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MN AWWA CONFERENCE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome to the Conference 7 Conference Sponsors 9 Conference App 10 Conference Notes 11

Welcome to Visiting Officer 11 Meetings & Events 13 Program 13 Keynote Speaker 17 Director Candidates 19 Chair-Elect Candidates 20 Conference at a Glance 23 Competitions 26 Vendor Map 28 Exhibitor List 31 Contact Hours & Certification 33 Awards & Recognition 35 Member Appreciation Dinner 37 YP Team Trivia 39 DECC Floor Plan 41 Save the Date 43 AWWA Minnesota Membership Forms 45

Uma Vempati

I’m so glad to welcome everyone back again in person to Duluth for an exciting week of networking, learning, and camaraderie – all to celebrate the importance of building a better world through better water.

I invite everyone to take full advantage of the exciting programs and events that the 106th Minnesota AWWA Annual Conference has to offer. Whether it is participating in a philanthropic fundraising event benefiting Water For People and The Water Equation, visiting the vendors in our exhibit hall, or learning about an emerging technology at the different classroom tracks.

I would like to express my congratulations in advance to all this year’s award winners – I hope everyone will join in celebrating the accomplishments of our peers as we present awards throughout the Conference. I also encourage you to take time to meet our visiting officer from the Association:

week, and he is excited to get to meet us, so please be sure to help welcome him.

We have an outstanding group of candidates for our elections this year. The Section Director Candidates are Tony Belden and Pat Shea, and our Chair-Elect candidates are Kyle Hinrichs and Doug Klamerus. I wish all the candidates good luck and thank them for their involvement in the MN Section of the AWWA and for putting themselves forward to take on a leadership role.

I would like to thank Chris Voeltz and Eric Volk, and the entire Executive team for their assistance during my tenure as Chair. I am confident that when I pass the gavel to our new Chair, Rob Isabel, that he will do a fantastic job! And I hope you will join us Thursday night for the gavel passing, to celebrate our award winners, and to have a great time wrapping up this 106th Annual Conference. Have a great week here in Duluth!

If you set the bar at competence, how do you reach excellence?

CONFERENCE SPONSORS

Please take a moment to thank the following sponsors for their generous support of the 106th Annual MN AWWA Conference. Conference Sponsors Registered as of August 1, 2022.

WHAT’S NEW IN ’22...

As we get ready for the Annual Conference in Duluth, here’s some important notes and things to look forward to:

• Golf Tournament: be sure to note that lunch starts 30 minutes EARLIER this year! Please get to Enger Park for Registration and Lunch at 10:30 am on Tuesday, September 13.

• Beer & Bags Tournament: this event will still take place at Canal Park Brewing Co. on Tuesday evening, and the Final Four will be held in the Vendor Hall on Wednesday afternoon.

• STEM-WUTT Committee will host their first meeting up at the Conference, and will meet Thursday morning at 7:00 am in the main registration hallway.

MN Section Welcomes AWWA PAST PRESIDENT CHI HO SHAM

For the first time in two years, the MN Section is delighted to welcome visiting officer Chi Ho Sham to the shores of Lake Superior to participate in our 106th Annual Conference.

Dr. Chi Ho Sham is a Vice President and Chief Scientist for ERG in Lexington, Massachusetts. Chi Ho has worked on drinking and source water protection, water quality assessment, watershed management, underground injection control, and natural resources conservation issues for over three decades. In his current role, he is developing a ‘total water solutions’ platform that integrates practice areas which include wastewater management, water conservation, water resource planning, drinking water protection, and water quality restoration. He provides technical leadership and advice on scientific research and policy development issues, with current projects in source water protection, utility management, and water quality assessment. He has been an active member of AWWA since joining in 1990.

Chi Ho volunteers for not only AWWA, but the University of Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, Dean’s Advisory Council, the Urban Watershed Research Institute, the Water Research Foundation, the Metro Vancouver’s Liquid Waste Management Plan Review and Update Public Advisory Committee, and the Ground Water Protection Council’s Aquifer Storage and Recovery-Managed Aquifer Recharge Workgroup as well. He received the Volunteer of the Year Award in 2016, and has served as chair of the Technical and Educational Council (from 2017 to 2020).

Chi Ho holds a B.A. in geography (with a focus on planning) from the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, Canada. He received his M.A. and Ph.D., both in geography (with focus on fluvial geomorphology and hydrology), from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Currently, he is an adjunct professor at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, teaching a course on natural resources management. When not at work, Chi Ho enjoys visiting national parks and spending time with family and friends.

Dr. Chi Ho Sham provides technical leadership and advice on scientific research and policy development issues, with current projects in source water protection, utility management, and water quality assessment.

MEETINGS & EVENTS PROGRAM

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13

9:30 AM Philanthropic Sporting Clays Shooting Event: Old Vermilion Trail

10:30 AM Philanthropic Golf Tournament: Enger Park Golf Club

12:30 PM Philanthropic Fishing Tournament: boats depart from multiple marinas at 12:15 PM

7:00 PM Beer & Bags Tournament: Canal Park Brewing Co.

