[2^nd^ National Hydraulic Engineering Conference]{.underline}

*50 Years of Highway Hydraulics: Where We've Been and Where We're Going*

[Tuesday August 29, 2006]{.underline}

Morning

9:00 -12:00 *Registration*

Afternoon

1:00 - 1:15 *Welcome*

Glenn Decou, Caltrans

Sarah Skeen, FHWA California Division

Jorge Pagan, FHWA Headquarters

1:15 - 2:00 *Keynote Speaker*

Stan Davis, MSHA

General Session

[Major Flooding]{.underline}

Moderator: (Joe Krolak)

2:00 - 2:20 *Major Flooding and Transportation: Where We Have Been and
How We Got Here*

Joe Krolak, FHWA Headquarters

2:20 - 2:55 *Coastal Storm Events -- Overview of Effects, Research,
Approaches, and Guidance*

Scott Douglass, USA

2:55 - 3:30 *I-10 Escambia Bay Bridge Failure*

Mark Gosselin, OEA

3:30 - 3:45 *Break*

3:45 - 4:20 *Pineapple Express Impacts on Kenai Peninsula Transportation
System*

Mark Miles, Alaska DOT

4:20 - 5:00 *2004 Death Valley Flood*

Andrew Brandt, Caltrans

[Wednesday August 30, 2006]{.underline}

Morning

Session A

[Environmentally Sensitive Channel Protection]{.underline}

Moderator: (Glenn DeCou)

8:00 - 8:45 *History and Evolution of Environmentally Sensitive Bank
Protection*

Wendi Goldsmith, Bioengineering Group, Inc.

8:45 - 9:30 *Design Criteria and Considerations for Environmentally
Sensitive Channel Protection*

Dr. Craig Fischenich, USACE

9:30 - 10:00 *Break*

10:00 - 10:45 *Developing Design Guidance for California Highways*

Jim Racin, Caltrans

Kris Vyverberg, Calif. Dept. of Fish & Game

10:45 -11:30 *Environmentally-Sensitive Channel - and - Bank Protection
Applied-- Case Studies*

John McCullah, Salix Applied Earthcare

Session B

[Hydraulic Modeling Developments and Applications]{.underline}

Moderator: (Larry Arneson)

8:00 - 8:45 *HY-8 Windows Version Overview*

Jim Nelson, Brigham Young University,

Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory

8:45 - 9:30 *Sediment Transport & Scour Modeling Using FST2DH and SMS*

Alan Zundel, Brigham Young University,

Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory

9:30 - 10:00 *Break*

10:00 - 10:30 *Criteria for Selecting Numeric Hydraulic Modeling
Software (NCHRP 24-24)*

Max Sheppard, OEA

10:30 - 11:00 *Flood Plain Modeling and Delineation Using the Watershed
Modeling System, WMS*

Jim Nelson, Brigham Young University,

Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory

> 11:00 - 11:30 *Newington-Dover, New Hampshire Two Dimensional
> Hydraulic Model Case Study*
>
> Larry Arneson, FHWA Resource Center

11:30 - 12:00 *Online Data Sources -- Sources, Pitfalls, and Other
Things You Need To Know*

Jim Nelson, Brigham Young University,

Environmental Modeling Research Laboratory

[Wednesday August 30, 2006]{.underline}

Afternoon

Session A

[Fish Passage]{.underline}

Moderator: (Bart Bergendahl)

1:00 - 1:20 *Overview Fish Passage*

Michael Furniss, US Forest Service

1:20 - 1:45 *Assessment Protocols / Application*

Margaret Lang, Humboldt State University

1:45 - 2:10 *Culvert Design and Retrofit Approaches*

Mark Miles, Alaska DOT

> 2:10 - 2:35 *Hydraulic Barriers at Culverts in Maine*

Charles Hebson, Maine DOT

> 2:35 - 3:00 *Case Studies in Northern California*

Michael Love, Michael Love & Associates

3:00 - 3:30 *Break*

3:30 - 3:50 *Steep Gradient Passage Website*

Sven Leon, FHWA, Federal Lands Div.

3:50 - 4:10 *FHWA Fish Passage Design Guideline*

Rollin Hotchkiss, BYU

4:10 - 5:00 *Panel Discussion, Q/A*

All Presenters

Session B

[Stream Stability]{.underline}

Moderator: (Kornel Kerenyi)

1:00 - 1:40 *Evaluation of Bioengineered Stream Bank Stabilization in
Alaska*

Kenneth Karle, Hydraulic Mapping and Modeling/Alaska DOT

1:40 - 2:20 *Integration of Channel Stability Design at Water Way
Crossings in Maryland*

Andy Kosicki, MSHA

Ward Oberholtzer, LandStudies, Inc.

