Kansas Dam Safety Conference
Join us at the 2012 Dam Safety Conference Wed., Feb. 15, in Topeka to learn more about the security and safety of dams and other water structures in Kansas. Held for those interested in learning more about regulations, technical topics, and issues affecting water structures in the state, the conference will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Kansas Museum of History, 6425 SW 6th Ave., Topeka, Kan. 66615-1099.
Speakers include university researchers; licensed engineers; and federal, state, and local agency officials who will be presenting Dam Breach Modeling for Significant and High Hazard Dams, Dam Inspection Panel, Burning (on Dams): Prescribed Fire, Case Study: Little Walnut-Hickory, Design and Lessons Learned for Primary Spillway Pipe Rehabilitation by Sliplining, Herbicides and Dams, Solar System and Today’s Water, Kansas River Levee, Forest Connection to Dams, Breach Area Insurance, KDOT Archives for Plan and Review Use, U.S. Corps of Engineers Update and Regulation Changes, Pond Construction and Repair, City Dam Maintenance, Safety of Dams Corrective Action Study and Current Dam Repairs, Role of Historic Preservation in Dam Construction, Showcasing Water Structures in the Media, Kansas Stream Mitigation, Water Rights, and more.
The schedule includes time to tour the museum that is featuring its new exhibition: You Are Here: Putting Kansas on the Map showcasing rare maps and objects related to maps and mapmaking.
An early registration fee of $60 per person is due by Feb. 1. Registration, which includes lunch along with morning and afternoon refreshments, can be made using the 2012 schedule and registration form. After Feb. 1, the fee will be $70. Use this form for credit card use. Certificates documenting professional development hours for engineers and 6 continuing credit hours for certified floodplain managers will be available to attendees.
The Dam Safety Program within the Division of Water Resources at the Kansas Department of Agriculture sponsors this conference. For additional information, contact Cindy Higgins at (785) 296-0573 or cindy.higgins@kda.ks.gov.
Beginning in 2003, the Water Structures Program at the Division of Water Resources has hosted an annual conference to increase stakeholder knowledge of dam safety and state regulations. Research, case studies, state regulations, environmental impacts, emergency response, yearly legislative updates, DWR program news, and other presentations continue stakeholders’ knowledge about dams.
More than 160 attended last year’s Dam Safety Conference Feb. 15-16, 2011, in Topeka. In addition to the 35 speakers who presented on topics including governmental regulations, case studies, research, and other dam-related topics, 16 Water Structures Program employees were on site to provide one-on-one information assistance.
Read more about last year's conference in the Feb. 23 DWR Currents article, look at photographs, view the schedule that includes presenter contact information, and check out highlights from selected presentations:
U.S. Corps of Engineering PermittingAsian Carp: Aquatic Nuisance Species Threat to KansasSoil Type and Compaction Factors Influence on Erosion ResistanceDetection of Structural Components and Seepage Zones Using GeophysicsDrought Intensities and ImpactsNational Weather Service Role in Dam Emergency EventsWater and Kansas HistoryEmergency Watershed Protection Program
Also see programs from previous conferences.2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004
For more information, contact Cindy Higgins at (785) 296-0573 or cindy.higgins@kda.ks.gov.
