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VOLUME 2 <br />ISSUE 1 <br />APRIL 2014 <br />In this Issue <br />Introduction……………………………………….….. 1 <br />Poking the Bear: Drilling and Sampling for <br />Embankment Dams….……...………………………. 2 <br />Turning Rainfall to Runoff: Estimating Flood Inflows…………………………………… 10 <br />What the Heck Should Be in My Spec? Part 2: Writing and Utilizing “Team-Effort” <br />Specifications………………………………………………………………………………….. 16 <br />1 <br />A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION FOR WESTERN DAM ENGINEERS <br />Reclamation Hydrology Manual Unit Hydrograph <br />Estimation Spreadsheet Link <br />Upcoming ASDSO Webinar Dam Safety Training: <br />·Development of Operations and Maintenance Manuals <br /> For Dams, by Stephen Jamieson, P.E., May 13, 2014 <br />·Applications of PFMA in Dam Safety, by Doug Boyer, P.E., <br />June 10, 2014 <br />Upcoming ASDSO Classroom Technical Seminars <br />·HEC-RAS, Manchester, NH, May 6-8, 2014. <br />·Stability Analysis of Embankment Dams, Cincinnati, OH, <br /> June 3-5, 2014 <br />ASDSO Training Website Link <br />In this issue of the Western Dam Engineering <br />,we present articles on performingTechnical Note <br />subsurface investigations for embankment dams, <br />methodologies for developing inflow design <br />hydrographs for small dam watersheds, and Part 2 of <br />the technical project specification series focusing on <br />“team effort” specifications. This quarterly technical <br />note is meant as an educational resource for civil <br />engineers who practice primarily in rural areas of the <br />western United States. This publication focuses on <br />technical articles specific to the design, inspection, <br />safety, and construction of small dams. It provides <br />general information. The reader is encouraged to use <br />the references cited and engage other technical <br />experts as appropriate. <br />The Western Dam Engineering Technical <br /> Note is sponsored by the following <br /> agencies: <br />S Colorado Division of Water Resources <br />S Montana Department of Natural <br />Resources <br />S Wyoming State Engineer’s Office <br /> This news update was compiled, written, <br /> and edited by URS Corporation in Denver, <br /> Colorado. <br /> Funding for the Technical Note has been <br /> provided by the FEMA National Dam Safety <br /> Act Assistance to States grant program. <br />Article Contributors: <br /> URS Corporation: Dale Baures, PE, PG; <br /> Dennis Miller, PE; Chad Vensel; <br /> Jennifer Williams, PE; Jason Boomer, PE; <br /> John France, PE <br /> Editorial Review Board: <br />Michele Lemieux, PE, Montana Dam Safety <br />Program Supervisor; Bill McCormick, PE, PG, <br />Colorado Chief Dam Safety Branch; <br /> Mike Hand, PE, Wyoming Dam Safety <br />Program; Mark Ogden, PE, Association <br /> of State Dam Safety Officials; <br /> Matthew Lindon, PE, Loughlin Water <br /> Associates; and Steve Becker, PE, <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service <br />GOOD TO KNOW <br />The material in this publication has been prepared in accordance with generally recognized engineering principles and practices, and is for general information only.The information <br />presented should not be used without first securing competent advice from qualified professionals with respect to its suitability for any general or specific application. No reference made in <br />this publication constitutes an endorsement or warranty thereof by URS Corporation or sponsors of this newsletter. Anyone using the information presented in this newsletter assumes all <br />liability arising from such use.