NWHA Technical Workshop and Hydro Operator Forum April 30-May 2
Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick, WA
Wednesday, April 30th Morning - Owners Forum (Utility Owners Only)
8:00-8:30 Welcome Coffee & Scones 8:30-8:40 Introductions, Ram Veeraraghavan, Tacoma Power 8:40-9:00 Welcoming Remarks, Jeff Grizzel, Grant County PUD 9:00 – 12:00 Owners Forum Round Table Discussion 12:00 – 1:00 Owners Forum Working Lunch
Wednesday, April 30th Afternoon (Content for Owners and All Attendees)
1:00 – 5:00 Priest Rapids Facility Tour Hosted by Grant County PUD (Open to All) 1:00 – 4:00 Special Interest Group Discussions (Utility Owners Only)
Groups include Dam Safety, Machine Condition Monitoring, and Asset Management
5:00 – 7:00 Networking Reception and Dinner (Open to all)
Thursday, May 1st Technical Workshop (Open to All)
7:30-8:00 Welcome Coffee & Muffins
8:00-8:10 Workshop Kickoff, John Chandler, Puget Sound Energy & Dale Campbell, Grant County PUD
8:10-8:20 Welcoming Remarks Jeff Grizzel, Grant County PUD
8:20-8:30 Transition into Presentations, John Chandler, Puget Sound Energy
8:30-9:00 Using Drones for Penstock Inspection – Sean Urann and Jerin Tilson, Avista
9:00-9:30 Living Large: When Your Valves Hit the Big Time – Tom Hickey, PacifiCorp
9:30-10:00 Lessons Learned: Unit Rebuilds – Dalen Willhite & Janelle Stefanich Eugene Water and Electric Board
10:00-10:30 Networking break
10:30-11:00 Oil-Free Kaplan Hubs – Calvin Carr, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Cole Sergi, US, Army Corps of Engineers
11:00-11:30 Grant County PUD Lessons Learned: Modernizing Station Service and Substations - Tom Hammond, Grant County PUD
11:30-12:00 Lake Chelan Power Tunnel Gate – Larry Cordes, Chelan County PUD
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:00 Case Study: First Rake from Enerquip Installation in US – Dennis France, Avista
2:00-2:45 Diablo Dam Trash Rack Replacement: Underwater Construction at 130 Feet- Eli Wilson, SCL & James Mitalas, KPFF Consulting Engineers & Rory Alsberg, J.F. Brennan
2:45-3:15 Networking Break
3:15-3:45 Cushman 1 Rock Fall Mitigation: Dealing With the Aftermath – Seth Doull, Tacoma Power
3:45-4:15 Seattle City Light Boundary Thrust Bearing Failure Case Study- Casey Holter, Seattle City Light
4:15-4:45 TBD
4:45-4:50 Closing remarks- John Chandler, Puget Sound Energy
Friday, May 2nd Morning- PNNL Tour
8:00-1:00 – Tour of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Open to All) The Following Labs/Projects Will be Toured: