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Full registration is your best value for Texas Water TM 2020. With full registration, you receive:
from Texas Water 2020
by TEXAS AWWA
Join the Texas Water Community in Fort Worth to help us celebrate our 25th year as the Largest Regional Water Conference in the U.S. © !
Volunteers for Texas Water TM 2020 have been putting in long hours so that your experience in Fort Worth is educational, historic and fun! The technical sessions, carefully crafted by a strong technical program committee, will provide the information to make your work easier. In the Fort Worth Convention Center Exhibit Hall we invite you to learn about new tools and technology that solve problems — some you know you have and some you may not have discovered 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 Thursday’s Conference Night-Out at the Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co. We look forward to seeing you in Fort Worth for Texas Water TM 2020!
Mark Perkins Texas Water Co-Chair Water Environment Association of Texas
Mary Gugliuzza Texas Water Co-Chair Texas Section American Water Works Association
Full registration is your best value for Texas Water TM 2020. With full registration, you receive:
• access to all technical sessions • full access to the Exhibit Hall • tickets to the Awards Lunch, the Women in Water Breakfast, the Box Lunch and the Thursday Night-Out event
Non-member full registration includes a free* one-year membership in either WEF or AWWA.
Tickets for the Women in Water Breakfast, Facility Tours, Lunches, Conference Night-Out Event, Gloyna Breakfast and the Guest Program are also available for purchase.
REGISTER ONLINE AT www.txwater.org
NOTE: All events are at the Fort Worth Convention Center, unless otherwise noted. Schedule is subject to change. For the most up-to-date listing, go to www.txwater.org.
TUESDAY, MARCH 31 7:00 am Golf Tournament • Texas Star Golf Course 8:00 am–12:00 pm Curtis Smalley Environmental Event • Fort Worth Botanic Garden 8:00 am–3:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In • Exhibit Hall 2:00 pm–5:00 pm WEAT Annual Board Meeting • Sheraton 2:00 pm–5:00 pm TAWWA Annual Board Meeting • Sheraton 4:30 pm–7:00 pm Registration • Convention Center Lobby 5:00 pm–6:00 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Pre-Meeting 5:00 pm–7:00 pm Meet & Greet • Exhibit Hall 6:00 pm–7:00 pm WEAT Process Control Event
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 6:30 am Dodson’s Drive Fun Run • Water Garden, South Side of CC 8:00 am–5:00 pm Registration • Convention Center Lobby 8:00 am–5:00 pm Speaker Ready/Moderator Check in Room 8:15 am–2:45 pm WEAT Laboratory, Maintenance and Exhibition Event • Exhibit Hall 8:30 am–11:30 am WEAT Student Design Competition 8:30 am–3:30 pm Guest Program • Omni Hotel
PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED 9:00 am–10:00 am Opening Session 10:00 am–10:15 am TAWWA Business Meeting 10:00 am–11:00 am Beverage Break • Exhibit Hall 10:00 am–5:00 pm Exhibits/Innovation Lounge • Exhibit Hall 10:00 am–5:00 pm Water For People Silent Auction 11:30 am–12:50 pm Awards Lunch
TICKET REQUIRED 12:50 pm–1:05 pm WEAT Business Meeting 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 1:20 pm–5:20 pm Water Reuse Workshop 1:20 pm–3:00 pm Technical Sessions/Posters 1:20 pm–5:10 pm University Forum 1:30 pm–2:30 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Collection Systems Division II • Exhibit Hall 3:00 pm–3:30 pm Networking Break • Exhibit Hall 3:00 pm–3:30 pm Door Prize Drawings • Exhibit Hall 3:00 pm–5:00 pm Texas Shoot-Out • Exhibit Hall 3:30 pm–5:10 pm Technical Sessions 5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes For Day 5:15 pm–6:00 pm Young Professionals & Student Reception/ Mentoring Program Networking Event
8:15 am–2:00 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Safety, Electrical, Exhibition, Collection System Division I • Exhibit Hall 8:30 am–3:30 pm Guest Program • Omni Hotel
PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED 8:30 am–5:00 pm Speaker Ready/Moderator Check in Room 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 9:00 am–10:00 am Beverage Break • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–1:15 pm Water For People Silent Auction • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–4:00 pm Exhibits/Innovation Lounge • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–11:00 am Professional Ethics Workshop for Engineers 9:00 am–11:50 am Technical Sessions/Posters 9:30 am–1:30 pm TAWWA Top Ops Competition • Exhibit Hall 9:30 am–2:00 pm TAWWA Pipe Tapping Competition Exhibit Hall 11:50 am–1:10 pm Box Lunch • Exhibit Hall
TICKET REQUIRED 11:50 am–1:10 pm Awards Celebration • Exhibit Hall
TICKET REQUIRED FOR BOX LUNCH 1:10 pm–2:50 pm Technical Sessions/Posters 1:45 pm–3:30 pm TAWWA Best-Tasting Drinking Water Event Exhibit Hall 2:00 pm–4:00 pm Hydrant Hysteria • Exhibit Hall 2:50 pm–3:20 pm Networking Break • Exhibit Hall 2:50 pm–3:20 pm Door Prize Drawings • Exhibit Hall 3:15 pm–4:00 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Awards Ceremony • Exhibit Hall (Meter Madness area) 3:20 pm–5:00 pm Technical Sessions/Posters 4:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes/Exhibit Breakdown 6:15 pm Gavel Passing • Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co. 6:30 pm–8:30 pm Conference Night-Out • Firestone & Robertson Distilling Co. TICKET REQUIRED
WWW.TXWATER.ORG | 3 FRIDAY, APRIL 3 7:00 am–8:15 am Gloyna Breakfast
TICKET REQUIRED 7:00 am–Noon Registration 8:00 am–9:00 am Beverage Break 8:00 am–Noon Speaker Ready/Moderator Check in Room 8:00 am–Noon Facility Tours • Depart from Convention Center TICKET REQUIRED 8:30 am–10:10 am Technical Sessions 8:30 am–Noon Young Professionals Session Networking 10:10 am–10:20 am Networking Break 10:20 am–Noon Technical Sessions Noon Conference Adjourns
TW20 Keynote: Rep. Dade Phelan
Texas Water is excited to welcome Chairman Dade Phelan in providing the keynote comments at the 25th anniversary of Texas Water. The address will take place during the Opening Session at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 1.
Chairman Phelan authored and sponsored some of the most important water legislation in the 86th Texas Legislature including HJR 4, which shifts $800 million into the flood infrastructure fund. He has advocated for water infrastructure funding and flood mitigation and flood funding. Phelan is one of three house members appointed to the State Water Infrastructure Fund for Texas Advisory Committee. The panel oversees the operation, function and structure of the state water fund and assists the Texas Water Development Board in achieving its goal of providing $27 billion in state water plan projects over the next 50 years.
Chairman Dade Phelan was born and raised in Southeast Texas. His fourth generation commercial real estate development firm owns and manages retail, industrial and office property in Texas and Arkansas. He received his bachelor’s degree in government and business from The University of Texas at Austin.
Phelan currently serves as Chair of the House Committee on State Affairs. He has previously served on the Natural Resources Committee as Vice-Chair, Calendars Committee, Appropriations Committee, Elections Committee and on the Select Committee on Ports, Innovation and Infrastructure.
Phelan is two time Governor appointee to and former president of the Lower Neches Valley Authority. His board of director service includes the Texas Lyceum, Southeast Texas CASA, Golden Triangle Coastal Conservation Association, The Jefferson Theater, St. Anne Catholic Church and secretary of Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas.
His wife, Kim, is a solo practitioner attorney and together they have four sons: Ford, Mack, Hank and Luke.
ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 7 A.M. The Texas Water 2020 Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held at the Texas Star Golf Course. The tournament benefits the scholarship programs of both WEAT and TAWWA and is a great way to meet new friends and colleagues. Get more details and a registration form on Page 26.
