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"text": "Global Practice Leader, Mike Rogers’ interview with Hydro Leader Magazine about the state of the global dam safety practice"
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Michael Rogers is an experienced civil engineer with 40 years of experience at Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., currently serving as the global practice leader for dams. Mike has served in prominent roles in the United States Society on Dams (USSD) and the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD), of the latter of which he is currently president. During his time as ICOLD president, the organization has released a World Declaration on Dam Safety, which seeks to summarize and promote the dam safety knowledge collected by the 104 nationally based ICOLD member organizations all over the world. In this interview, Mike tells Hydro Leader about the state of the global dam safety practice.
Read the full interview in Hydro Leader Magazine.
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