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Program: Wednesday
8:30am–10:00am 10:00am–10:45am 10:45am–12:15pm STREAM 5 OPENING PLENARY | KEYNOTE ADDRESS MORNING TEA
STREAM 6
INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT SAFEGUARDING COMMUNITY & ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
10:50am–10:55am 347
ROELANDS VILLAGE WATER SUPPLY OPTIONS ASSESSMENT: SUCCESS THROUGH COLLABORATION AND RESPECT Sian Harrick – Arup
10:55am–11:20am 196
LOGAN CITY’S RECONCILIATION ACTION PLAN TESTED ON COMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURE Matthew Petersen – Logan Water Anthony Dillon – Danggan Balun (Five Rivers People)
11:20am–11:45am 320
WHERE’S OUR WATER?: A HUNTER WATER AWABAKAL AND WORIMI WATER STORY Kristy Ratcliffe – Hunter Water Corporation
11:45am–12:10pm 85
HEALING RELATIONSHIPS WITH TRADITIONAL OWNERS IN THE EAST KIMBERLEY Jordin Payne – Water Corporation
72
INNOVATIVE TOOLS NEEDED FOR MARKET-BASED NUTRIENT OFFSETTING Professor Michele Burford – Griffith University
246
DESTINATION ZERO: NUTRIENT OFFSETS TO ACHIEVE ZERO NET NUTRIENT EMISSIONS Catriona Sutcliffe & Scott Francis – Cardno
282
ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM SLUDGE LAGOONS IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT Sarah Aucote – The University of Queensland
138
ANALYSING SEWER FLOW PATTERNS TO DETECT BLOCKAGES AND OVERFLOWS Stephen Cheung – Sydney Water
12:10pm–12:15pm 129
12:15pm–1:15pm
‘DUNYAK MOIRA’ - NEW LIFE AND COMMUNITY ROLE FOR MERRIGUM WTP Steven Nash – Goulburn Valley Water Corey Walker – Burnanga Indigenous Fishing Club
1:15pm–3:15pm INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT LUNCH LEADERSHIP, GOVERNANCE & STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION
1:20pm–1:25pm 262
IMPLEMENTING AN ON-SITE DRINKING WATER MONITORING SYSTEM IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS CANADA Dr R. Stephen Brown – Queen’s University
1:25pm–1:50pm 219
THE GOVERNOR’S ABORIGINAL EMPLOYMENT INDUSTRY CLUSTERS CADETSHIP PROGRAM Jay Edmondson – PwC
1:50pm–2:15pm 155
BOTH WAYS LEARNING – PARTNERING WITH SCHOOLS TO DRIVE BEHAVIOUR CHANGE IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES Patrick Naughtin – Atria Group Joel Spry – Power and Water Corporation
2:15pm–2:40pm 48
JOURNEY TO SUCCESSFUL ABORIGINAL PARTICIPATION IN NT REMOTE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES PROJECTS Teng Yik & Chantal Bramley – Power and Water Corporation
2:40pm–3:05pm 82
ABORIGINAL CULTURAL STRENGTHS BRINGING TAILORED WATER LEARNING TO THE NORTH WEST Jordin Payne – Water Corporation
218
INTEGRATING WATER AND URBAN PLANNING IN AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST RELEASE AREA – HOW IT STARTED, AND HOW IT’S GOING Phillip Birtles – Sydney Water
AUSTRALIAN WATER INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS POST COVID-LAWS, GOVERNANCE AND JUSTICE FOR THE LONG TERM Professor Jennifer McKay – UniSA
62
EMBRACING IWM AS BUSINESS AS USUAL: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FROM A RETAIL WATER PERSPECTIVE Suresh Bajracharya – South East Water
220
ENABLERS FOR RESILIENT CITY PLANNING AND MULTISTAKEHOLDER COLLABORATIVE PLANNING AROUND THE GLOBE Elaine Pang – Arup Grace Tjandraamatdja – Melbourne Water
195
HOW GOVERNANCE HAS IMPROVED THE HEALTH OF THE DERWENT ESTUARY Ursula Taylor – Derwent Estuary Program
3:05pm–3:10pm 392
RECONCILIATION: BUSINESS AS USUAL Rachael Nuttall – SUEZ
162
W-LAB SETS THE SCENE FOR INNOVATION IN ANZ Dr Alexandra Cech – Isle Utilities Dr Greg Ryan – Water Services Association of Australia Sarah Patterson – ThinkPlace
3:15pm–4:00pm
4:00pm-5:30pm
WORKSHOP/PANEL 12
AFTERNOON TEA
PANEL 13
