Texas Water 2014 Attendee Brochure
April 14 – 17, 2014 Hilton Anatole Hotel Dallas What’s Inside:
Conference Tours....................15 Competitions.......................11-12 Gloyna Breakfast....................10 Golf Registration Form...........24 Highlights..............................6-10 Registration Form ...................25 Technical Sessions ...........16-23 Tentative Schedule...................5
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Head to Big D for Texas Water 2014! Big things happen in Big D, including Texas Water 2014 — a gathering of the Texas Water Community — the largest regional conference of this kind! Volunteers for Texas Water 2014 have been putting in long hours so that your experience in Big D is educational, historic, and fun! The daytime technical sessions, carefully crafted by a strong technical program committee, will provide the information to make your work easier. The Hilton Anatole Exhibit Hall invites you to learn about new tools and technology that solve problems — some you know you need and some you may not have thought of yet. Don’t forget to stop by and see the competitions, or sign up if you dare! After learning and networking, it is time to have fun at the Big D Event: “Night at the Frontiers in Flight Museum.” We look forward to seeing you in Big D for Texas Water 2014. Jeff Sober Texas Water Co-Chair Water Environment Association of Texas
Terry Lowery Texas Water Co-Chair Texas Section American Water Works Association
Full registration is your best value for Texas Water 2014. With full registration, you receive: • access to all technical sessions • full access to the Exhibit Hall • tickets to the Conference Lunch, the Awards Breakfast, the Box Lunch, and the Wedneday evening Night-Out event Nonmember full registration includes a free* one-year membership in either WEF or AWWA.
REGISTER ONLINE AT www.txwater.org The easiest way to register is the online system at www.txwater.org. You may also register by mail to Texas Water c/o GCP Association Services PO Box 676, Pflugerville, TX 78691 or by fax to 512-251-8152
Deadline for discounted early registration is
Tickets for the Awards Breakfast, facility tours, lunches, the Conference Night-Out event, the Gloyna Breakfast, and the Guest Program are also available for purchase. *New members only, not membership renewals
March 21, 2014
After April 7, 2014, you must register on-site.
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TENTATIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE NOTE: All events are at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, 2201 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas, unless otherwise noted. Schedule is subject to change. For the most up-to-date listing, go to www.txwater.org.
MONDAY, APRIL 14 7:00 am 8:00 am–12:00 pm 8:00 am–3:00 pm 2:00 pm–5:00 pm 2:00 pm–5:00 pm 4:30 pm–7:00 pm 5:00 pm–7:00 pm
Golf Tournament • Stevens Park Golf Course Environmental Event Exhibitor Move-In • Exhibit Hall TAWWA Board Meeting • Obelisk WEAT Board Meeting • Fleur de Lis Registration • Trinity Pre-Function Area Meet & Greet • Exhibit Hall
TUESDAY, APRIL 15 6:30 am TW Dodson’s Drive Fun Run • Hotel Lobby 8:00 am–5:00 pm Registration • Trinity Pre-Function Area 8:00 am–5:00 pm Speaker Ready Room • Inverness 8:30 am–3:30 pm Guest Program • Hotel PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED 9:00 am–10:00 am Opening Session • Stemmons Ballroom 9:30 am–4:00 pm University Forum • Atrium Mez 10:00 am–12:00 pm WEAT Student Design Competition Atrium Mez 10:00 am–10:30 am TAWWA Business Meeting Stemmons Ballroom 10:00 am–11:00 am Beverage Break • Exhibit Hall 10:00 am–11:00 am WEAT Ops Challenge Pre-Meeting Verandah Shelbourne 10:00 am–5:00 pm Exhibits Open • Exhibit Hall 10:00 am–5:00 pm Water For People Silent Auction Trinity Pre-Function Area 11:00 am–1:00 pm WEAT Process Control Event Verandah Shelbourne 11:30 am–1:00 pm Conference Luncheon • Ballroom TICKET REQUIRED 1:00 pm–4:00 pm WEAT Laboratory Event • Exhibit Hall 1:00 pm–1:30 pm Meter Madness Pre-Competition Meeting • Exhibit Hall 1:00 pm–4:30 pm Meter Madness (Jr. Meter Madness 1 pm) • Exhibit Hall 1:30 pm–3:00 pm Technical Sessions • Atrium Mez 1:30 pm–5:15 pm Young Professionals Session • Atrium Mez 3:00 pm–3:30 pm Networking Break • Exhibit Hall 3:00 pm–3:30 pm Door Prize Drawings • Exhibit Hall 3:30 pm–5:00 pm Technical Sessions • Atrium Mez 4:00 pm–5:00 pm WEAT Ops Exhibition Event 5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes For Day 5:00 pm–6:00 pm Young Professionals & Student Reception
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 7:00 am–5:00 pm Registration • Trinity Pre-Function Area 8:00 am–9:30 am Awards Breakfast • Ballroom TICKET REQUIRED
8:30 am–3:30 pm Guest Program • Hotel PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED 9:00 am–4:00 pm Exhibits Open • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–5:00 pm Speaker Ready Room • Inverness 9:00 am–10:00 am Beverage Break • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–1:45 pm WEAT Ops Challenge • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–1:00 pm Water For People Silent Auction Trinity Pre-Function Area 9:00 am–9:30 am TAWWA Top Ops Pre-Competition Meeting • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–9:30 am TAWWA Pipe Tapping Pre-Competition Meeting • Exhibit Hall 9:30 am–1:30 pm TAWWA Top Ops Competition • Exhibit Hall 9:30 am–3:00 pm TAWWA Pipe Tapping Competition Exhibit Hall 9:30 am–Noon Technical Sessions • Atrium Mez Noon–1:00 pm Box Lunch • Exhibit Hall TICKET REQUIRED Noon–1:15 pm Women of Texas Water Lunch Verandah Shelbourne TICKET REQUIRED 1:15 pm–3:15 pm Technical Sessions • Atrium Mez 1:45 pm–3:30 pm TAWWA Best-Tasting Drinking Water Event Exhibit Hall 2:00 pm Water For People Silent Auction Ends Trinity Pre-Function Area 2:15 pm–3:15 pm Texas Shoot-Out, Exhibit Hall 3:15 pm–4:00 pm Networking Break • Exhibit Hall 3:15 pm–4:00 pm Door Prize Drawings • Exhibit Hall 3:15 pm–3:45 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Awards Ceremony • Exhibit Hall 4:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes/Exhibit Breakdown 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Technical Sessions • Atrium Mez 5:00 pm–5:30 pm Texas Water Reuse Association Board Meeting • Atrium Mez 6:00 pm–8:00 pm Conference Night-Out TICKET REQUIRED
THURSDAY, APRIL 17 7:00 am–8:30 pm Gloyna Breakfast TICKET REQUIRED 8:00 am–Noon Speaker Ready Room • Inverness 8:00 am–9:00 am Beverage Break 8:00 am–10:00 am Registration 8:30 am–10:00 am Technical Sessions • Atrium Mez 8:30 am–Noon Facility Tours • Depart from Hotel 10:00 am–10:30 am Networking Break 10:30 am–Noon Technical Sessions • Atrium Mez Noon Conference Adjourns
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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
TW14 opens with remarks from Carlos Rubinstein
MEET & GREET/EXHIBIT HALL
Texas Water 2014SM welcomes Carlos Rubinstein, chaiman of the Texas Water Development Board, to Dallas. Rubinstein was appointed chairman of the Texas Water Development Board by Governor Rick Perry on Sept. 1, 2013. His term will expire Feb. 1, 2017. Rubinstein served as a commissioner of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) from 2009–2013. He is the Texas representative to the Western States Water Council; the Border Governors’ Conference Sustainable Development worktable; the Good Neighbor Environmental Board, an independent federal advisory committee that assists the president and Congress on environmental infrastructure needs along the U.S. border with Mexico; the Governmental Advisory Committee, which advises the EPA Administrator on environmental concerns regarding NAFTA, the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation; and the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. Rubinstein is a former member of the Texas Environmental Flows Advisory Group. He has also served as deputy executive director of TCEQ and as Rio Grande Watermaster. He is the past Texas representative to the Border Governors’ Conference Water worktable and a former city manager for the City of Brownsville. Rubinstein received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Pan American University. His address will open Texas Water on Tuesday, April 15 at 9 a.m.
