federal Dam and Levee Safety
Program Initiatives
Dam Removals
Concrete Dams
Seismic Issues Part Two
Levees Part Two
Risk Part One
Downstream Breach Modeling
Breach Modeling
Decade Dam Failures Part One
Muddy Waters
Case Studies in Dam Construction
Risk Part Two
Gates and Outlets
Risk and Consequences
Hydrology
Owner’s Issues Part One
Internal Erosion
Grouting
Decade Dam Failures Part Two
Case Studies in Spillway Rehab
Inspections
Roller Compacted Concrete
Spillways and Open Channel Flows
Emergency Planning
Seismic Issues Part One
Instrumentation and Monitoring
Grab-N-Go
Owner’s Issues Part Two
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Schedule at a Glance
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
7:00 am – 5:30 pm
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
ASDSO Board of Directors Meeting
Registration Open
Specialty Workshop: Internal Erosion
Analysis and Remediation of Embankment
Dams
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
7:30 am – 6:00 pm
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibits, Resource Center and Poster
Forum Open
Registration Open
8:30 am – 10:00 am
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
General Session & Awards Presentations
Part II
Leadership Day for State Officials
5:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Kickoff Event: Mardis Gras World Tour &
Reception
7:00 am – 6:00 pm
10:30 am – 5:00 pm
Concurrent Technical Sessions
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch On Your Own and Dine Around
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Reception in the Exhibit Hall
Registration Open
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Forum Setup
7:30 am – 3:30 pm
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Opening General Session & Awards
Presentations Part I
10:30 am – 3:00 pm
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch on Your Own and Dine-Around
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Guest Activity: Taste of NOLA Culinary
Tour
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Specialty Workshop: HEC RAS 5.0 2D
Model Training
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Specialty Workshop: Update on National
Levee Safety Initiative Implementation
and Overview of Levee Technical
Guidelines
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Field Trip to Levee System
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Field Trip to Levee System
Registration Open
7:30 am – 3:30 pm
Forum Open
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall (provided)
3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
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Exhibitor Move-Out
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Special Activities in the Exhibit Hall
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Welcome Reception
GUEST REGISTRATION & EXTRA ACTIVITIES
Guest Registration ($100 per person) allows spouses, family
members and other non-business guests to attend the morning
continental breakfasts, both evening receptions, and the exhibit
hall luncheon on Wednesday, September 16.
Guest Activity: Taste of New Orleans Du jour
Culinary Journey
Monday, September 14, 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm
The Tastebud Taste of New Orleans Du jour
culinary tour is the best way to sample
the best that NOLA has to offer. The
guides on this half-day walking tour
will entertain you with the sites of the
French Quarter, amaze you with fun
facts, and fill you up with some of the
classic tastes of the Big Easy!
This guided food tour visits five food tasting locations in the
historic French Quarter. All food tastings (more than enough for
lunch) are included in the ticket price. The actual locations for
the ASDSO private group tour will be determined prior to the
activity date, but are likely to include:
Café Beignet – As a New Orleans tradition for over 200 years,
locals savor their rich chicory coffee with a sweet and crisp
beignet.
Laura’s Pralines and Candies – New Orleans oldest candy
store, Laura’s delicious Creole pralines and hand-made
chocolates are made fresh daily in their French Quarter kitchen
with recipes that date back to the 18th century.
Johnny’s Po-boy – a New Orleans French Quarter Landmark
and a local favorite. Established in 1950 and located in the heart
of the French Quarter, it continues its 3rd generation legacy by
dishing out some of the best po-boys in New Orleans!
The Old Coffeepot – Since 1894, the Old Coffeepot has been
serving up classic cajun and Creole favorites in the French
Quarter. Enjoy their jambalaya in a casual ambience— the same
jambalaya enjoyed by Guy Fieri on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives!
Tujague’s – The classic Creole menu at Tujague’s offers
traditional dishes that have been popular for decades. In addition,
their house specialty is something truly decadent; tender boiled
brisket served with a Creole sauce. Featured in Gambit magazine!
In addition to the restaurants and cafes on the route, participants
will have the opportunity to visit such iconic New Orleans sites as
Jackson Square which has long been the heart of the city. This
beautiful historic park is flanked by the Pontalba Apartments,
Louisiana State Museum and St. Louis Cathedral.
Notes: Children are welcome on the Tastebud Tours, but no
discounts are offered for children’s tickets. Also, due to the
crowded streets and tight spaces in the restaurants, this tour
is not accessible for either strollers or wheelchair participants.
Vegetarian options are available if requested in advance, but
the restaurants do not guarantee that vegan or gluten-free
requirements can be met.
Cost: $75 includes transportation from the Hyatt Regency to
the tour starting point in the French Quarter, guided walking
tour, food tastings (plenty for a late lunch), all taxes and
gratuities. Water will be served at each of the restaurants, and
other beverages (soda, coffee, tea, beer/wine or cocktails) will
be available for individual purchase. Please wear comfortable
clothing and walking shoes, and bring a rain jacket or umbrella.
Conference Kick-Off Event
Mardi Gras World Tour and Reception
Sunday, September 13, 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Join your fellow conference participants
for this special kick-off event at one of
New Orleans’ most treasured venues!
Learn the history and significance
of Mardi Gras during a behind-thescenes look at the amazing floats and
props being built in the world famous
Float Den. After the private group
tour, the party continues on the Mardi
Gras World Plaza where you will enjoy
New Orleans’ famous cuisine, libations
and an unparalleled view of the Mississippi River.
The chefs will prepare a light dinner menu,
including such NOLA specialties as Cajun
Caesar Salad, a Jambalaya station, and
decadent bread pudding. The hosted
bar will offer beer, wine and soda.
Cost: $95 per person includes
motorcoach transportation from
the Hyatt Regency, guided Mardi
Gras World Float Den tour, light
dinner and beverages, and all taxes
and gratuities.
Extra activities
Field Trip
New Orleans Storm Damage Risk Reduction
System
Thursday, September 17, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm OR Friday,
September 18, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
In August 2005, an 18-foot storm surge,
which produced 7-foot waves caused by
Hurricane Katrina, overpowered the
Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet and Gulf
Intercoastal Waterway, ultimately
causing the collapse of a 4,000 foot
long section of the floodwall along
Louisiana’s Inner Harbor Navigation
Canal (IHNC). This and other levee
and floodwall breaches brought
nearly 15 feet of floodwaters into many
southeastern Louisiana neighborhoods,
covering a 90,000 mile area. After the
hurricane, Congress authorized the US Army
Corps of Engineers to design and construct a Storm Damage
Risk Reduction System (SDRRS) which would defend against
the effects of a future storm surge event. The largest civil works
design-build project in the Corp’s history, the $1.35 billion Inner
Harbor Navigational Canal (IHNC) Surge Barrier is designed to
reduce risk for some of southeast Louisiana’s more vulnerable
areas from a future storm surge generated from Lake
Borgne and the Gulf of Mexico. Nearly two miles long
and 26 feet high, the project was completed in 2011
and helps keep the region a vital and safe commercial
destination.
Facilities included in the technical site
tour:
The IHNC – Lake Borgne Surge Barrier is the
largest design-build civil works project in the history
of the USACE. The concrete barrier wall stretches for
1.8 miles across the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet and the
Golden Triangle Marsh. It also consists of a bypass barge
gate and a flood control sector gate (each 150 feet wide) at
the GIWWV and a 56 foot wide vertical lift gate at Bayou
Bienvenue. The surge barrier has floodwall tie-ins to the
New Orleans East risk reduction system on the north end
and the St. Bernard risk reduction system on the south
end. The entire structure is at an elevation of 25 and 26
feet above sea level.
The Mississippi River Levees (MRL) are an integral part of
both the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity (LPV) and West Bank
and Vicinity (WBV) hurricane systems. For some reaches of the
river, the HSDRRS and the MRL coincide, meaning they serve
a dual purpose of providing risk reduction from both riverine
flooding and hurricane surge flooding. Some reaches of the
river levees are “co-located,” meaning that the required levee
grade to reduce risk from the storm surge that has a one percent
chance of occurring in any given year is higher than the levee
grade required to reduce risk from a riverine event. There are
approximately 15.5 miles of co-located levees and pile supported
floodwalls located along the west bank of the Mississippi River.