GHD presents: HOW ARE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE SUPPORTED AT WORK TO “WALK IN TWO WORLDS” AUTHENTICALLY Melbourne Water presents: TOGETHER: TACKLING HUMAN RIGHTS AND MODERN SLAVERY RISKS IN OUR SUPPLY CHAINS
STREAM 7 OPENING PLENARY | KEYNOTE ADDRESS MORNING TEA
ACHIEVING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY WWTP/CARBON/ENERGY
STREAM 8 WSAA SESSION 1
420
INNOVATIVE TOOLS NEEDED FOR MARKET-BASED NUTRIENT ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION: A NOVEL SUBSTRATE ANALYSIS TOOL FOR PLANT-WIDE IMPACT QUANTIFICATION Vishnu Avudainayagam – Lewi Software Group Pty Ltd
343
DESTINATION ZERO: NUTRIENT OFFSETS TO ACHIEVE ZERO NET ZERO-ENERGY SEWAGE TREATMENT: CARBON EFFICIENT SEWAGE TREATMENT AND ENHANCED BIOGAS RECOVERY Dr Haoran Duan – The University of Queensland
337
ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS UPGRADING BIOGAS INTO GASEOUS ‘GOLD’… THE FUTURE OF BIOGAS IN AUSTRALIA Brandon Bloom – GHD
1
ANALYSING SEWER FLOW PATTERNS TO DETECT BLOCKAGES AND BIOSOLIDS & WASTEWATER REUSE – ACHIEVING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY Simon Aquilina – Central Gippsland Regional Water Authority THE MANY FACES OF RESILIENCE The past decade has seen the urban water industry face extreme climatic events in droughts, floods and bushfires. At the same time, record low interest rates and the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted on the economy both positively and negatively. But the future is different. The industry needs to invest more to meet future climate challenges while protecting the long term interest of customers. In the UK we see the Scottish water industry working closely with regulators and customers on what is needed to create a climate resilient industry, including CPI+ price increases which have not been seen in Australia for some time. These two sessions will include leaders from Australia and the UK as we unpack what a resilient urban water industry could look like in Australia.
311
REAL TIME CARBON AND COST MANAGEMENT – DIGITAL DISRUPTION FOR DECARBONISATION Karen Miller – Wood
LUNCH
ACHIEVING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY WWTP/CARBON/ENERGY
ONE GIANT LEAP: LESSONS LEARNED FROM AUSTRALIA’S FIRST BIOSOLIDS GASIFICATION PLANT Johanna Johnson – Logan Water Mark Thomas – Downer
WSAA SESSION 2
ACCENT SPEAKER TO BE ANNOUNCED
19
EMBRACING IWM AS BUSINESS AS USUAL: CHALLENGES AND SUSTAINABLE RENWABLE BIOGAS PRODUCTION FROM CO-DIGESTION OF ALGAE BIOMASS Dr Andrew Ward – The University of Queensland/ Urban Utilities
268
BIOGUESS – TAKING THE GUESS WORK OUT OF CALCULATING ENERGY RECOVERY FROM BIOGAS Dr Shao Yap – Aurecon
244
HOW GOVERNANCE HAS IMPROVED THE HEALTH OF THE DERWENT WATER UTILITIES’ ROLE IN A CIRCULAR ECONOMY: ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF CO-DIGESTION AT URBAN UTILITIES Daniel Culpitt – Synergies Economic Consulting THE MANY FACES OF RESILIENCE The past decade has seen the urban water industry face extreme climatic events in droughts, floods and bushfires. At the same time, record low interest rates and the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted on the economy both positively and negatively. But the future is different. The industry needs to invest more to meet future climate challenges while protecting the long term interest of customers. In the UK we see the Scottish water industry working closely with regulators and customers on what is needed to create a climate resilient industry, including CPI+ price increases which have not been seen in Australia for some time. These two sessions will include leaders from Australia and the UK as we unpack what a resilient urban water industry could look like in Australia.