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MONDAY APRIL 14, 7 A.M. The Texas Water 2014 Golf Tournament benefits the scholarship programs of both WEAT and TAWWA and is a great way to meet friends and colleagues at the Stevens Park Golf Course in Dallas. Get more details and a registration form on Page 24.
MONDAY, APRIL 14, 5 TO 7 P.M. Texas Water attendees Meet & Greet in the Exhibit Hall at the Hilton Anatole Hotel for refreshments. Registration opens at 4:30 p.m., then you can enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the Exhibit Hall. Texas Water 2014 hosts the largest regional water exhibition on the continent. More than 450 exhibitors are in one place, at one time, in the Convention Center.
TEXAS WATER DODSON’S DRIVE FUN RUN
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 6:30 A.M. The Texas Water 2014 Dodson Drive 5k “Fun Run” will be hosted at the Trinity River Greenbelt Park alongside the brand new Trinity Strand Trail. Sponsors for this year’s event will help benefit the Dodson Drive and raise funds to support WEAT/ TAWWA Young Professional activities around Texas. The Dodson Drive 5k Fun Run is free for all runners and includes a free Dodson Drive t-shirt. In addition to this year’s Dodson Fun Run, we will be hosting the 2nd annual Dodson Drive 5k Team Challenge. These 4-person preregistered teams will be competing for the chance to win the Dodson 5k Team Challenge trophy. Please contact Brandon Mellgren (bmellgren@tectx.com) for your team’s registration form. Both the 5k Fun Run and Team Challenge will depart at 7 am Tuesday, April 15 from the west wing parking lot of the Hilton Anatole. Please arrive 15-20 minutes early for pre-run snacks and team check-in. This is your opportunity to be a special part of Texas Water 2014 and the Dodson Drive!
NETWORKING BREAKS
TUESDAY, APRIL 15 – THURSDAY, APRIL 17 Start each Texas Water 2014 day with networking breaks in the Exhibit Hall Tuesday and Wednesday and near the Technical Sessions on Thursday.
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TECHNICAL SESSIONS
TUESDAY, APRIL 15 – THURSDAY, APRIL 17 The Texas Water Program Committee offers technical sessions, presented by the top experts in the industry and targeted to the most important issues facing water and wastewater professionals today. For a full listing, see Pages 16–23.
CONFERENCE LUNCH
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 11:30 A.M. TO 1 P.M. TICKET REQUIRED Enjoy a great meal with your colleagues at the Conference Luncheon. The Luncheon will feature the first of the conference award ceremonies, recognizing some of the longtime leaders of our water/wastewater community. Your ticket to the luncheon is included with Full or Tuesday-Only Registration, and extra tickets are for sale.
STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION
TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 10 A.M. TO 12 P.M. The WEAT Student Design Competition gives students the opportunity to design and present a project based on the master plan for a real-world wastewater treatment plant dealing with increased flows and nutrient limitations. Students will be competing to represent WEAT at the WEFTEC Student Design Competition in New Orleans, Louisiana at WEFTEC 2014. Come on out and support your alma mater. This year, Southern Methodist University, Texas Tech University and the Texas A&M University will be represented.
AWARDS BREAKFAST
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 8 TO 9:30 A.M. TICKET REQUIRED Texas Water will honor WEAT and TAWWA friends and colleagues who have demonstrated their commitment to the water and wastewater profession. The ceremony, held at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, will feature fast-paced video introductions and a full buffet breakfast. Tickets are $35; one ticket is included with each Full Registration. Texas Water 2014SM is a registered servicemark of Texas AWWA for the exclusive use for this joint conference with WEAT. All rights reserved.
BOX LUNCH
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, NOON TO 1 P.M. TICKET REQUIRED Wednesday is a big day at the Texas Water Conference. In addition to the great Technical Programs and the full day of Exhibits, Wednesday is also your opportunity to cheer your favorite team at the Exhibit Hall competitions – Pipe Tapping, Operations Challenge, or Top Ops. So you won’t miss a minute of the action, we’ll serve a great Box Lunch at numerous locations in the Exhibit Hall. Your Full Registration or Wednesday-Only Registration includes a ticket for the Box Lunch, and extra tickets are available for purchase.
ENVIRONMENTAL EVENT
MONDAY, APRIL 14, 8 A.M. TO 12 P.M. This year’s Environmental Volunteer Event will be on Monday, April 14, from 8 am - 12 pm. Transportation will be provided. Join your peers and members of Dallas’s Bonton community and H.I.S. BridgeBuilders to create three educational gardens in the center of Bonton. The Bonton community is a food desert located in South Dallas. The nearest grocery store is three miles away, which limits peoples access to nutritious foods. These gardens will help bring fresh, healthy and nutritious food to the area and will also educate the community. Activities will include clearing land to install the gardens, building gardening beds and other components. Not only will you be able to directly help a disadvantaged area, but you will also get to learn about unique gardening methods like aquaponics and hugelkultur. Dress for the weather, wear comfortable clothes with work shoes and bring a smile. We’ll see you in the garden.
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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS CONFERENCE NIGHT-OUT
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 6 TO 8 P.M. When you attend Texas Water 2014SM, you’ll join some high-flyers for the Wednesday evening Conference NightOut. TW14 is going to the Frontiers of Flight Museum April 16 for the annual event. Along with dinner and beverages, you’ll be able to tour the exhibits at the museum, including the actual Apollo 7 space capsule, vintage aircraft from World Wars I and II, and the history of Southwest Airlines gallery, which is anchored by the true-to-life Boeing 737300 named “The Spirit of Kitty Hawk.” The Southwest Airlines exhibit features displays, a video theater, interactive video kiosks with a wide array of artifacts that tells the history of this iconic airline. Also included within this area is a replica counter from 1972 alongside the current version and a portion of a jetbridge. Memorabilia, original art and items from the personal collections of Southwest co-founder and former CEO Herb Kelleher and former President and COO Colleen Barrett are also included. For even more nostalgia, Texas Water 2014 attendees can view artifacts from Braniff Airlines, including the stylish flight attendant uniforms from the 1960s. The 100,000 squarefoot Frontiers of Flight Museum is on the southeast corner of Dallas Love Field. Shuttles will carry TW14 attendees to the museum on a brief ride from the Hilton Anatole. A Conference Night-Out ticket is included with Full Registration or with the Guest Program. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase at the cost of $65 on or before March 21; $75 there after.
