2019 Fall Regional Workshop
The following files represent presentations provided at the 2019 Fall Regional Workshop. Where available, click on a speaker’s presentation to view the content.
Wednesday October 9
12:45 – Tour participants meet in front of main lobby of Wenatchee Convention Center
1:00-3:30 PM – NWHA Tour of Rocky Reach Hydroelectric Project
5:00-7:00-PM – Welcome Reception Hosted by Stoel Rives at the Wenatchee Convention Center
Thursday October 10
8:00 – Welcome – Alene Underwood, Fish and Wildlife Manager, Chelan County PUD
Keynote – Steve Wright, General Manager, Chelan County PUD
8:30 – Reinvigorating Hydropower Part 1
In April 2019, Chelan County PUD partnered with the National Hydropower Association to release a whitepaper entitled, “Reinvigorating Hydropower.” The paper identified six key initiatives to retain and expand our nation’s hydropower assets. Six months later, a panel of industry experts will provide updates using real-life examples of the challenges, opportunities and progress being made in each area.
Moderator: Suzanne Grassell, Government Affairs Program Manager, Chelan County PUD
Markets - Josh Walter, Strategic Advisor Regional Affairs and Contracts, Seattle City Light
Technology Neutral Policies - Jeff Leahey, Executive Vice President, National Hydropower Association
Corporate Purchasing - Gia Schneider, Chief Executive Officer, Natel Energy, Inc.
10:00 Reinvigorating Hydropower Part 2
Hydropower Licensing - Chuck Sensiba, Partner Troutman Sanders
Research and Development - John Yale, Hydro Plant Engineering Manager, Chelan County PUD
Contracting and Quality Control - Daniel Arai, Senior Sales Manager, GE Renewables
11:20 Latest News and Topics from the Region
NWHA Update and Opportunities to Contribute, Committee Updates - Brenna Vaughn, NWHA
Update on the Foundation for Water and Energy Education - Andy Dunau and Chuck Allen
1:00 Water Quality Part 1
Moderator: Alene Underwood
Hot Topics in Water Law and Policy - Michael Campbell, Partner, Stoel Rives
Fish Entrainment Compliance at Cooling Water Intakes for Hydroelectric Facilities - Larissa Rohrbach, Valerie Oster, Anchor QEA
Water Temperature Conditioning at the Jackson Hydroelectric Project - Keith Binkley, Manager of Natural Resources, Snohomish County PUD
Hells Canyon 401 Certification - Jesse Naymik, Idaho Power
3:00 Water Quality Part 2
Total Dissolved Gas Rulemaking on the Snake and Columbia Rivers - Bryson Finch, Natural Resource Scientist, Washington State Department of Ecology
Influence of Spill Operations on Supersaturated Gas Exposure to Incubating Salmonids and other Organisms in Regulated River Systems - Evan Arntzen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
3:40 Hot Topics and Regional Discussion
Update on Columbia River Treaty- Former Congressman Norm Dicks, Current Senior Policy Advisor for Van Ness Feldman
Hot Topics in Hydropower - Will Stelle, Former Regional Administrator NOAA Fisheries, Board Member and Senior Advisor for the Washington Water Trust
Wednesday October 9
12:45 – Tour participants meet in front of main lobby of Wenatchee Convention Center
1:00-3:30 PM – NWHA Tour of Rocky Reach Hydroelectric Project
5:00-7:00-PM – Welcome Reception Hosted by Stoel Rives at the Wenatchee Convention Center
Thursday October 10
8:00 – Welcome – Alene Underwood, Fish and Wildlife Manager, Chelan County PUD
Keynote – Steve Wright, General Manager, Chelan County PUD
8:30 – Reinvigorating Hydropower Part 1
In April 2019, Chelan County PUD partnered with the National Hydropower Association to release a whitepaper entitled, “Reinvigorating Hydropower.” The paper identified six key initiatives to retain and expand our nation’s hydropower assets. Six months later, a panel of industry experts will provide updates using real-life examples of the challenges, opportunities and progress being made in each area.
Moderator: Suzanne Grassell, Government Affairs Program Manager, Chelan County PUD
Markets - Josh Walter, Strategic Advisor Regional Affairs and Contracts, Seattle City Light
Technology Neutral Policies - Jeff Leahey, Executive Vice President, National Hydropower Association
Corporate Purchasing - Gia Schneider, Chief Executive Officer, Natel Energy, Inc.
10:00 Reinvigorating Hydropower Part 2
Hydropower Licensing - Chuck Sensiba, Partner Troutman Sanders
Research and Development - John Yale, Hydro Plant Engineering Manager, Chelan County PUD
Contracting and Quality Control - Daniel Arai, Senior Sales Manager, GE Renewables
11:20 Latest News and Topics from the Region
NWHA Update and Opportunities to Contribute, Committee Updates - Brenna Vaughn, NWHA
Update on the Foundation for Water and Energy Education - Andy Dunau and Chuck Allen
1:00 Water Quality Part 1
Moderator: Alene Underwood
Hot Topics in Water Law and Policy - Michael Campbell, Partner, Stoel Rives
Fish Entrainment Compliance at Cooling Water Intakes for Hydroelectric Facilities - Larissa Rohrbach, Valerie Oster, Anchor QEA
Water Temperature Conditioning at the Jackson Hydroelectric Project - Keith Binkley, Manager of Natural Resources, Snohomish County PUD
Hells Canyon 401 Certification - Jesse Naymik, Idaho Power
3:00 Water Quality Part 2
Total Dissolved Gas Rulemaking on the Snake and Columbia Rivers - Bryson Finch, Natural Resource Scientist, Washington State Department of Ecology
Influence of Spill Operations on Supersaturated Gas Exposure to Incubating Salmonids and other Organisms in Regulated River Systems - Evan Arntzen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
3:40 Hot Topics and Regional Discussion
Update on Columbia River Treaty- Former Congressman Norm Dicks, Current Senior Policy Advisor for Van Ness Feldman
Hot Topics in Hydropower - Will Stelle, Former Regional Administrator NOAA Fisheries, Board Member and Senior Advisor for the Washington Water Trust
2019 Small Hydro and Technical Workshops
The following files represent presentations provided at the 2019 Small Hydro and Technical Workshops. Where available, click on a speaker’s presentation to view the content.