WORKSHOP 14
AFTERNOON TEA
AWA Water Quality Specialist Network presents: WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND ANALYSIS ON TAP: NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE
9:00am–10:30am 10:30am–11:15am 11:15am–12:45pm STREAM 1 EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS, ASSET MANAGEMENT & PROJECT DELIVERY WASTEWATER TREATMENT & RECYCLED WATER
11:20am–11:25am 369
MORE WATER, LESS BRINE IN MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL DESALINATION Hiep Le – Gradiant International Holdings Pte Ltd
11:25am–11:50am 328
DISRUPTIVE WATER REUSE SCHEME BASED ON DIRECT ULTRAFILTRATION (DUF) OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER Kathy Northcott – Veolia
11:50am–12:15pm 269
MEMBRANE CAPACITIVE DEIONIZATION (MCDI) FOR DESALINATION OF HIGH HARDNESS INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER AND TREATED DOMESTIC WASTEWATER Clare Bales – University of New South Wales
12:15pm–12:40pm 298
ANAEROBIC AMMONIA REMOVAL (AAR) SUCCESS IN MAINSTREAM INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER Dr Bronwen Butler – Johns Environmental Group Pty Ltd
12:40pm–12:45pm 319
INTELLIGENT AND DYNAMIC CONTROL OF OPTIMAL WWTP OPERATION FROM MICROBIAL SEQUENCING Grahame Simpson – Veolia Krüger
KEYNOTE ADDRESS | CLOSING CEREMONY MORNING TEA STREAM 2 EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS, ASSET MANAGEMENT & PROJECT DELIVERY SMART APPROACHES TO ASSET RESILIENCE
119
DIGITALLY ENABLED ASSET CONDITION ASSESSMENT Tammy Falconer – KPMG
STREAM 3 EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS, ASSET MANAGEMENT & PROJECT DELIVERY
175
MOVING FROM A SEWERAGE SYSTEM CAPACITY STANDARD TO SPILL FREQUENCY STANDARD TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER OUTCOMES Tony Bamford & Ian Jennison – Stantec
189
DESIGN OF A BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM TO INCREASE SEWAGE PUMPING STATION RESILIENCE Jon Knott – University of Wollongong
147
TACKLING WASTEWATER NETWORK OVERFLOWS THROUGH MONITORING AND PROACTIVE INTERVENTION Luke Dix & Emily Hack – SA Water CURATED SESSION: GROUND-TRUTHING AC PIPE STRENGTH AND NEW APPROACHES TO EXTENDING PIPE LIFE Facilitated by James Gardner (CRC-P Program Manager, Water Services Association of Australia), this curated session will involve a series of short presentations by four industry experts followed by a moderated Q&A session at the end.
