co-located with HydroVision International

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Dates & Times:
Monday, July 22, 2013 | 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
& Tuesday, July 23, 2013 | 8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Cost:
Hydro Basics Course Only: US$545
Hydro Basics Course + HydroVision International Full Conference: US$995

Pre-registration required

Who Should Attend: Individuals new to hydro, both new hires and experienced professionals moving into hydro or those who want to expand their areas of expertise.

Here's everything you need to know to get started in hydro...and a perfect refresher course for veterans! This intensive, highly practical training is designed to help persons new to hydro be more productive more quickly and to help persons with limited hydro experience expand their knowledge.

Monday, July 22, 2013

Welcome Coffee and Check-In | 7:30 - 8:00 a.m.
Introduction to Course | 8:00 - 8:15 a.m.

• Session Leader: Blake Rothfuss, Lead Associate, Jacobs Associates, and Course Chair
• Welcome
• Description of How Course Works
• Introduction of Session Leader for the Morning

Hydro Overview | 8:15 - 9:00 a.m.

Session Leader: Dave Hulse, Manager, Mechanical Equipment Group, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of Interior
Instructor: Richard Fisher, Independent Consultant

In this section, attendees will build a solid foundation of hydro basics and facts:

• What Nature Gives Us
• How Hydroelectric Power Is Captured
• Multi-Purpose UsesEnergy
  • Water Supply
  • Irrigation
  • Recreation
  • Navigation
  • Flood Control
• Environmental Considerations
• New Technologies
  • In-stream
  • Ocean

You’ll also receive an introduction to the hydro industry, including:

• Hydro Development and Potential
• Overview of Industry Players
• Current Issues

Harnessing the Water | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Session Leader: Dave Hulse, Manager, Mechanical Equipment Group, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of Interior
Instructor: Paul Blaszczyk, Vice President, MWH

• Hydraulic Design of a Project, including:
  • Dams (include brief description of different types, e.g., rockfill, earthen, hydraulic fill, RCC)
  • Spillways
  • Gates
  • Penstocks
  • Approach and Tailrace Channels

Equipment Basics | 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Session Leader: Dave Hulse, Manager, Mechanical Equipment Group, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of Interior
Instructors: Kermit Paul, Consulting Mechanical Engineer; Robert A. Rittase, Chief Hydraulic Engineer, Weir American Hydro

• Turbines (Including a brief, basic discussion on which types of turbines are optimal for certain flows and heads and on advanced designs for environmental improvements)
• Generators
• Governors
• Controls
• Excitation
• Balance of Plant
• Breakers
• Transformers

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

Hydro in a Power System | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Session Leader: Andy Sheppard, Project Manager-Hydro Optimization, Southern Company
Instructor: Scott D. Cotner, P.E., Senior Electrical Engineer, Hydroelectric Design Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Learn the nuts and bolts of hydropower production as compared to other types of generation, including steam (nuclear and fossil), combustion turbine, and wind. Explore how to:

• Optimize the use of generation sources to meet normal system requirements
• Take advantage of the capability of hydro units during abnormal system operations (including black start and underand over-frequency capabilities)
• Adjust for changes to operating patterns brought about by integration of non-traditional power sources

Day-to-Day Operations | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Session Leader: Andy Sheppard, Project Manager-Hydro Optimization, Southern Company
Instructor: Phil Thompson, Osage Plant Superintendent, AmerenUE

Gain an insider’s view of the critical on-the-ground perspective:

• Role of the Project Operator
• Challenges, including compliance requirements and spill
  requirement

OPTIONAL:
Essential Hydro: The Hillcrest Tour | 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Separate registration required;

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Hydropower and Natural Resource Stewardship | 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

Session Leader: Ginger Gillin, Principal Environmental Scientist, GEI Consultants
Instructors: Stephen Amaral, Senior Fisheries Biologist, Alden Research Laboratory; Bjorn Lake, Engineer, Kleinschmidt Associates

• Multiple Uses of Rivers
• Trade-offs
• Environmental Considerations
  • Fish
  • Dissolved Oxygen and Dissolved Gas
  • Temperature
  • Water Quality
  • Environmental/Ecological/Instream Flows

How Projects Are Regulated | 10:15 - 11:45 a.m.

Session Leader: Colin Clark, Chief Technical Officer, Brookfield Asset Management
Instructor: Emily Carter, Environmental Biologist, Division of Hydro Licensing, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

• United States
  • National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA)
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
  • U.S. federal projects
• Canada
  • Federal: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA)
  • Provincial

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

Communicating Hydro’s Value | 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.

Session Leader: Colin Clark, Chief Technical Officer, Brookfield Asset Management
Instructor: Randy Stearnes, Community Relations Officer, Tacoma Power

• Sharing examples of successful communication of hydropower’s role and/or value with:
  • School Children
  • Communities
  • Media or Environmental Groups
  • Policy-makers

Course Wrap-up and Preview to HydroVision International 2013 | 2:15 - 2:45 p.m.

Session Leader: Blake Rothfuss, Lead Associate, Jacobs Associates, and Hydro Basics Course Chair

• Receive your course completion certificate
• Complete course evaluation
• Informally dialogue with other course participants
• Receive recommendations from faculty of “not-to-be-missed” sessions and exhibitors

Keynote Session for HydroVision International | 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall, HydroVision International | 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.