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14

11:00 AM WUC Meeting (Room 202)

2:00 PM Philanthropic Committee Meeting (Room 202)

3:00 PM Research Committee Meeting (Room 202)

3:00 PM Scholarship Committee Meeting (Main Registration Hallway)

3:00 PM Membership Committee Meeting (Main Registration Hallway)

4:30 PM MAC Social at The Garden

COMPETITIONS IN VENDOR HALL

10:00 AM Pipe Tapping

10:30 AM Hydrant Hysteria

11:00 AM D rinking Water Taste Test Attendee Voting

1:00 PM Meter Madness

2:00 PM Drinking Water Taste Test Final Judging

3:00 PM Beer & Bags Final Four

THURSDAY

SEPTEMBER 15

7:00 AM STEM-WUTT Committee Meeting (Main Registration Hallway)

11:15 AM Business Meeting, Lunch, Awards: Harborside Ballroom

4:30 PM YP Committee Meeting 310 Pub, 310 S. Lake Avenue (To Be Confirmed)

6:00 PM AWWA Appreciation Night Meet & Greet

6:30 PM AWWA Appreciation Night Dinner Party

7:15 PM AWWA Appreciation Dinner and Awards

8:30 PM Young Professionals Trivia Tournament

FRIDAY SEPTMEBER 16

11:45 AM Farewell Lunch (Harborside Ballroom)

11:45 AM Post-Conference Board Meeting & Luncheon (Room 202)

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 14

Opening General Session: Harbor Side Ballroom

Moderator: Kabby Jones

8:30 AM Opening by MN AWWA Chair, Uma Vempati, and AWWA Past President, Chi Ho Sham

9:00 AM Keynote Speaker: Bob Sterner, Director of the Large Lake Observatory, University of Minnesota

10:00 AM Walk to Vendor Exhibition: Pioneer Hall

EXHIBIT HALL ACTIVITIES: PIONEER HALL

10:00 AM Pipe Tapping begins

10: 15 AM – 3:30 PM Vendor Exhibition Open, Competitions

10:15 AM – 3:30 PM Silent Auction in the Exhibit Hall

10:30 AM Hydrant Hysteria Competition (Exhibit Hall)

11:00 AM Best In Glass: Water Taste Test preliminaries

11:30 AM Pipe Tapping Competition (Exhibit Hall)

12:00 PM Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:00 PM Meter Challenge Competition (Exhibit Hall)

2:00 PM Water Taste Test Finals (Exhibit Hall)

3:00 PM Beer & Bags Final Four (Exhibit Hall)

4:30 PM MAC Social at The Garden

4:30 PM Silent Auction continues at the MAC Social

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15

Utility Management Track: Room 203 Moderator: Carol Kaszynski

8:00 AM Cybersecurity of Water & Wastewater Systems: Anthony Bramante, In Control Inc. & WatchGuard

8:45 AM Developing Levels of Service and Performance Measures at Minneapolis Water: Brett Anderson, City of Minneapolis

9:45 AM The Power of Hydraulic Modeling for Prioritizing Distribution System Improvements: Michael Colby, Stanley Consultants

10:30 AM SCADA Data – How to Elevate Your Utility: Edward Thongphanith, AVEVA – Wonderware Midwest

11:15 AM Annual Business Meeting, Lunch, Awards: Harbor Side Ballroom

1:00 PM Mine Your Data Mountain: Steven Muir, HDR Engineering, Inc.

1:45 PM Standardizing Operations through Data Digitization: Mike Petersen, City of Bloomington

2:45 PM MN IAM Update: Brad Henry, MN2050

3:30 PM Evolution of Underground Utility Locating Technology and Tracer Wire Specifications: Joe Rubbelke, UtilityLogic

PROGRAM (cont'd)

Case Studies Track: Room 301-302

Moderator: Ryan Hanson

8:00 AM Nitrate Removal from Drinking Water Supply using Biological Filtration in Hastings, MN: Ursinio Puga and Greg Johnson, WSB & Associates

8:45 AM How to add Resiliency and Sustainability to Water Treatment Plant design – A case study on the Blaine, MN WTP4 Project: Jon Haukaas, City of Blaine, Michelle Stockness, Barr Engineering, and Seth Peterson, Bolton & Menk

9:45 AM City of Robbinsdale Centralized Lime Softening WTP Design and Implementation: Aaron Vollmer, AE2S and Richard McCoy, City of Robbinsdale

10:30 AM Optimizing Capital Improvement Planning Through Hydraulic Modeling: Michael Quamme, Apex Engineering Group and Lisa Vollbrecht, City of St. Cloud

11:15 AM Annual Business Meeting, Lunch, Awards: Harbor Side Ballroom

1:00 PM Modern Treatment Techniques for an Historic Open Water Basin: Matthew Sullivan & Matthew Rasmussen, City of Minneapolis

1:45 PM Challenges of Adding Advanced Oxidation: Eric Volk, City of New Brighton and Julia Macejkovic, Barr Engineering, Inc.

