2018 Annual Meeting
New Orleans, Louisiana
September 12-14, 2018
Record Attendance at NWC’s 58th Annual Meeting and to Celebrate the City of New Orleans’ 300th Anniversary
The Port of New Orleans and the Big River Coalition, with the support of the Associated Branch Pilots, the Crescent River Pilots, the Lake Charles Pilots, and the New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association, welcomed a record crowd for NWC’s 58th Annual Meeting as the City celebrates its 300th Anniversary.
Founded near the mouth of the Mississippi River, New Orleans retains much of the French and Spanish culture and architecture that reflect its diverse and rich heritage. Today it is a vibrant city, proving its resilience over time.
That resilience was on display, through presentations from Ms. Brandy Christian, President and CEO of the Port of New Orleans; Col. Michael Clancy, USACE New Orleans District Commander; Sean Duffy, Executive Director of the Big River Coalition; and Bob Turner, Director of Engineering and Operations, Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East and Emergency Management lead to the New Orleans Sewer and Water Board.
The remainder of the outstanding program agenda addressed issues important to all water resources stakeholders, with particular focus on a pending water resources development act, record energy and water funding, and the future of the civil works program.
Download 2018 Final Agenda (145KB)
Speaker Presentations:
USACE HQ Corps Update 
(12,570KB) Edward E. Belk, Jr.,P.E.,Chief, Programs Integration Division, Directorate of Civil Works, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
MG Richard G. Kaiser, Commander MVD and President of MRC
Port Nola (2,580 KB) Brandy D. Christian, President and CEO, Port of New Orleans
New Orleans District Update (40,258 KB) Colonel Michael N. Clancy, New Orleans District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Advocating for a Mightier Mississippi River (6,924 KB) Sean M. Duffy, Sr., Executive Director, Big River Coalition
Southwestern Power Resources Association (923 KB) Nicki Fuller, Executive Director, Southwestern Power Resources Association
The Future of the Civil Works Program (1319KB), OSD – DA Memos (3193KB)
MG (Ret) Robert Griffin, Deputy Commanding General and Deputy Chief Engineer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2003-2005 Senior Advisor, Dawson & Associates
WIFIA Program (1319 KB) Jorianne Jernberg, Director, WIFIA Team, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Non Federal Perspectives on PPAs (1966 KB) Lauren Salvato, Policy & Programs Director, Upper Mississippi River Basin Association
US Energy Renaissance (2,727 KB) Sean Strawbridge, CEO Port of Corpus Christi Authority
Our Aging Infrastructure (2,390 KB) Robert Turner, P.E., Director of Engineering and Operations, South Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East
Thank You to our 2018 Sponsors!
Diamond – Port of New Orleans, Iowa Corn
Platinum – Associated Branch Pilots, CDM Smith, Crescebt River Pilots, Lake Charles Pilots, New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots Association, Port of Lake Charles, Tarrant Regional Water District
Gold – Alabama State Port Authority, Big River Coalition, Cassidy & Associates, Dewberry, Louisiana Maritime Association, Port of Memphis, Red River Waterway Commission, Southern Towing Company, Trinity River Authority of Texas
Silver – Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, Halff Associates, Mississippi Valley Trade and Transport Council, Oakley’s Port 33, Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Company, QRI, Soy Transportation Coalition, St. Bernard Port, Harbor & Terminal District, Terracon, Tetra Tech
Bronze – Freese and Nichols, Inc., Gahagan & Bryant Associates, Tulsa Port of Catoosa, Velasco Drainage District
