Connect With Us at the ASDSO 2026 Dam Safety Conference
Tony Grubbs
Water Resources Engineer
We’re looking forward to connecting with our clients and partners at the Association of State Dam Safety Officials’ (ASDSO) annual conference, Dam Safety 2026, in Raleigh, North Carolina, from August 31 to September 3, 2026.
Our Dams and Levees experts will lead five presentations and a poster-lightning talk, ranging from decision making, hazard modeling, GIS-powered safety inspections and dam rehabilitation.
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Monday, August 31
Poster-Lightning Talk
Title: Sediment Accumulation: It’s Not a Bug… It’s a Feature!
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Presenter: Kyle Jacobs
Tuesday, September 1
Track 15 – Decision Tools for Owners
Title: Using Lifecycle Analysis for Better Dam Decisions
Time: 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Presenters: Charles Crowell; Nicole Wiesner; Karl Visser; Brian Becker, Barr Engineering
Track 18 – There Will be Consequences
Title: Emergencies on Top of Emergencies
Time: 2:00 – 2:30 p.m.
Presenters: Cody Cockroft and Chat Holton, Trinity River Authority
Wednesday, September 2
Track 26 – New Tech for State Programs
Title: From Clipboard to Cloud: Modernizing Dam Safety Inspections with a Mobile GIS App
Time: 9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Presenters: Barrett Slate and Jacob Smith, NCDEQ
Track 27 – Accessing Downstream Hazards
Title: Beyond Max Values to Meaningful Decisions: Automating Flood Hazard Intelligence from HEC‑RAS 2D
Time: 9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Presenters: Patrick Miles and Jeremy Dixon
Track 36 – Dam Rehab Case Studies II
Title: Anchors Away! Eucha Dam Stability Improvements
Time: 4:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Presenters: Colin Young and Mamoun Laraki, Nicholson Construction Company
Tony Grubbs is a dam engineer located in Raleigh, NC.