Dam Safety Events, Seminars and Workshops

Overview

To ensure that industry best practices are understood, applied and adapted to Alberta’s needs, forums for building technical capacity, communication, cooperation and collaboration between dam owners, regulators, industry and professionals are necessary. Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) seeks opportunities for partnerships that deliver content tailored to those involved in operations and dam safety assessments and evaluations in Alberta.

2021-22 Dam Safety Webinar Series

In partnership with the Canadian Dam Association (CDA), AEP presents a series of technical webinars highlighting practical applications of assessment and evaluation methodologies and techniques used by AEP as a dam owner. This series includes 4 monthly webinars from December 2021 to March 2022.

Each webinar session will be recorded and available on this web page for a limited time following the live event. For more information and to register in the live events, visit Canadian Dam Association.

The following webinars were hosted by the CDA:

• Helping to Make the Right Call: AEP’s Approach to Risk-Informed Decision Making (originally streamed December 16, 2021)
  Stephen Rigbey, M.A.Sc, P.Eng
  Richard Donnelly, M.A.Sc, P.Eng
  Joe Groeneveld, P.Eng
  James Rutherford, P.E., P.Eng
• From Levels to Drones: Solutions for Modern Engineering & Deformation Monitoring Surveys of Dams (originally streamed January 19, 2022)
  Nathan Kroeker, ALS
  Jason Deschamps, ALS, P.Eng, MBA
• Inspection and Surveillance of Dams (originally streamed February 24, 2022)
  Andrew Szojka, P.Eng
  Allen Veenland, P.Eng
  Pierre Choquet, Dr.Eng, P.Eng
  Savanna Herman, P.Eng
• Seepage Management and Internal Erosion Mitigation and Repair in Water Dams (originally streamed March 15, 2022)
  Alistair James, P.Eng
  Damien Engelbrecht, P.Eng

2017 Program

Dam Safety Seminar

AEP, in collaboration with the Dam Integrity Advisory Committee hosted the Alberta Dam Safety Seminar in Calgary. In attendance were 110 dam safety professionals. Presentations from the seminar are available below.

Keynote address

• Risk Analysis: How did we get here and where are we going? (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  Steven G. Vick

Dam safety risk management processes, a BC perspective

• BC Hydro's Dam Safety Program and Risk Management Processes (PDF, 2.1 MB)
  Stephen Rigbey, Director, Dam Safety, BC Hydro

Dam Safety Technical Workshop

AEP in partnership with the CDA hosted 2 technical workshops on April 25, 2017. The sessions provided training opportunities for dam safety professionals involved in implementing dam and canal safety regulation in Alberta, with a CDA workshop on Dam Safety Reviews and a second workshop on Operations, Maintenance, Surveillance and Emergency Preparedness. Over 150 people participated in the workshops.

2016 Program

Dam Safety Seminar

On April 11, 2016, AEP hosted the Alberta Dam Safety Seminar in Calgary to introduce Alberta Dam Safety's new direction and strategy. In attendance were 103 dam safety professionals. Updates from selected stakeholder groups were also delivered. Presentations from the seminar are available below.

Keynote address

• Risk, Regulation & Public Safety (PDF, 65.6 MB)
  Dr. Norbert R. Morgenstern

Dr. Norbert Morgenstern discusses 'Risk, Regulation and Public Safety' at the Alberta Dam Safety Seminar held on April 11, 2016.

Alberta dam safety updates

• Alberta Dam Safety Guidelines and Guidance Documents: 2016 Update (PDF, 1.0 MB)
• Alberta Dam Safety Regulatory System: Vision and Plan for Renewal (PDF, 2.4 MB)

Stakeholder updates

• Alberta Chamber of Resources – Dam Integrity Advisory Committee (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Alberta Energy Regulator Dam Safety Program (PDF, 818 KB)
• Canadian Dam Association (PDF, 2.4 MB)
• The Mining Association of Canada (PDF, 75 KB)

Dam Safety Technical Workshop

AEP in partnership with the CDA hosted a technical workshop on April 12, 2016. Over 130 people attended the event.