Risk-based Erosion Control Planning

Dave Jenkins

Topic: In 2015, the Port of Seattle undertook the complete rehabilitation of the 16 Center/34 Center runway at SeaTac International Airport. Included in this project, scheduled for 180 days from April through October 2015, was the removal and full-depth replacement of the over 8,900 foot long, 150 foot wide, 18-inch-thick concrete runway, 50-foot-wide shoulders and blast pads, regrading, modification and reconstruction of taxiways, navigational aids, and storm, electrical and water utility upgrades. Numerous project risks were identified and planned for early on. This presentation will discuss how risks were identified and how they were mitigated.
Learning Objectives:
• Understand the thought process that went into identifying project risks.
• Identify risk mitigation strategies on a large, multi-season, civil construction project.
• Gain new insights into ways to construct in a near zero risk tolerant environment.

Presented by Dave Jenkins |President IECA Pacific Northwest Chapter

Dave is semi-retired after 30 years managing construction storm water and erosion and sediment control on heavy civil public works construction projects including three years at the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and 22 years at the Port of Seattle. While at WSDOT, Dave developed the WSDOT Contractor's Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL) program in 1996. Dave developed and managed the Port of Seattle Construction Erosion and Sediment Control Program from 1999 to 2021 and has overseen projects including the construction of a new runway with over 13 million cubic meters of fill, demolition and rebuild of two existing runways, habitat restorations and contaminated site cleanups.