HydroVision International 2019

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Session 4A: Lessons Learned … Not! (Room B115-116)

Why do we keep forgetting the lessons of the past? From Teton Dam to the Oroville spillways, these events were not unprecedented, and disaster could have been averted if we had just learned the lessons from previous dam safety incidents. How do we avoid the “normalization of deviation,” as discussed by the Oroville independent forensic team? This panel will tackle these topics and discuss ways the dam safety industry can avoid amnesia going forward.