Wednesday August 21- Technical Workshop7:00-8:00 AM – Breakfast
8:00 AM – NWHA Welcome, Introductions, Housekeeping, Safety
8:10-9:00-AM – Hydro Safety and Security
10:35-11:50 AM – Dam Safety
1:30-1:45 PM – Hydro Operations Part 2
3:30-4:20 PM – Hydro Case Studies
Thursday August 22 – Small Hydro Buyer's Educational Workshop
8:15 AM – NWHA Welcome, Introductions, Housekeeping, Safety
8:30-9:15 AM – Orientation to Smart and Sustainable Hydropower- Dennis Cakert, National Hydropower Association
10:15 – 11:00 AM – Hydro’s Market Value – Zach DeHart- Farmers Irrigation District, Shannon Ames - Low Impact Hydro Institute, Chip Wood - Community Resource Solutions, Gary Marcus -Falls Creek Hydro Project, Gregg Carrington - Chelan County PUD
12:45-5:00 PM – Project Tours to Three Sisters and Central Oregon Irrigation Districts
Wednesday August 21- Technical Workshop7:00-8:00 AM – Breakfast
8:00 AM – NWHA Welcome, Introductions, Housekeeping, Safety
8:10-9:00-AM – Hydro Safety and Security
- Electrical Safety Awareness including Arc Flash Hazards- Waylon Bowers, OS Engineering
- NERC CIP Compliance and Security - Collin Miller, Structured Communications
- Less Staff = More Remote Operations = More Automation. What New Technology is Helping –Cliff Malm, Malm Phoenix Hydro
- Grid Stability, Responding to Events on the Grid, Frequency Control, What you Need to Know – Rich Hydzik, Avista Corp.
- SCADA Systems for Remote Plant Operations – Glen Harrison, ABB
10:35-11:50 AM – Dam Safety
- Prioritization of State Water Project Spillway Inspections – David Sarkisian, DWR
- Low Level Outlets, Valves for Water In, Out and Under Control - Jonathan Meier, Unico Mechanical
- Pre-flood Checklist Discussions – Dennis Schwartz, GHD
- Dispatching– Kevin Cardoza, Eugene Water and Electric Board
1:30-1:45 PM – Hydro Operations Part 2
- Governor Health Monitoring Supplants Periodic Maintenance – Roger Clarke-Johnson, American Governor
- Current Affairs: Maintaining Your Generator Investment – Jason Kapelina, WEG
- To Rewind or Repair: Options for Dealing with Less-Expected Outages – Howard Moudy, National Electric Coil
- Protecting Power Plant Assets with Coatings – John Reiser, Sherwin Williams
3:30-4:20 PM – Hydro Case Studies
- Defining and Integrating Hydraulic Turbine-Generator Operating Ranges at Mossy Rock – Ozan Ferrin, Tacoma Power
- Undocumented Processes + Time = A Dangerous Combination – Darren Wager, Gilkes
- Ask the Experts Round Table – Presenters available for questions, discussing hot topics
Thursday August 22 – Small Hydro Buyer's Educational Workshop
8:15 AM – NWHA Welcome, Introductions, Housekeeping, Safety
8:30-9:15 AM – Orientation to Smart and Sustainable Hydropower- Dennis Cakert, National Hydropower Association
- Learn about the history of waterpower
- Differentiation on the types of hydropower
- Examples of modern hydropower projects in Oregon
- Fish passage - Julie O'Shea
- Turbine technologies - Abe Schneider
- Novel power plant arrangements - Scott DeNeale
10:15 – 11:00 AM – Hydro’s Market Value – Zach DeHart- Farmers Irrigation District, Shannon Ames - Low Impact Hydro Institute, Chip Wood - Community Resource Solutions, Gary Marcus -Falls Creek Hydro Project, Gregg Carrington - Chelan County PUD
- What is the economic value that hydropower provides for the project owner? -Zach DeHart
- What is the value to the local communities? - Gary Marcus
- What is the value of hydro to the environment? - Shannon Ames
- What value does hydropower play to the electric grid? - Gregg Carrington
- What is the value of hydropower to a buyer? - Chip Wood
- Buyer and Seller’s Checklist and Process - Matt Swindle
- Methods to Procure Hydropower
- Existing IOU / Co-Op Offerings - Teddy Sorenson
- PURPA-Compliant Tariffs - Erik Anderson
- Direct Access, Virtual Power Purchase Agreements, Community Choice Aggregation - Rob Aldridge
- How to Connect with Buyers and Sellers of Small Hydro
12:45-5:00 PM – Project Tours to Three Sisters and Central Oregon Irrigation Districts