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WOMEN OF TEXAS WATER LUNCH
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, NOON TO 1:15 P.M. Dr. Peggy Glass, executive vice president for Alan Plummer Associates, Inc., will share insights on career development at the annual Women of Texas Water luncheon Wednesday, April 16, during Texas Water 2014. Dr. Glass has more than 40 years of technical and managerial experience. Since 1988 she has been with Alan Plummer Associates, Inc., an environmental engineering firm that specializes in projects related to water quantity and quality, water supply, wastewater management and stormwater management Prior positions include leadership roles at the predecessor agencies to TCEQ and at the engineering firms of CH2M Hill and Forrest and Cotton, Inc. In addition, for seven years she had her own firm, Glass Environmental Consultants, Inc., which provided environmental and engineering services. A member of WEAT, she has served as president of the Texas Water Conservation Association and has served on the Board of Directors of the Western Coalition of Arid States. During her service with the State, she served as national President of the Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators, Water Quality Management Planning Section. Along with her distinguished career in the water industry, Dr. Glass has two daughters and two grandchildren. She is an active participant in her church, where she has participated in mission trips to Nicaragua, Cuba, and Zambia. In addition, she has served as chair of the Board of Directors of Austin Samaritans, a nonprofit that supports medical, educational, and rescue organizations that serve the needy in Nicaragua. Dr. Glass will discuss the opportunities and challenges facing women in the water industry at noon Wednesday. Box lunches will be available, and box lunch tickets are included in Full Registration and Wednesday-Only Registration. Additional box lunch tickets are available at $30 each if purchased on or before March 21; $35 thereafter.
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GUEST PROGRAM
TUES., APRIL 15 & WED., APRIL 16 Participants in the Dallas Guest Program will visit four great sites featuring science, sustainability, nature, history, technology and art. Entry to the venues, transportation and lunch are included in the program fee. The tour will depart from the Hilton Anatole lobby at 8:30 a.m. on both days. The guest program costs $125 on/before March 21 and $135 after. A ticket to the Wednesday evening event is included with the program.
The Nasher Sculpture Center is home to the modern and contemporary Nasher Collection. The Collection features the work of many sculptors, with pieces from Matisse, Picasso, Moore, Mir贸 and Giacometti. The Nasher Sculpture Center has a rotating selection of works from the Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection in both its indoor galleries and outdoor sculpture garden.
Tuesday, April 15 The Perot Museum of Nature and Science is a living science lesson, illustrating engineering, technology and conservation. The museum features five floors with 11 permanent exhibit halls and the building includes sustainable and environmentallyfriendly features. The museum has achieved Green Globes庐 highest ranking of four Globes. The Texas Discovery Gardens is the first public garden in Texas to be certified 100% organic by the Texas Organic Research Center. The gardens are maintained using sustainable methods that conserve water and help protect the environment and feature native plants and plant species from around the world. In the Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House, visitors can see hundreds of butterflies while learning about the butterfly life cycle, and the interrelationship between plants and insects. Wednesday, April 16 The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum features exhibits about the events and issues of the eight-year term of our 43rd president. The architectural signature of the museum is Freedom Hall, which includes a video wall that depicts a montage of the 44 U.S. Presidents. The museum also features Decision Points Theater, a piece of steel from the World Trade Center, a full-sized replica of the Oval Office and a Texas Rose Garden.
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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS GLOYNA BREAKFAST
WATER EDUCATION OUTREACH
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 11 A.M. TO NOON
Water You Waiting For? Craft a Successful Education Outreach Program
We have all been there right? Challenged by our organizations to create “out of the box” outreach programming but ending up with something that sure looks like the same old box. Let’s face it, our customers are expecting more from their educational experiences and many of us continue to give them programmatic thinking that was innovative in…1985! Join us as the TAWWA Education Division discusses the development of a framework which will assist in creating innovative and effective water education programs across Texas. This two part session begins by showcasing “best in class” education outreach programs already in operation and concludes with an explanation of how a statewide resource network can support and add value to all Texas water utilities. 11:00 AM: Panel Discussion Water education specialists from across the state of Texas will share stories of the value of water education to their regions. Panelists will provide not only insight on existing consumer outreach efforts and goals they have achieved, but also discuss future challenges they see on the horizon. 11:45 AM: San Antonio Water System presents INCITE Introduction of the INCITE Initiative, a program currently being developed by San Antonio Water System to assist public water utility education programs in evaluating, developing and aligning their programs to more strategic outcomes.
YP RECEPTION
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 5 TO 6 P.M. Come on out and join the YPs and seasoned professionals for drinks and hors d’oeuvres as we continue to network and wrap up the young professionals session. We’ll also recognize the winners of the Student Design Competition, the University Forum, and the recipient of the Dodson Drive sponsorship to attend the AWWA/WEF YP Summit.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 7 TO 8:30 A.M. Walter W. Chiang, Chairman of CP&Y, Inc., will be the featured speaker at the Gloyna Breakfast Thursday morning. Tickets for the breakfast are $35 and are sold separately. Chiang was born in China. His family relocated to Hong Kong in 1951 and later to Taiwan. He came to Texas in 1968 and was an engineering research assistant under Drs. Gloyna, Malina, and Eckenfelder. He received his Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering in 1970. He has more than 40 years of design and project management experience in both environmental and civil engineering projects and is the Chairman of the Board and Principal CP&Y, Inc. He was first employed by URS (formerly Forrest and Cotton, Inc.) from 1971 to 1976 as a civil/environmental engineer and then later as a project engineer. He has also served as an adjunct faculty member of the Civil Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington since 1975, teaching water and wastewater treatment design and industrial wastewater treatment. After working as Project Manager for Dow Chemicals (formerly Hydroscience, Inc.), he started his own firm, Chiang and Associates, Inc., in Arlington, Texas in 1980. Now headquartered in Dallas, the firm is known today as CP&Y, Inc. and has offices in McKinney, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Oklahoma City, and Phoenix. Under Chiang’s leadership, the firm has earned a reputation for performing high quality engineering and planning work. Chiang specializes in water quality assessments, process design, treatability studies, pilot plant studies, and alternative treatment technologies for water and wastewater treatment. He has been involved with projects throughout Texas, other parts of the U.S., and in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Chiang is a member of AWWA, WEF, and was inducted into the Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni at the University of Texas at Austin in 2009. He has conducted lectures and authored/coauthored numerous technical papers and books in the Water, Wastewater, and Solid Waste areas.
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COMPETITIONS TUESDAY, APRIL 15 Junior Meter Madness Contest
1-2:30 pm, Exhibit Hall
The Junior Meter Madness Contest matches students from high school environmental programs, for a test of their meter-assembling skills and dexterity in the Exhibit Hall from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Please support these “future water professionals” by attending on Tuesday.
Meter Madness
2:30-4:30 pm, Exhibit Hall
Contestants race to assemble a 5/8-inch meter (sponsored by Neptune) from loose parts and test for leaks. The winner represents Texas at the AWWA national competition. For information, check online at www.txwater.org.
TUESDAY, APRIL 15 – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16
Non-Utility Teams can sign up and compete in the Exhibition Event. Two Divisions are available: Division I for past teams who compete in all of the events, and Division II for any new team that wants to compete in any event for the first time. Competitors can receive up to 10 TCEQ CEU hours, t-shirts, entry into the technical sessions and exhibit halls, and bragging rights! The Top Three Texas Teams earn a free trip to WEFTEC Nationals which will be held in September 2014 in New Orleans. Contact Jeff Sober at 214-883-6263 or jlsober@garverusa.com or register at www.weat.org or www.txwater.org.
Operations Challenge
Tuesday, April 15, 10 am-5 pm Wednesday, April 16, 9 am-3:45 pm
The WEAT Operations Challenge invites you to join the best and the brightest professionals that Texas has to offer. Sign up your Utility Today! Teams of two to four members can compete in one or more (up to six) events. Anyone can sign up a team! The competition takes places Tuesday and Wednesday in the Exhibit Hall. Join teams from Arkansas, Louisiana, Colorado, Austin, Dallas, TRA, San Antonio and more in a multi-day competition designed to showcase the team’s knowledge and skills in Process Control (Sponsored by Freese and Nichols), Laboratory Analysis (Sponsored by Hartwell Environmental), Pump Maintenance (Sponsored by CP&Y), Collection System Repair (Sponsored by AECOM), Safety (Sponsored by Carollo), and our 3rd annual Exhibition event (Sponsored by seepex).
