APPENDIX B
Meeting Agendas
Committee on Long-Term Management of the
Spirit Lake/Toutle River System in Southwest Washington
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Meeting 1, June 21-23, 2016
Red Lion Hotel Kelso-Longview
510 Kelso Drive
Kelso, Washington 98626
Day 1 – Tuesday, June 21, 2016
OPEN SESSION
8:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
8:45 | Welcome, introductions, overview of the Statement of Task |
Gregory Baecher, NAE, Committee Chair |
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9:00 | Presentations from U.S. Forest Service and staff of the Washington State Congressional Delegation |
Gina Owens, USFS, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, |
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Tedd Huffman, Mount St. Helens National Monument, |
9:50 | Break |
Historical overview, the federal perspective | |
Presentations and discussions: | |
10:00 | Synopsis of the 1980 Eruption |
Jon Major, USGS |
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10:30 | Hydrologic and Geomorphic Perspectives: Useful for Understanding the Spirit Lake/Toutle River Issues |
Gordon Grant, USFS |
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11:00 | Geomorphic Response to the Eruption |
Jon Major, USGS |
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Working lunch will be served at or around 12 noon (Plenary and small group discussions) | |
1:00 | Implementation of Projects to Manage Water and Sediment |
Christine Budai, USACE |
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2:00 | Break |
2:15 | Ecological Response to the Eruption |
Charlie Crisafulli, USFS |
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3:00 | Discussion of committee information needs |
4:00 | Open floor: Invitation for input from meeting participants |
4:30 | Adjourn open session |
Day 2 – Wednesday, June 22, 2016
FIELD TRIP
Spirit Lake/Toutle River Drive
8:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
8:00 | Kelso Red Lion – Personnel Pick-Up |
Safety briefing and overview of the itinerary by USFS staff | |
8:30 | Depart for Castle Lake Viewpoint |
Pat Pringle, Centralia College, provides interpretive overview of 1980 eruption, resulting mudflow, and flooding | |
9:15 | Castle Lake Viewpoint |
Welcome to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest & landscape overview | |
Gina Owens, Forest Supervisor, and Tedd Huffman, Monument Manager | |
9:45 | Depart for Johnston Ridge Observatory (JRO) |
10:00 | Johnston Ridge Observatory Amphitheater |
Break | |
10:45 | 15 min talks with additional time in between for questions & discussion |
Hydrological considerations (Jon Major, USGS), 15 mins | |
Protection works and the built environment (Chris Budai, USACE), 15 mins | |
Natural environment (Charlie Crisafulli, USFS PNW Res Stn), 15 mins | |
FS management of [a] tunnel in a National Volcanic Monument (Tedd Huffman), 15 mins | |
12:15 | Depart JRO |
12:30 | Spirit Lake Tunnel Outlet |
Chris Strebig, USFS, and Chris Budai, USACE | |
12:45 | Depart Tunnel Outlet |
1:00 | Hummocks Trail |
Pat Pringle, Centralia College, and Charlie Crisafulli and Peter Frenzen | |
2:15 | Depart Hummocks Trail |
2:30 | Coldwater Lake Recreation site (bathrooms), discuss engineered outlet |
3:00 | Depart for Sediment Retention Structure |
3:45 | Sediment Retention Structure (SRS) |
Jon Major, USGS, and Chris Budai and Paul Sclafani, USACE | |
5:00 | Depart Sediment Retention Structure |
5:45 | Coweeman Levee |
Chris Budai and Paul Sclafani, USACE | |
6:15 | Coweeman Levee |
6:30 | Arrive at Red Lion Inn |
Committee on Long-Term Management of the
Spirit Lake/Toutle River System in Southwest Washington
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Meeting 2, August 3-5, 2016
Red Lion Hotel Kelso-Longview
510 Kelso Drive
Kelso, Washington 98626
Day 1 – Wednesday, August 3, 2016
OPEN SESSION
9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
9:00 | Welcome and introductions and plan for the day |
Greg Baecher, NAE, Committee Chair |
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9:15 | Summary of Statement of Task and setting the stage |
Sammantha Magsino, Academies Staff |
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9:20 | Introduction by the USFS study sponsor |
Jim Peña, Regional Forester, USFS |
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9:30 | Decision support frameworks—how a framework might look |
Basil Stumborg and John Boland, Committee Members |
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10:00 | Break |
Panel Discussions (with parties interested and affected by management of Spirit Lake and the Toutle River): Concerns and Priorities for Management
10:15 | Panel #1 – regional and local |
Moderator: Basil Stumborg | |
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12:00-1:00 | Lunch |
1:00 | Panel #2 –Non-profit |
Moderator: Kathleen Tierney | |
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2:45 | Break |
3:00 | Stakeholder Panel #3 – State, tribal, and land management |
Moderator: John Kupfer | |
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OPEN SESSION – TOWN HALL MEETING
6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Light refreshments served
6:30 | Introduction and welcome |
Greg Baecher and Sammantha Magsino |
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6:40 | The Academies – An Introduction |
Sammantha Magsino |
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6:45 | Open comment period – Sign-up required |
**Signup is required and comment time is limited to 3 minutes. Total number of speakers limited to approximately 50. |
Day 2 – Thursday, August 4, 2016
OPEN SESSION
8:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
8:30 | Welcome and introductions and plan for the day |
Greg Baecher, NAE, Committee Chair |
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8:45 | Summary of Statement of Task |
Sammantha Magsino, Academies Staff |
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8:50 | Panel Discussion: Spirit Lake Outlet Risk Assessment |
Each of the panelists will make a 10-minute presentation describing the most important lessons learned from years of monitoring and infrastructure |
management and will highlight from these experiences those issues that need the most attention moving forward. | |
General overview of PFMA process, Jeremy Britton, USACE |
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PFMA Specifics/Details, David Scofield, USACE |
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PFMA Hydrology, Angela Duren, USACE |
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Tunnel Hydraulic Design, Sean Askelson, USACE |
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9:50 | Questions and answers with the panelists |
10:05 | Break |
10:20 | Panel Discussion: Mount St. Helens Long-Term Sediment Management |
General Overview, Tim Kuhn, USACE |
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Long-Term Sediment Management Study Details, Paul Sclafani, USACE |
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Long-Term Sediment Management Geotechnical Details, Jeremy Britton, USACE |
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11:20 | Questions and answers with the panelists |
12:15-1:45 | Working Lunch |
Discussion with all: Consequences associated with the various alternatives |
Committee on Long-Term Management of the
Spirit Lake/Toutle River System in Southwest Washington
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Meeting 3, October 31-November 2, 2016
Cowlitz Regional Conference Center, Cowlitz & Columbia Room
1900 7th Avenue, Longview, Washington
Monday, October 31, 2016
OPEN SESSION
10:15 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.
10:15 | Welcome, introductions and plan for the day |
Greg Baecher, NAE, Committee Chair |
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10:25 | Summary of Statement of Task |
Sammantha Magsino, Academies Staff |
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10:35 | Questions and answers regarding recently released document |
Gordon Grant, USFS |
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Jon Major, USGS |
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11:45-12:45 | Working Lunch—small group discussions |
12:45 | Follow-up questions with USACE |
Jeremy Britton, USACE |
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David Scofield, USACE |
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Angela Duren, USACE |
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Sean Askelson, USACE |
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Paul Sclafani, USACE |
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Jeremy Britton, USACE |
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1:45 | Discussion with USFS study sponsors—expectations from report given |
Information gathered during all open sessions | |
2:15 | Public comment period (2-minute limit) |
2:45 | Adjourn open session |