2:45 PM PFAS Pilot Episode IV - Design of the Long-Term Treatment Solution, Cottage Grove, MN: Ryan Capelle, Stantec Consulting

3:30 PM Statewide PFAS Testing of Drinking Water in Minnesota: Steve Robertson, Minnesota Department of Health

Research Track: Room 204-205

Moderator: Bo Johnston

8:00 AM 3 Progressive Pillars of Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment for Minnesota Ground Waters: Steve Nelson and Allison Graper, AE2S

8:45 AM Assessing the Effect of Pre-Oxidation at Different Stages of Water Treatment to Limit NDMA Formation: Eric Noe, Jiaqi Li, Ray Hozalski and William Arnold, University of Minnesota

9:45 AM St Paul Regional Water Services Pilot Plant Experience 2022 Update: Todd Elliott, Jacobs Engineering Group

10:30 AM Effects of Ozone and Advanced Oxidation on the Performance of Biological Activated Carbon Filters: C amilla Kuo-Dahab and Ray Hozalski, University of Minnesota

11:15 AM Annual Business Meeting, Lunch, Awards: Harbor Side Ballroom

1:00 PM Moringa Olefera f-Sand Filters for Sustainable Water Purification: Boya Xiong, University of Minnesota

1:45 PM Are Increasing Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations Causing Lake Acdification on Lake Superior?: Elizabeth Minor, Uiversity of Minnesota Duluth

2:45 PM Municipal Wastewater Plants Meet Low-level Mercury Limits by Controlling Effluent Suspended Solids: Nathan Johnson, University of Minnesota Duluth

3:30 PM Biological Sulfate Treatment Coupled with Sulfide Immobilization for Industrial Wastewater: Chanlan Chun, University of Minnesota Duluth

Operations and Maintenance Track: Room 202 Moderator: Joe Zauner

8:00 AM Proper Water Main Design Practices for a Successful Distribution System: Katie Kinsey, SEH

8:45 AM Total Pipeline Management: Wayne Pratt, Xylem-Wachs Water Services

9:45 AM The Cost of Doing Nothing: Your Water Storage Tanks: Dewey Prinzing, KLM Engineering

10:30 AM Development of an Annual Hydrant Inspection Program: Robert Meyer, SPRWS

11:15 AM Annual Business Meeting, Lunch, Awards: Harbor Side Ballroom

1:00 PM Concrete Repair for NSF and Non-NSF Applications: John Sierzega, Sherwin Williams

1:45 PM Chemical Optimization at Treatment Plants: Warren Olinger and Patrick Haney, Stanley Consultants

2:45 PM Water System O&M Through Advance Tools & Data Analytics: Chad Katzenberger and Heather Schumacher, SEH

3:30 PM The Benefits of the AWWA Partnership for Safe Water Program for Distribution Systems: George Kraynick, Brett Anderson and Nate Wold, City of Minneapolis

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16

Current Minnesota Water Supply Issues: Room 301-302 Moderator: Kabby Jones

8:30 AM Drinking Water Infrastructure in Minnesota: Chad Kolstad, MDH and Jeff Freeman, MN Public Facilities Authority

9:15 AM Lead and Copper rule Revisions: Inventory Development and Continuing Preparation: Michael Bourland, MDH

10:00 AM Break

10:15 AM Update: MN Water Workforce Pilot– Year One Progress: Michelle Stockness, Barr Engineering and Adesewa Adesiji, MN DEED

11:00 AM The Times They Are A-Changin’ – Cybersecurity Governance in the Water Sector: Kevin Morley, AWWA

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Farewell Lunch for all Attendees, MN AWWA Board Meeting

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

DR. ROBERT STERNER Director of the Large Lakes Observatory (LLO)

Dr. Robert Sterner is the director of the LLO at Swenson College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth. The LLO’s focus on the Earth’s largest lakes means that its work supports the sustainability of well over half of the accessible freshwater.

LLO’s research takes them from East Africa to Central Asia, Central and South America and beyond. Close ties have been formed with institutes in Canada, Uganda, France, Norway, Kyrgyzstan, Kenya, Nicaragua, Malawi, Tanzania, China, Mexico, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom, as well as with many universities within the United States. The nearby Laurentian Great Lakes are always in its sights. The LLO brings an interdisciplinary perspective to its research, including aquatic organic and inorganic chemistry, circulation dynamics, acoustic remote sensing, plankton, benthos and microbial dynamics, paleoclimatology and others. Its full-time faculty all have appointments both at LLO and at disciplinary departments, and they are joined by MSc and PhD students in several graduate programs, as well as a highly capable administrative, maritime and technical staff.