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COMPETITIONS
HOTEL INFORMATION TW14 will be held at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, and for your convenience, it is also the host hotel. A block of rooms is available at the TW14 rate of $149/night (single) plus tax. Reserve your room by calling 1-214-748-1200 and asking for the Texas Water rate, or through the Texas Water website at www.txwater.org. *Texas Water negotiates hotel rates to provide reasonable rates for conference attendees. As part of this agreement, Texas Water 2014 assumes financial responsibility for any unsold rooms at the hotels where we have contracts. The following policy will apply to anyone who books more than five hotel rooms at the negotiated Texas Water rate. Any person, group, company or organization that reserves more than five rooms at the Texas Water Conference rate agrees that they will cancel any rooms they do not plan to use earlier than the normal cut-off date for room reservations. The cutoff date is below. Additionally, any person, group, company or organization agrees, by reserving rooms at the discounted Conference rate, that if they fail to cancel the rooms by the cutoff date below, they will assume full responsibility to pay for any unused rooms at thefull conference rate including all taxes and other fees in the event the rooms go unsold and the hotel acts to hold Texas AWWA and/or WEAT responsible for any unused rooms under the terms of the contract. The early cutoff date for Texas Water 2014 is Friday February 21, 2014 no later than 6 PM Central Time. Please direct any question regarding this policy to help@texaswater.net. A complete version of the hotel registration policy can be viewed at www.txwater.org.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16 Top Ops
9:30 am-1:30 pm, Exhibit Hall
Water operations personnel can impress their co-workers and dazzle their bosses with their technical knowledge by competing in this quiz show-style event. The winning team advances to the National Top Ops Competition in June 2014 at the AWWA Annual Conference in June. For more information, contact Rhonda Harris at rhonda.harris@ch2m.com or online at www.txwater.org.
Pipe Tapping Contest
9:30 am-3 pm, Exhibit Hall
Four-person teams from across the state compete to determine who will represent Texas at the AWWA National Pipe Tapping Competition in June. For information, contact Rhonda Harris, rhonda.harris@ch2m.com or check online at www.txwater.org.
Best-Tasting Drinking Water Contest 1:45-3:30 pm, Exhibit Hall
The Best-Tasting Drinking Water Contest brings together entries representing utilities across Texas. A panel of celebrity judges grades the samples. The utilities can also participate in People’s Choice Contest where water samples are voted for by exhibit attendees. The People’s Choice winner will be announced along with the Best Tasting Drinking Water. The winning entrants competes at the AWWA Annual Conference and Exhibition in June. For information, see www.txwater.org.
Texas Shoot Out
2:15-3:15 pm, Exhibit Hall
Who is the fastest draw on cutting a piece of 8-inch SDR 35 pipe with a hand saw, or boring a 4-inch hole with a bracing bit? It’s time to show who really has the quickest hands in Texas at the annual Texas Shoot Out. This competition is designed to demonstrate elements of the Operations Challenge’s Collection event. This year the event is open to all. The $5 entry fee proceeds go to Water For People. First place in both events will receive a plaque and a gift certificate from EI2. Contact Grace Wike at grace.wike@jacobs.com, or register at www.weat.org or www.txwater.org.
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FASTEST SAW CUT COMPETITION SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: 2:15 – 2:30 PM UTILITY MANAGEMENT HEAD TO HEAD TOURNAMENT 2:30 – 3:15 PM HEAD TO HEAD COMPETITION OPEN TO ALL TX WATER ATTENDEES WHICH DIVISION TITLE WILL YOU TAKE HOME? WOMENOPS CHALLENGE COMPETITORSMEN
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THURSDAY TOURS Attendees can add to their Texas Water experience by registering for a tour on Thursday morning. Tour tickets are in addition to Conference registration and include transportation. Cost is $30 if purchased by March 21; $35 thereafter. No tickets are available on-site. Choose one of the two tours that leave the hotel Thursday morning:
Option 1: Dallas Water Utilities Southside Treatment Plant New Dewatering Facility Tour We are very excited to offer the first public conference tour of the Dallas Water Utilities, Southside Treatment Plant’s new dewatering facility. This tour will appeal to all that are interested in “state of the art” wastewater operations technology. Attendees who participate in this tour will see the new $40 million dollar facility that was completed and placed into operation during the Fall of 2013. The 46,000 square foot facility currently has 12 belt filter presses installed with room for two additional presses in the future. The facility was designed to handle an average of 146 dry tons per day (DT/day) with a peak capacity of 176 DT/day. The facility includes a separate environmentally controlled operator mezzanine to improve worker comfort & safety and a separate Silver LEED Certified solids operation building. This tour is limited to 25 attendees and closed-toe shoes are required.
Option 2: Dallas Bachman Water Treatment Plant: 1930 to State-of-the-Art
2010. During this expansion, six separate construction contracts were awarded to accomplish these goals while maintaining production to meet system demands. The newest system in the facility is the Ozone Disinfection Facility that blends modern with classic architecture. This facility also includes a new control room converted from a lime slaker room, and provides an excellent example of what can be accomplished in a very limited space. This State-of-the-Art facility now has a capacity of 150 MGD while maintaining its original charm and historical appearance. This tour with last about an hour and a half and will include a presentation by Michael Graves, P.E. with CP&Y and a tour led by Ken DelRegno. Caldwell_TX H20 Program 2014.pdf 1 12/18/2013 9:34:21 AM
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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 15 Legislative/Regulatory
Wastewater Collection
View from Washington: Clean Water Act and Other Legislative and Regulatory Updates
Study-Design-Build: Owner, Engineer and Contractor Working Together! Leigh Cerda Burgess and Niple Ramiro Martinez Burgess and Niple
Chris Hornback National Association of Clean Water Agencies
Use of Acoustic Inspection to Prioritize Cleaning Operations for the City of Irving, TX
Looking Forward After 40 Years of the Safe Drinking Water Act
Alan Roberson American Water Works Association
George Selembo InfoSense Ron Billey City of Irving Todd Reck City of Irving Steve Pettit City of Irving
Water’s Worth It! Funding The Texas State Water Plan
Two Contractors are Cheaper Than One and Other Challenges of the Birkdale Lift Station Project
Carol Batterton WEAT/TACWA Heather Cooke Austin Water Utility
Charles Kucherka Freese and Nichols Inc. Richard (Bo) Botteicher Underground Solutions
Biosolids
Water Distribution
Critical Issues in Thermal Hydrolysis System Design
How to Get Below 15% Water Loss – Beyond Water Audits into Asset Management
Peter Loomis CDM Smith
Know In Case You Glow: Dealing with Radioactive Sludge James Hotopp City of Weatherford Leonard Ripley Freese and Nichols Lydia Ruiz City of Weatherford
Is Thermal Hydrolysis the Answer? Matthew Berg CH2M HILL Jennafer Covington CH2M HILL Bob Forbes CH2M HILL David Oerke CH2M HILL
Brian Skeens CH2M HILL
Polishing Our Water – Using GAC for Mitigation of Disinfection By-products Jorge Monserrate San Antonio Water System Linda Bevis San Antonio Water System
TRA Performs Comprehensive Condition Assessment and Targeted Repair of a Bar Wrapped Transmission Main
Andy Dettmer, Pure Technologies Julia Hunt, Trinity River Authority Ron Tamada, Trinity River Authority Adam McKnight, Pure Technologies
4:45 - 5:15 pm
4:15 - 4:45 pm
3:45 - 4:15 pm
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 3:00 - 3:30 PM
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Texas Exempt Wells: Where Does Fracking Fit?
