*All times listed are in Mountain Standard Time, local to Glendale, AZ.
MONDAY, MARCH 10
12:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Conference Registration Desk
Registration Open
12:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Solana Ballroom E-I
Exhibit Setup
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Cascade G
Dam Failures and Incidents Committee Meeting
1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Cascade C
Speaker Preview Room Open
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Cascade F
West Regional Caucus Meeting
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Solana Ballroom A-D
Moderator Training
6:30 pm
Hospitality Suites 1-3
Kickoff Event at the Phoenix-Glendale Renaissance Hotel (Additional Registration required)
TUESDAY, MARCH 11
7:00 am – 8:00 pm
Cascade C
Speaker Preview Room Open
7:30 am – 6:30 pm
Solana Ballroom E-I
Exhibit Hall Open
7:30 am – 5:30 pm
Conference Registration Desk
Registration Open
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Solana Ballroom E-I
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Solana Ballroom A-D
Session 1: Welcome & Keynote
Moderator: Everett Taylor, UT Division of Water Rights
Welcome
Everett Taylor, P.E., UT Division of Water Rights
Glen Canyon Dam: Past, Present, and Future - View Abstract
Nick Williams, Bureau of Reclamation
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Solana Ballroom E-I
Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Solana Ballroom A-D
Session 2: Drone Use in Dam Safety
Moderator: Mark Fountain, Black & Veatch Corporation
What's in Your Toolbox? - View Abstract
Jeremy J. Franz, P.E., CO Division of Water Resources
Incorporating Drones into Utah Dam Safety - View Abstract
Joel Carpio, P.E., UT Division of Water Rights
Elevating Dam Safety: Advancements in Drone Applications - View Abstract
Jordan Keeney, P.E., Dam Safety Services
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch On Own
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Solana Ballroom A-D
Session 3: Chimney Hollow
Moderator: Brandon Horrocks, RB&G Engineering, Inc.
Chimney Hollow Dam - From Design To Construction - View Abstract
Bill McCormick, P.E., Black & Veatch; Don Montgomery, P.E., Stantec; Sean Kelly, Barnard Construction Company, Inc.; and Jeremy Franz, P.E., CO Division of Water Resources
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Solana Ballroom E-I
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Solana Ballroom A-D
Session 4: Guideline Updates
Moderator: Marcus Erdmann, HDR Engineering
Back to the Dam Future: Getting Marty out of the 1980’s - View Abstract
Karen Goff, P.E., ND Department of Water Resources
Insights, Challenges and Opportunities of the Kansas Dam Safety Program - View Abstract
Joe File, P.E., Benesch; and Terry Medley, P.E., KS Department of Agriculture
Campgrounds and Hazard Classifications - View Abstract
Jake Miriovsky, P.E., JEO Consulting Group, Inc.; and Tim Gokie, P.E., NE Department of Natural Resources
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Solana Ballroom E-I
Reception in the Exhibit Hall
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
7:00 am – 4:00 pm
Cascade C
Speaker Preview Room Open
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Conference Registration Desk
Registration Open
7:30 am – 3:30 pm
Solana Ballroom E-I
Exhibit Hall Open
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Solana Ballroom E-I
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Solana Ballroom A-D
Session 5: Modeling Innovations
Moderator: Patrick Miles, Freese & Nichols
Bringing CFD and the Lab together with the Real World - Taking Care of Hydraulic Structures in the West - View Abstract
Josh Mortensen, P.E., Reclamation Hydraulics Laboratory
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Solana Ballroom E-I
Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Solana Ballroom A-D
Session 6: RIDM
Moderator: Jeremy Franz, CO Division of Water Resources
A First for Nevada: Screening Level Risk Assessment of South Fork Dam - View Abstract
Keith Conrad, P.E., Nevada Division of Water Resources; Seth Thompson, P.E., SPRAT I, and Greg Richards, P.E., CFM, Gannett Fleming, Inc.
A Decade of Risk; Informing Dam Safety Decisions in Colorado - View Abstract
John Hunyadi, P.E., CO Division of Water Resources
California Dam Safety and Development of Risk-Informed Decision Making Program - View Abstract
Ariya Balakrishnan, Ph.D., P.E., G.E, and Robert A. Jaeger, Ph.D., P.E., G.E., CA Division of Safety of Dams
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Solana Ballroom E-I
Lunch In the Exhibit Hall
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Solana Ballroom A-D
Session 7: Dam Removals
Moderator: Seth Thompson, Gannett Fleming
Planning, Implementation, and Lessons Learned for the Removal of the Four-Dam Complex of the Lower Klamath Project - View Abstract
Morton D. McMillen, and Sean Iiams, Project Engineer, McMillen Inc.
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Solana Ballroom E-I
Refreshment Break In the Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Solana Ballroom A-D
Session 8: Weather Innovations
Moderator: Jon Keeling, Stantec
Extreme Precipitation Investigation Committee (EPIC) – Updates on the new EPIC Charter and PMP Modernization Activities - View Abstract
Bill McCormick, P.E., Black & Veatch
Modeling vs. Storm-based for PMP-what should be used? - View Abstract
Bill Kappel, Applied Weather Associates
3:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Solana Ballroom E-I
Exhibitor Move Out
THURSDAY, MARCH 13
8:00 am - 8:30 am
Conference Registration Desk
Field Trip Check-In (Separate registration is required)
8:30 am – 1:00 pm return time is approximate
Cascade F
Field Trip: Tempe Town Dam - Learn More! (Separate registration is required)
