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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Hyatt Regency New Orleans
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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 Dam Safety 2017: September 10-14 in San Antonio, Texas Dam Safety 2018: September 9-13 in Seattle, Washington
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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
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
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
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 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
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Exhibits, Resource Center and Poster 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 Concurrent Technical Sessions 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 Exhibits, Resource Center and Poster Forum Open 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Concurrent Technical Sessions 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch in the Exhibit Hall (provided) 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
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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: $80 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.
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Specialty Technical Workshops Thursday, September 17
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. 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.
Thursday, September 17 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. 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.
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
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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 Dam Safety 2015 is the perfect place to reach dam and levee safety professionals. If you would like to exhibit, sponsor, or advertise at Dam Safety 2015 visit DamSafety.org today to learn more or contact Ross Brown at rbrown@damsafety.org or (859) 550-2788. Hurry, exhibit spaces are going fast!
Sponsors
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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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Speakers & Panelists: 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) 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
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 7:00 am – 8:00 pm Speaker Preview Room Open 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. 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 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., Schnabel Dam Engineering, Inc. 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
FULL TECHNICAL AGENDA 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., Schnabel Dam Engineering, Inc.
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
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FULL TECHNICAL AGENDA 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, Bureau of Reclamation 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
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 7:00 am – 8:00 pm Speaker Preview Room Open 7:00 am – 5:30 pm Registration Open 7:30 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast 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, Gannett Fleming, Inc. 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
FULL TECHNICAL AGENDA 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, HDR Engineering, Inc.
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
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FULL TECHNICAL AGENDA 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
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
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 Speaker Preview Room Open
Application of Modified GIN-Method for Grouting the Duck River Dam Foundation
7:30 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
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., Bureau of Reclamation 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 Speakers & Panelists: 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
FULL TECHNICAL AGENDA 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., Bureau of Reclamation
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, Bureau of Reclamation
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, Gannett Fleming, Inc. 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
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FULL TECHNICAL AGENDA Alternatives Analysis for Levee Remediation – How Human Bias Can Influence the Outcome Mark H. Stanley, Senior Technical Advisor, HDR Engineering, Inc. 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, Gannett Fleming, Inc. 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
FULL TECHNICAL AGENDA 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., Gannett Fleming, Inc.
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
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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
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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 blewis@damsafety.org.) 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 Monday, September 14, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm 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:
Monday, September 14, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm 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.
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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.
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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 sasorrell@damsafety.org to discuss arrangements. What if I have more questions? Visit www.damsafety.org, call ASDSO at (859) 550-2788, or email your inquiry to info@damsafety.org
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 rbrown@damsafety.org. 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 sasorrell@damsafety.org. 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 rbrown@damsafety.org.
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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Conference App The Dam Safety 2015 conference app will be available on both Apple and Android devices The conference app will be regularly updated starting in midJuly and will allow you to create a personalized schedule, view exhibitors, presentations and speaker information, connect with other attendees and more. Make sure you download the app before coming to New Orleans!
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