LLO is one of the largest water-focused centers of research in the entire University of Minnesota system, with strong ties to the Institute on the Environment, the Limnological Research Center and the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior on the Twin Cities Campus. The large and vibrant water science community of the Twin Ports, including the Natural Resources Research Institute and Minnesota Sea Grant on the Duluth Campus, as well as the nearby EPA’s Mid-Continent Ecology Division and the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve are frequent and consistent partners with LLO.

The LLO’s focus on the Earth’s largest lakes means that its work supports the sustainability of well over half of the accessible freshwater.

DIRECTOR CANDIDATES

PATRICK SHEA

Patrick’s career in the water quality profession began while studying for finals at St. Cloud State University. During his visit to the library, he picked up a copy of the Journal AWWA magazine. This edition of the Journal AWWA focused on Federal Safe Drinking Water Act updates, specifically the 1991 Lead and Copper Rule. This provided him with the inspiration to reach out to the local utility, and after a successful interview, Patrick was granted an internship to help develop and implement the City of St. Cloud’s lead and copper program.

After completing his undergraduate degree, Patrick was appointed full time by the City of St. Cloud. He was encouraged by leadership in St. Cloud to become active in the Minnesota Section and served as the Central District Chair. Later he was elected to the Section’s Trustee-at-Large position. Patrick continued to serve in a leadership role as the Section Chair in 2012-2013. He has volunteered on the Research Committee, the Water Utility Council, and has been active in the Section’s implementation of social media.

Patrick holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry from St. Cloud State University and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of South Dakota. Patrick was employed by the City of St. Cloud for 25 years and concluded his tenure as its Director

of Public Services. Since March 2021, he has been the General Manager of Saint Paul Regional Water Services (SPRWS).

Patrick’s career focus has been on water quality related initiatives, including numerous innovative treatment, conveyance, and renewable energy projects. He is currently helping manage Minnesota’s largest drinking water facility improvement project along with the replacement of over 26,000 lead service lines. His most rewarding work has been working alongside a dedicated team of public servants at SPRWS, the City of St. Cloud, and the MNAWWA.

Patrick and his wife Joy have been married for 26 years and reside in Woodbury. Their son, Jacob, and daughter, Whitney, both recently graduated from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul and are now officially “off the payroll”. Patrick and Joy enjoy traveling to warm destinations, dealing with an overzealous dog (or two), and visiting Minnesota’s numerous craft breweries. Like any true Minnesotan, Patrick wants to live to see the Vikings win just one Super Bowl.

If elected to this position, Patrick’s primary objective would be to continue the tradition of providing strong representation at the Association level and provide effective communication between Section and Association leadership. Patrick is appreciative of the opportunity to be considered for the position of Section Director and looks forward to continuing to serve the Minnesota Section of the American Water Works Association.

If elected to this position, Patrick’s primary objective would be to continue the tradition of providing strong representation at the Association level and provide effective communication between Section and Association leadership.

TONY BELDEN

Tony has spent forty years in the water and wastewater industries, spending many of those years volunteering in AWWA activities. He is currently employed at Great Northern Environmental, living his passion of selling equipment in the potable water industry. He is a lifetime AWWA member, serving as Past-Chair for the MN Manufacturers & Associates Council, former Finance Committee Chair and former Chair of the MN Section. He has received many industry association honors and awards including the AWWA Minnesota George Warren Fuller Award. His strengths are sales, marketing, and networking, and has been participating in those activities for his entire career.

He also has experience in company governance, serving as a CEO of a bolted steel tank distributor and participating on many boards of directors during his career.

Tony is a 1982 graduate of the University of Notre Dame and was special teams captain of the 1981 Fighting Irish Notre Dame Football team. He resides in White Bear Lake, MN, with his wife Mary , and the couple have two adult children.

If elected as Minnesota Section Director, Belden will bring his vast experience in the water industry to the national AWWA Board and utilize his extensive contact base both locally and around the country to make sure Minnesota’s influence is exercised impactfully on the national level. He is an extremely good communicator and will report back to the section all pertinent information from the national level of AWWA meetings to keep the MN Section current.

If elected as Minnesota Section Director, Belden will bring his vast experience in the water industry to the national AWWA Board and utilize his extensive contact base both locally and around the country to make sure Minnesota’s influence is exercised impactfully on the national level.

CHAIR-ELECT CANDIDATES

DOUG KLAMERUS

Doug has been an active member of AWWA for more than 20 years. He has performed various roles and served on MN AWWA committees, including the Young Professionals Committee (Chair), Scholarship Committee (Chair), SE District Operator School Planning Committee, Southeast District Trustee, MAC, MN Water Workforce Pilot, Annual Conference Fishing Event Coordinator and Annual Conference Silent Auction Coordinator.

Since attending his first Annual Conference, Doug has enjoyed the networking opportunities provided by MN AWWA. It has been one of the most valuable benefits of actively volunteering for the organization throughout the years. He continues to rely on this industry network in his current position as Manager of Construction & Maintenance: Water

at Rochester Public Utilities where he has been employed for the last seven years. Prior to joining RPU, Doug worked as a consulting engineer for 15 years in the Twin Cities.