CURTIS SMALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL EVENT TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 8 A.M. The Curtis Smalley Environmental Event honors the legacy of Curtis Smalley. His contribution, leadership, mentorship, dedication to service and passion for the water industry left a significant impact. He was a driving force to include the environmental event as part of Texas Water to provide fellowship for colleagues and an opportunity to give back to the community in a fun and engaging manner. Join us for a morning of beautifying one of 23 specialty gardens located on the 110-acre campus of the Fort Worth Botanic Garden; the oldest botanic garden in Texas. Volunteers will engage in planting seasonal color, restoring native landscapes or maintaining garden features. The event is rain or shine as there are greenhouses where work can occur. Dress in clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and wet. Transportation to/from the host hotel, volunteer t-shirt, snack, water and work supplies will be provided.
MEET & GREET/EXHIBIT HALL TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 5 TO 7 P.M. Texas Water attendees Meet & Greet in the Exhibit Hall at the Fort Worth Convention Center for refreshments. Registration opens at 4:30 p.m., then you can enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the Exhibit Hall. Texas Water TM 2020 hosts the largest regional water exhibition on the continent. More than 600 exhibitors—a new record—are in one place, at one time, in the Convention Center.
INNOVATION LOUNGE TUESDAY, MARCH 31 – THURSDAY, APRIL 2
The Texas Water™ Conference has always promoted innovation and creative design to solve some of our most complex water problems. The Innovation Lounge highlights innovative and advanced technologies from across North America. Don’t miss this opportunity to check out these new technologies while collaborating with your colleagues in the new Texas Water™ 2020 Innovation Lounge inside the Exhibit Hall. There is NO additional fee to visit the Innovation Lounge.
TEXAS WATER DODSON’S DRIVE FUN RUN WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 6:30 A.M. (7 A.M. START TIME) The Dodson’s Drive Fun Run, established in 2011 to honor the late Kenneth Dodson, provides funding for scholarships and to send young professionals to the annual Young Professionals Summit. The 2020 Fun Run course will be a loop through downtown Fort Worth. The course will take the runners along the Fort Worth Water Gardens, around the Convention Center and past both conference hotels.
NETWORKING BREAKS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 – FRIDAY, APRIL 3 Start each Texas Water TM 2020 day with networking breaks in the Exhibit Hall Wednesday and Thursday and near the Technical Sessions on Friday.
TECHNICAL SESSIONS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 – FRIDAY, APRIL 3 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. This year we had more than 700 abstracts submitted that were peer-reviewed to bring you 184 leading-edge presentations that are offered only at Texas Water TM 2020. And, once again, we will provide a number of top Poster Sessions as part of our full technical program presentation. Attending Texas Water TM allows you access to the best of the best technical presentations. For a full listing, see Pages 18-25.
AWARDS LUNCH WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 11:30 A.M. TO 12:50 P.M. TICKET REQUIRED Enjoy a great meal with your colleagues at the Awards Lunch. 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 Wednesday-Only Registration, and extra tickets are available for purchase.
WATER REUSE – FROM FUNDAMENTALS TO THE FUTURE – WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1:20 P.M. TO 5:20 P.M. This workshop will provide attendees with a fundamental understanding of water reuse in the unique Texas context. The workshop will cover the basics of regulations and the logistics of implementing reuse. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in an interactive panel discussion with experts from the field. Case studies detailing a variety of reuse applications will be presented. The workshop will also look toward the future of water reuse in Texas and specifically address the workforce needs with a focus on operator licensure efforts. No additional fee. Pending approval for 4-hours TCEQ water and wastewater hours.
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STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 8:30 A.M. TO 11:30 A.M. The WEAT Student Design Competition gives students the opportunity to design and present a project based on a real-world wastewater treatment plant design problem. Students will be competing to represent WEAT at the Student Design Competition in New Orleans at WEFTEC 2020. The prompt this year is focused around the City of Pflugerville’s Central Wastewater Treatment Plant in Pflugerville, TX. Students shall propose design alternatives to construct new facilities required for expanded capacity, rehabilitate existing facilities and convert from a chemical nutrient removal facility to a biological nutrient removal facility, and upgrade the existing solids handling facilities. Come on out and support your alma mater or see some prospective future leaders in the industry! This year teams from Texas Tech University, University of Houston, Texas A&M University, Lamar University, Southern Methodist University, University of Texas at Austin, Tarleton State University, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, LeTourneau University, and Tecnológico de Monterrey will compete.
The Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) and Texas Section of American Water Works Association (TAWWA) are dedicated to providing a safe, harassment-free experience for everyone during Texas Water TM and official Texas Water TM conference events. WEAT and TAWWA will not tolerate harassment of conference attendees, exhibitors, speakers, volunteers, or staff. WEAT and TAWWA prohibit Texas Water TM participants from intimidating, harassing, unwelcome, abusive, disruptive, violent or offensive conduct. Texas Water TM participants asked to stop any such behavior must comply immediately. Violators may be subject to expulsion without refund. Harassment should be reported to conference staff immediately. Please refer to our full Code of Conduct found at www.txwater.org/codeofconduct.cfm for more information including contact information for reporting actions contrary to the Texas Water TM code of conduct.
YP & STUDENT RECEPTION/MENTORING PROGRAM NETWORKING EVENT WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 5:15 P.M. TO 6 P.M. Come out and join the YPs and seasoned professionals for drinks and hors d’oeuvres as we continue to network. We will also recognize the winners of the Student Design Competition, the University Forum and the Dodson’s Drive Run. The Mentoring Program’s Networking Event will have participants discuss their experience with mentors. Join us to learn more about the program and how you can participate.
PRESENTATION POSTERS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1-THURSDAY, APRIL 2 Texas Water TM 2020 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 Fort Worth Convention Center from Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon. Authors are encouraged to leave business cards or other contact information so that viewers can direct questions or comments their way. A listing of the posters will be provided in the Texas Water Conference Program and in the conference app.
WOMEN IN WATER BREAKFAST THURSDAY, APRIL 2 7:30 A.M. TO 8:45 A.M. TICKET REQUIRED We will be highlighting a group of amazing women who will share their stories of achievement in their careers. The panel will include TCEQ Deputy Director L’Oreal Stepney, TCEQ Commissioner Emily Lindley and Fort Worth Water Deputy Director Laura Wilson. It will be a moderated yet free-flowing conversation on the panelists’ experiences and work that led them to their executive level management. Mary Gugliuzza with Fort Worth Water will be moderating.
A ticket is included with Full Registration. Additional breakfast tickets are available at $40 each if purchased on or before March 9; $50 after.
Visit www.txwater.org for the latest conference information and updates and to register for the conference. See you in Fort Worth!
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS WORKSHOP FOR ENGINEERS THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 9 A.M. TO 11 A.M. The Texas Water Engineer’s Ethics Seminar is an interactive and thought-provoking session led by Bob Pence and Gina Smith from Freese and Nichols, Inc. While earning one Professional Development Hour and satisfying the annual ethics requirement, you will learn to recognize ethical situations faced by engineers, analyze the issues of ethical situations and discuss how to resolve ethical situations in a creative and professional manner. There is NO additional fee for this training or need to preregister.
BOX LUNCH THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 11:50 A.M. TO 1:10 P.M. TICKET REQUIRED Thursday is a big day at the Texas Water Conference. In addition to the great Technical Programs and the full day of Exhibits, Thursday is also your opportunity to cheer on 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 Thursday-Only Registration includes a ticket for the Box Lunch. Extra tickets are available for purchase.
AWARDS CELEBRATION LUNCH THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 11:50 A.M. TO 1:10 P.M. TICKET REQUIRED Texas Water will honor WEAT and TAWWA friends and colleagues who have demonstrated their commitment to the water and wastewater profession. This fast-paced, live, and fun event will take place in the Exhibit Hall.
Box lunches will be available, and box lunch tickets are included in Full Registration and Thursday-Only Registration. Additional box lunch tickets are available at $35 each if purchased on or before March 9; $40 after.
YP TECHNICAL SESSION FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 8:30 A.M. TO NOON A panel of YPs will share their knowledge and experiences on an array of matters aimed at engaging the YPs and seasoned professionals alike. Reference the program lineup for details.
CONFERENCE NIGHT-OUT THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 6:15 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M. TICKET REQUIRED Our Conference Night-Out event will take place at the Firestone & Robertson Distilling Company, home of TX Whiskey & TX Bourbon. TX Whiskey Ranch is conveniently located ten minutes southeast of Downtown Fort Worth and is situated on 112 acres of a historic golf course, formerly Glen Garden Country Club.