Facilitator: James Gardner – Water Services Association of Australia
Presenters: Kiran Gokal – WSP Dr Benjamin Shannon – Monash University Marjorie Valix – University of Sydney
64
DON’T WASTE A BURST MAIN Pak Lum Lee – SMEC
12:45pm–1:45pm 1:45pm–3:15pm WASTEWATER TREATMENT & RECYCLED WATER RECYCLED WATER & POTABLE REUSE
1:50pm–1:55pm 327
INNOVATIVE PROCESS TO PRODUCE HIGH QUALITY RECLAIMED WATER FOR SMALL COMMUNITIES Kathy Northcott – Veolia
LUNCH EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS, ASSET MANAGEMENT & PROJECT DELIVERY BIOSOLIDS & ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
143
THE AUTOMATED TECTA SYSTEM FOR RAPID MONITORING OF E. COLI AND FAECAL COLIFORMS IN BIOSOLIDS Dr R. Stephen Brown – Queen’s University
EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS, ASSET MANAGEMENT & PROJECT DELIVERY WILDCARD
377
THE BARREL, A DISRUPTIVE DESIGN FOR REVERSE OSMOSIS DESALINATION PLANTS Scott Murphy – Veolia Sidem
1:55pm–2:20pm 294
CASE STUDY – BEENYUP ADVANCED WATER RECYCLING PLANT STAGE 2 – COMMISSIONING AND PERFORMANCE TEST OUTCOMES Lisa Chan – SUEZ
2:20pm–2:45pm 279
DIAGNOSIS OF FOULING ISSUES NEGATES THE NEED FOR COSTLY PREMATURE MEMBRANE REPLACEMENT Peter Gordon – Permeate Partners
2:45pm–3:10pm 193
LESSONS LEARNT FROM A DECADE OF WASTEWATER REUSE THROUGH MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE Dr Meena Yadav – Allwater Gretchen Marshall – SA Water
263
BIOCHAR PRODUCTION FROM BIOSOLIDS PYROLYSIS WITH NOVEL MOBILE REACTOR TECHNOLOGY Dr David Bergmann – South East Water
253
IMPROVING CUSTOMER OUTCOMES THROUGH INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OF UNPLEASANT ODOURS Jennifer Dreyfus – Allwater Heath Georgeff – SA Water
248
SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT OF ST MARYS WRP BIOSOLIDS TREATMENT HUB Angus Wilkie – Aurecon
360
INNOVATION MAPPING: COMMUNICATING COMPLETE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS Erin Su – Urban Utilities
83
LIQUID INJECTION OF BIOSOLIDS – ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT PROCESS FOR PATHOGEN REDUCTION AT A WASTEWATER TREATMENT LAGOON PLANT Dr Aravind Surapaneni – South East Water
17
FOLLOW THE POLLUTION - REAL TIME DATA EXPOSING WATERWAY VANDALS Heath Baker – Melbourne Water
3:10pm–3:15pm 308
KWINANA WATER RECLAMATION PLANT REVERSE OSMOSIS OPERATING MODES DURING ELEVATED FEEDWATER SALINITY EVENTS Eunice Hove – Water Corporation
149
TRIALLING LOW TEMPERATURE ANAEROBIC DIGESTION AT CHRISTIES BEACH WWTP Caroline Herman – Allwater
78
INNOVATIVE DECISION SUPPORT TOOL FOR 24/7 “TO DEMAND” OPERATION OF THE ADELAIDE DESALINATION PLANT Dr Lisa Blinco & Oliver Sanderson – SA Water
STREAM 4 RURAL, REMOTE & REGIONAL WATER
SCIENCE BEHIND THE SCENE
372
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROSPERITY THROUGH AGRICULTURE IN CAPE YORK Elaine Pang – Arup
40
TOXIC CYANOBACTERIA IN REGIONAL QUEENSLAND Jane Stokeld & Dr Soon Bee Quek – TRILITY
234
NEW SOLUTION FOR OLD PROBLEMS AT REGIONAL AND REMOTE TREATMENT PLANTS Scott Lowe & Luisa Magalhaes – Unitywater
13
DOLICHOSPERMUM CRASSUM: THE SMELLY NEWCOMER OR HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT? Dr Florence Choo – SA Water
RURAL, REMOTE & REGIONAL WATER COLLABORATION
166
BASIN GUIDE: DRAWING ON AUSTRALIA’S EXPERIENCE MANAGING TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS FOR AN INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCE Melita Grant – Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
128
REGIONAL COLLABORATION SHINES A LIGHT ON CRITICAL ASSETS Moira Zeilinga – Clear Idea John Mann – Fraser Coast Regional Council
183
ACTION WITH AQUASSISTANCE Caroline Herman – Allwater
409
FOLLOW THE POLLUTION - REAL TIME DATA THE SSWP AND BEYOND – PRIORITISING SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR LOCAL WATER UTILITIES BASED ON RISK Sascha Moege & Nicholas Sutton – NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