Doug and his wife Melissa have been married for 24 years and live in Hugo. They have three children Caroline (17), Charlotte (14) and Dalton (12). Doug enjoys spending his spare time hunting, fishing, attending dance recitals and sporting events where Doug has coached the kids’ softball and football teams.

As Chair, Doug’s primary objective would be to encourage others to become actively involved as volunteers in MN AWWA. In addition, he would work to strengthen the recognition of those individuals as well as the employers and organizations that donate time and resources towards the section. Building up each other by volunteering, supporting, recognizing and assisting where we can will continue to be critical to MN AWWAs success.

KYLE HINRICHS

When Kyle was in high school, he didn’t know what his next step was going to be, so his dad told him he needed to look into Water Environment Technologies. Kyle job-shadowed in Bird Island during career day and was hooked.

Kyle has been in the water industry for 20 years, most of which with Mankato, with the exception of a short stint as a seasonal with the Saint Cloud collections and distribution team. Nine years as a shift operator, two years working at Mankato’s Wastewater Plant, and the last eight years as the Superintendent of the Water Plant. He currently holds a Class A water and a Class C waste license.

Kyle’s involvement with the AWWA began in the hallways of the Redwood Falls Convention Center where he drew the short straw to be the Southwest District Trustee. Kyle had no clue what was in store, but is sure glad he agreed to take on the journey. Ever since agreeing to be an active participant in the AWWA, he has done his best to be involved as well as encouraged others to be involved in the district and provide variety for the continuing education at the district conferences, as well as try new ideas to expand access to other operators.

Kyle has been married to his wife Rachel for 16 years.

She has been an amazing support throughout this crazy journey. They have two children, Lydia (10) and Emmett (7). In his spare time, Kyle coaches soccer for his son, he bicycles, fishes, deer hunts, and target shoots. As a family, the Hinrichs spend hot summer days canning and pickling food from our garden. If it can fit in a jar, they try it! Kyle is also the neighborhood handyman taking care of anything someone may need help with, from overflowing toilets to blowing snow or miscellaneous plumbing issues. If someone needs help, they know they can count on Kyle to help with anything. He is a member of Mankato’s Department of Public Safety, where he has been a firefighter for 11 years. Kyle joined before his daughter was born so he could show his kids that they need to support their community and be part of something bigger than themselves.

If elected, Kyle would strive to bring focus to:

• Encourage volunteerism and increase involvement from members outside the metro area

• Reach out to increase individual and utility memberships

• Look into expanding the YP reach to bolster the involvement of utility operators

Being nominated for this position is an honor and Kyle truly appreciates everyone that has been a mentor throughout his career. AWWA has been instrumental in building relationships with those in the industry these last eight years.

As Chair, Doug’s primary objective would be to encourage others to become actively involved as volunteers in MN AWWA.

If elected, Kyle would strive to expand YP reach and bolster the involvement of utility operators.

CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

LEGEND

MN AWWA Meetings/Meals Conference Events/Sessions Social Events

9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Water For People Sporting Clays Shooting Old Vermillion Trail

11:00 am - 5:15 pm

Water For People Fishing Tournament Depart from slips just north of DECC Dock to Dock at 12:15 pm

Water For People Golf Tournament 10:30 Check-in and lunch 11:45 Shotgun Start Enger Park Golf Course

* Note earlier start this year!

7:00 - 10:00 pm Beer and Bags Tourney Canal Park Brewing Co.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 9:30 am

DECC Harbor Side Ballroom

Opening and Welcome, Uma Vempati, MN AWWA Chair; Remarks from AWWA Past President, Chi Ho Sham; Keynote Presentation by Robert Sterner, Ph.D., Director of Large Lakes Observatory and Professor of Biology, UMD Duluth Swenson College of Science and Engineering

Committee Meetings (to be confirmed)

11:00 am Water Utility Council (Room 202) 2:00 pm Philanthropic Committee (Room 202) 3:00 pm Research Committee (Room 202) 3:00 pm Scholarship Committee (Main Registration Hallway) 3:00 pm Membership Committee (Main Registration Hallway) 3:30 pm Information Technology Committee (Main Registration Hallway)

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Past Chair’s Luncheon (invitation onlyPickwick’s)

Fresh Ideas Poster Competition for Students and Young Professionals Posters will be on display beginning at 11:00 am, judging will be from 1:00 - 3:00 pm

DECC Pioneer Hall Vendor Exhibition

Competitions (to be confirmed)

10:30 am - Pipe Tapping 10:30 am - Hydrant Hysteria 11:00 am - “Best in Glass” prelims 1:00 pm - Meter Competition 2:00 pm - “Best in Glass” finals 3:00 pm - “Beer & Bags Final Four”

4:30 pm - 7:00 pm MAC Social Event The Garden 425 S Lake Avenue, Duluth, MN 55802

