The Board of Consultants is an independent group of world-renowned experts in the fields of dam safety and related engineering topics. Every three to five years the Board convenes to critically review data, technical investigations and proposed solutions to various issues. Among the topics the Board has discussed are:

• Dam safety
• Channel maintenance
• Underseepage
• Low dams
• River corridor
• Seismic conditions
• Maintenance programs
• Building restrictions
• Relief wells
• Gate and valve structures
• Groundwater and water resources

The Board assists staff in reviewing the plans for dam safety ipmrovements and affirming the design.

Current Board of Consultants members are:

Dr. Alfred J. Hendron, Jr., Professor of Civil Engineering
University of Illinois
Dr. Hendron has served on the Board since 1996. He serves as a consultant on numerous projects around the world, contributing his knowledge of rock mechanics, soil dynamics, earthen dams and foundations. Dr. Hendron has authored or co-authored over 30 civil engineering publications and was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1983.