LEVEL 201

 

201 LEVEL SESSIONS

FOR DEEPER LEARNING

AT THE NWHA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Panel #1: Politics and Litigation
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Panel #2: Hydro Generation Cost vs Other Technologies



4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Panel #3: Columbia River Treaty Expiration of Flood Storage Provisions
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Panel #4: Hebgen Gage Failure: Responding through Engagement of Dam Safety, Environmental, and Operations

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Panel #5: NEPA 101/201

1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Panel #7: Water Quality in the Hydro Context | Water Quality Protection and Compliance at Hydro Facilities

2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Panel #9: Resource Adequacy
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Panel #10: Managing Bull Trout Passage: An Overview of Three Passage Programs in the West


4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Panel #11: Compliance Challenges in Implementation

4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Panel #12: Powerhouse Component Replacement or Repair?

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2025
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Panel #13: Recent 10yr Partnerships (Tribes/States Wild Salmon)

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Panel #15: Pump Storage: Removing Hurdles



11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Panel #17: Leveraging Existing Interconnection Rights

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Panel #18: Managing Bull Trout Passage: An Overview of Three Passage Programs in the West



1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Panel #19: The Path to Hydropower Decommissioning
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Panel #20: FERC Comprehensive Assessment for Technical Professionals