KEYNOTE ADDRESS | CLOSING CEREMONY MORNING TEA
STREAM 5 STREAM 6
EXCELLENCE IN OPERATIONS, ASSET MANAGEMENT & PROJECT DELIVERY RESILIENCE & WATER SECURITY
ODOUR CONTROL
361
ODOUR CONTROL FOR THE HOPPERS CROSSING PUMP STATION Gary Finke – CleanTeQ Aromatrix Pty Ltd
101
TACKLING THE PONG FROM WASTEWATER LAGOONS – THE WHYALLA WWTP STORY Mitch Laginestra – GHD Kat Reid – SA Water
WATER SUPPLY AND CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT
304
BENEFIT SHARING POTENTIAL IN THE GBM BASIN Mohammad Hossen – University of South Australia
273
SEASONAL STREAMFLOW FORECASTING FOR WATER SUPPLY PLANNING Dr David Robertson – CSIRO
237
A BUG’S LIFE: LESSONS LEARNED IN ODOUR CONTROL AT A LARGE URBAN PUMP STATION Anthony Domanti – WSP
340
ODOUR BASELINE INVESTIGATION AND CHEMICAL DOSING TRIALS AT LUGGAGE POINT RRC Niall Carey – SLR Consulting
301
ASSESSMENT OF TAKE AND PROTECTION DURING FIRST FLUSH FLOWS IN THE NORTHERN BASIN Danielle Baker – NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
214
WATER BANKING TO CREATE DROUGHT RESILIENCE FOR TOWN WATER SUPPLIES Dennis Gonzalez – CSIRO
66 398
GOOD VIBRATIONS AT POONA DAM: CYANOBACTERIA AND ASSOCIATED TASTE AND ODOUR METABOLITE CONTROL USING ULTRASOUND Renee Hague – Seqwater AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO HYDRAULIC MODELLING PROVIDES A PRACTICAL SOLUTION FOR SUNBURY’S STORMWATER HARVESTING SCHEME Jane La Nauze & Dominic Murray-Fiume – Stantec
LUNCH
ACHIEVING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY RESILIENCE & WATER SECURITY
RESOURCES RECOVERY
313
BENEFITS OF BIOCHAR DERIVED FROM WASTEWATER BIOSOLIDS Robert Martinovic – Downer
WATER SUPPLY AND AGRICULTURE
142
“THE BEST DEVELOPMENT FOR THE REGION SINCE ELECTRICITY” DELIVERING THE SOUTH WEST LODDON PIPELINE PROJECT Graeme Dick – GWMWater
STREAM 7 DELIVERING AN OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CUSTOMER VALUE & WILLINGNESS TO PAY
168
WHAT MATTERS TO OUR CUSTOMERS BUILT OUR PLAN Jodi Slater – SA Water
114
DEMONSTRATING CUSTOMER WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR DISCRETIONARY SERVICES IN TASMANIA Dr Jeremy Cheesman – Marsden Jacob Associates
291
DELIGHTING THE CUSTOMER: NAVIGATING THE TENSION BETWEEN CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND COST TO SERVE Celia Farnan – Unitywater
140
ROUGH DIAMOND: HOW LOGAN RESIDENTS SAW BEAUTY IN A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Caitlin Gilbert & Tania Keelan – Downer Utilities Kate Thomas – Communikate
90
A GRASSROOTS APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING AND VALUING COMMUNITY LIVEABILITY, NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS William Speirs – Urban Utilities Thomas Swain – Aither Consulting
212
A CASE FOR SOURCING RECYCLED: RECOVERED GLASS SAND Dr Joel Edwards – Icon Water
36
STRUVITE RECOVERY FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND SEA WATER DESALINATION BY-PRODUCTS Irina Mouilleron – SUEZ
302
A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH FOR BACKFILLING SEWER TRENCHES USING RECYCLED MATERIALS Shalini Trikha – City West Water Ernie Gmehling – Ground Science
117
LIFE DESEACROP PROJECT. A DESALINATION MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN REGIONS WITH WATER STRESS. Marc Riera & Tom Ransome – SACYR Water
74
IRRIGATION NETWORK EFFICIENCY CRUCIAL FOR ENSURING SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCE Daniel Wagenaar – Xylem Water Solutions
397
GROWING BUSINESS: INVESTING IN RECYCLED WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR FOOD SECURITY, ECONOMIC OUTCOMES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS Mike Butler – SA Water
251
USING DIGITAL SOLUTIONS TO MONITOR BORES, AQUIFERS AND BORE PUMPS Jennifer Dreyfus – Allwater