The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway-West Closure
Complex provides the first line of defense from storm
surge entering the Harvey and Algiers Canals. The
WCC will significantly reduce the risk to a large area
of the West Bank by eliminating 25 miles of levees,
floodwalls, floodgates and pumping stations
along the canals from the direct impacts of storm
surge. The nearly $1 Billion project consists of the
nation’s largest sector gate, the world’s largest
drainage pump station, floodwalls, sluice gates,
foreshore protection and an earthen levee.
The Permanent Canal Closures and Pumps on the
Outfall Canals were constructed and installed before the start
of the 2006 hurricane season. These interim structures provide
100-year level risk reduction and will remain in place until the
new permanent structures are completed. The total maximum
pumping capacity today at the three outfall canal pumps is more
than 16,000 cubic feet per seconds (cfs). Supervisory Control
and Data Acquisition (SCADA) equipment installed
at the outfall canals gives the Corps a remote
computerized control system to operate
the pumps and gates while monitoring
water levels in the canals. The pumps,
gates and SCADA equipment performed
successfully during Hurricanes Gustav
and Ike in 2008, and Hurricane Isaac
in 2012. Major construction is well
under way on the Permanent Canal
Closures and Pumps (PCCP), which will
be completed in 2017. The total maximum
pumping capacity at the three outfall canal
pumps upon completion will be 24,300 cfs.
Sources: US Army Corps of
Engineers Fact Sheets
www.mvn.usace.army.mil; and
ASCE Civil Engineering Blog
& News Network, March
2014.
Cost: $75 per person
includes motorcoach
transportation from the Hyatt
Regency, guided tour of the
Storm Damage Risk Reduction
facilities, box lunch and beverages.
Specialty Technical Workshops
Thursday, September 17
Internal Erosion Analysis and Remediation of
Embankment Dams
HEC RAS 5.0 2D Model Training
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Fee: $250
Instructors: Mark Pabst, P.E, Geotechnical Engineering Senior Technical Specialist, US Army Corps of Engineers;
John W. France, P.E., AECOM; and Denis Hanneman, Bureau of
Reclamation
ASDSO is pleased to host a one day specialty technical workshop
for dam safety engineers and others seeking training on
geotechnical issues.
Internal erosion (piping) of existing embankment dams is one
of the leading causes of dam failure today. While there are
basic analysis methods that have been available for several
decades, recent studies have aided in the analysis of processes
that can lead to breach of a dam. Additionally, potential failure
mode analysis (PFMA) has also been introduced which aides in
coming to a more detailed understanding of the failure process.
Once the analysis is complete and it has been decided to repair
the dam, the engineer needs to determine how that might be
accomplished.
This workshop will consist of two major sections: analysis of
internal erosion conditions (Is the dam unsafe?), and how to
repair the dam. The section on analysis will introduce the PFMA
methodology, evaluation of gradients, and calculations for heave
and uplift. The second section will cover methods used to repair
dams including toe drains, chimney filters, drainage blankets,
upstream blankets, and barrier/cutoff walls.
The workshop will include an exercise and a team project to
reinforce the information presented.
Professional Development Hours: Up to 7.5 professional
development hours are available for attending the full workshop.
Attendees will receive a form on which to record contact hours
for continuing education credits.
Registration Fee: The registration fee for this one-day workshop
is $250 per person. Please include this fee with your regular
conference registration on page 27. The registration fee includes
all course instruction and materials, continental breakfast, box
lunch and coffee breaks.
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Fee: $250
Instructors: Mark E. Forest, Practice Leader, HDR Engineering,
Inc. and Gary W. Brunner, US Army Corps of Engineers, HEC
Center
Development of dam breach hydrographs and downstream
routing of the resulting breach flow is commonly performed
using hydraulic models such as the US Army Corps of Engineers’
(Corps) HEC-RAS (River Analysis System). HEC-RAS 5.0
represents the most significant advancement of HEC-RAS in the
last decade and includes many new features that will allow users
to more accurately and more efficiently map the consequences
of potential dam failures for hazard classification and emergency
action planning. The most significant new feature of HEC-RAS
5.0 is the addition of two-dimensional modeling capabilities,
enhancements to the existing dam breach features and
significant improvements to the RAS Mapper utility for mapping
the results of these analyses.
This advanced workshop is designed for experienced model
users and reviewers and will provide an overview of the new
HEC-RAS 2D tools and solution processes through handson experience with the tool. The presentation covers basic
capabilities of the HEC-RAS 2D model, instructions on how to
set-up a 2D or 1D/2D model, basics of terrain development for
2D modeling, how to review results, extract data and identify
inconsistencies in the output that may warrant further model
refinements.
Participants should have a working knowledge of the following:
GIS fundamentals, Understanding of terrain data, Intermediate to
advanced HEC-RAS experience.
Visit DamSafety.org for additional details on the topics to be
covered in this workshop.
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Fee: $250
Update on National Levee Safety Initiative
Implementation and Overview of Levee
Technical Guidelines
Moderators: Elena Sossenkina, P.E., National Technical Advisor,
HDR Engineering, Inc.; Michael Sharp, Ph.D., P.E., Technical
Director, US Army Corps of Engineers; Steve Verigin, P.E., G.E.,
Senior Vice President, GEI Consultants, Inc.
Speakers: Invited speakers include USACE leadership and
international levee safety experts.
Updates on key initiatives related to levee safety policy, risk
communication and technical guidance, including National Levee
Safety Initiative implementation and emerging international
activities and partnerships. Topics include:
1.
Update on National Levee Initiative - a national guideline per
WRRDA 2014
This workshop is co-sponsored by the US Society on Dams
(USSD) in cooperation with the US Army Corps of Engineers and
with support from other members of the U.S. Levee Coalition.
2. Rollout of new USACE Levee Safety Engineer Circular (EC)
1110-2-6072
3. Policy Guidance Letter on Risk Communication, Subject:
Placing Levee Systems in a Risk Context, Emphasis on
Communication and Public Sponsor Engagement
4. USACE and FEMA - Levee Accreditation: Including Update
on EC 1110-2-6067, NFIP Levee System Evaluation
5. Update on EM 1110-2-1913, Design and Construction of
Levees
6. Ongoing Levee Research
7.
International Levee Handbook/ Levee Coalition
8. Update on International Partnerships with the Netherlands
and the UK
ASDSO Awards
ASDSO annually honors those individuals and organizations
making exemplary contributions to the improvement of dam
safety in the U.S. These awards will be presented during the
Monday and Tuesday morning General Sessions.
Regional Awards of Merit: These awards are presented to
individuals, companies, organizations, municipalities, or other
entities that have made outstanding contributions to dam
safety on a regional level. At least one winner is chosen in each
of ASDSO’s four regions: Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and
West.
National Award of Merit: Chosen by the ASDSO Board of
Directors, this award honors an individual or organization
contributing to dam safety on a national level.
National Rehabilitation Project of the Year: This award
recognizes the developer of a unique remedial design that
advances the state-of-the-art in the field of dam safety and
exemplifies the high professional engineering standards that
dam safety requires. Recognition is given to the dam owner and
the designer.
President’s Award: The ASDSO president gives special
recognition to someone, either for contributions to the
advancement of dam safety or for specific assistance to the
president over his/her term of office.
Honorary Members:
The Board of Directors
will occasionally honor
an individual who has
contributed to the
improvement of ASDSO and
the advancement of dam safety
over a lifetime of work. This is a
rare award and only goes to a select few.
Danny McCook Geotechnical Award: This medal was
established and is given out by the ASDSO Advisory Committee
(AdCom), to recognize Danny McCook’s lifetime achievements
in the field of geotechnical engineering and his contributions to
ASDSO. Danny McCook was a life-long student of geotechnical
engineering as it applies to dam safety, and he was always
willing to share his knowledge and experience through papers,
presentations, short courses, and webinars.
Terry Hampton Medal: This medal was established and given
out by the ASDSO Advisory Committee (AdCom), to recognize
Terry L. Hampton’s lifetime achievements in the field of
hydrology and hydraulics and his contributions to ASDSO. Terry
Hampton was a member of ASDSO since its inception and was
a past chair of the AdCom, a frequent speaker and moderator
at ASDSO Conferences, the recipient of the President’s Award
in 1996 and the Mid-West Regional Award of Merit in 2003.
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Exhibitors
AS OF 5/31/15
AECOM
Gannett Fleming, Inc.
Obermeyer Hydro, Inc.
ACF Environmental, Inc.
GEI Consultants, Inc.
Olson Engineering
AMEC Foster Wheeler Environment
& Infrastructure, Inc.
Geokon, Inc.
OneRain Incorporated
ARCADIS
Geo-Solutions, Inc.
