Yuba Water’s Chief Dam Safety Engineer Elected to United States Society on Dams Board by Yuba Water Agency Feb 26, 2024 Member Submitted News Tim Truong, Yuba Water Agency’s chief dam safety engineer, has been elected to the board of directors for the United States Society on Dams, a leading organization dedicated to advancing the safe and sustainable operation of dams and levees and building a solid community of dam management professionals. Truong will serve a three-year term beginning in April. “Since joining the agency eight years ago, Tim has really elevated our Dam Safety Program and helped build key relationships with industry experts, other dam owners and our regulatory partners,” said Yuba Water’s general manager, Willie Whittlesey. “His election to the USSD board is well-deserved and will help us continue to build upon our commitment to dam safety.” The USSD includes more than 1,300 professionals from across the dam industry, including public and private dam owners, state and federal regulators and others. USSD members advance the environmentally sustainable science of planning, designing, constructing, operating and maintaining dams, levees and associated civil engineering projects across the country. In addition to representing national dam and levee interests and industry best practices, the USSD also represents the U.S. on the global stage as a member of the International Commission on Large Dams. The ICOLD leads the international dam profession in setting standards and guidelines to ensure dams are built and operated safely, efficiently and economically, and are both environmentally sustainable and socially equitable. “I’m really looking forward to bringing a smaller organization’s perspective to the USSD and expanding public awareness around dams,” Truong said. “Many people aren’t aware of the importance of dams for public safety, providing a reliable water supply and energy generation, and many people don’t even know they have dams in their communities. One of my priorities as a board member will be to increase the USSD’s educational and outreach offerings around the critical role that dams play in our society.” Truong has been a member of the USSD since 2016 and currently serves on its finance committee. He was elected to fill one of five vacant board member positions on the USSD’s seven-person board. Learn more about Yuba Water’s commitment to dam safety here. Learn more about USSD here.
