Dam Owner Academy: Emergency Intervention Toolbox Webinar: On-Demand

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Speakers: Kate Aulenback and Paul Schweiger

PDHs: This webinar is eligible for 2 PDH credits.

This webinar will introduce and encourage the use of the Dam Owner Emergency Intervention Toolbox that was developed in 2016. The Dam Emergency Intervention Toolbox is currently available as an interactive electronic PDF document and contains the recommended procedures to prepare for, identify, and respond to emergency conditions at embankment dams. Through case study descriptions, photographs, videos, and reference to best practice documents, in addition to summarizing the content of the document, the webinar will present detailed instructions on how and when to use the document as well as emphasize its benefits when used properly.

Kate Naughton

Principal Engineer

Hazen and Sawyer

Kate Naughton received and Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering with a concentration in Water Resources/Water Quality and minor in Civil Engineering from the University of Delaware in 2014. Ms. Naughton has over eight years of dam safety experience. Her specialties include performing hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) analyses for various types of water resources and hydraulic structure design projects; preparing Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals and Emergency Action Plans (EAP) for dams; facilitating EAP Drills, Seminars, Tabletop Exercises, and Functional Exercises; estimating reservoir safe yield; conducting dam inspections and assessments; and researching historical dam failures. In addition to holding her Professional Engineering (PE) license in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and Georgia, she is a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM) and is active in multiple associations. Along with her membership and participation in the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) Technical Training Committee and Young Professionals Interest Group, she is a member of the United States Society on Dams (USSD), and Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM).

Paul G. Schweiger, P.E.

Vice President and Manager, Dams and Hydraulics Section

Gannett Fleming, Inc.

Paul is a vice president of Gannett Fleming, Inc. and manager of the firm’s dams and hydraulics section. Paul has been with Gannett Fleming for 37 years. During this time, he has provided engineering consulting services for more than 500 dams throughout the United States, including designing and rehabilitating NRCS dams. Paul served on the National Dam Safety Review Board and led the updating of the national (FEMA) Guidelines for Selecting and Accommodating Inflow Design Floods for Dams and Lessons Learned from Dam Incidents and Failures research project and website. He regularly serves as an expert hydrology and hydraulics engineer on Independent External Peer Review panels for United States Army Corps of Engineers dam and flood control projects. Paul is a frequent instructor of Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) engineering webinars and seminars.