PennWell’s Hydro Group
Global Diving & Salvage, Inc.
Phillips & Jordan, Inc.
Golder Associates, Inc.
Plaxis Americas, LLC
Grace / De Neef
Pro-ROV Services
Griffin Dewatering
Schnabel Engineering
GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
SOLDATA, Inc.
Harbor Offshore Barriers/Harbor
Offshore, Inc.
Stantec
Hayward Baker, Inc.
TNO Diana BV
ASI Constructors, Inc.
ASI Marine, LP
Avanti International
Ayres Associates
Ballard Marine Construction
Barnard Construction
Company, Inc.
Barr Engineering Company
Bauer Foundation Corp.
Bureau of Reclamation
Campbell Scientific, Inc.
Canary Systems, Inc.
CARPI USA
Cascade Drilling, LP
CDM Smith
Center Rock, Inc.
CH2M Hill
Contech Engineered Solutions, LLC
Crane Materials International - CMI
Crofton Diving Corporation
Crux Subsurface, Inc.
DeWind One-Pass Trenching
DHS (Aust) Pty. Ltd.
Dyrhoff, Inc.
ECM Consultants, Inc.
Hazen & Sawyer, P.C.
HDR Engineering, Inc.
TREVIICOS Corporation
HGI Hydrogeophysics
Underwater Engineering
Services, Inc.
Hydro Component Systems, LLC
USDA - ARS
Hydronia, LLC
USEngineering Solutions Corp.
Hydroplus, Inc.
Vertical Access, LLC
International Erosion Control
Systems, Inc.
Vista Data Vision
ISCO Industries, LLC. - Snap-Tite
Culvert Lining Pipe
WEST Consultants
Itasca Consulting Group
J.F. Brennan Company, Inc.
JAFEC USA
Kiewit Corporation
Kleinfelder, Inc.
Kleinschmidt Associates
LB Foster
Magnus Pacific Corporation
Exponent
Michael Baker International
Federal Emergency Management
Agency
Moretrench
Morgan Corporation
Fenstermaker
MWH Americas, Inc.
FLO-2D Software, Inc.
Nicholson Construction
Flow Science, Inc.
Northwest Hydraulic Consultants
(NHC)
Fugro Consultants, Inc.
Teledyne BlueView
Watershed Geosynthetics, LLC
Willowstick Technologies
Worthington Products, Inc.
Yooil Rubberdam Engineering
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Soapbox sessions
Monday, September 14
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Wednesday, September 16
8:30 am -10:00 am
Is it Us Against Them? Challenges on Both Sides
of Regulatory Design Reviews
Leveraging Limited Resources for Safer Dams
Speakers & Panelists:
Greg Paxson, P.E., , Schnabel Engineering; Michele Lemieux, P.E.,
Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation; and
Jeremy Franz, P.E., Design Review Engineer, Colorado Division of
Water Resources
Each State regulatory program has its own processes for the
review of engineering designs for dams. This soapbox will
include panelists with experience on both sides of the review
process. Discussion topics will include the scope and intent of
the review, qualifications of the designer and reviewer (including
ethical considerations with regard to engineering competency),
case studies of difficult design reviews, and a discussion of unique
approaches to the review process.
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Myers, P.E., MS Department of Environmental Quality; Alon
Dominitz, P.E., NY Department of Environmental Conservation;
Mark Ogden, P.E., OH Department of Natural Resources (retired)
Many States have small, effective dam safety programs. For
example, no historical dam failures with fatalities or widespread
property destruction are recorded in Oregon, with over 900 state
regulated dams and a program with one PE and dam inspection
assistance from other professionals. To be more efficient, smaller
dam safety programs need to focus on priority issues and use
outside resources. Coordination and communication with dam
owners, engineering consultants, and federal dam ownersregulators is essential for the safety of dams. Dam owners are
the most important resource, and most dam owners want to do
the right thing and avoid enforcement actions, but may not have
the necessary financial resources. Design firms and independent
engineering consultants are an essential resource, especially
an engineer of record for dam construction and rehabilitation
projects. Accompanying federal dam managers on inspections
and on exercises of emergency action plans can provide essential
training and peer review for states with many federal dams like
Oregon. FEMA dam safety grants and benchmarks have enabled
progress on emergency planning. For smaller programs, we
recommend the following: inspections focused on conditions that
have changed since design and between inspections; updating
hazard and condition classifications; better understanding of
hydrologic, seismic and/or internal erosion vulnerabilities of
your region; working with local emergency managers on EAP’s
that will make the proper connections in an emergency; and
very importantly, deciding what you program can and especially
cannot do.
“The entire experience is
valuable to me, including the
regional caucuses and committee
meetings, technical sessions,
and opportunities for catching up
with state and federal agency staff ,
dam owners and potential
teaming partners in
one venue.”
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FULL TECHNICAL AGENDA
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
ASDSO Board of Directors Meeting
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Speaker Preview Room Open
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Regional Caucus Meetings
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch for State Voting Representatives
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Annual Business Meeting
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Early exhibitor move-in. Advance notice to
ASDSO is required.
5:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Kick-off Event: Mardi Gras World Tour and
Reception
7:00 am – 8:00 pm
7:00 am – 6:00 pm
Registration Open
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Exhibitor Move-In and Poster Setup
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Opening General Session and Awards
Ceremony Part I
Welcome/ASDSO Report
ASDSO Leadership
Ten Years After Katrina: What Have
We Learned? Federal, State, Local and
Private Perspective After Ten Years of
Improvements
Speakers and Panelists
Mark Schleifstein, Journalist, Times
Picayune (invited)
Major General Michael C. Wehr,
Commander for the Mississippi Valley
Division, US Army Corps of Engineers
Roy Wright, Deputy Associate
Administrator for Mitigation, Federal
Emergency Management Agency
Robert A. Turner, Regional Director,
Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection
Authority-East
Annual National Awards Presentation
ASDSO Leadership
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Refreshment Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session One: Soapbox: Is it
Us Against Them? Challenges on Both
Sides of Regulatory Design Reviews
Moderated by: Gregory S. Paxson, P.E.,
Schnabel Dam Engineering, Inc.
Greg Paxson, P.E., Schnabel Engineering;
Michele Lemieux, P.E., Montana
Department of Natural Resources &
Conservation; and Jeremy Franz, P.E.,
Design Review Engineer, Colorado Division
of Water Resources
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session Two: Roller
Compacted Concrete
Moderated by: Steve H. Snider, P.E.,
O’Brien & Gere
An Evaluation of Soil-Cement Slope
Protection for Embankments –
Stair-stepped vs. Plating
Kenneth D. Hansen, P.E., Consulting
Engineer; John Rutledge, P.E., Vice
President, Nicole Rutigliano, P.E., Project
Manager, and Brad Kirksey, P.E., Project
Manager, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Molded into Shape – the Lake Wohlford
Dam Replacement Project
Gregory Zamensky, P.E., Americas Practice
Leader, Dennis J. Hogan, P.E., East Region
Practice Leader; and John Bekmanis,
Project Manager, Black & Veatch
Corporation; and Craig Whittemore,
Deputy Utilities Manager, City of Escondido
(CA)
Design and Construction of the Upstream
Geomembrane Facing System for the San
Vicente RCC Dam Raise
John Wilkes, P.E., President, Carpi USA;
Gerald R. Reed III, P.E., Project Manager,
San Diego County Water Authority;
Michael Rogers, P.E., Area Manager, and
Glenn S. Tarbox, Vice President, MWH
Americas, Inc.
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session Three: Spillways
and Open Channel Flows
Moderated by: Randall P. Bass, P.E.,
Scott Dam Spillway – The Rigor of
Training Walls, Gates and Dams
Darren Hinton, P.E., Ph.D., Seattle
Laboratory Manager, and Brian Hughes,
M.A.Sc., P.Eng, Principal, Northwest
Hydraulic Consultants; Rob While, P.E.,
Senior Engineer, Pacific Gas and Electric
Stilling the Waters: Stilling Basin Design
for Stepped Chutes
Sherry L. Hunt, Research Leader &
Research Civil Engineer, and Kem C.
Kadavy, P.E., Agricultural Engineer, USDA Argriculture Research Service
Will the Converging Spillway Walls at the
New Clear Lake Dam Overtop? 3D CFD
Provides the Answer
Steve Jamieson, P.E., Principal, and Don
Lopez, Associate Engineer, W. W. Wheeler
& Associates, Inc.; and Dan Gessler, Vice
President, Alden Research Laboratory
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session Four: Emergency
Planning
Moderated by: Kristin J. Ray, P.E., CFM,
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Situational Awareness: Key to a
Successful Implementation of Dam
Safety- Emergency Management
Program
Roderick M. Dela Cruz, P.E., Senior
Engineer/Program Manager, and Brandon
Blevins, Southern California Edison; and
Chris Karam, P.E., Senior Engineer, GEI
Consultants, Inc.
Look then LEAP! Look into your Levee
Management Toolbox Then Add a Levee
Emergency Action Plan (LEAP)
Seismic Remediation of Frequently
Loaded Levees in California Central Valley
Zia Zafir, Senior Principal Engineer, Justin
Kempton, Senior Project Manager, and
Bret Lingwall, Project Engineer, Kleinfelder,
Inc.; and George (Steve) Mahnke, Chief,
California Department of Water Resources
Seismic Performance of Levees in the
Kanto Plains North of Tokyo During the
2011 Tohoku Earthquake
Daniel Pradel, Adj. Associate Professor,
Department of Civil Engineering, University
of California, Los Angeles
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session Two:
Instrumentation and Monitoring
Grab-N-Go
Frank Brown, P.E., CFM, Senior Civil
Engineer, Flood Control District of
Maricopa County; and Carol Anelas,
Emergency Services Planner, Maricopa
County Department of Emergency
Management
Moderated by: Mark E. Landis, P.G., P.E.,
You Never Fail Until You Stop Trying
- Developing a Dam Emergency
Intervention Toolbox
Brent Parker Randall, Product Manager
and Application Engineer, Campbell
Scientific and Jeremy L. Eck, US Army
Corps of Engineers
Paul G. Schweiger, P.E., CFM, Vice
President, Greg Richards, P.E., CFM
and Kate Aulenbach, EIT, CFM, Gannett
Fleming, Inc.; and Michele Lemieux, P.E.,
Montana Department of Natural Resources
& Conservation.
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Dine-Around or Lunch On Own
1:00 am – 5:00 pm
Guest Activity: Taste of NOLA Culinary
Tour
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session One: Seismic Issues
Part One
Moderated by: Bill McCormick, P.E., P.G.,
CO Division of Water Resources
A Comparison of the Instrumented Becker
Penetration Test (iBPT) to Existing
Methods for Liquefaction Potential
Assessment at Bouquet Canyon Dam
Troubleshooting Vibrating Wire
Piezometer Readings: A Study of
Frequency Domain vs. Time Domain
Analysis of VW Piezometers
Remote Detection of Deep Conduit Flow
by Brine-Enhanced Electrical Resistivity
Surveying
James L. Lolcama, Principal and
Hydrogeologist, KCF Groundwater, Inc.;
and James L. Stuby, Senior Geophysicist,
Earth Resources Technology, Inc.
Using Aerial Infrared Thermography
to Identify Seeps and Flows in Dam
Inspections
Eric Raymond Stockton, Vice President,
Sustainable Infrared
Using a Downlooker to Accurately
Measure Open Channel Flow in Difficult
Access Conditions: Avoid Building a Costly
Weir
John Chandler, Water Resources Technical
Lead, Puget Sound Energy
Utilizing Automated Motorized Total
Stations For Web Enabled Dam
Monitoring
Joe Tavares, Business Developmemnt,
Soldata Inc.
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session Three: Muddy
Waters
Moderated by: Scott M. Arends, P.E.,
Hanson Professional Services, Inc.
Two-dimensional Flexible-mesh Modeling
for Dam Break and Tailings Dams with
Multiple Rheological Formulations
Reinaldo Garcia, President, Hydronia, LLC;
Carmelo Juez, Asier Lacasta, and Pilar
Garcia-Navarro, Fluid Mechanics, LIFTEC/
CSIC-Universidad Zaragoza, Spain
Predicting Tailings Dams Breach Release
Volumes for Flood Hazard Delineation
Jimmy O’Brien, Ph.D., P.E., President,
FLO-2D Software; and Noemi GonzalezRamirez, Ph.D., Riada Engineering
How Big Is My Rock Toe? A Geophysical
Success Story
Risk Assessment Approach for Coal Ash
Impoundments
Christina Winckler, P.E., Senior
Geotechnical Engineer, John W. France,
P.E., Senior Principal, and Amanda
Duvigneaud, P.E., Geotechnical Engineer,
AECOM; and Bob Bass, P.E., , Colorado
Springs Utilities
David S. Bowles, Ph.D., P.E., P.H., Loren
R. Anderson, Ph.D., P.E., and Sanjay S.
Chauhan, Ph.D., P.E., Principal, RAC
Engineers and Economists, LLC; Ed Luttrell
and Elena Sossenkina, P.E., Levees Practice
Lead, HDR Engineering, Inc.; and Dara
Phillips, P.E., Senior Specialist, Dam Safety
Policy, Tennessee Valley Authority
Alexander P. Sturm, Graduate Student,
University of California – Davis
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session Four: Gates and
Outlets
Moderated by: Bill Price, P.E., Hazen &
Sawyer, P.C.
An Innovative Tainter Gate Dewatering
System That Could Save Your Lake
M. Leslie Boyd, P.E., Associate, Layne
Bukhair, P.E., Water Resources Engineer,
and Victor M. Vasquez, P.E., Principal,
Freese and Nichols, Inc.; and Doug
Witkowski, P.E., Principal Engineer, Lower
Colorado River Authority
Updated Methods for Sizing Air Vent
Systems in Dam Low-level Outlets and
Penstocks
Josh Mortensen, Hydraulic Engineer, Tony
Wahl, Hydraulic Engineer, and Joseph
Kubitschek, Ph.D., Hydraulic Engineer,
Field Test and Analytical Methods for
Safety Assessment of Radial Spillway
Gates
Brett Commander, P.E., Principal Engineer,
Bridge Diagnostics Inc.; Kevin Gerst, P.E.,
S.E., Structural Engineer, HDR, Inc.; Michael
Likavec, Consulting Engineer-Structures,
Puget Sound Energy; and Nathan
McGowan, Mechanical Engineer, US Army
Corps of Engineers
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Refreshment Break and Special Activities
in the Exhibit Hall
Door Prize Drawings
Poster Lightning Talks
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Welcome Reception
7:00 am – 8:00 pm
7:00 am – 5:30 pm
Registration Open
7:30 am – 8:30 am
8:30 am – 10:00 am
General Session and Awards Ceremony
Part II
Digging Deeper Into How Man-made
Flood Protection and Flood Risk
Management Have Impacted the Region
Speakers and Panelists:
Richard Campanella, Geographer, Tulane
School of Architecture
James Dalton, Chief, Engineering and
Construction, US Army Corps of Engineers
David Waggonner, President, Waggonner
and Ball Architects
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Refreshment Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session One: Dam Safety
Program Issues
Moderated by: Anthony L. Fernandes, Aqua
Pennsylvania, Inc.
I Need to Make Some Dam Sense of This!
(Explaining PMP and Other Dam Safety
Concepts to Dam Owners)
Dennis R. Dickey, P.E., Senior Engineer,
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
(ODNR)’s Statewide Dam Construction
Monitoring Plan
Chad R. Davis, P.E., Assistant Vice
President, and Stephen Kramer, P.E.,
Senior Water Resources Engineer, Michael
Baker International; Gary Harsanye, P.E.,
Senior Project Manger, and Mia Kannik,
P.E., Program Manger, Ohio Department of
Natural Resources
Practical Use of DSAT-DSS-WISE-Lite –
Incident at Langley Pond Dam, SC
John A. Poole, Dam Safety Engineer,
South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control; and Katy GoolsbyBrown, Regional Dam Safety Program
Manager, Federal Emergency Management
Agency
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session Two: Soil Shear
Strength Selection for Stability Analysis
– Practical Guidance
John W. France, P.E., Senior Principal,
Tiffany E. Adams, Senior Geotechnical
Engineer, Jennifer L. Williams, P.E., Senior
Geotechnical Engineer, and Christina
J. Winckler, P.E., Senior Geotechnical
Engineer, AECOM
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session Three: 2D and 3D
Modeling
Moderated by: Arthur C. Miller, Ph.D., P.E.,
CFM
Jumping from Pseudo 2D to Full 2D With
HEC-RAS 5.0
Michael T. Chilson, P.E., Senior Civil
Engineer, Golder Associates
From Data Graveyards To Smart Phones:
Leveraging 2D Modeling Technology To
Modernize Dam Hazard Assessments and
Risk Management
Benjamin Israel-Devadason, P.E., CFM,
Senior Hydraulic and Hydrologic Engineer,
Paul G. Schweiger, P.E., CFM, Vice
President, Amanda J. Hess, P.E., CFM,
Hydraulic and Hydrologic Group Manager,
and Kate Aulenbach, Hydraulic and
Hydrologic Designer, Gannett Fleming, Inc.;
and Karen Goff, P.E., Dam Safety Engineer,
North Dakota State Water Commission
A Comparison Of Results Between 1D, 2D,
And Hybrid 1D-2D Dam Breach Outflow
Routing
Marc C. Johnson, P.E., CFM, Principal
Water Resources Engineer, and Lee
Beshoner, P.E., CFM, Water Resources
Engineer, FTN Associates Ltd.