Tiffany Dowell Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Tools and Methodologies for Predicting Your CT Study Accurately Cindy Haynie Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Ferdous Mahmood ARCADIS-US
How Centralized Federal Government Legislation Incapacitate Enforcement by Local Governments Janet Torres Texas A&M University
A Progressive Technology for a Progressive City: UV-Cured CIPP Travels to Frisco, TX Letty Gomar Carollo Engineers
City of El Paso Wastewater Master Plan Christopher Nance Parkhill Smith and Cooper
Design Challenges and Solutions for Wet Weather Storage Facilities Michael Rudisell Burgess and Niple
Best of Both Worlds: Grease Co-digestion to Enhance Digester Performance While Paying for Itself and Generating Revenue Wes Cardwell, Garver Scott Baggett, City of Longview Riley Crocker, City of Longview Jeff Sober, Garver
Not Your Grandfather’s Aerobic Digester: High Performance Solids Stabilization at McAllen’s South WWTP
Timothy Skoglund, McAllen Public Utility Toshio Shimada, Carollo Engineers John Zwerneman, Carollo Engineers Leon Allen, Carollo Engineers
Design and Operational Experience from the Codigestion of High Strength Wastes and Cogeneration in North America John Kabouris CH2M HILL Matt Berg CH2M HILL
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In a Drought, Every Drop Counts! Performance Enhancement Through Infrastructure Leakage Index (ILI) Management Rick Coronado Austin Water Utility Dan Strub Austin Water Utility
Through Buildout and Beyond: Master Planning Outside of the Growth Related CIP Robert Stanley Arlington Water Utilities
Jessica Brown
Freese and Nichols
Andrew Franko
Freese and Nichols
Regional Carrizo Program: A Fast-Track Urban Pipeline; Planning, Design, and Construction David Bennett Freese and Nichols Sean Reich San Antonio Water System
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 15 Water Resources
Operator Forum
University Forum
Okmulgee Raw Water Line Rehabilitation
Mesophilic Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Municipal Wastewater Sludge with Low Organic Content Grease Trap Residuals
Impacts of Drought Persistence Tom Gooch Freese and Nichols Jon Albright Freese and Nichols Brad Brunett Brazos River Authority Spandana Tummuri Freese and Nichols
Dan Buhman Buhman Associates Kirk Westphal CDM Smith Rachel Ickert Freese and Nichols Spandana Tummuri Freese and Nichols
Ronald Tamada, Trinity River Authority of Texas Ferdous Mahmood, ARCADIS-US Julie Hunt, Trinity River Authority of Texas Robert Stanley, Arlington Water Utilities
Operators of the Future: Building a Comprehensive Training Development Program for O&M Professionals Rhonda Harris CH2M HILL
Finding New Ways to Get Operator Input into Facility Design and Startup Steve Koho HDR
Evan Tromble Garver
Tips for Conducting Effective Meetings
Sedat Yalcinkaya University of Texas at Austin Joseph Malina University of Texas at Austin
A Precipitation Forecasting Model for Texas Based on the State of ENSO and PDO Prakash Khedun Texas A&M University Vijay Singh Texas A&M University John Giardino Texas A&M University
Jason Crawley Freese and Nichols
Pipeline in Urban Areas: Who Has the Right-of-Way? Paige Boyd AECOM Rami Issa AECOM
Changes in Electricity Generation When Using Different Structures of Same Anodic Material in Microbial Fuel Cells Gisella Lamas-Samanamud University of Texas at San Antonio Ruoting Pei University of Texas at San Antonio
2:30 - 3:00 pm
Interconnecting Systems for Reliability and Sharing Capacity: A Collaborative Approach for Water Resources Management
Howard Marquise Northwest Vista College
2:00 - 2:30 pm
Integrated Water Supply Planning Using Multiple Scenarios
Developing A Curriculum for an Advanced Water Treatment Program
1:30 - 2:00 pm
Young Professionals
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 3:00 - 3:30 PM
Gregory Welch, CH2M HILL Jason Gehrig, Tarrant Regional Water District Beatriz Dongell, CH2M HILL
Jack Kiefer Hazen and Sawyer
Robert Perkins HDR
Centrifugal Pump Trouble Shooting
Flow Measurement Utilizing Non-Standard Weirs
Aluminum Electrochemical Pretreatment for Enhanced Virus Removal During Surface Water Microfiltration
Dean Vrla Garver
Steve Evans Hayward Gordon Ltd.
Optimizing Operations to Reduce Sidestream Recycling of Phosphorus Jeffrey Sober Garver John Bennett Trinity River Authority Mike Roser Trinity River Authority
Xuerui Ye City of Houston
Mark Stehouwer University of Texas at Austin Desmond Lawler University of Texas at Austin Lynn Katz University of Texas at Austin
Design Challenges Encountered for a 180-ft Deep Stormwater Pump Station Olivia von den Benken Halff Associates Jayson Melcher Halff Associates
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Charan Tanneru University of Houston Shankar Chellam University of Houston
Water Quality and Bacterial Community Structure in Six Residential Rainwater Harvesting Systems Taegyu Kim University of Texas at Austin Mary Jo Kirisits University of Texas at Austin
4:45 - 5:15 pm
Unified Costing Model for Regional Water Planning
Craig Hannah Johnson Controls
Defluoridation by Coagulation in Small Water Systems
4:15 - 4:45 pm
Estimating Weather-Sensitive Urban Water Demands and Implications of Future Climate Scenarios
Beyond Meter Reading: Other Uses for AMI Systems
Balancing Act – Optimizing Chloramination Ratio and Control Distribution Free Ammonia at Southeast Water Purification Plant
3:45 - 4:15 pm
Tarrant Regional Water District & #8211: Design Considerations of Intakes and Pump Stations Along the Trinity River while Planning for a Reuse Project at the Cedar Creek Reservoir
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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 16
11:30 am - Noon
11:00 - 11:30 am
10:30 -11:00 am
10:00 - 10:30 am
9:30 - 10:00 am
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WW Treatment & Operations Howard F. Curren AWTP Biosolids Dewatering Technology Evaluation
Conservation, Reuse, Water Quality vs. Big Drought Roger Schenk CDM Smith
Design Challenges and Solutions to a River Water Transmission System Daneel Nortier Freese and Nichols Zachary Huff Freese and Nichols
Fast Track Relief to Midland’s Emergency Thirst Todd Larson Black and Veatch Matt Foster Garney Construction Jay Edwards MCFWSD #1 J.R. Reavis Black and Veatch
Arming Against Drought: Extending the Largest Raw Water Transmission System in the Texas Coastal Bend Anne Carrel Freese and Nichols Inc. Stephanie Jenkins Freese and Nichols Inc.
Developing New Water Supplies: LCRA’s Lower Basin Reservoir Project
Ken Hall CH2M HILL Jason Eichler Lower Colorado River Authority
Jacob Porter Hazen and Sawyer Daniel Schmidt Hazen and Sawyer Michael Bullard Hazen and Sawyer Charles Lynch City of Tampa
To Precipitate or not to Precipitate? Phosphorus Removal Challenges Samir Mathur CDM Smith PS Arora City of Denton Al Sun CDM Smith Srikanth Koduri CDM Smith
Operator Initiative: Running an A2O Plant in a Simultaneous Nitrification/ Denitrification Mode
Paul Wood Lockwood Andrews and Newnam Inc.
Who Stole My Nitrification?
