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  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    10:00 AM – 10:18 AM PDT
    Edwin S. Nettleton (1832-1901): Colorado’s State Engineer
    Room: La Cascada III
    Author: Cole Bedford, P.E., PMP, M.ASCE – Colorado Water Conservation Board
    History & Heritage
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    10:18 AM – 10:36 AM PDT
    Innovation in Hydraulic Design: John S. Eastwood and the Multiple Arch Dam, 1908-1924
    Room: La Cascada III
    Author: Donald C. Jackson, Ph.D – Lafayette College
    History & Heritage
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    10:36 AM – 10:54 AM PDT
    Two California Dams: A Comparison of M.M. O’Shaughnessy's Hetch Hetchy Dam and William Mulholland's St. Francis Dam
    Room: La Cascada III
    Author: Donald C. Jackson, Ph.D – Lafayette College
    History & Heritage
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
    Reclamation’s Hydraulic Laboratory - Key to the Design of Hoover Dam
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Philip H. Burgi – Philip Burgi P.E.
    History & Heritage
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    5:00 PM – 5:15 PM PDT
    A historical overview of infrastructure and management of the Colorado River: A California perspective
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: David E. Rheinheimer, M.ASCE – Colorado River Board of California
    History & Heritage
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    5:15 PM – 5:30 PM PDT
    Water Supply to the Washoe Mines: The Marlette Lake Water System
    Room: La Sirena IV
    Author: Charles R. Spinks, n/a – xxx
    History & Heritage
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    5:30 PM – 5:45 PM PDT
    The New Town of Boulder City: City Planning and Infrastructure Planning for Hoover Dam Workforce
    Room: La Sirena IV
    History & Heritage
  • Tuesday, May 23rd
    5:45 PM – 6:00 PM PDT
    Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge History: Construction Methods, Stages and Pedestrian Trail
    Room: La Sirena IV
    History & Heritage
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    1:15 PM – 1:33 PM PDT
    1983 Flow Emergency at Glen Canyon Dam – The Fastest Boat Through the Grand Canyon
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author: Philip H. Burgi – Philip Burgi P.E.
    History & Heritage
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    1:33 PM – 1:51 PM PDT
    First Attempt at Draining of the Valley of Mexico
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author: Roseanna M. Neupauer, Ph.D., P.E. – University of Colorado
    Co-Author: Robert J. Ferry – University of Colorado Boulder
    History & Heritage
  • Wednesday, May 24th
    1:51 PM – 2:09 PM PDT
    EWRI Friends Visit London Water & Steam Museum and Union Chain Bridge- IHCEL
    Room: La Sirena III
    Author: William P. Bulloch, Jr., P.E., D.WRE, M. ASCE (he/him/his) – Utility Revenue Management Company, Inc.
    Co-Author: Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch, Ph.D., P.E., D.WRE, CFM – City of Huntsville, Texas
    Co-Author: Jerry R. Rogers, Ph.D., P.E. (retired), D.WRE(retired) – University of Houston
    History & Heritage