9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Southeast Regional Caucus Meeting for State Officials

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch Break

1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Speaker Preview Room Open

1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Registration Open

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Exhibitor Setup

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Dam Security Workshop for State Officials

Homeland Security Information Network Overview
Daniel Abreu, Dams Sector Branch, US Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC

Consequence-Based Top Screen Tool
Michelle L. Yezierski, Dams Sector Branch, US Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Refreshment Break

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Dam Security Workshop for State Officials (cont.)

Security Awareness for Dams
Michael Bowen, US Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC

State Fusion Center Efforts
Michael Schooler, US Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC

4:45 pm – 5:15 pm
Moderator Training Session

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall

7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Registration and Exhibits Open

7:30 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

7:45 am – 8:15 am
Tuesday Speakers & Moderators Meeting
 
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Opening General Session
Moderated by Brian Long, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Welcome Remarks, Speaker TBA

Root Cause Analysis of Kingston Ash Pond Failure
William H. Walton, P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, AECOM, Vernon Hills, IL; William Butler, P.E., Senior Geotechnical Engineer, AECOM, Green Bay, WI; and Gonzalo Castro, Ph.D., Lexington, MA

Static Liquefaction of Hydraulic Fills: Implications for Design, Construction,
Operation and Safety of Coal Ash Impoundments
Graham Elliott, Ph.D., C.Eng., MICE; and Rafael Ospina, P.E., Golder Associates, Inc., Atlanta, GA; and Kenneth Been, D.Phil., P.E., P.Eng., C.Eng, Golder Associates, Inc., Houston, TX

10:00 am – 10:30 am
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session I: Coal Ash Impacts
Moderated by: Donald P. Roarabaugh, Jr., P.E., Gannett Fleming, Inc.

Likely Changes to the Storage, Disposal, and Re-use Practices Relative to Coal Combustion Products and the Impact of the Kingston, Tennessee Failure
R. Neil Davies, C.Eng., MICE, P.E., and Robert C. Bachus, Ph.D., P.E.,  Geosyntec Consultants, Kennesaw, GA

Soapbox Session: Fly Ash Topics
Invited Panelists: William H. Walton, P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, AECOM, Vernon Hills, IL; Graham Elliott, Ph.D., C.Eng., MICE; Golder Associates, Inc., Atlanta, GA; and R. Neil Davies, C.Eng., MICE, P.E., Geosyntec Consultants, Kennesaw, GA

10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session II: Technologies
Moderated by: Thomas I. Roberts, P.E., C.F.M.

Underwater Drilling Technology
Scott Dodds, Vice President, Brayman Construction Corporation, Saxonburg, PA

Cut Earth Cradle Method for Installing Conduits Through Earth Dams
Richard D. Horn, P.E., Dam Safety Engineer (retired) West Virginia Department
of Environmental Protection, Charleston, WV; and John W. James, P.E., Civil
Engineer, Terradon Corporation

Utilizing Geophysics in Auxiliary Spillway Evaluation: New Creek Site 14 Dam,
Grant County, WV
Cari Beenenga, P.E., and Molly O’Connor, P.E., Gannett Fleming, Inc.,
Harrisburg, PA; Rich Lee, P.G., Quantum Geophysics, Phoenixville, PA; and
Andy Deichert, P.E., USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Morgantown, WV

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall
 
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session I: Dam Design
Moderated by: Jerry Robblee, Schnabel Engineering, Greensboro, NC

How Many Ways can you Cut a Pye?
Joseph S. Monroe, P.E., and Jonathan T. Dean, P.E., Schnabel Engineering,
LLC, Alpharetta, GA

Remedial Design For Beach City Dam Seepage Deficiency
Sean Carter, P.E., and Erich D. Guy, Ph.D., P.G., US Army Corps of Engineers,
Huntington, WV

Relief Well System Design Approach at HHD
Erich D. Guy, Ph.D., P.G., and Sean Carter, P.E., US Army Corps of Engineers,
Huntington, WV; Ron Nettles, US Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, AL; Jacob
Davis, US Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, FL; and Lucia Newberry, US
Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, GA

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Session II: A Rainy Night in Georgia
Moderated by: Gregg W. Hudock, P.E., Golder Associates Inc.

The Flood of 2009
Dallon Thomas (Tom) Woosley, P.E., Permitting and Compliance Unit, Georgia
Safe Dams Program, Atlanta, GA

The Georgia Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCSS) Response to the
Flood of September 2009
Will Brown, P.E., Jeff Holloway, P.E., and Mark Hall, USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Athens, GA

Response to September 21, 2009 Flood Event Gwinnett County Stormwater
Management, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Jonathan Semerjian, P.E., Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources,
Lawrenceville, GA; and Sam Fleming, P.E., Columbia Engineering and
Services, Inc., Duluth, GA

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Concurrent Session I: Protecting What You’ve Got
Moderated by: Robert R. Bowers, O'Brien & Gere