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session Four: Dam Removals
Moderated by: Gregg W. Hudock, P.E.,
Golder Associates Inc.
Rerouting a River – The Carmel River
Reroute and Dam Removal
Stephen G. Brown, P.E., Senior Project
Manager, Craig Hall, Principal Engineer,
Bret Lingwall, Project Engineer, and Chad
Lukkarila, Kleinfelder, Inc.
Recent Project Experience on Design and
Construction of Repositories for Reservoir
Sediments for the Carmel River
Bret Lingwall, Project Engineer, Stephen
Brown, P.E., Senior Engineer, Craig Hall,
Principal Engineer, and Zia Zafir, Senior
Principal Engineer,Kleinfelder, Inc.;
Improvements at Upper Kapahi Dam –
Evolution of a Dam Safety Project on the
Garden Island
Chad M. Masching, P.E., and Steve Verigin,
P.E., G.E., Senior Vice President, GEI
Consultants, Inc
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Dine-Around or Lunch On Own
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Joint ASDSO Board and ICODS Luncheon
Meeting
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session One: Seismic Issues
Part Two
Moderated by: Bryant A. Robbins, P.E., US
Army Corps of Engineers
Complex Seismic Analysis at AV Watkins
Dam
Groundwater And Drilling Disturbance
Effects On Liquefaction Characterization
For An Embankment Dam And
Foundation
David C. Serafini, P.E., Geotechnical
Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineers;
Jeffrey A. Schaefer, Ph.D., P.E., and Peter
T. Shaffner, P.G., USACE, Risk Management
Center
Old Dams, New Faults - Now What?
John C. Stoessel, P.E., Senior Engineer,
Southern California Edison
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session Two: Risk Part One
Moderated by: Debora J. Miller, P.E., Ph.D.,
Miller Geotechnical Consultants, Inc.
Comparison of Risk Assessments of
Levees vs. Dams
William B. Empson, P.E. PMP, Risk Program
Manager, David A. Margo, P.E., Lead
Engineer, Gregory A. Werncke P.E., Risk
Program Manager, James E. Eright, P.G.,
Lead Geologist, and Jason T. Needham,
P.E., Consequence Specialist, US Army
Corps of Engineers Risk Management
Center; and Kari L. Hauck, P.E., Risk Cadre
Lead, US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul
District
Misconceptions about Quantitative Risk
Assessments of Dams
Richard R. Davidson, Senior Principal,
AECOM
Risk Reduction Vs Resiliency - The
Intersection of Social, Economic and
Infrastructure Systems
Robert Beduhn, Director - Civil Works,
Experimental Modeling of Levee Failure
Process due to Overtopping
Ali Asghari Tabrizi, Graduate Research
Assistant, Ezzat Elalfy, Graduate Research
Assistant, Lindsey Ann LaRocque,
Postdoctoral Researcher, M. Hanif
Chaudhry, Professor and Associate Dean,
and Jasim Imran, Professor, Department
of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
University of South Carolina
User Guide To Windam C Earthen
Embankment Soil Inputs
Karl Visser, Hydraulic Engineer, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Levee Breach Modeling with WinDAM B
Paul B. Risher, Hydraulic Engineer, US Army
Corps of Engineers Risk Management
Center
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session Four: Case Studies
in Dam Construction
Moderated by: Richard A. Millet, P.E., G.E.,
AECOM
Between a Rock and a Hard Place –
Design and Construction of the Hard
Labor Creek Reservoir Dam, Walton
County, Georgia
James R. Crowder, P.E., Senior Associate,
Bradley T. Boyer, P.E., Senior Engineer,
and J. Tyler Coats, P.E., Project Engineer,
Schnabel Engineering
Construction Can be Hard, Tried, Ragged,
and Rocky - Lessons Learned From Four
New Dams
Randall P. Bass, P.E., Principal, and Mark
Landis, P.G., P.E., Principal, Schnabel
Engineering
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session Three: Breach
Modeling
Moderated by: Robert A. Eichinger, P.E.,
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
Greg Eddy, Civil Engineer, Bureau of
Reclamation
How Many Challenges Can One Dam
Have?? And You Want the Repairs
Made in How Many Days? Designing and
Constructing Risk Reduction Measures at
Beaver Park Dam
Douglas M. Yadon, P.E., P.G., Senior
Geotechnical Engineer and Gregory G.
Glunz, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer, AECOM;
John P. Clark, P.E., Dam Operations
Manager, Colorado Parks and Wildlife;
and Matthew J. Gavin, P.E., Dam Safety
Engineer, Colorado Division of Water
Resources
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Refreshment Break
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Concurrent Session One: Risk and
Consequences
Moderated by: Eric C. Halpin, P.E., US Army
Corps of Engineers
Public Alerts and Warnings for Dam and
Levee Safety Emergencies: What Really
Matters?
Jason T. Needham, P.E., Senior
Consequence Specialist, US Army Corps
of Engineers; John H. Sorensen, Ph.D., and
Dennis S. Mileti, Ph.D.
Considering Uncertainty in Consequence
Estimates in Risk Analysis for Dams
Martin W. McCann, Jr., Ph.D., President,
Jack R. Benjamin & Associates, Inc.;
and Gregory S. Paxson, P.E., Schnabel
Engineering
Third presentation TBA
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Concurrent Session Two: Owner’s Issues
Part One
Moderated by: Peter H. Baril, P.E., GZA
GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
Next Steps for the CPW Screening Level
Risk Analysis
John P. Clark, P.E., Dam Operations
Manager, Colorado Parks and Wildlife; and
Vicki Scharnhorst, Operations Manager,
Tetra Tech, Inc.
A Performance Based Approach to Risk
Assessment for Dams
Physical and Numerical Modeling of Lake
Palo Pinto Spillways
Matthew Muto, Dam Safety Engineer,
Nicolas von Gersdorff, Dam Safety
Engineer, Michael Cruz, Chief Dam
Safety Engineer, John Yen, Consulting
Engineer, and Ziyad Duron, Ph.D., Board of
Consultants, Southern California Edison
Cris Parker, P.E., Senior Project Manager,
HDR Engineering, Inc.; and Steven L.
Barfuss, PE, Research Associate Professor,
Utah Water Research Laboratory
Addressing Nebraska’s Aging Dams
John G. Petersen, P.E., Project Manager,
JEO Consulting Group, Inc.
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Concurrent Session Three: Grouting
Moderated by: Mark Haddock, P.E., Golder
Associates, Inc.
Unique Use of Grout Column Support
of Karst Features below Logan Martin
Dam, AL
Need to Save Millions on Your Spillway
Rehabilitation? Consider Combining CFD
Modeling and Rock Scour Analysis
Greg Glunz, P.E., Gregg Batchelder-Adams,
and Frank Lan, P.E., Ph.D., CFM, AECOM;
and Mike Gustin, Assistant Chief, Wildlife
Management Division, New Mexico
Department of Game and Fish
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Reception in the Exhibit Hall
R. Craig Findlay, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., Dam
Safety Consultant, Findlay Engineering,
Inc.; B.H. Greene, Donald A. Bruce, Ph.D.,
President, Geosystems, L.P.; B.O. Williams;
J.H. Williams; R.I. Mickwee
7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Application of Modified GIN-Method for
Grouting the Duck River Dam Foundation
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Jacob Esterhuizen, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., Senior
Consultant, Todd Cotten, P.E., G.E., Senior
Geotechnical Engineer, and Richard Riker,
P.E., G.E., Global Technology Lead, CH2M
HILL
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Concurrent Session One: Soapbox:
Leveraging Limited Resources for Safer
Dams
Depression at Nesbitt Dam
Anthony Nokovich, P.E., Senior Engineer,
American Water; Cari R. Beenenga, P.E.,
Gannett Fleming Inc.; and James C. Myers,
Moretrench
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Concurrent Session Four: Case Studies
in Spillway Rehab
Moderated by: Joshua Mortensen, P.E.,
Rehabilitation Of Canton Dam With The
World’s Largest Fusegates
Hasan Kocahan, Manager, Hydroplus, Inc.
