Technical Workshop & NW Operators Forum Agenda
Agenda in progress. Additional sessions will be announced in the coming weeks.
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast (Utility Owners Only)
Check in, grab breakfast, and network with fellow attendees. Pick up your welcome packet and event materials.
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Welcome (Utility Owners Only)
Speaker: Ram Veeraraghavan
Join us for our Welcome
8:40 AM - 9:00 AM
Welcome Remarks (Utility Owners Only)
Chelan and Douglas County PUD
Join us for a welcome by our host utilities.
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Owners Forum Round Table Discussion (Utility Owners Only)
Speaker:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch (Utility Owners Only)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wells Dam Tour Hosted By Douglas County PUD
Douglas County PUD
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Rocky Reach Dam Tour Hosted By Chelan County PUD
Chelan County PUD
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Special Interest Groups (Open To Utilities and Sponsors)
Speakers: TBD
Networking Reception and Dinner
Join us for an evening of dinner and networking
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
Welcome back! Grab coffee and prepare for day two of learning.
8:00 AM - 8:10 AM
Workshop Kickoff
Speaker: John Chandler
8:10 AM - 8:20 AM
Host Utility Welcome
Chelan County PUD
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Using Data to Inform O&M Decisions and Avoid Forced Outages
Speaker: Brett Bickford
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Improved Forecasts and Collaboration During 2025 Skagit Floods
Speaker: Brandon Vavrek
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Cabinet Gorge Station Service Project
Speaker: Patrick Temple
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Networking Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Water Conveyance Talk
Speaker: Hunter Cox
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Wanapum Dam Fish Ladder 72" Valve Replacement
Speaker: Grant County PUD
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
WRAP & Markets
Speaker: BPA
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Networking Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Use of Drones and Bathymetry in a Dam Safety Program
Speaker: Shaun Scott and Colten Elkin
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Use of Drones and Bathymetry in a Dam Safety Program
Speaker: Christopher Eden and Tracy Krause
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Lost Creek Windings Repair
Speaker: Ceyal Clark
5:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Speaker: John Chandler