Odor Control
Fan Testing of Complex Sewer System? No Problem! Brian Huang V&A Consulting Engineers Jim Joyce V&A Consulting Engineers Chris Hunniford Alan Plummer Associates
Positive Feedback: Odor Control & Asset Management Christopher Hunniford Alan Plummer Associates Nasser Oshkoohi City of Houston
Odor and Corrosion Control with Ozone/Oxygen in Force Mains, Collection Systems/Lift Stations Rick Richardson Anue Water Technologies
Frederick Holmes Hazen and Sawyer Tina Hanson Hazen and Sawyer Ron Latimer Hazen and Sawyer Wes Kucera City of Garland
Biofilter Operation, Maintenance, and Media Replacement Made Easy!
City of Sugar Land North & South WWTP Treatment Capacity Study
This Job Stinks: Sustainable Odor and Corrosion Control at the City of Lubbock SEWRP
Keith O’Connor AECOM Yang Zhang AECOM David Munn AECOM Tim Jahn City of Sugar Land
Jim Joyce V&A Consulting Engineers Brian Huang V&A Consulting Engineers
Jason Anderson Carollo Engineers John Turpin City of Lubbock Zoltan Fekete City of Lubbock Hani Michel Carollo Engineers
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Water Distribution
Determining Customer Meter Accuracy for Water Loss Calculations Dan Strub Austin Water Utility
Commissioning the Arlington Outlet Hydroelectric Facilities Andrew Doerflinger Black and Veatch
Modeling, Evaluating, and Mitigating Hydraulic Transients, Water Hammer in the San Jacinto River Authority’s Surface Water Transmission System David Munn AECOM
Chloramination Challenges – Implementing a Distribution Sampling Plan Daniel Yuan City of Houston Bridget Adams City of Houston
Energy Recovery at a Distribution Pump Station: An Innovative Design and Operation in Pearland, Texas Kimberly Chanslor CDM Smith Eric Wilson City of Pearland
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 16 Water Education Outreach/ Diversity/Workforce
Water Conservation
Fouled and Back Again: A Membrane’s Tale
Bits and BYTES: Using a Comprehensive Training Program as a Key Knowledge Management Tool
Commercial Success! Irrigation Inspection Program Produces 19% Water Reduction
James Naylor Alan Plummer Associates Bill Rackley Alan Plummer Associates
Rhonda Harris CH2M HILL
Mining for Drought: Excavating Consumer Use Patterns and Behaviors During Droughts
Jordan Hibbs Enprotec Hibbs and Todd Jennifer Kessler Enprotec Hibbs and Todd
Chundun Khedun Texas A&M University Ronald Kaiser Texas A&M University
10:00 - 10:30 am
Sizing Criteria for Inclined Plate Settlers: Theory, Current TCEQ Rules, and Full-Scale Operating Data
Gail Donaldson City of Allen
9:30 - 10:00 am
Water Treatment & Operations
Presentation Posters
Organizational Leadership and Its Influence on Diversity Ronald Tamada Trinity River Authority
Identifying Opportunities for Water Conservation Among Industrial, Commercial & Institutional Water Users
Amlan Ghosh Jacobs Engineering Group Dawn White Golden State Water Company Niklas Adam NASA Karen Pickering NASA
Eddie Wilcut Alan Plummer Associates
Katie Walker HDR Mark Graves HDR Hector Ortiz San Jacinto River Authority
Stefan Schuster MWH Gerardus Schers MWH
Heather Cooke Austin Water Utility
Regional Panel Discussion & SAWS INCITE Initiative: Water You Waiting For? Craft a Successful Education Outreach Program TBD
Assessing Landscape Irrigation Efficiency For Single-Family Households Using a Refined Water Budget Approach Alan Lewis Texas AgriLife
www.txwater.org
11:30 am - Noon
Brackish Ground Water Supply in the US: 40 Years of Experience with RO Design and Operation
Show Me the Money: Implementing Texas PACE Districts for Water and Energy Efficiency Financing
11:00 - 11:30 am
Through the Crystal Ball: GAC Performance from RSSCTs to Full Scale Operation
10:30 - 11:00 am
From Earth to Space: Application of Biological Treatment for the Removal of Ammonia from Water
Texas Water 2014 will once again give attendees an expanded opportunity to learn with the presentation of posters. The posters give authors the opportunity to display their research topics and to share the information they discovered. The posters will be displayed in the Trinity Art Corridor and Rotunda area of the Hilton Anatole Hotel from Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon. Authors are encouraged to leave business cards or other contact information so that viewers can direct questions or comments their way.
C.E. HOURS TCEQ Operator Training Certification Hours will be available for attending technical sessions and participating in competition events and facility tours. Engineers may also receive self-reporting CE hours for attending. Forms will be available at TW14 Registration.
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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 16
2:45 - 3:15 pm
2:15 - 2:45 pm
1:45 - 2:15 pm
1:15 - 1:45 pm
Asset Management Predictive Maintenance: A Program Often Discussed but Seldom Used Daniel Halter Dallas Water Utilities Freddie Wallace Dallas Water Utilities Darell Long Dallas Water Utilities
Employing GIS-Based Cloud and Mobile Technologies to Support Asset Management and System Operations Krystal Clem CDM Smith
Asset Management Program Targets Sustainable Infrastructure John D’Antoni Alan Plummer Associates
Accelerating the Asset Management Learning Curve with ISO 55000 Matt Bond Black and Veatch Will Williams Black and Veatch Martin Jones Black and Veatch Tim Kay Black and Veatch
WW Treatment & Operations Comparing Watermelons to Cantaloupe – Which Manufacturer of Onsite Generation of Low Strength Sodium Hypochlorite (0.8%) do you Select? Christopher Fahlin CDM Smith
Evaluation of Alternatives to Increase pH in Effluent Wastewater at Longview Jeffrey Sober Garver Scott Baggett City of Longview Don Pickard City of Longview
Got Plant Model! What’s Next?
Ana-Julia Pena-Tijerina City of Fort Worth Water Department
The South Omaha Industrial Area Project: Moving Meat Packing Waste Successfully Through Sewers and Lift Stations David White Wade Trim
Utility Management
Drinking Water Quality
Small Utility Revenue Stability: One City’s Challenge
Unintended Consequences of Implementing Nitrosamine Control Strategies
Ron Emmons City of Fair Oaks Ranch Cheryl Landman City of Fair Oaks Ranch
Training Your Staff on a Limited Budget
Kevin Patel Signature Automation Tim Morgan Trinity River Authority of Texas
How to Make Sure 30 Years of Knowledge Doesn’t Walk Out Your Door
Caroline Russell ARCADIS David Cornwell EE&T
DBPs in Finished Water Before and After Converting to Onsite Hypochlorite Generation Alan Davis Alan Plummer Associates James Naylor Alan Plummer Associates
Manganese Removal Experiences with Ozone Treatment and Biologically Active Carbon Filters
Tim Baldwin McKim and Creed
Mohammad Bayan City of Arlington Bill Gase City of Arlington Ann Lawson City of Arlington Michael Buettner City of Arlington
Breaking Out of Excel Jail, Making Practical Advances in Operations Data Management
More Than Just Hot Air: DBP Air Stripping Options for a Wide Ranging Wholesale System
Ken Lawrence IT Nexus
Lance Rothe HDR
4:45 - 5:15 pm
4:15 - 4:45 pm
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 3:15 - 4 PM
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Decision Support Systems in Asset Management David Koberlein Burgess and Niple
City of Denton Wastewater Collection System Asset Management Program Provides Cost Savings and Prioritized Approach for O&M and Rehabilitation P. Arora City of Denton
On Your Mark: Get Set for Nutrient Removal and Recovery Rajendra Bhattarai Austin Water Utility
Implications of Total Nitrogen Limits at a Typical Texas Coast WWTP Nick Landes Freese and Nichols Inc.