7:30 am – 3:30 pm
Registration Open
Moderated by: Keith Mills, P.E., G.E., OR
Water Resources Department
Keith Mills, P.E., G.E.., OR Water Resources
Department; Dusty Myers, P.E., MS
Department of Environmental Quality;
Alon Dominitz, P.E., NY Department of
Environmental Conservation; Mark Ogden,
P.E., OH Department of Natural Resources
(retired)
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Concurrent Session Two: Structural
Issues: Wanapum Dam
Moderated by: Douglas L. Johnson, P.E.,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Wanapum Spillway Crack Development:
Root Cause Analysis
Adam N. Jones, P.E., Senior Engineer, and
Kevin Snyder, P.E., Vice President and
Assistant Area Manager, HDR Engineering,
Inc.; Kevin J. Marshall, P.E., Hydro
Engineering Manager, and Dale Campbell,
P.E., Hydro Supervisor, Operations, Grant
County Public Utility District; and Robin
Charlwood, Ph.D., P.E., Principal, Robin
Charlwood & Associates, PLLC
The Wanapum Spillway Incident:
Response, Remediation and Lessons
Learned
Dave Mishalanie, P.E., Dam Safety
Supervisor, and Rebecca Simpson, Dam
Safety Engineer, Public Utility District No.
2 of Grant County; and Greg Rollins, P.E.,
G.E., Principal Geotechnical Engineer,
MWH Americas, Inc.
Anchor Installation at Washington’s
Wanapum Dam
Paul Krumm, Operations Manager, Abby
Stein, Project Engineer, and BJ Hepworth,
Project Manager, Nicholson Construction
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Concurrent Session Four: Hydrology &
Hydraulics
Moderated by: Richard J. Tucker, P.E., RJ
Associates, LLC
3D Flood Wave Animations for
Emergency Action Planning
The Effects of Soil Map Changes on
Spillway Design Floods
Chad R. Davis, P.E., Assistant Vice
President, and Donald R. Green, P.E.,
Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Michael
Baker International; and Marc T. Aveni,
Chief - Environmental Services, Prince
William County Public Works
Amanda Hess, P.E., CFM, H&H Group
Manager, and William Kingston, CFM,
Hydrologic and Hydraulic Designer,
Gannett Fleming, Inc
Yes, HEC-ResSim Can Do That
Kevin Fagot, Project Manager, and Kayson
Shurtz, Senior Hydraulic Engineer, WEST
Consultants, Inc.
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Refreshment Break
Moderated by: Michael K. Sharp, Ph.D., P.E.,
US Army Corps of Engineers
Moderated by: Daniel W. Osmun, P.E.,
The Levee Vortex: Lessons Learned
Dealing With The Force
Rewards And Challenges Of Growing The
BIA Safety Of Dams Program
Dan Fricke, P.E., CFM, Project Manager, and
Lalit Jha, P.E., D.WRE, CFM, Vice President,
JEO Consulting Group, Inc.
C. Scott Goss, P.E., Chief Safety of Dams,
Bureau of Indian Affairs; Jack G. Byers, P.E.,
President, Byers Group LLC; and Michael
C. Vail, P.E., Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission;
Forensic Study Of Levee Performance
Records In California
Sujan Punyamurthula, Ph.D., P.E., Vice
President, and Richard Millet, P.E., G.E.,
Vice President, AECOM
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session Two: Concrete
Dams
Moderated by: Robert R. Bowers, P.E.,
O’Brien & Gere
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session One: Federal Dam
and Levee Safety Program Initiatives
Scott Shewbridge, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., Risk
Management Center, US Army Corps of
Engineers
Nathaniel Gee, Supervisory Civil Engineer,
Tom Ryan, P.E., Senior Water Resources
Manager, John McCarthy, P.E., Vice
President, and Chad R. Davis, P.E., Assistant
Vice President, Michael Baker International
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Concurrent Session Three: Levees Part
One
Review of Significant Updates to USACE
EM 1110-2-1913, Design, Construction and
Evaluation of Levees
Bureau of Reclamation Examination of
Existing Structures - Inaccessible Features
It’s Live! - National Deployment of the
NRCS DamWatch System to Monitor
12,000 Watershed Dams
Unraveling the Mystery of Lake Jackson
Dam
A Review of Proven Methods for
Rehabilitating Gravity Dams and
Hydraulic Structures
Robert A. Kline, Jr., P.E., Vice President,
FEM-analysis of a Concrete Dam in
Northern Sweden
Dr. Fredrik Johansson and Ingvar
Ekstrom, Civil Engineer, Sweco Energuide,
Stockholm, Sweden
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session Three: Levees Part
Two
Moderated by: Stephen Whiteside, P.E.,
CDM Smith
Flood Risk Reduction - Levee
Accreditation Case Study
Maureen P. Cissel, CFM, Project Manager,
McCormick Taylor, Inc.
Larry W. Caldwell, P.E., Watershed
Specialist (Retired), and Noller Herbert,
Director of Engineering, USDA - Natural
Resources Conservation Service; and
Joe Scannell, President, USEngineering
Solutions
Alternatives Analysis for Levee
Remediation – How Human Bias Can
Influence the Outcome
Mark H. Stanley, Senior Technical Advisor,
Piping From Past Floods Threatening
Tomorrow’s Future
George L. Sills, P.E., Manager, Sills
Engineering
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session Four: Downstream
Breach Modeling
Moderated by: Jeffery G. Powers, P.E.,
Hazen and Sawyer
Dam Breach Analysis with HEC-RAS 5.0
2D - Improvements to Accuracy, Hazard
Data Outputs and Efficiency, Case
Examples
Keith Weaver, P.E., Mark E. Forest, P.E.,
Practice Leader-Floodplain Management
and Modeling, and Mitchell L. Blum,
P.E., Water Resources Engineer, HDR
Engineering, Inc.
Reducing Uncertainty for a Dam Breach
Analysis
Michael Crouch, P.E., CFM, Senior Water
Resources Engineer, Riverside Technology;
Keil Neff, Water Resources Engineer,
Tennessee Valley Authority
Use of Flood Modeller Pro to Develop
Linked, Alternating 1D and 2D Models of
Overland and In-River Flows for Breach of
a Large Off-Channel Ring Dam
Duane McClelland, Senior Water
Resources Consultant, CH2M HILL
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch (Provided) in the Exhibit Hall
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session One: Decade Dam
Failures Part One
Moderated by: Dusty Myers, P.E., MS
Department of Environmental Quality
100th Anniversary of the Lyman Dam
Failure, Arizona
Updating Virginia Statewide PMP-from
Hurricanes to the Stippled Region
Waleed Aboshanp, P.E., Arizona
Department of Water Resources
Bill Kappel, President/Chief Meteorologist,
Doug Hultstrand, Vice President/
Senior Hydrometeorologist, and Geoff
Muhlestein, Vice President/Senior GIS
Analyst, Applied Weather Associates; and
Robert Bennett, P.E., R.A., CFM, Director,
Dam Safety and Floodplain Management,
Virginia Department of Conservation and
Recreation;
Failure of Secondary Dam of Sella Zerbino
in Molare, Italy
Irfan Alvi, P.E., President and Chief
Engineer, Alvi Associates, Inc.
50th Anniversary of the Fontenelle Dam
Incident, Wyoming
Mark E. Baker, P.E., Dam Safety Officer,
National Park Service
Using a Stochastic Event Flood Model
(SEFM) to Predict Frequency Floods at
Friant Dam
40th Anniversary of the Banqiao and
Shimantan Dam Failures, China
Joseph Wright, Hydraulic Engineer, Bureau
of Reclamation
Wayne J. Graham, P.E., Civil Engineer
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session Two: Risk Part Two
Moderated by: Warren S. Hayden, P.E.,
Mead & Hunt, Inc.
Instrumentation And Failure Modes –
What Do You Really Need To Monitor?