RCC for Dams – Applications, Innovations, Technology Changes, and
Examination of Performance
Rodney E. Holderbaum, P.E., PLS, and Donald P. Roarabaugh, P.E., Gannett
Fleming, Inc., Harrisburg, PA

Roller Compacted Concrete Overtopping Spillway Performance During Metro Atlanta September 21, 2009 Storm Event
Gregg W. Hudock, P.E., Golder Associates, Inc., Atlanta, GA; and Jonathan
Semerjian, P.E., Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources,
Lawrenceville, GA

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Concurrent Session II: Dam Construction
Moderated by: Lori Brogden, Schnabel Engineering, Greensboro, NC

“Dog Whisperers” Renovation of the Dog River Dam
Gary R. Bailey, P.E., Schnabel Engineering, LLC, Alpharetta, GA
Construction of Deep Creek Watershed Dam 5D, Yadkinville, North Carolina
Aaron Collins, Jerry Gardner, and Tom Fitzgerald, P.E., Schnabel Engineering,
Greensboro, NC

Stabilizing the Old Columbia Dam: Making the Most of Limited Information
Columbia, Tennessee
Veronica Barredo; and H. Grady Adkins, Paul C. Rizzo Associates, Columbia,
SC; and James O. Clark, Columbia Power and Water Systems, Columbia, TN

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Reception in the Exhibit Hall

7:30 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

7:45 am – 8:15 am
Wednesday Speakers & Moderators Meeting

8:30 am – 10:00 am
West Virginia Dam Owner Workshop

8:30 am – 10:00 am
Concurrent Session I: Design Issues
Moderated by: Thomas J. Fitzgerald, P.E., Schnabel Engineering

Sand and Gravel Filter Drains for Soil Piping Control: Past and Present
Successes and Failures on Dams in the South/Western Counties of
Virginia
Thomas I. Roberts, P.E., C.F.M., Blacksburg, VA

Stream Diversion – Planning for Mother Nature:  A Technical Look at Stream
Diversion Selection Criteria
Mark E. Landis, P.G., P.E., Anthony W. Grubbs, P.E., and Laura E. Shearin,
E.I., Schnabel Engineering, Greensboro, NC

Proactive Ownership of the Pedlar Dam Leads to Timely and Cost-Efficient
Solutions with Changing Regulations, Lynchburg, VA
Dennis J. Hogan, P.E., Black & Veatch Corporation, Philadelphia, PA; William
S. Shenk, P.E., City Lynchburg, Lynchburg, VA; and Greg Zamensky, P.E.,
Black & Veatch Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD

8:30 am – 10:00 am
Concurrent Session II: The ABCs of Dams
Moderated by: Jeffery G. Powers, P.E., Florence & Hutcheson, Inc.

The ABCs of ACBs – Armoring Embankment Dams and Earth-Cut Spillways
With ACBs
Paul G. Schweiger, P.E., and Eric Neast, P.E., Gannett Fleming, Inc., Harrisburg,
PA

Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) Analyses and Its Impacts on Design and
Planning of Dam Structures
Faisal Minhas, URS Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD
 
Dam Removal – Breaching of Claysville and Boydstown Dams
Susan Bruns, P.E., and Gordon W. Warren, P.E., Gannett Fleming, Inc.,
Harrisburg, PA; Anthony Nokovich, P.E., and Tyson Clouser, P.E., Pennsylvania
American Water Company, Mechanicsburg, PA

10:00 am – 10:30 am
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:30 am – 12:00 pm
West Virginia Dam Owner Workshop

10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session I: Emergency Action Plans
Moderated by: Jerry Gilbert, PE, DEE, CFM, Engineering Perfection, PLLC

Watershed Dam Emergency Action Planning: Gwinnett County Stormwater
Management, Gwinnett County, Georgia
Jonathan Semerjian, P.E., Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources,
Lawrenceville, GA; and Sam Fleming, P.E., Columbia Engineering and
Services, Inc., Duluth, GA
    
Development and Implementation of a Monitoring and Emergency Response
Exercise Manual for High Hazard Coal Refuse Impoundments in West Virginia
John D. Quaranta, Ph.D., P.E., Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV; and Hope Coffield,
Center for Educational Technologies, Wheeling Jesuit University, Wheeling, WV

West Virginia Reservoir Management and Warning Gages
Ronald D. Evaldi, USGS West Virginia Water-Science Center,
Charleston, WV

10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Concurrent Session II: Panel Discussion: Let’s Hear From the Regulators
Moderated by Tom Woosley, Georgia Safe Dams Program

Participants:
Representatives from southeast state dam safety programs.

The purpose of this session is to provide a forum for the states within the southeast region of ASDSO to share information about their programs and the issues facing them.  All conference attendees are invited to attend and hear the discussion from the states’ perspective of topics such as Organizational Design, Staffing, and Workload; Legal Issues; Use of Federal Grants; Regulation and Inspection of Dams; and Design Issues.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Networking in the Exhibit Hall – Lunch Provided

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
West Virginia Dam Owner Workshop

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Refreshment Break

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Exhibit Dismantle

3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
West Virginia Dam Owner Workshop