Dam Safety

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Mr. Blatchford served as the Senior Engineer on the Dam Safety Advisory Team for the following projects (click the hyperlink for further details):

• Spring Creek Debris Dam, northern California (Mid-Pacific Region)
• Starvation Dam, central Utah (Upper Colorado Region)
• Ririe Dam, southern Idaho (Pacific Northwest Region)
• Wasco Dam, northern Oregon (Pacific Northwest Region)

He successfully lead and collaborated with the Dam Safety Advisory Team (DSAT) for each of the four dams to develop an annual probability of failure and risk analysis. The DSAT consisted of specialists and experts in various fields, including geotechnical engineers, geological engineers, civil engineers (flood control), hydrologists, seismologists, civil engineers (hydraulic structures), and dam operators. Mr. Blatchford, in the Senior Engineer role, demonstrated both depth and breadth as related to the subjects listed.

Other projects include:

• Dam Breach and Inundation Modeling of the Salt River System
• Seismic Hazard Assessment, Brock Reservoir, Senator Wash, and Imperial Dam
• Inundation Area Analysis, Salt River Project
• Seismic Hazard Assessment, Brock Reservoir, Senator Wash, and Imperial Dam
• Periodic Facility Review, Davis Dam
• Periodic Facility Review, Parker Dam
• Periodic Facility Review, New Waddell Dam
• Canals of Concern, Central Arizona Project
• Emergency Action Plans, Clark County Regional Flood Control District
  • Trailhead Detention Basin 
  • East C-1 Detention Basin
  • Equestrian Detention Basin
  • Windmill Detention Basin
  • Desert Inn Detention Basin