Managing Infrastructure in the Stream Environment

Ms. Caroline Ubing
Bureau of Reclamation’s Sedimentation and River Hydraulics Group, Denver, CO
& Dr. Joel Sholtes
Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, CO (formerly at Bureau of Reclamation’s Sedimentation and River Hydraulics Group, Denver, CO
A technical guidance document has been developed to lay the foundation for infrastructure managers and designers to understand how to build, maintain, or decommission infrastructure in a manner that is both resilient to riverine hazards and aligned with stream ecosystem needs. This 60-minute webinar will highlight key points of this guidance document. Ms. Ubing and Dr. Sholtes will introduce fundamental geomorphic and ecological concepts and provide four stages of riverine planning and design discussion accompanied by real-world examples. The presentation will conclude by examining how infrastructure can be better managed under increasing hydrologic uncertainty and natural disaster frequency. 

PRESENTER BIOGRAPHIES
Ms. Caroline Ubing is a hydraulic engineer at the Bureau of Reclamation Sedimentation and River Hydraulics Group in Denver, Colorado. Much of her work focuses on 2D numerical analysis of river restoration and riverine infrastructure projects. Dr. Joel Sholtes is a hydraulic engineer and fluvial geomorphologist. He is an instructor of civil engineering at Colorado Mesa University in partnership with the University of Colorado, Boulder.  Prior to teaching, Joel worked with the Bureau of Reclamation Sedimentation and River Hydraulics Group.