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Dam Decommissioning Workshop
April 24, 2006
Monday, April 24th, Noon - 4:30PM and Tuesday, April 25th, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM.
Hagerty Center, Great Lakes Campus, Northwestern Michigan College
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in association with the Detroit District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hosted this workshop to discuss Options, Opportunities and Challenges associated with Dam Decommissioning.
- Announcement
- Registration Form
- Agenda
- Presentations
- Overview of Current Dam Decommissioning Activities (Kate White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Dam Decommissioning: Hydrology and Hydraulics (Kate White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Introduction to Ice Processes and Dam Decommissioning Considerations in Ice-Affected Rivers (Kate White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Implications: Ecological Aspects of Dams and System Response to Decommissioning (Jock Conyngham and Craig Fischenich, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Socio-Economic Aspects:
- Socioeconomics of Dam Decommissioning (Perry Rossa, Mead & Hunt, Inc.)
- Boardman River Dams Committee: A Public Process (Leslie Knopp, BRDC Project Facilitator)
- Socioeconomic Aspects of Dam Decommissioning (Jock Conyngham, Kate White and Craig Fischenich, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Sediment Fate and Transport (Craig Fischenich, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Geomorphic Contexts (Jock Conyngham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Other Engineering and Environmental Issues (Jock Conyngham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Restoration Alternatives (Jock Conyngham, Kate White and Craig Fischenich, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Section 506 Process (Carl Platz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Boardman Dams Process (Todd Kalish, Michigan DNR)
- Regulatory Issues:
- Michigan DEQ Dam Safety (Jim Pawloski, MDEQ)
- Natural Rivers Program (Brian Bury, Michigan DNR)