National Hydraulic Engineering Conference - 2026

The Thirteenth Biennial National Hydraulic Engineering Conference (NHEC), themed "Fast and Fluid-ous: Racing the Storm Surge of Innovation," focuses on the critical need for transportation agencies to evolve in a rapidly changing world. Hosted by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Vermont and the Vermont Agency of Transportation, the conference addresses dynamic challenges in managing hydraulic structures today, influenced by shifting physical, natural, social, and economic environments. It aims to equip attendees to tackle complex issues such as ensuring stream stability, water quality, mitigating scour, and the impacts of atmospheric and hydrologic shifts. Key focus areas include Coastal Engineering & Resilience, Culverts & Aquatic Organism Passage (AOP), Floodplains & Risk Management, Fluvial Geomorphology & Stream Stability, Hydraulic & Hydrologic Modeling, Scour & Countermeasure Design, Sediment Transport & Channel Processes, Stormwater Management & Water Quality, and Infrastructure Resilience. The event offers expert presentations, hands-on demonstrations, field trips, and professional short courses to enhance skills and ensure infrastructure resilience.