The Byers Group, Inc. is a woman-owned Colorado Corporation located in Arvada, Colorado.  Created and operated consistent with the principles of trust, integrity, and stewardship, the Byers Group is uniquely qualified and dedicated to providing exceptional service and high quality products to exceed the needs of our clients.

The organization is poised to support and enhance Federal and State partnerships and coordination to address a wide range of dam safety and security issues, including training, technical workshops, and other products to encourage robust partnerships and enhance dam safety and security expertise in the dam and water resource sector.

The Byers Group has substantial experience in developing and implementing stategic and management plans, as well as providing administrative management support to boards, commissions and work groups to organize, coordinate, and facilitate meetings and activities. We can provide support and detailed methodologies and processes such as critical path analysis, process identification timelines, project milestones, cost estimates, and delivery dates for performance of each task identified in the Project Management Plan.

Through specific experience in planning, developing, organizing and coordinating technical and management meetings and workshops the Byers Group can provide valuable educational and professional development opportunities for State Dam Safety offices, State-regulated owners/operators, and other sector stakeholders.  This includes direct experience developing stategies, tools and workshops for the purpose of outreach to educate dam owners, operators, regulators and legislators on dam safety and security issues and opportunities.

On an ongoing basis, The Byers Group, Inc. provides valuable educational and professional development opportunities for State Dam Safety offices, State-regulated owners/operators, and other sector stakeholders. This includes direct experience in developing strategies, tools, and workshops for the purpose of outreach to educate dam owners, operators, regulators and legislators on dam safety and security issues, emergency and crisis management, and hazard mitigation opportunities.

The Byers Group, Inc. is currently responsible for leading the development of the State Dam Security Panel (SDSP) consisting of State Dam Safety Officials and representatives from the Dams Sector-Specific Agency (SSA) (private dam owners and utilities). The SDSP considers and reviews ongoing initiatives and relevant issues related to security and protection of State-regulated dams sector assets. The Byers Group, Inc. organizes, coordinates, and facilitates SDSP meetings and activities, and provides the necessary administrative support. The Byers Group, Inc. manages the SDSP activities to develop, coordinate, and organize a series of technical training meetings and workshops that provide valuable educational and professional development opportunities for State Dam Safety Offices, State-regulated owners/operators, and other sector stakeholders. The Byers Group, Inc. also provides technical and general presentations on dam security awareness, protective measures, and crisis management. The SDSP hosts an annual meeting (National Forum on Dam Security) open to all Dams Sector Stakeholders to discuss relevant issues related to the security and protection status of the Dams Sector in conjunction with Association of State Dam Safety Officials annual conference.

The Byers Group, Inc. has also participated on the initial scope and direction of the National Levee Safety Act program direction under consideration by the National Committee on Levee Safety. As a technical expert, Jack Byers worked with the Program Development Workgroup to identify the national program, which will include all levels of government. The Program Working Group determined how the program and various program elements may be delegated to individual States and possibly to local governments.

The Byers Group, Inc is working with The Applegate Group, Inc. and the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission (NMISC) evaluating the development of a Hydrographic Streamflow Program (Program). The NMISC is interested in establishing a master services contract with Applegate Group with the intent of providing project specific scopes on an as-needed basis for the evaluation, feasibility, implementation, and operation and maintenance of the Program. The Program would allow NMISC to take over the operation and maintenance of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) flow monitoring structures, data collection, and record management. There are approximately 130 Real-Time Flow Monitoring Sites and approximately 470 total streamflow-gaging sites within the State of New Mexico.

The Byers Group, Inc. serves as Technical Staff for the Colorado Water Well Contractor’s Association (CWWCA). As such, The Byers Group, Inc. attends and participates at CWWCA Board meetings, provides technical expertise to CWWCA Committees and task forces; and prepares quarterly and semi-annual reports to the CWWCA Board of Directors and Membership on pertinent activities.

The Byers Group, Inc. worked with the Colorado Division of Emergency Management’s (CDEM) programmatic objective in the preparation of the pending Emergency Management Accreditation Program Assessment. Specific activities included a review of the current Colorado All Hazards Mitigation Plan and Emergency Management Accreditation Program requirements; perform a gap analysis of the existing plan to accreditation standard; develop a strategy to eliminate or reduce the identified gaps, meeting with cooperating agencies and entities to prepare for the assessment of the Hazard Reduction, Risk Assessment and Consequence Analysis, and Hazard Mitigation components of the Colorado All Hazards Mitigation Plan; and participate in the accreditation assessment. This project involved reviewing the prior assessment, current plan components and working with the CDEM and cooperating agencies to identify gaps and/or required additions or changes to the existing plan, improving the plan, and making progress toward meeting Emergency Management Accreditation program requirements.