Jennifer Williams, P.E., Project Manager,
and Karen Aguillard, Project Engineer,
AECOM; Jay Stateler, Instrumentation and
Inspections Group, Bureau of Reclamation;
Roger Raeburn, Chief Dam Safety Officer,
PacifiCorp Energy; Justin Nettle, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
Anatomy of a Risk Assessment: Westville
Lake Dam Issue Evaluation Study
Erik W. Matthews, P.E., Acting Chief,
Geotechnical Engineering Section,
Anastasia Papadopoulos, P.E., Dam Safety
Program Manager, and William Lawrence,
P.E., Geotechnical Engineer, US Army
Corps of Engineers, New England District
Case Study – FERC’s Potential Failure
Modes Analysis - CA DWR P2426 Dams
Dean B. Durkee, Ph.D., P.E., Vice President,
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session Three: Hydrology
Moderated by: Joshua K. Myers, P.E., CFM,
Golder Associates, Inc.
US Army Corps of Engineers Approaches
to Incorporating Climate Change
Hydrology in Water Resources Planning
and Design
Kathleen D. White, Ph.D, P.E., and Jeffrey R.
Arnold, Ph.D., US Army Corps of Engineers,
Institute for Water Resources; Bryan E.
Baker, and Peter M. Seman, US Army
Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research
and Development Center; Martyn P.
Clark, Ph.D., and Ethan D. Gutmann, Ph.D.,
National Center for Atmospheric Research,
Research Applications Laboratory; and Levi
Brekke, Ph.D. P.E., Bureau of Reclamation,
Research and Development.
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session Four: Internal
Erosion
Moderated by: A. Tom MacDougall, P.E.,
RJH Consultants, Inc.
Three-Dimensional Modeling Of
Geomorphic Features Within A Levee
System
Lourdes Polanco-Boulware, Graduate
Student, Utah State University; John D.
Rice, P.E., G.E., Ph.D., Assistant Professor,
Utah State University
Large Scale Filter Testing
Theodore Howard, Geotechnical Engineer,
Caleb Rudkin, Geotechnical Engineer, and
Peter Irey, Geotechnical Engineer, Bureau
of Reclamation
Backwards Erosion Piping: A Historical
Review and Discussion of Influential
Factors
Bryant A. Robbins, Civil Engineer, US Army
Engineer Research and Development
Center; and Vera M. van Beek, Researcher,
Deltares Geo-Engineering Unit
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Refreshment Break
3:30 pm – 5:00 p m
Concurrent Session Two: Inspections
Challenges at the Fringes: Complicated
Decisions at the Boundaries of Risk
Moderated by: Art Sengupta, P.E., P.G.,
PMP, FL Department of Environmental
Protection
Nathan Snorteland, P.E., Director, Risk
Management Center, US Army Corps of
Engineers
What Is Your Dam’s Score? Using TabletBased Dam Inspections To Enhance
Condition Assessments
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Concurrent Session One: Decade Dam
Failures Part Two
Marc C. Johnson, P.E., CFM, Principal
Water Resources Engineer, Travis
Scott, P.E., Project Manager/Water
Resources Engineer, FTN Associates Ltd.;
Trevor Timberlake, P.E., CFM, Engineer
Supervisor, Arkansas Natural Resources
Commission
Moderated by: Dean B. Durkee, Ph.D., P.E.,
Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in
support of USDA-NRCS Utah Engineering
30th Anniversary of the Val de Stava Dam
Failure, Italy
Norm Evenstad, Water Resources
Coordinator, Bronson Smart, State
Conservation Engineer, Derek Hamilton,
Biologist, and Nathaniel Todea, Hydraulic
Engineer, USDA - Natural Resources
Conservation Service
3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Exhibit and Poster Dismantle
Alon Dominitz, P.E., Chief, New
York Department of Environmental
Conservation
20th Anniversary of the Folsom Dam Gate
Failure, California
Jerzy Salamon, Civil Engineer, Bureau of
Reclamation
20th Anniversary of the Timberlake Dam
Failure, Virginia
Thomas I. Roberts, P.E., CFM, Regional
Dam Safety Engineer, Virginia Department
of Conservation and Recreation
10th Anniversary of the Hadlock Pond
Dam Failure, New York
R. Lee Wooton, P.E., Principal, GEI;
Peter Spangenberg, P.E., Civil Engineer,
Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection; and Alon Dominitz, P.E., Chief,
New York Department of Environmental
Conservation
10th Anniversary of the Taum Sauk Dam
Failure, Missouri
Robert A. Clay, P.E., Civil Engineer, Missouri
Department of Natural Resources
Are We Preventing Dam Failures?
Rethinking Surveillance and Monitoring
David W. Lord, Senior Civil Engineer, and
Eric Gross, Senior Civil Engineer, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Concurrent Session Three: Owner’s
Issues Part Two
Moderated by: Charles N. Thompson, P.E.,
New Mexico Dam Safety Bureau
Maximizing the Insurability of Your Dam
Tamara Jameson, I.E., Engineer III, Wendell
Buckman, P.E., Managing Engineer, and
Anthony DaRin, P.E., Vice President, Barton
& Loguidice, D.P.C.
Understanding the Federal Emergency
Management Agency Funding
Opportunities
Brooke Buchanan, P.E., CFM, Senior
Engineer, Katy Goolsby-Brown, Mitigation
Engineer, and James Demby, P.E., Federal
Emergency Management Agency
Field Trips and Extra Activities –
Separate registration required
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Workshop: Internal Erosion Analysis and
Remediation of Embankment Dams
Mark Pabst, P.E, Geotechnical Engineering
- Senior Technical Specialist, US Army
Corps of Engineers; John W. France, P.E.,
AECOM; and Denis Hanneman, Bureau of
Reclamation
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Workshop: HEC RAS 5.0 2D Model
Training
Mark E. Forest, Practice Leader, HDR
Engineering, Inc.; Mitchell L. Blum, Water
Resource Engineer, HDR Engineering, Inc.;
and Gary W. Brunner, US Army Corps of
Engineers, HEC Center
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Workshop: Update on National Levee
Safety Initiative Implementation and
Overview of Levee Technical Guidelines
Elena Sossenkina, P.E., National Technical
Advisor, HDR Engineering, Inc.; Michael
Sharp, Ph.D., P.E., Technical Director, US
Army Corps of Engineers; Steve Verigin,
P.E., G.E., Senior Vice President, GEI
Consultants, Inc.
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Field Trip I to New Orleans Storm
Damage Risk Reduction System
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Field Trip II to New Orleans Storm
Damage Risk Reduction System
Poster Presentations
GIS-based Method to Assess the Vulnerability of Disadvantaged
Populations During Hurricane Evacuation: A Case Study of New
Orleans *Student Presentation
Ruijie Bian, Ph.D. Student, Civil Engineering, and Dr. Chester G.
Wilmot, Professor, Louisiana State University
Water, Water Everywhere (Considerations for Control and
Diversion of Water during Dam Construction and Rehabilitation
Projects)
Bradley T. Boyer, P.E., Senior Engineer, and J. Tyler Coats, P.E.,
Project Engineer, Schnabel Dam Engineering
Confirmed as of print date
90th Anniversary of the Sheffield Dam Collapse, California
Dusty Myers, P.E., Mississippi Department of Environmental
Quality
Green Levees: Beneficially Reusing Bauxite Residue as Levee Fill
Shannon Isovitsch Parks, Senior Project Leader, Alcoa
10th Anniversary of the Shakidor Dam Failure, Pakistan
Thomas I. Roberts, P.E., CFM, Regional Dam Safety Engineer,
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Assessment of Undocumented Dams
Kevin J. DiRocco, P.E., Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Kirsten Paul,
Geotechnical Engineer, and Meghan Quinn, P.E., Project Manager,
US Army Corps of Engineers, New England Division; and Shaun
Stanton, IMCOM ITIIP Dam Inspection Program Monitor, US Army
Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center
A Unique Approach to Principal Spillway Outlet Pipe inspections
with Custom PACP Reporting
Mark Fountain, P.E., Water Resources Project Manager, HDR
Engineering, Inc.
90th Anniversary of the Llyn Eigiau and Coedty Dam Failures,
Wales, UK
Jonathan Garton, P.E., Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Dam Safety Challenges in Florida *Student Presentation
Robert M. Gooljar, Jr., Student, Florida State University and
Intern, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Long-Term Force Monitoring of Pre-stressed Anchors Used on
Dam Rehabilitation Projects
Shahid Islam, Ph.D., Senior Engineer, and Kenneth Purinton,
Eastern Manager- GT Unit, DYWIDAG-Systems International
Critical Hydromechanical Stress and Internal Erosion Under
Earthen Embankment Dams *Student Presentation
Kerry Magner, Graduate Research Assistant, Missouri University
of Science and Technology
A Race Against Mother Nature, Emergency Dam Safety Repairs
at 11,000 feet
Nicholas Miller, Project Manager, GEI Consultants, Inc.