Duluth, MN

CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

7:00 - 8:00 am

8:00 - 8:45 am

Operations & Maintenance Track Room 202

Proper Water Main Design Practices for a Successful Distribution System: Katie Kinsey, SHE

8:45 - 9:30 am

9:30 - 9:45 am

Total Pipeline Management: Wayne Pratt, Xylem - Wachs Water Services

9:45 - 10:30 am The Cost of Doing Nothing: Your Water Storage Tanks: Dewey Prinzing, KLM Engineering

10:30 - 11:15 am Development of an Annual Hydrant Inspection Program: Robert Meyer, SPRWS

11:00 am

11:30 am 12:00 pm

12:30 pm

1:00 - 1:45 pm

1:45 - 2:30

2:30 - 2:45 pm

Concrete Repair for NSF and Non NSF Applications: John Sierzega, Sherwin Williams

Chemical Optimization at Treatment Plants: Warren Olinger and Patrick Haney, Stanley Consultants

2:45 - 3:30 pm

3:30 - 4:15 pm

Water System O&M Through Advance Tools & Data Analytics: Chad Katzenberger and Heather Schumacher, SEH

The Benefits of the AWWA Partnership for Safe Water Program for Distribution Systems: George Kraynick, Brett Anderson and Nate Wold, City of Minneapolis

Research Track Room 204-205

Case Studies Track Room 301-302

STEM & WUTT Committee Meeting: Registration Hallway Continental Breakfast

3 Progressive Pillars of Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment for Minnesota Ground Waters: Steve Nelson and Allison Graper, AE2S

Assessing the Effect of Pre-Oxidation at Different Stages of Water Treatment to Limit NDMA Formation: Eric Noe, Jiaqi Li, Ray Hozalski and William Arnold, University of Minnesota

Nitrate Removal from Drinking Water Supply using Biological Filtration in Hastings, MN: Ursinio Puga and Greg Johnson, WSB & Associates

How to add Resiliency and Sustainability to Water Treatment Plant design – A case study on the Blaine, MN WTP4 Project: Jon Haukaas, City of Blaine, Michelle Stockness, Barr Engineering, and Seth Peterson, Bolton & Menk

BREAK

St Paul Regional Water Services Pilot Plant Experience 2022 Update: Todd Elliott, Jacobs Engineering Group

Effects of Ozone and Advanced Oxidation on the Performance of Biological Activated Carbon Filters: Camilla Kuo-Dahab and Ray Hozalski, University of Minnesota

City of Robbinsdale Centralized Lime Softening WTP Design and Implementation: Aaron Vollmer, AE2S and Richard McCoy, City of Robbinsdale

Optimizing Capital Improvement Planning Through Hydraulic Modeling: Michael Quamme, Apex Engineering Group and Lisa Vollbrecht, City of St. Cloud

Lunch, Annual Business Meeting & Election Results DECC Harbor Side Ballroom

Moringa Olefera f-Sand Filters for Sustainable Water Purification: Boya Xiong, University of Minnesota

Are Increasing Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations Causing Lake Acdification on Lake Superior: Elizabeth Minor, Uiversity of Minnesota Duluth

Modern Treatment Techniques for an Historic Open Water Basin: Matthew Sullivan and Matthew Rasmussen, City of Minneapolis

Challenges of Adding Advanced Oxidation: Eric Volk, City of New Brighton and Julia Macejkovic, Barr Engineering, Inc.

BREAK

Municipal Wastewater Plants Meet Lowlevel Mercury Limits by Controlling Effluent Suspended Solids: Nathan Johnson, University of Minnesota Duluth

Biological Sulfate Treatment Coupled with Sulfide Immobilization for Industrial Wastewater: Chanlan Chun, University of Minnesota Duluth

4:15 - 6:00 pm Free Time

6:00 - 8:00 pm

8:30 - 10:00 pm

PFAS Pilot Episode IV - Design of the Long-Term Treatment Solution, Cottage Grove, MN: Ryan Capelle, Stantec Consulting

Statewide PFAS testing of drinking water in Minnesota: Steve Robertson, Minnesota Department of Health

DECC Harbor Side Ballroom

Member Appreciation Night Reception, Dinner, and Awards Presentation

MN AWWA Team Trivia Contest: at the DECC, immediately following Dinner

Utility Management Track Room 203

Cybersecurity of Water & Wastewater Systems: Anthony Bramante, In Control Inc & WatchGuard

Developing Levels of Service and Performance Measures at Minneapolis Water: Brett Anderson, City of Minneapolis

8:30 - 9:15 am

9:15 -10:00 am

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER

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Continental Breakfast

Drinking Water Infrastructure in Minnesota: Chad Kolstad, MDH and Jeff Freeman, MN Public Facilities Authority

Lead and Copper rule Revisions –Inventory Development and Continuing Preparation: Michael Bourland, MDH

