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The Board of Directors Special Election is open through September 22 to all USSD members.
Leveraging PFMA to Perform SQRA Online Workshop
Register now for this popular workshop that will be delivered online. Oct 4-8.
  
After a successful hybrid program planning meeting in San Diego, the technical program is beginning to take shape. Mark your calendars for April 11-14 when we once again meet in person in sunny San Diego at the beautiful Town & Country. Registration will open in October.
 
Dam safety with dewatering and seepage control
Keller®
Keller understands groundwater and seepage. For a century, we have provided turn key solutions for:
  • ·         dewatering ancillary structures
  • ·         engineered seepage collection
 
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ICOLD News
The International Commission On Large Dams (ICOLD) is a non-governmental International organization that provides a forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience in dam engineering.
Hydro Component Systems, LLC
HDR
USSD Membership
We want to hear about all the great things happening within our member companies. Member news is included in our monthly e-newsletter that is distributed to more than 3,500 dam and levee professionals. Deadline for submissions is the second Wednesday of each month.
Kleinschmidt Associates announced that it has received the 2021 Premier Award for Client Satisfaction. Out of more than 300 firms, 33 were selected to receive this prestigious award.
In other news, Kleinschmidt Associates announced that Erik Anderson has joined the company as Government Section Leader to the Strategic Growth Group.
Visit Canary Systems at the USSD Conference!
Canary Systems, Inc.®
For 25 years, Canary Systems has offered complete turnkey solutions for risk management and monitoring of dams. Starting with initial system design and implementation, developing and servicing hardware systems, sensors, and peripherals, as well as developing and supporting our innovative MLSuite visualization software. Visit us at Booth 103 in the Exhibit Hall at the Annual USSD Conference to learn more!
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Industry Updates
Access the latest issue of HydroLeader magazine. 
Kleinschmidt Associates
Flow Science Inc.
USSD Education and Events
USSD created the Learning Center as the portal to access its webinars and other training programs. This is the place to find on-demand webinars that are self-paced and have the ability to earn professional development hours.
 
See the Calendar of Events below for the list of October online programs.
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Oct 2021
 
Leverage and improve on the significant investment that has already been made in performing PFMA’s, and use this information to perform SQRAs for individual dams or dam portfolios. These assessments can then be used as a screening tool to identify PFM’s and overall risks that are not likely to meet Tolerable Risk Guidelines (TRG) based on life safety, and as a prioritization tool for reducing risk, performing additional investigations or studies, or performing quantitative risk assessments.
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Oct 2021
 
Successful design and construction of filters and drains is dependent not only on appropriate gradation design, but also on a number of practicalities – filter compaction methods and requirements; filter and drain zone dimensions and placement methods; material sources for filters and drains; filter fines content; drain pipe configurations; drain pipe materials; among others.
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Dec 2021
 
Join us for a joint USSD/AEG Specialty Geotechnical Workshop in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Dec 6-8, 2021. The Workshop will feature two days of technical sessions and an optional field trip on the third day.
11
Apr 2022
 
We look forward to seeing you in beautiful San Diego at the Town & Country. April 11-14. Exhibit booth and sponsorship sales as well as registration will open in October.
RIZZO attends USSD Conference in San Diego
Rizzo Int'l, Inc.®
RIZZO International is an award-winning engineering firm in dams and water resources. We deliver sustainable engineering solutions for even the most demanding challenges across the United States and around the globe. Our collaborative team of experts has been driving the state-of-practice for nearly 40 years. Discover the difference at Booth #619 at the USSD National Conference in beautiful San Diego. 
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Schnabel Engineering
Burns & McDonnell
Forgen
Stantec