Integration of Rain Gauge and Doppler Radar Data Using
Bayesian Approach
Chin Man Mok, Vice President, GSI Environmental Inc.; Nisai
Wanakule, Ph.D., and Jeff Geurink, Ph.D., Tampa Bay Water
Dine-Around
Monday,
September 14 and
Tuesday, September 15
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Take advantage of this opportunity to enjoy lunch while
networking and meeting new people! ASDSO is making
reservations at some of the local eateries for our annual Dam
Safety Dine-Around. Sign up in the morning in the registration
area to claim a seat at your restaurant of choice, and we’ll make
sure there’s a table waiting for you and some of your fellow Dam
Safety attendees. This is a great way to extend your networking
outside of the scheduled conference sessions -- and because
anyone can sign up to dine at any restaurant, you never know
who you might be seated with.
We’re reserving a limited number of tables, so sign up early if you
want to participate. We’ll take the stress out of where to go and
what to do ... and leave the networking to you. This is an “ASDSO
organized,” event folks, not ASDSO sponsored. We’ll make sure
you have a seat, but lunch is on you!
Career & student activities
Admission and the ASDSO Resource Center
Student Presentations
ASDSO welcomes student participation in Dam Safety ’15 and will
waive registration fees for students presenting valid IDs from U.S.
schools.
Student registrants are invited to attend all sessions and
receptions, and to relax, mingle, and browse materials in the
ASDSO Resource Center, located in the exhibit hall. Make
the Resource Center your first stop after checking in to the
conference, to meet with an Educational Outreach committee
member and get details on all of the activities geared especially
to student participants.
Career Info Sessions
Educational Outreach committee
members will host informal info/
Q&A sessions in the Resource
Center during conference hours.
All student participants, whether
attending individually or in a
class group, are encouraged
to participate. Learn about
potential careers in dam safety
from multiple perspectives, and
from folks with first-hand knowledge.
(Professors: If you’d like to bring a group
of students and are interested in scheduling an info session at a
specific time, please contact Brittany Lewis at
(859) 550-2788 or [email protected].)
Following the info session, explore the conference exhibit hall,
featuring displays presented by many of the private companies
and government agencies involved in dam safety in North
America. This is an opportunity to meet and network with
organizational reps in a casual and relaxed atmosphere. Be sure
to bring copies of your resume!
Dine-Around
Tuesday, September 15 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Students are invited to participate in this fun lunch-time mixer!
(See page 24 for details.)
Poster Session &
Lightning Talks
Student work will be showcased in the
Poster Presentation area (see details
on page 24). In addition, student paper
competition winners will present their
papers in regular conference sessions:
Concurrent Session One: Seismic Issues Part One
A Comparison of the Instrumented Becker Penetration
Test (iBPT) to Existing Methods for Liquefaction Potential
Assessment at Bouquet Canyon Dam
Alexander P. Sturm, Graduate Student, University of California –
Davis
Tuesday, September 15, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session Three: Breach Modeling
Experimental Modeling of Levee Failure Process due to
Overtopping
Ali Asghari Tabrizi, Graduate Research Assistant, Ezzat
Elalfy, Graduate Research Assistant, Lindsey Ann LaRocque,
Postdoctoral Researcher, M. Hanif Chaudhry, Professor and
Associate Dean, and Jasim Imran, Professor, Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering, University of South Carolina
Wednesday, September 16, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session Four: Internal Erosion
Three-Dimensional Modeling Of Geomorphic Features Within A
Levee System
Lourdes Polanco-Boulware, Graduate Student, Utah State
University; John D. Rice, P.E., G.E., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Utah
State University
Student Awards
Paper Competition winners, along with the recipient(s) of
ASDSO’s 2015-2016 Senior Undergraduate Scholarship, will be
recognized at the Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, September 15.
Monday, September 14,
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Students and other poster
presenters will explain their
posters in three minutes or
less during the Lightning Talks
event in the exhibit hall.
FAQs
Registration
How do I get on the conference registration list?
To register for the conference:
1 Register on-line at www.damsafety.org under “Register
for Training”. Members: Log in first to receive the member
discount.
Or
2 Fill out the enclosed registration form and mail or fax to:
ASDSO Annual Conference
239 South Limestone St.
Lexington, KY 40508
FAX to (859) 550-2795
How soon should I make my hotel reservation?
As soon as possible! Rooms at the Hyatt Regency that
are being held at the special ASDSO conference rate
of $189 per night could sell out before the conference.
Contact the Hyatt Central reservations at
(888) 591-1234, request the New Orleans Hyatt Regency
and identify yourself as with the Association of State
Dam Safety Officials. Reservation requests made after
the August 21 cut-off will not be eligible for the special
ASDSO group rate. To make your reservations on-line,
visit www.damsafety.org and click on Training Center and
“Dam Safety 2015” for the secure reservations web link.
Can I wait until the conference to sign up
for workshops or extra activities?
Capacity is limited for the following activities:
Sunday, 9/13 Kickoff Event – 100 people
Monday, 9/14 Guest Tour – 32 people
Thursday, 9/17 Workshops I and II – 60 people
Thursday, 9/17 Workshop III – 175 people
Thursday, 9/17 Field Trip - 100 People
Friday, 9/18 Field Trip – 50 people
There is a chance that any or all of these activities
will fill before the start of the conference, so advance
registration is important.
What if I have a special need (ADA, dietary, or other)?
Contact Susan Sorrell at (859) 550-2788 or
[email protected] to discuss arrangements.
What if I have more questions?
Visit www.damsafety.org, call ASDSO at (859) 550-2788,
or email your inquiry to [email protected]
Everything You Need to Know to Register
Fees Include: Any full conference registrations (member, non-member, and
student) include admission to all technical sessions, the exhibit show and all
catered events, and one copy of the conference proceedings. Guest and Exhibit
Booth Staff registrations include admission to the exhibit show and all catered
events. The Guest registration option is for use by a registered attendee’s spouse
or family member and is not intended for use by a co-worker or another industry
professional. One-day registrations include admission to technical sessions,
catered events and the exhibit show for that day.
Form of Payment: Checks, credit cards, and government agency purchase
orders are accepted. A copy of the purchase order with billing instructions must
accompany the registration form if payment is to be processed by government
purchase order.
Early Registration Discount: applies to all registrations (regardless of Form of
Payment) received by August 14, 2015. After August 14, a $100 late fee is charged
for full conference registrations and $50 is charged for exhibit staff registrations.
Join ASDSO and Save: If you are not currently an ASDSO member, save money
and receive full ASDSO membership benefits for one year, by including your
membership dues in your conference fee payments. Choose the appropriate
membership category as follows:
Associate membership is for employees of local, state, or federal
government agencies.
Affiliate membership is for private sector entities and individuals. Affiliates
can join as either company or individual members.
Student Membership is open to any full time undergraduate or graduate
student interested in dam safety.
Senior membership is open to anyone who is age 55 or older and is fully
retired from active employment and has held ASDSO membership during
the last 5 years; or, anyone who is permanently disabled.
If you are unsure of your membership status, please call ASDSO at
(859) 550-2788 or email [email protected].
Cancellation and Refund Policy: Please notify ASDSO as soon as possible if
you must cancel your registration. Fees that have already been paid may either
be refunded or transferred to another attendee. To receive a refund, notice of
cancellation must be submitted to ASDSO by the end of business Thursday,
September 10, 2015. After September 10, registration fees are not refundable.
All refunds are subject to a $75 processing fee including workshops.
Attendees with Special Needs: Contact Susan Sorrell at (859) 550-2788 or
[email protected].
Registration Instructions for Exhibitors & Sponsors: If you have signed up to
be an exhibitor or sponsor, your company receives a full conference registration
as part of its package. Registration codes will be sent to the company exhibit/
sponsor contact. All exhibit and sponsor registrations may be completed at
www.DamSafety.org through the ASDSO Portal or on the Dam Safety 2015
registration form. If you do not know who your company contact is please
contact Ross Brown at [email protected].
dam safety 2015 registration form
Mail or fax this registration form to ASDSO at: 239 S. Limestone, Lexington, KY, 40508 or fax to
(859) 550-2795. You will receive a registration confirmation letter via email. Convenient on-line
registration is available by logging into the ASDSO Portal at www.damsafety.org.
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