WEBVTT 00:00.500 --> 00:03.009 Water affects every part of our lives , 00:03.019 --> 00:04.741 from the places we live to the 00:04.741 --> 00:07.300 landscapes around us . When it's not 00:07.300 --> 00:09.133 carefully managed , it can bring 00:09.133 --> 00:11.640 challenges like floods and destruction . 00:12.060 --> 00:14.004 That's why understanding how water 00:14.004 --> 00:16.469 moves and behaves is so important to 00:16.469 --> 00:19.719 reduce flood risk across America . For 00:19.719 --> 00:22.290 more than 60 years , one organization 00:22.290 --> 00:24.068 has helped the US Army Corps of 00:24.068 --> 00:26.590 Engineers , the nation , and the world 00:26.809 --> 00:29.170 meet those challenges with science and 00:29.170 --> 00:31.770 engineering . Welcome to the Hydrologic 00:31.770 --> 00:34.470 Engineering Center , a US Army Corps of 00:34.470 --> 00:37.250 Engineers technical center of expertise 00:37.250 --> 00:39.750 located in Davis , California , and 00:39.750 --> 00:42.029 part of the Coors Institute for Water 00:42.029 --> 00:44.959 Resources . So my name is Leah Adams . 00:45.150 --> 00:46.990 I am the director here at the 00:46.990 --> 00:49.150 Hydrologic Engineering Center and I 00:49.150 --> 00:51.261 oversee . This center as a whole , we 00:51.261 --> 00:53.150 have 4 technical divisions and an 00:53.150 --> 00:55.206 executive office , and I oversee the 00:55.206 --> 00:56.928 entire center . The Hydrologic 00:56.928 --> 00:59.575 Engineering Center , or HEC was 00:59.575 --> 01:02.424 established in 1964 by special 01:02.424 --> 01:04.424 direction from headquarters and was 01:04.424 --> 01:06.665 initially located within the US Army 01:06.665 --> 01:09.125 Corps of Engineers Sacramento district . 01:09.650 --> 01:11.540 The office moved to its current 01:11.540 --> 01:14.970 location in Davis in 1968 . The way 01:14.970 --> 01:17.209 that hydrology and hydraulic 01:17.209 --> 01:19.680 engineering was accomplished prior to 01:19.680 --> 01:22.129 the late 1960s , early 1970s was hand 01:22.129 --> 01:25.669 calculations on paper . When HEC came 01:25.669 --> 01:28.470 along , we started to utilize computers 01:28.470 --> 01:30.589 to make it more efficient to do 01:30.589 --> 01:32.700 engineering analysis . And so through 01:32.700 --> 01:35.110 the 70s and 80s , HEC was at the 01:35.110 --> 01:37.709 forefront of developing computer models 01:37.709 --> 01:40.069 to help our engineers . The earliest 01:40.069 --> 01:42.291 software packages created at the center 01:42.291 --> 01:46.260 were HEC1 and AEC 2 . These laid 01:46.260 --> 01:48.010 the groundwork for the current 01:48.010 --> 01:49.788 generation of powerful advanced 01:49.788 --> 01:53.019 software developed at HEC and used by 01:53.019 --> 01:54.963 engineers around the world today . 01:55.650 --> 01:57.970 There's been tremendous growth at HEC 01:57.970 --> 02:00.639 and across the core and in hydrology 02:00.639 --> 02:02.583 and hydraulics and water resources 02:02.583 --> 02:05.169 planning uh over the last 30 years . We 02:05.169 --> 02:07.002 really took lessons learned from 02:07.002 --> 02:09.225 industry and said how can we apply this 02:09.225 --> 02:11.336 to our software and our methods , and 02:11.336 --> 02:13.610 it has accelerated our ability to 02:13.610 --> 02:15.777 create software that meets the core of 02:15.777 --> 02:17.832 engineers' needs , uh , so much more 02:17.832 --> 02:19.999 quickly . It used to take us a year or 02:19.999 --> 02:22.166 2 years to make a release , and now we 02:22.166 --> 02:24.388 can make releases in 6 months , and the 02:24.388 --> 02:26.443 quality is even better . The hydro . 02:26.443 --> 02:28.499 Engineering Center has evolved a lot 02:28.499 --> 02:30.789 over the last 60 plus years but has 02:30.789 --> 02:32.956 continued to build software that saves 02:32.956 --> 02:35.550 lives . We actually had an example last 02:35.550 --> 02:37.439 summer , the Texas flooding , the 02:37.439 --> 02:39.389 really tragic Texas flooding Camp 02:39.389 --> 02:42.309 Mystic . There was a huge search and 02:42.309 --> 02:44.830 rescue operation after that , and the 02:44.830 --> 02:47.052 flood just devastated the flood plain . 