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Eugene Water & Electric Board 2014 Annual Conference Dam Safety: Past, Present and Future The Present – Owner’s Dam Safety Program February 19, 2014 Cheri Wilson – Staff Engineer Eugene Water & Electric Board Eugene, Oregon
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EWEB Owner’s Dam Safety Program -Background - 2012 FERC Order for High & Significant Hazard Dam Owners -EWEB Project Approach - Early Decision to Write Program Internally - Advantages: Internal Project Knowledge, Growth Opportunity, Potential Cost Savings - Had a Running Start
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EWEB Owner’s Dam Safety Program - Project Purpose - FERC: Dam Owner Accountability - EWEB: What FERC Said, But Different - Objectives & Expectations -Clear Lines of Authority, Reporting & Communications -Commitment from Management Team -Continued Focus on Dam Safety & Regulatory Compliance -Roles & Responsibilities - Define with Other Work Groups - Training Program
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EWEB Owner’s Dam Safety Program -Dam Safety Training Program -Define Audience(s): It’s not just the Operators -How Long, Often & What Type of Training? -Training Materials
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EWEB Owner’s Dam Safety Program -Editing Discussions -What Did/Not Belong -Over-commitment Concerns -Clarification from FERC-PRO -Internal Review -Engineering -Operations -Compliance -Submit and Wait
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EWEB Owner’s Dam Safety Program Updates, Audit Results & Lessons Learned – Re-define Training Groups, Intervals & Length - Primary: Ops, Generation Civil Engineers, Surveyors - Secondary: Environmental/Compliance/Property – Consultants - Evaluate Your Audience - Know About ODSP & Reporting – Contractors - Opportunity & Line of Defense – The Power Traders…
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EWEB Owner’s Dam Safety Program Updates, Audit Results & Lessons Learned Cont. – Operators - Make It Interesting & Relevant! - Use Case Studies & Examples - Tailor the Training to the Group – When Possible – Provide Training Options - Alternate Session Times, eModules, Online Review – Be Flexible - Change With Needs of Utility - No Hard & Fast Rules – Utility-wide Buy-in
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ODSP & Dam Safety Training Resources - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) – Division of Dam Safety and Inspections - ODSP’s From: Ameren, Southern Companies, Ontario Power, TransAlta, Hydro-Québec - FERC - Portland Regional Office - Centre for Energy Advancement through Technological Innovation (CEATI) – Dam Safety Interest Group (HDR)
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Questions? Cheri Wilson Staff Engineer, Generation Eugene Water & Electric Board (541) 685-7458 direct (541) 221-9206 mobile cheri.wilson@eweb.org
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