DESCRIPTION

Presentations from the FERC, an Independent Consultant Team, and a licensee covering in-progress and completed Comprehensive Assessments followed by a panel discussion. The panel will explore lessons learned during the transition to the post-2022 Part 12D safety inspection program, the variety of scientific, engineering and operations expertise involved, and challenges and benefits to licensees.

This Panel is within the Technical, Dam Safety, and Engineering Track at the conference. 
 
This session is a 201-level discussion for those looking to take a deeper dive into this subject matter.  

Moderator:
Jeanne L. Finger, City of Spokane

Panelists:

• Doug Boyer, Risk-Informed Decision Making Branch Chief, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
• Chris Steinmetz, Grant County PUD
• Lyle Stone, Geotechnical Engineer, GeoEngineers
• Jeff Bair, Black & Veatch

Speaker Bios:

• Doug Boyer is a civil engineer and engineering geologist with over 38 years of experience in dam safety. He currently serves as the Chief, Risk-Informed Decision Making Branch for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Portland, Oregon. Previous employment includes positions with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Risk Management Center, Bureau of Reclamation, and as a consultant. He has a B.S. degree in Geology from Penn State and an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
• Lyle Stone is a Geotechnical Engineer with 19-years of experience in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. In addition to Dams and Levees he also leads geotechnical analysis and design projects for waterfront structures and other municipal infrastructure.