02:47.330 --> 02:50.339 And a former core employee who had done 02:50.339 --> 02:52.529 an internship at HEC who now has a 02:52.529 --> 02:54.779 consulting firm in Texas was very 02:54.779 --> 02:57.179 familiar with our HEC RAS tool , and he 02:57.179 --> 02:59.759 very quickly generated flood plain maps 02:59.979 --> 03:02.100 and he provided them to the Office of 03:02.100 --> 03:05.119 Emergency Management in Texas to help 03:05.169 --> 03:07.100 identify the limits of where they 03:07.100 --> 03:09.300 should search for people . While a lot 03:09.300 --> 03:11.710 of what AGC supports is virtual 03:11.710 --> 03:13.779 computer modeling , it all has real 03:13.779 --> 03:17.279 life impacts . My name is Kat Feingold 03:17.279 --> 03:20.100 and I am a member of the water 03:20.100 --> 03:22.500 management systems division for the 03:22.500 --> 03:24.740 flooding along the Mississippi . What 03:24.740 --> 03:26.962 happened was they utilized the software 03:26.962 --> 03:29.129 to go ahead and predict out what would 03:29.129 --> 03:31.129 flood and when it would flood , and 03:31.129 --> 03:33.129 then the emergency management teams 03:33.129 --> 03:34.907 took those maps and all of that 03:34.907 --> 03:36.629 information , and they started 03:36.629 --> 03:39.440 flashboarding . Uh , levees and weirs 03:39.440 --> 03:42.639 all across the Mississippi and the end 03:42.639 --> 03:44.639 result is there was only one breach 03:44.800 --> 03:47.809 that year along it . We create , uh , 03:47.899 --> 03:50.429 flood plain maps and , uh , flood 03:50.429 --> 03:52.651 forecasting in response to hurricanes . 03:52.651 --> 03:54.985 We help core districts in the Southeast . 03:54.985 --> 03:56.818 They have the primary mission of 03:56.818 --> 03:58.596 preparing for and responding to 03:58.596 --> 04:00.818 hurricanes , but when we're needed , we 04:00.818 --> 04:02.762 support them with around the clock 04:02.762 --> 04:04.929 support to help them make sure they're 04:04.929 --> 04:06.873 modeling and their . Forecasts are 04:06.873 --> 04:09.096 correct and it really helps them manage 04:09.096 --> 04:11.207 the situation on the ground . I wanna 04:11.207 --> 04:13.318 welcome you all to HEC . I'm really , 04:13.318 --> 04:15.151 really glad you're here . Beyond 04:15.151 --> 04:17.262 software , HEC hosts training courses 04:17.262 --> 04:19.339 and workshops , bringing engineers 04:19.339 --> 04:21.561 together to build the skills needed for 04:21.561 --> 04:23.709 modern day water challenges . So 04:23.709 --> 04:25.931 there's a lot of time and effort that's 04:25.931 --> 04:28.153 gone into making sure that our software 04:28.153 --> 04:29.820 is not only user friendly but 04:29.820 --> 04:31.987 accessible for everyone . Who wants to 04:31.987 --> 04:34.209 get involved in it and anyone who needs 04:34.209 --> 04:36.320 to get involved in it for their job . 04:36.320 --> 04:38.431 I've already been making notes during 04:38.431 --> 04:40.653 every single one of these presentations 04:40.653 --> 04:42.820 and workshops about things that I want 04:42.820 --> 04:45.098 to personally take back to my district , 04:45.098 --> 04:47.153 being able to have this training and 04:47.153 --> 04:49.320 gain the knowledge and then be able to 04:49.320 --> 04:51.542 bring it back to my district , share it 04:51.542 --> 04:53.542 with others is very critical . Then 04:53.542 --> 04:53.359 we're learning just how to use the 04:53.359 --> 04:55.415 models , how to , how to incorporate 04:55.415 --> 04:57.748 that into our daily operations and . Uh , 04:58.010 --> 05:00.130 it's been a great class so far . By 05:00.130 --> 05:02.450 investing in people as much as 05:02.450 --> 05:05.119 technology , HEC helps prepare Army 05:05.119 --> 05:07.220 Corps engineers to meet the nation's 05:07.220 --> 05:10.130 toughest water challenges now and into 05:10.130 --> 05:12.970 the future . I am really proud to be 05:12.970 --> 05:15.192 part of this organization . I think HEC 05:15.192 --> 05:17.303 is an amazing organization . I'm very 05:17.303 --> 05:19.526 fortunate to be the director . For over 05:19.526 --> 05:22.089 60 years , the Hydrologic Engineering 05:22.089 --> 05:24.750 Center has stood at the intersection of 05:24.750 --> 05:26.869 science , engineering , and public 05:26.869 --> 05:29.179 service equipping the nation with the 05:29.179 --> 05:31.350 tools to understand and manage water 05:31.350 --> 05:35.220 wisely . HEC's work flows into every 05:35.220 --> 05:37.619 corner of water sustainability and 05:37.619 --> 05:40.380 management . Learn more and download 05:40.380 --> 05:41.790 HEC software at 05:41.790 --> 05:45.299 HEC.usa.army.mil .