Technical Workshop & NW Operators Forum Agenda
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast (Utility Owners Only)
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Welcome (Utility Owners Only)
Speaker: Ram Veeraraghavan, Tacoma Power
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome Remarks (Utility Owners Only)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Owners Forum Round Table Discussion (Utility Owners Only)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Owners Forum Working Lunch (Utility Owners Only)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wells Dam Tour Hosted By Douglas County PUD
Douglas County PUD
Open to All
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Rocky Reach Dam Tour Hosted By Chelan County PUD
Chelan County PUD
Open to All
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Special Interest Groups (Open To Utilities and Sponsors)
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking Reception and Dinner
Join us for an evening of dinner and networking
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
Workshop Kickoff
Speaker: John Chandler, PSE
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM
Welcome Remarks
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Using Data to Inform O&M Decisions and Avoid Forced Outages
Speaker: Brett Bickford, Chelan PUD
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Improved Forecasts and Collaboration During 2025 Skagit Floods
Speaker: Brandon Vavrek, SCL
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Cabinet Gorge Station Service Project
Speaker: Patrick Temple, Avista
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Networking Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Air/Water Filled Turbine Runners
Speaker: Chelan County PUD
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Wanapum Dam Fish Ladder 72" Valve Replacement
Speaker: Jason Michelbook and Bill Anderson, Grant County PUD
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
A Dam Safety Improvement Option Selection
Speaker: Ulysses Hillard, Seattle Public Utilities & Carl Mannheim, Kleinschmidt
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
WRAP & Markets
Speaker: Steve Bellcoff, BPA
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Networking Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Enhancing Dam Safety with Internal Remote Inspection Capabilities
Speaker: Shaun Scott and Colten Elkin, Idaho Power
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Rock Island Dam: Electrical Retrofitting and Cutover at the First Dam on the Columbia River
Speaker: Christopher Eden, Stantec & Cameron Doneen, Chelan County PUD
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Lost Creek Windings Repair
Speaker: Ceyal Clark, USACE
5:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Speaker: John Chandler, PSE