10:00 - 10:15 am BREAK

10:15 - 11:00 am

11:00 -11:45 am

The Power of Hydraulic Modeling for Prioritizing Distribution System Improvements: Michael Colby, Stanley Consultants

SCADA Data - How to Elevate Your Utility: Edward Thongphanith, AVEVA - Wonderware Midwest

11:45 am - 12:30 pm

MN Water Workforce Pilot– Year One Progress: Michelle Stockness, Barr Engineering and Adesewa Adesiji, MN DEED

The Times They are a-Changing –Cybersecurity Governance in the Water Sector: Kevin Morley, AWWA

Farewell Lunch for all Attendees & MN AWWA Board Meeting

LEGEND

MN AWWA Meetings/Meals Conference Events/Sessions Social Events

Mine Your Data Mountain: Steven Muir, HDR Engineering, Inc.

Standardizing Operations through Data Digitization: Mike Petersen, City of Bloomington

MN IAM Update: Brad Henry, MN2050

Evolution of Underground Utility Locating Technology and Tracer Wire Specifications: Joe Rubbelke, UtilityLogic

Committee Meeting: 4:30 - 5:30 YP Committee Meeting (310 Pub - 310 S Lake Ave, Duluth, MN 55802)

MN

COMPETITIONS: WEDNESDAY IN THE VENDOR HALL

COMPETITION SCHEDULE:

10:30 AM Pipe Tapping

10:30 AM Hydrant Hysteria

11:00 AM "Best in Glass" prelims

1:00 PM Meter Challenge

2:00 PM "Best in Glass" finals

3:00 PM "Beer & Bags Final Four"

HYDRANT HYSTERIA SPONSORS

AE2S

AMERICAN Flow Control

Apex Engineering Group

Barr Engineering

Bolton & Menk

Core and Main

Ferguson Waterworks

Hazen and Sawyer

KLM Engineering

M.E. Simpson Co., Inc.

SEH, Inc.

TKDA

PIPE TAPPING SPONSORS

AE2S

Apex Engineering Group

Bolton & Menk

Core and Main

Hazen and Sawyer

HDR

Kimley-Horn Associates

KLM Engineering

M.E. Simpson Co., Inc.

SEH, Inc.

TKDA

WSB & Associates

METER MADNESS SPONSORS

AE2S

Apex Engineering Group

Bolton & Menk

Core and Main

Hazen and Sawyer

HDR

Kimley-Horn Associates

KLM Engineering

M.E. Simpson Co., Inc

SEH, Inc

TKDA

WSB & Associates

EXHIBITORS

• Aclara Technologies

• AE2S

• AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe

• AMERICAN Flow Control

• Apex Engineering Group

• Aqueous Vets, LLC

• Asterra

• Automatic Systems Co.

• Badger Meter

• Badger State Inspection, LLC

• Barr Engineering

• Bergerson Caswell Inc.

• Bolton & Menk, Inc.

• Carlson McCain, Inc.

• Coating Resources, Inc.

• Core and Main

• Dakota Supply Group

• DN Tanks

• E.H. Renner & Sons Inc

• Ess Brothers & Sons Inc.

• Fer-Pal

• Ferguson Waterworks

• Franklin Electric

• Frontier Precision

• GPM, Inc.

• Great Northern Environmental

• Hawkins, Inc.

• HDR

• Hiperline, LLC.

• Honeywell

• HR Green

• In Control, Inc.

• J&W Instruments

• Kimley-Horn Associates

• KLM Engineering, Inc.

• Kodru–Mooney

• LRE Water

• M.E. Simpson Company, Inc.

• MacQueen Equipment

• McWane Plant & Industrial

• Metering & Technology Solutions

• Metron Farnier

• Miller Mechanical Specialties

• Mueller

• Northwestern Power Equipment Company

• Red Flint Sand and Gravel

• RepRite Burk & Associates

• Sambatek, Inc.

• SEH, Inc.

• Sensus (A Xylem Brand)

• Sherwin Williams

• Silversmith data

• Sioux Valley Environmental

• Stanley Consultants

• Stantec

EXHIBITORS

• SwedeBro

• ThermoFisher Scientific, Inc.

• TKDA

• Total Energy Systems

• Traut Companies

• Treatment Resources, Inc.

• TT Technologies, Inc.

• Ulteig

• Underground Solutions

• United Systems & Software

• USA BlueBook

• Vessco, Inc.

• VT Scada

• W.W. Goetsch Associates, Inc.

• Wachs Utility Products

• Water Conservation Services, Inc.

• WSB & Associates, Inc.

• Ziegler Power Systems

The Minnesota Section AWWA Conference provides licensed operators with Direct Contact Hours.

Professional Engineers can obtain PDHs for professional license renewal based on attendance of sessions.

Attendees who require PDHs should be aware of the following information about proof of credits and audits: According to the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geosciences, and Interior Design (AELSLAGID), normal renewal forms only require the total number of PDH or CEU hours attended. They don’t require proof unless audited. The audit rate for AELSLAGID is approximately 2% of all applicants (in 2012, they audited 278 people).

