The Conowingo Dam stretches across scenic Susquehanna River and generates 512,000 kilowatts of electricity. It’s is one of the largest plants of its kind in the US. On April 29, 2023, a joint in-person event hosted by the Maryland Association of Floodplain and Stormwater Managers and the Pennsylvania Association of Floodplain Managers included a tour of the dam and several presentations by floodplain and stormwater management professionals. ASFPM pre-approved 4 CECs for CFMs for attending the event.
DRAFT AGENDA
MAFSM and PAFPM Field Tour – Friday, April 28th, 2023
9:00 AM Conowingo Dam Tour – Andrea Danucalov, Constellation
11:00 AM Susquehanna River 1996 Ice Jam – Benjamin Pratt, PE, CFM
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
11:30 AM Lunch
12:30 PM Port Deposit Flood Advisory Tool & Watershed Assessment – Craig Thomas, USACE
& Vicky Rinkerman, Town of Port Deposit
1:00 PM Bainbridge Stormwater Management Plan – Kordel Wilen, PE
Cecil County Department of Land Use & Development Services
1:30 PM Questions and Open Discussion – All
2:00 PM Adjourn
Video of gates open for fish passage
Video of traffic driving over the dam on MD Rt. 1
