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2024 Annual Conference Presentations

February 5, 2024

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MONDAY 2.5.2024 (Small Hydro Workshop)

Efficiency is the Name of the Game - Zach DeHart - Farmers Irrigation District

Rural Energy for America Program - Mika McLean - USDA Rural Development

Unlocking the Potential for Small Hydropower - Colin Sasthav - U.S. Department of Energy

Small Hydro Workshop: Legal & Regulatory - Travis Thompson - Marten Law LLP

Control Systems Modernization - Waylon Bowers - OS Engineering

TUESDAY 2.6.2024

Welcome - Alene Underwood, NWHA Past President - Chelan County PUD

Ascending: Rising to Opportunity - Jennifer Quan - NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Panel #1: Hydro's Role in the Energy Transition - Mike Elenbaas - Black & Veatch

Panel #2: Howdy Neighbor! Getting to Know Your Regional Partners - Brenna Vaughn - NWHA

Luncheon Slides

Pamela E. Klatt Award Presentation

Panel #3: Pumped Storage Hydro, How Does it Compare to Other Energy Storage Technologies? - Troy Miller, GE Vernova - Stuart Cohen, NREL - Mike Manwaring, Stantec

Panel #4: New Dam Safety FERC Guidelines Chapters 15, 16, 17 & 18 - Case Studies & FERC Update - Sharon Roach - Mead & Hunt

Comprehensive Assessment - Carie Mourin - Avista Corporation

WEDNESDAY 2.7.2024

Panel #5: Automation, Cyber Security, and AI, OH MY! - John Chandler - Puget Sound Energy

NWHA Cybersecurity Panel Session - Andy Dodge - Office of Energy Infrastructure Security (OEIS)

Panel #6: Community Engagement: Know Your Audience For Collaborative Decision-Making - Dawn Presler - Snohomish County PUD

Panel #7: Dam Safety: Big Project Impacts - Zahra Zahmatkesh - McMillen Corp.

Dam Stability Anchors at FortisBC Facilities - Dixie Curtis - Wood Canada PLC

Priest Rapids Right Embankment Improvement Project (PRREIP) - Grant County PUD

Panel #8: Regulatory Hot Topics - Shawn J. Zovod - Troutman Pepper

Developments in Utility Wildfire Policy - Dustin T. Till - PacifiCorp

Panel #9 Hydro Projects: Why Do They Take So Long? (And How Can We Improve?) - Finlay Anderson - Kleinschmidt Associates

Hydro Projects: Why Do They Take So Long? (And How Can We Improve?) - Rye Development

Hydro Projects: Why Do They Take So Long? (And How Can We Improve?) - Lewis Rounds - Ballard Marine Construction

Technical Challenges Hydropower Projects - Sorenson Engineering

Panel #10 Navigating the Changes in the Hydropower Landscape - Matt Love - Cascadia Law Group

Panel #11 Klamath Falls: History, Engineering, Funding, and Decisions in the World’s Largest Dam Removal Project - Demian Ebert - PacifiCorp

Panel #12 Powering the Future: A Fireside Chat on the Future Hydropower Workforce - Jennifer Daw, National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Bree Mendlin, Hydropower Foundation

THURSDAY 2.8.2024

Panel #13 Licensing and Implementation- Using the Ecosystem Based Approach - Travis Nelson - Tacoma Power

Ecosystem Based Approach to Improve Water Quality - Jim Chandler - Idaho Power

Tribal Trust Responsibility: Using an Ecosystem-Based Management Approach - Doug Young - USDA Forest Service

Panel #14 Dimensions of Equity in the Hydro Industry - Thor Peterson, Seattle City Light - Kristine Cramer, King County - Quinton Harrington, Snohomish County PUD

Dimensions of Equity: Neighbors - Kristine Cramer - King County

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Snohomish County PUD - Snohomish County PUD

Panel #15 Cultural and Historical Resource Considerations in Hydro Relicensing and Operations

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