If audited, the Audit Committee then requires the applicant to provide:

• Proof of attendance (usually by registration form + receipt)

• Information on the sessions/training they attended (this can be a certificate with total number of PDHs/ CEUs printed on it, or a conference bulletin with the session description listing the number of PDH or CEUs, or with session descriptions that provide enough information for the auditor to evaluate if it met the professional requirements).

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

FULLER AWARD

George Warren Fuller was a capable engineer, an inventive technician, a skilled negotiator, a loyal citizen, and an inspirational leader who believed in the organization and assembly of technical and professional men and devoted himself fully to the advancement of their associations and societies to the end that they serve better through planned action and cooperation. Last year’s recipient was Rick Whalen.

THOMPSON AWARD

The Leonard N. Thompson Award is made annually to a section member who typifies the standards of excellence that were emblematic of Thompson’s contributions to the Section and the water supply industry. Last year’s recipient was Chris Glassing.

MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD

The meritorious service award recognizes special performance in one or more of the following areas: continuous compliance with public health standards in finished water; consistent and outstanding contribution to plant maintenance; development of equipment or process modifications to provide for a more efficient or effective treatment; special efforts in the training of operators; special acts not directly related to water system operations, but which demonstrate dedication to the public beyond the normal operating responsibilities; consistent and outstanding contribution or operation and/or maintenance of distribution lines, pump stations, and reservoirs. Last year’s recipient was George Springer.

JON EATON EXCELLENCE

IN VOLUNTEERING AWARD

The purpose of this award is to recognize a MN AWWA member who is exemplary in volunteering their time to the Minnesota Section through active participation in programs or service on a committee, council or district. Last year's recipient was Michelle Stockness.

DAVID B. MORRIS SCHOLARSHIP

MN AWWA’s David B. Morris Scholarship Fund is used to support education through scholarships that help advance the technology needed for providing safe drinking water to the people of Minnesota. In a broader sense, it encourages more young people to become involved in the professional and technical needs of the industry. Your gift, in any amount, is appreciated. It benefits not only the individuals receiving scholarships, but it serves and advances the future of the water works profession as well.

All gifts to the David B. Morris Scholarship Fund will remain in trust with only the proceeds earned being distributed to support appropriate candidates studying in any field beneficial to the water supply industry of Minnesota.

NEXT GENERATION AWARD

The Next Generation Award is intended to recognize the contributions of members whose service and achievements are exceptional for their years of experience. A young professional is defined as someone who is less than 35 years old. The award is given annually to recognize talented individuals that are dedicated to professional careers in the water and wastewater community. Last year's recipient was Kevin Young.

BENJAMIN G MASON AWARD

An individual award of excellence to a Section Service Provider Member (SVP) who has demonstrated exemplary service to the drinking water community and to AWWA's mission and goals. An AWWA Section has the opportunity to further recognize this individual's achievements by submitting the Section winner as a candidates for the Association's John Lechner Award of Excellence. Last year's recipient was David Harris.

ANDREW SULLIVAN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP

This award is named for Andrew Sullivan, who was honored for Outstanding Leadership in Developing “Liquid Assets Minnesota,” a local follow-up documentary film to the national Liquid Assets program, which highlighted issues related to infrastructure in drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater. The program calls attention to the vital need to maintain infrastructure and the investments needed to do so. Mr. Sullivan spearheaded the effort to make this a local Minnesota initiative and in doing so, showed incredible initiative and Leadership. This award is intended to honor individuals who demonstrate such qualities.

In 2021, this award was presented to the WUTT Committee for their efforts in developing and establishing the Water Utilities Treatment Technology training program at St. Paul College.

MEMBER APPRECIATION DINNER

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

HARBOR SIDE BALLROOM

MEET AND GREET RECEPTION: 6:00 PM DINNER: 6:30 PM

AWARDS PRESENTATION: 7:15 PM

After last year's success, we are keeping the new format for our annual Member Appreciation Dinner. Please join us for a casual evening networking reception and dinner party to celebrate the accomplishments of our peers. We will honor recipients of the prestigious George Warren Fuller, Leonard M. Thompson, and Jon Eaton Volunteer of the Year awards.

YP'S TEAM TRIVIA EVENT

Everyone is invited to join the Young Professionals Committee after the Attendee Appreciation Dinner for Team Trivia!

The Trivia Event will take place immediately after the Attendee Appreciation Dinner, for games, fun and lots of laughs. There is no cost for this event, although donations are encouraged and gratefully accepted! Donations made at the YP Team Trivia event will support the David Morris Endowment Fund.

The David B. Morris Endowment Fund is used to support education through scholarships that help advance the technology needed for providing safe drinking water to people in Minnesota. The primary objective is to increase the endowment so that scholarships will include vocational technical training in operations, professional studies in science or engineering, and advanced studies or applicable research in water-related areas.

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