Ready...Set...Redevelopment! A Proactive Approach to Creating Water and Wastewater CIPs to Plan for High Density Urban Growth
Jessica Brown, Freese and Nichols Wendy Chi-Babulal, City of Fort Worth Mazen Kawasmi, City of Grand Prairie
Georgetown Aims To Improve Customer Service and Organizational Performance by Modernizing Information Technology Infrastructure Michael Moosavi Westin Engineering
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Zebra Mussel Control Strategies for Water Supply Reservoirs and Treatment Plants Caroline Russell ARCADIS Randy McIntyre ARCADIS
Making Cents of UV-AOP for Taste-and-Odor Control in Texas Michael Watts Garver Steven Jones Garver
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 16
Justin Sutherland Carollo Engineers
Ted Kilpatrick North Texas Municipal Water District David Vallejo Black and Veatch Nick Burns Black and Veatch
Olivia Beck Austin Water Utility Mehrdad Morabbi Austin Water Utility
Mark Simon Dallas Water Utilities
Monitoring Frameworks for Direct Potable Reuse
Paul Mercier Phoenix Contact
How Motors Fail: Bearing Currents
Eva Steinle-Darling Carollo Engineers Andrew Salveson Carollo Engineers Shane Trussell Trussell Technologies
William Sako Gupta and Associates Larry Pryor Gupta and Associates
First TCEQ Chapter 321 Satellite Plant: Challenges and Lessons Learned
The Cyber Security Landscape of Water Sector Based Control Systems
Srikanth Koduri CDM Smith
Impact of Reuse on In-stream Flows and Downstream Water Availability in the Trinity River Basin Glenn Clingenpeel Trinity River Authority Hong Wu Trinity River Authority
Rick Hidalgo Signature Automation
Case Study on a DCS Replacement for the City of Fort Worth Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility Nathan Mogaru CDM Smith John Robinson CDM Smith Luke Matus City of Fort Worth
2:45 - 3:15 pm
Update and Lessons Learned: Converting to Enhanced Coagulation and Biological Filtration
Irazema Rojas El Paso Water Utilities Gilbert Trejo ARCADIS
Wireless...yet Reliable, Secure, and Safe
2:15 - 2:45 pm
Waste Stream Assessment for the Commissioning and Startup of Water Treatment Plant #4
El Paso Water Utilities’ Purple Pipe Program: From Go-Go To No-Go: The Completed Life Cycle Of The EPWU Reclaimed Water System
1:45 - 2:15 pm
World’s Largest Ozone Facility Allows Side-by-side Comparison of Conventional Treatment and Plates
Electrical/I&C
1:15 - 1:45 pm
Performance of High Chloramine Concentrations to Control Bromate During Ozonation
Reuse
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 3:15 - 4 PM
Susan Crawford CDM Smith
Scott Alpert Hazen and Sawyer Matthew Valade Hazen and Sawyer
Significant Benefits to Power System Study Models at Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants
Designing a One-Size-Fits-All Reclaimed Water Fill Station
SCADA Security Vulnerabilities from the System Integrator
Grace Wike Jacobs Engineering James Smith Austin Water Utility
Marvin Jones CDM Smith
Annie Levesque CP&Y Agata Ristow CP&Y
Michael Glover Prime Controls
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4:45 - 5:15 pm
UV Disinfection of Drinking Water: What’s New with Validation and Operations?
Keep Austin Purple: The Challenges of Designing a New Utility System in Downtown Austin
4:15 - 4:45 pm
Integrating UF Membranes into the Existing Dallas County Park Cities MUD Water Treatment Plant
Visit www.txwater.org for the latest conference information and updates and to register for the conference. See you in Dallas!
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9:30 - 10:00 am
9:00 - 9:30 am
8:30 - 9:00 am
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 17 Construction Issues
Regulatory Issues
Sleeping Concrete: Placement of Concrete in 120 VF of Water and 435 Feet Underground During the Construction of the City of Austin’s Water Plant No. 4.
Need to Pass the Salt? How to Use Existing Oil and Gas Wells for Your Desalination Brine Disposal
Kevin Koeller AECOM Jason Bybel Austin Water Utility William Stauber Austin Water Utility
Building the Basin – The 125 Million Gallon Peak Flow Storage System at the TRA CRWS Plant Jason Crawley Freese and Nichols Gennady Boksiner Freese and Nichols Mike Querry Trinity River Authority Noel Ruiz CP&Y
Melissa Woo CDM Smith Erin McAuley CDM Smith Sanjeev Kalaswad Texas Water Development Board
Nutrients are Stirring: EPA Approval Signals a Breakthrough Rajendra Bhattarai Austin Water Utility
Project Delivery Methods: A Contractor’s Perspective
Perry Fowler Texas Water Infrastructure Network
State-Listed Threatened Mussels & Regulatory Requirements: What You Need to Know to Avoid Project Delays Ashley Oliver Halff Associates Kimberlie Brashear Dallas Water Utilities Jean Krejca Zara Environmental
Watershed Management/ Stormwater
Water Conservation/Reuse
Integrated Storm Water Management Using Principle of Sustainability
Modifications to a Landscape Rebate Program that Delivers Water Savings
Project MEHO – A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Watershed Planning
Why the Irrigation Industry is a Water Hog and How it Can Become an Addax
Aditya Tyagi CH2M HILL
Robert Perez San Antonio River Authority
Bacterial Source Tracking in Texas: A Retrospective Assessment of a Decade of Use in the Lone Star State Kevin Wagner, Texas Water Resources Institute George Di Giovanni, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Terry Gentry, Texas A&M AgriLife Research Elizabeth Casarez, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Christopher Charles Austin Water Utility
Whitney Milberger-Laird Masuen Consulting
Water Conservation Enforcement: from Hieroglyphics to High Tech Jason Keyes Austin Water Utility Peter Varga Austin Water Utility
11:00 - 11:30 am
10:30 - 11:00 am
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 10:00 - 10:30 AM Connecting Across the Ages: 2020 MGD Water Treatment Facility Ties to Existing Aqueducts while Maintaining Operation Kurt Matscherz Hazen and Sawyer
El Paso Water Utilities Paisano Valley Transmission Waterline Tunneling Lessons Learned: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Gilbert Trejo, ARCADIS Thomas Cieslik, El Paso Water Utilities Michelle Giaramita, ARCADIS Daniel Applegate, ARCADIS
Life Aboard the Enterprise: SJRA’s Decision to Boldly Go Where No Wastewater Permittee Has Gone Before Chris Pasch Alan Plummer Associates Rick Moore San Jacinto River Authority
Aquifer Storage and Recovery in Texas: Opportunities and Challenges Robert Maliva Schlumberger Water Services
Using a GIS Inventory to Guide the Storm Water Program in Fort Worth Douglas Smith Jacobs Engineering Elizabeth Young City of Fort Worth
James Dwyer CH2M HILL Ed McCarthy Jackson, Sjoberg, Mccarthy & Townsend
Update on Upcoming Texas TPDES Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) General Permit (MS4 Phase II)
Incorporating Recycle and Reuse Strategies in Texas Industry
Jaya Zyman-Ponebshek Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
11:30 - Noon
Testing New Paradigms
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Tim Lyons CH2M HILL Eva Gorgi Dallas Water Utilities Richard Wagner Dallas Water Utilities Ed Motley CH2M HILL
Evaluation of State Regulations and Testing Methods for RO System Approval in Texas Justin Sutherland Carollo Engineers
Increasing Reuse as a Supply for Texas
Identification and Optimization of BMP Retrofits to Meet Water Quality Goals Gian Villarreal Michael Baker
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John Sims Alan Plummer Associates
Potable Reuse, the Past, Present and Future: Regulatory Considerations and Case Study Examples Katherine Bell CDM Smith Don Vandertulip CDM Smith Susan Crawford CDM Smith
Small Systems/ Safety & Security
Matthew Jalbert Freese and Nichols Mark Krey City of Springtown Ignacio Cadena Freese and Nichols
James Busby Burgess and Niple
Sean Mason Kimley-Horn and Associates
Public Outreach Begins with the Board
Vincent Drieling Johnson Controls
Guaranteed Energy Performance Contracting for Water and Wastewater Projects Saves Everyone Money Brian Skeens CH2M HILL Chris Peluso CH2M HILL
Self-Funded Energy Upgrades at Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility
Peter Cavagnaro Johnson Controls Buster Fichera City of Fort Worth Water Department
Rocky Craley Raftelis Financial Consultants
Fort Worth’s Take Back Program
Hilda Zuniga City of Fort Worth Water Department
Cease the Grease
Helen Dualc Dallas Water Utilities
9:30 - 10:00 am
Over the Ridge and Across the County – Shifting Water Transmission for Johnson County Special Utility District
Using Performance Contracting to Fund Infrastructure Improvements
9:00 - 9:30 am
Drought Stricken: Building an Emergency Pipeline on a Fast Track
Public Information
8:30 - 9:00 am
AO, TWDB and CDBG: What Does that Mean for the Springtown Wastewater Treatment Facility?
