Every Piece Matters: Connecting the Pieces of Hydropower

Hydropower projects bring together engineering, environmental, regulatory, dam safety and operational considerations. While each discipline plays an important role, project success often depends on understanding how decisions in one area can affect another.

Kleinschmidt to Showcase Industry Expertise at Clean Currents 2026

Kleinschmidt Associates, a leading engineering, regulatory, and environmental consulting firm specializing in hydropower and water resource management, will join industry leaders at Clean Currents 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona, where the firm will showcase its technical expertise through multiple conference presentations and panel discussions while exhibiting at Booth #1033. 

Making Waves Ep. 7 – Into the Batcave

In this episode of Making Waves, host Ben Cary sits down with Steve Parker, a senior engineer and systems section manager at Kleinschmidt, to discuss a recent turbine inspection project.

Making Waves Ep. 6 – Engineering a Spillway that Lasts

In this episode of Making Waves, host Ben Cary sits down with Ambroise, a Senior Project Manager and Hydraulic Engineer in Kleinschmidt's Winnipeg, Manitoba office.

Making Waves Ep. 5 – Siphon Solution

The episode features Jennifer (Jenny) Jones, P.E., the Science Technical Director at Kleinschmidt (erroneously transcribed as "Clenchmmit").

Making Waves Ep. 4 – Water, Power, and Hard Truths

This episode of Making Waves features Shana Wiseman, a Senior Regulatory Advisor at Kleinschmidt Associates, as she discusses her career path and her experience working on the Bear River Narrows project.

Making Waves Ep. 3 – Adapting, Learning, and Leading

This episode of Making Waves features Kelly Schaefer, a Principal Consultant at Kleinschmidt, discussing her 30-year career and the complex Langdale-Riverview license surrender and decommissioning project (0:49-1:12).

Making Waves Ep. 2 – An Engineering Pivot

This episode of Making Waves features Chris Goodell, a Principal H&H Consultant at Kleinschmidt Associates, who discusses his career path and shares a behind-the-scenes look at the "Forest Ridge Dam" project (a pseudonym for a confidential water supply project).

Making Waves Ep. 1 – Let’s Talk Emergent

This episode of Making Waves features Kevin Nebiolo, a senior data scientist at Kleinschmidt Associates, as he discusses the development of Emergent, an innovative agent-based modeling software designed to simulate fish behavior in hydropower environments.