The agency seeks flood hydrologist consulting services for the purpose of performing in-depth reviewing/performing:
• Watershed hydrologic modeling and associated uncertainties;
• Probabilistic methods in estimating hydrologic hazard curves, including stochastic event flood modeling methods;
• Site Specific, Statewide/Regional and Hydrometeorological Reports (HMRs) based Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) and Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) analyses;
• Regional frequency analysis to derive Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) of the precipitation and flood;
• Climate change impact analyses on extreme precipitation using Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP) data and/or NASA Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections; and
• Other flood hydrology-related analyses for dam safety.
Typical work efforts associated with the effort include but are not limited to:
• Review of submitted analyses, including digital files, prepared by Licensees or their consultants.
• Review of published data or reports from federal, state and local sources.
• Attendance at Board of Consultants meetings and project meetings.
• Provide expert advice to FERC staff on complex flood hydrology issues.
• Review proposed scopes of work developed by Licensees or their consultants for consistency with the FERC guidelines and state-of-the-practice procedures.
• Preparation of written reports as directed, with critiques, conclusions and recommendations.
• Review and comment on correspondence or other communications to Licensees prepared by FERC staff.
• Develop technical whitepapers to assist dam safety staff in reviewing/resolving complex technical topics
• Provide technical topic training to FERC staff