2:20 - 3:00 *Study on the Current State of Stream Restoration Monitoring
Protocols Across the Country*

Seth Brown, GKY & Associates

3:00 - 3:30 *Break*

3:30 - 4:00 *Stream Restoration and Stream Stability at Waterway
Crossings*

Art Parola, University of Louisville

4:00 - 4:30 *Assessing Stream Channel Stability Near Bridges*

Peggy Johnson, Pennsylvania State University

4:30 - 5:00 *Channel Dynamics of the Hoh River and the Application of
Engineered Logjam Technology to Prevent Erosion of U.S.101*

Tim Abbe, Herrera Environmental Consultants

[Thursday August 31, 2006]{.underline}

Morning

Session A

[Water Quality Research and Implementation]{.underline}

Moderator: (Glenn DeCou)

8:00 - 8:40 *Wetland Systems for Stormwater Treatment*

Kevin White, USA

8:40 - 9:20 *Stormwater Treatment in Caltrans - Research and
Applications*

Timothy Sobelman, Caltrans

9:20 - 10:00 *Trends in Highway Runoff Practices*

Brian Roberts, Water Resources Learning Center

10:00 - 10:30 *Break*

10:30 - 11:10 *Compliance Efforts in Maryland*

Karuna Pujara, MSHA

11:10 - 11:50 *NHI Training Course Coverage*

Seth Brown, GKY

Session B

[Scour Countermeasures/Instrumentation]{.underline}

Moderator: (Jorge Pagan)

8:00 - 8:45 *Riprap Design Criteria, Specifications, and Quality Control
(NCHRP 24-23)*

Pete Lagasse, Ayres Associates

8:45 - 9:30 *Countermeasures to Protect Bridge Piers from Scour (NCHRP
-- 24-7 (2))*

Pete Lagasse, Ayres Associates

9:30 - 10:00 *Countermeasures to Protect Bridge Abutments from Scour
(NCHRP 24-18)*

Brian D. Barkdoll, Michigan Tech University

10:00 - 10:30 *Break*

10:30 - 11:00 *NCHRP Synthesis on Practices for Monitoring Scour
Critical Bridges*

Bea Hunt, Hardesty and Hanover

> 11:00 - 11:30 *Selection of Countermeasures based on Calculated Scour
> and Site Conditions*
>
> Itty Itty, Arizona DOT

11:30 - 12:00 *Pier Scour Countermeasures in Navigational Channels -- A
Practical Approach*

Rick Renna, Florida DOT

[Thursday August 31, 2006]{.underline}

Afternoon

Session A

[Energy Dissipators/Erosion Sediment Control]{.underline}

Moderator: (Dan Ghere)

1:00 - 1:40 *Highlights of Revisions in Recently Updated HEC 14*

Roger Kilgore, KCM

1:40 - 2:15 *Alabama DOT's Experiences with the Design and Performance
of Several Types of Energy Dissipators Presented in HEC 14*

David Ramsey, Alabama DOT

2:15 - 3:00 *Highlights of Revisions in Recently Updated HEC 15*

Roger Kilgore, KCM

3:00 - 3:30 *Break*

3:30 - 4:00 *Importance of Proper Installation Techniques Of Rolled
Erosion Control Products*

Chad Lipscomb, ECTC Representative

4:00 - 4:30 *Proper Use of Manufacturers Bench Test Results In Design
Applications*

Chris Thornton, Colorado State University

4:30 - 5:00 *Erosion Control Practices for Roadside Ditch Design in the
State of Washington*

Matt Witecki, WSDOT

Session B1

[Bottomless Culverts]{.underline}

Moderator: (Kornel Kerenyi)

1:00 - 2:00 *Bottomless Culvert Study Phase II*

Stan Davis, MSHA

Kornel Kerenyi, FHWA Research

Session B2

[Plans of Action for Scour Critical Bridges]{.underline}

Moderator: (Cynthia Nurmi)

2:00 - 2:30 *Plan of Action Module and Workshop*

Pete Lagasse, Ayres Associates

2:30 - 3:00 *Iowa DOTs Plans of Action Program for Scour Critical
Bridges*

Dave Clamen, Iowa DOT

3:00 - 3:30 *Break*

3:30 - 4:00 *Tennessee DOT Monitoring Program for Scour Critical
Bridges*

Jon Zirkle, Tennessee DOT

4:00 - 4:30 *Arkansas Highway Department Instrumentation Project for
Scour Critical Bridges*

Jack Gazin, AHTD

4:30 - 5:00 *CALTRANS Plan of Action Program for Scour Critical Bridges*

Michael Johnson, CALTRANS

[Friday September 1, 2006]{.underline}

Morning

General Session

[Pipes: Materials, Asset Management, Rehabilitation]{.underline}

Moderator: (Eric Brown)

8:00 - 8:45 *Strengths, Weaknesses, and Critical Specification Issues
for Pipe Materials*

Dr. Tim McGrath, SGH, Inc.

8:45 - 9:30 *FDOT Pipe Materials Selection Issues*

Rick Renna, Florida DOT

9:30 - 10:00 *Break*

10:00 - 10:30 *Ohio DOT's Culvert Inventory and Inspection Program*

Jeffery Syar, Ohio DOT

10:30 - 11:00 *Two Culvert Rehabilitation Case Studies*

Karuna Pujara, MSHA

11:00 - 11:30 *The National Hydraulics Community's Efforts to Address an
Aging Culvert Infrastructure*

Eric Brown, FHWA Resource Center

11:30 - 12:00 *Conference Conclusion -- Presentation of Awards*

Cynthia Nurmi, FHWA Resource Center