The integration of the USDA-ARS Bank Failure and Toe Erosion Methods (BSTEM) in HEC-RAS has been a significant effort with multiple funding partners including:
-The Regional Sediment Management Program (USACE)
-The Missouri River Recovery Project (USACE)
-The Australian Rivers Institute
-The Flood and Coastal R&D Program (USACE)
HEC has also collaborated with and received code and/or technical guidance from:
-Andrew Simon PhD and Natasha Bankhead PhD (Cardno Entrix)
-Eddy Langendoen PhD and the USDA-ARS
-The US Bureau of Reclamation
The integration of HEC-RAS and BSTEM has been a substantial undertaking including multiple contributors in the USACE, the private sector, other Federal agencies, and even international interests. Andrew Simon (PhD - Cardno ENTRIX, formerly of USDA-ARS) partnered with HEC to initiate, envision and facilitate the integration. Eddy Langendoen (PhD - USDA-ARS) has provided essential technical support and advice throughout the process. The integration utilized code developed by Rob Thomas (PhD - University of Hull, formerly of University of Tennessee) and Yong Lai (PhD - USBR), funded by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Taiwanese Water Resources Agency, with input from Yavuz Ozeren (PhD - University of Mississippi). John Shelly (PhD - NWK) and Paul Boyd (PhD - NWO) provided District guidance and feedback on the development. Stanford Gibson (PhD - HEC) and Steve Piper (RMA) worked on the integrated HEC-RAS code. Funding for the development, troubleshooting, and documentation of the integrated HEC-RAS/BSTEM product has come from multiple sources including two Corps's R&D Programs (Regional Sediment Management and Flood & Coastal Storm Damage Reduction), the Australia Rivers Institute, and the Missouri River Recovery Program.