Infrastructure Financing/ Climate Change
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 10:00 - 10:30 AM
Glenda Dunn City of Waco Teresa Bryant City of Waco
Runoff Elasticity Approaches for Predicting Future Water Availability in North Texas Tom Brikowski University of Texas at Dallas
NIST 800.82 ICS Security Mike Querry Trinity River Authority
Kyle Parks CP&Y
Jennifer Nations City of College Station
Preparing for the Worst: Planning for a Potential Drought of Record in Austin, Texas Drema Gross Austin Water Utility
Are Good Intentions to Save Water a Predictor of Actual Water Savings?
Motivating Water Customers Through Social Media Jessica Woods City of Round Rock
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11:30 - Noon
Cyber-Security Awareness and Training Opportunities for Organization within the Water/ Wastewater Community
Susan Butler CH2M HILL John Mogge CH2M HILL Andrea Gardner CH2M HILL Mariah Vanzerr CH2M HILL
Robert Stefani Austin Water Utility
11:00 - 11:30 am
Sustainability – Can We Move Beyond ‘I Know it When I See it’ to Measuring Progress?
Clearing Up a Gray Area; A Graywater Stakeholder Process
10:30 - 11:00 am
Rising from the Ashes: The West Tragedy
Visit www.txwater.org for the latest conference information and updates and to register for the conference. See you in Dallas!
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 17
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TEXAS WATER 2014 GOLF TOURNAMENT SCHOLARSHIP MONDAY, APRIL 14 • STEVENS PARK GOLF COURSE • www.stevensparkgolf.com Help raise funds for scholarships to assist students with families in the water and wastewater industry. All profits from the Texas Water Golf Tournament go toward the scholarship programs. This year’s event will be held at Stevens Park Golf Course, 1005 N. Montclair Ave., Dallas, 75208 (214-670-7506). Stevens Park was recently named one of the Top 50 Municipal Golf Courses in the country by Golfweek Magazine after its redesign in 2011. Come enjoy the new layout that features 38 new bunkers, 900 new trees and 2,000 knockout rosebushes that make the course a golf oasis in the heart of Dallas. You will not be disappointed with the course, amenities or staff. A good time will be had by all. 7 am check-in with breakfast. 8 am Shotgun Scramble with lunch and awards following. First 128 players. No on-site registration.
CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION $135/person by 3/17/14; $150 after; No later than 3/24/14 TEAM REGISTRATION $545/team by 3/17/14; $600 after; No later than 3/24/14 SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES BRONZE PACKAGE: Team registration, firm logo on tournament signage, and 1 hole sponsorship (sign at tee box). SILVER PACKAGE: Bronze Package PLUS sponsorship of tournament breakfast and lunch. GOLD PACKAGE: Silver Package PLUS sponsorship of tournament awards (including closest to pin, long drive and hole-in-one). TITLE SPONSOR: Gold Package PLUS golf ball sponsorship (includes a sleeve of golf balls with your company logo for every golfer) INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM CAPTAIN
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CALCULATE FEES Bronze Package.......... $900 ............... Silver Package............ $1,300 ............ Gold Package.............. $1,800 ............ Title Sponsor.............. $2,700 ............
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Sponsorship Opportunities ___Hole (@ $400)............................ ___Registration Table (@ $300)......... ___Hole in One (@ $500).................. ___Longest Drive, Men (@ $300)....... ___Longest Drive, Women (@ $300).. ___Beverage Cart (@ $500).............. ___Closest to the Pin (@ $300).........
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TEXAS WATER 2014 REGISTRATION April 14-17, 2014 • Dallas, Texas
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❑ Wednesday Only (includes Box Lunch) - NON MEMBER
$180
$210
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❑ Thursday Only - MEMBER
$80
$90
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❑ Thursday Only - NON MEMBER
$90
$100
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❑ Guest Program $125 $135 ______ Guest Name For Badge:________________________________ ❑ Exhibit Hall Only (4/15, 4/16) (Sorry: No one-day passes available)
$55
$55
THURSDAY FACILITY TOURS QUANTITY Select Tour: _____ x $30 $35 ❑ Tour 1: Dallas Water Utilities Southside Treatment Plant ❑ Tour 2: Dallas Bachman Water Treatment Plant EXTRA TICKET
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❑ * Awards Breakfast - WED.
$35
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❑ I plan to attend the Women of Water Lunch (Box lunch ticket required; included in Full Registration or Wednesday Only. Or purchase ticket below.) ❑ I plan to participate in the Dodson Drive Fun Run 5K (Tues., April 15, 7 am) _____ x $30
$35
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❑ * TW14 Wednesday Night Event _____ x $65
$75
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❑ Gloyna Breakfast (Thursday)
$35
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❑ Donation “Water for People” - Optional
TOTAL PAYMENT (add right column) * 1 ticket to event included with Full Registration
Security Code___________________________________ (Visa/MC/Discover: Last three digits in the signature panel on back of card; AMEX: Four-digit number on the right front above imprinted card number.)
For more information, contact: Texas Water 512-251-8101 Fax: 512-251-8152 texwater@texas.net
Texas Water 2014 Registration c/o GCP Association Services PO Box 676 Pflugerville, TX 78691 or fax to 512-251-8152
QUANTITY
_____ x $35
(Put “Same” if same as above; necessary to process)
Register online at www.txwater.org or mail form with payment to:
$65
❑ * Box Lunch - WED.
PAYMENT METHOD: ❑ Check Payable to Texas Water Bill My: ❑ AMEX ❑ VISA ❑ MasterCard ❑ Discover Card #_________________________________________ Expiration______________________________________ Cardholder Name________________________________ Signature______________________________________ Credit Card Billing Address_________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________
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❑ * Conference Luncheon - TUES. _____ x $60 _____ x $35
THE EASIEST WAY TO REGISTER IS ONLINE: www.txwater.org
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No refunds will be granted after March 21, 2014. A $60 cancellation fee will be assessed to all refund requests made prior to March 21, 2014. Substitutions allowed. Substitutions may incur a $25 processing fee. All refunds must be requested in writing. Fax refund requests to Texas Water at 512-251-8152. I have special dietary needs: ❑ Vegetarian
❑ Other_____________________________________________ Early registration deadline March 21, 2014. After April 7, registration only available on-site.