November Luncheon Meeting
Topic: Dam Safety Program for City of Columbus, Ohio, Department of Public Utilities Division of Water
(Online registration and payment available, see bottom of page.)
Dams have been constructed, operated and maintained by societies for millennia for a multitude of beneficial purposes. However, the fluid nature of the materials stored behind dams poses hazards to people and structures downstream ranging from engulfment to damage from the sudden release of potential energy stored in the material should the dam fail. Because of the risks associated with these hazards Owners of dams bear great responsibility for the careful construction, operation and maintenance of the structures. And because the consequence of failure can be devastating, organizations such as ASCE, ASDSO*, and ODSO* have developed standards and best practices, and governments have established laws and agencies (FERC*, ODNR etc.) to regulate these activities.
The City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, Division of Water owns and operates a portfolio of 10 dams associated with various aspects of the storage and/or treatment of the community’s drinking water. To manage the intricacies inherent with these tasks in a systematic fashion the Division has developed this Program.
Speaker: Miriam C. Siegfried, P.E., City of Columbus
Ms. Siegfried is a Project Manager in the Technical Support Section of the City of Columbus Division of Water. She has served in an official capacity as the Division’s Chief Dam Safety Engineer since the duties of the position were documented in the Division’s Dam Safety Program in 2013 having been responsible for the same since 2009. She has worked on projects at multiple water facilities including the Division’s three water supply dams and reservoirs and two intake dams and at all three water treatment plants. She came to the Division of Water from the City’s Sewerage and Drainage Division where she was a Capital Projects Engineer where she managed the sewer rehabilitation program. Prior to joining the City in 1992, she worked for 12 years as a structural consulting engineer, first at Lantz, Jones & Nebraska (now SMBH) and then Jezerinac, Geers and Assoc. She graduated 1981 BSCE from Ohio University, received Ohio PE certification in 1986. She is a founding member of the Columbus Municipal Users Forum coordinated by Trenchless Technology Center, Louisiana Tech, founding board member of Midwest Society of Trenchless Technology (MSTT), and an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). She has twice been recognized as Central Ohio Section of ASCE Outstanding Section member, in 1996 and 2005 for her work was as Minority Committee Chair.
Time:
11:30 AM – Registration
12:00 PM – Lunch
Location:
Confluence Park, 679 W. Spring St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Menu: Deli Buffet: Wraps, Salads, Soup, Assorted Dessert, Drinks.
CPD Hours: A certificate for one (1) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hour will be issued at the conclusion of the program.
Cost:
$20 – ASCE Members and Guests
$15 – ASCE Life Members
$10 – Students
Reservations: Please register and pay online with a credit card or RSVP to AJ Smith at register@centralohioasce.com or 614.793.8777. If you have any questions, please contact AJ. Checks should be made payable to “Central Ohio ASCE.”
Registration is due by 5 PM on Friday, November 13, 2015.