conference agenda - Association of State Dam Safety Officials

Elkwater Fork Dam – An RCC Dam Case Study with Unique Design and Construction Challenges
Paul G. Schweiger, P.E., Vice President; and Robert T. Saber, P.E., Senior Geotechnical Engineer,
Gannett Fleming, Inc.; L. Andrew Deichert, P.E., Civil Engineer, and Sam Ware, P.E., USDA Natural
Resources Conservation Service
Some of These Dams Are Not What They Are Cracked Up To Be – Thermal Performance of RCC Dams
Kenneth D. Hansen, P.E., Consulting Engineer; and Brian A. Forbes, C.P.Eng., Manager, Major Dams
Projects, GHD Pty Ltd.
T. Nelson Elliott Dam: Re-Engineering During Construction to Address Uncertain Foundation
Conditions
Scott Jones, P.E., Ph.D., Civil/Structural Engineer; Michael McIntyre, P.E., Project Engineer; and Robert
Pinciotti, P.E., Project Manager, URS Corporation; and Tony Dawood, P.E., Deputy Director of Water
and Sewer, City of Manassas, Virginia
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session: Dam Removal
Moderated by Stephen L. Whiteside, P.E., CDM Smith
Legal Challenges to Permitting of Low Hazard Dam Removals
Peter E. Haug, P.E., Water Resources Engineer, Ayres Associates, Inc.; and Debbie Peterson, Director,
Polk County Parks and Forestry, Buildings and Solid Waste
Restoring Historic Migratory Fish Passage via Dam Removals on the Raritan River, New Jersey
John W. Jengo, P.G., Principal Hydrogeologist, MWH Americas, Inc.; and Gene Meyer, P.E., Project
Manager, El Paso Corporation
Dillsboro Dam Removal: Challenges Encountered and Lessons Learned
Ty Ziegler, P.E., Environmental Engineering Manager, HDR Engineering, Inc.
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch On Your Own
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session: Regional Hydrologic Analysis
Moderated by Douglas L. Johnson, P.E., Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
River and Hydrologic Modeling for Dam Removal
Kevin Cook, Student; Kristin Pesman, Student; Katrina Schwab, Student; James Shannon, Student; and
Justin Milne, Student, Seattle University