The event will feature an immersive tour on the art and science of whiskey distilling at the largest whiskey distillery west of the Mississippi. Attendees will experience an up-close look at every step of the distillation and aging process that creates the distinct taste of our TX Bourbon. Come hear the story behind their proprietary yeast, witness firsthand how they make their custom caps, and enjoy a taste of TX all while taking
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.
Please note that we will not have engineering forms onsite.
in stunning views of downtown Fort Worth. The tour will conclude with a tasting in the Tavern, and an opportunity to try a delicious cocktail from their mixologist or browse the Ranch Store at your leisure.
The Conference Night-Out tickets includes live music, food options and a deluxe bar service that includes a variety of wines, beers and cocktails (2 drink tickets, followed by a cash bar). Our very own DWU Central Snappers will be playing live music on our Texas filled night-out event.
Shuttle buses will leave from the conference hotel at 6 pm. The Gavel Passing ceremony will start at 6:15 pm. 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 $70 on or before March 9; $80 after.
The Firestone & Robertson Distilling Company (Whiskey Ranch) is located on 4250 Mitchell Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76119.
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GLOYNA BREAKFAST FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 7 TO 8:15 A.M. TICKET REQUIRED Patricia Cleveland, executive regional manager at Trinity River Authority of Texas, will be the featured speaker at the Gloyna Breakfast at 7 a.m. on Friday, April 3.
Cleveland earned a Bachelor of Science in environmental biology and chemistry at Texas Wesleyan College. She began her career at the Trinity River Authority in 1976 as a biologist in the Central Regional Wastewater System laboratory, where she advanced to manager of laboratory services in 1981. She became manager of technical services in 1985, interfacing with Federal and State regulatory agencies on the quality and the cycle of water in the Trinity River State and regulatory permitting of wastewater facilities, including a new federal industrial pretreatment program.
She moved to the General Office to assume the role of manager of wastewater services planning before being promoted to northern regional manager of operations for the six regional operating projects, Joe Pool Lake Recreational Parks in the Upper Trinity River Basin and five non-operating projects that served more than 1.3 million people in more than 40 North Texas cities. Responsible for directing the operation, maintenance, and expansion of TRA’s regional water and wastewater systems, as well as the development of a new regional system and the implementation of projects through Master Planning and maintaining regulatory permitting. In 2011, Cleveland was promoted to assistant regional manager, northern region, and advanced to her current position in July 2019.
She is active in several water/wastewater organizations. She served on the Water Environment Federation’s Water Quality Committee; she served as past president with the
Water Environment Association of Texas; she is active in the National Association of Clean Water Agencies where she served as a past board member; she also served as the board representative on the National Security Coordinating Council for nine years and as the chair from 2015-2016. Cleveland has been on the WaterISAC board of directors since 2010, and she also serves as NACWA’s representative on that board. Additionally, she served as the president of the Texas Association of Clean Water Agencies in 2000.
The breakfast honors the long and distinguished career of Dr. Earnest F. Gloyna, Emeritus Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Gloyna’s teaching, research and professional practice have touched an unusually large number of students, educators, engineers and the public leadership not only in Texas but throughout the world. Tickets for the Gloyna Breakfast are $40 and are sold separately.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 31–THURSDAY, APRIL 2 Operations Challenge Tuesday, March 31, 6 pm-7 pm Wednesday, April 1, 8:15 am-2:30 pm Thursday, April 2, 8:15 am-4 pm Come see the best and brightest operators in the nation compete during the largest Operations Challenge regional competition at Texas Water TM 2020. Demonstrating a Texas sized dominance, TRA CReWSers won second place in Division 1 and NTMWD South Mesquite Rangers won first place in Division II at WEFTEC. Texas now has six teams competing in the ten team national Division 1 competition, and will host other members of D1 to this regional! Sign up your utility today! Teams of two to four members can compete in one or more (up to seven) events. Anyone can sign up a team! The competition takes place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the Exhibit Hall. Join teams 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), Electrical (Sponsored by Gupta) and our 9th Annual Exhibition Event (Sponsored by Victaulic). 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 Six Texas Teams earn a free trip to WEFTEC Nationals, which will be held in October in New Orleans. Contact Jeff Sober at 214-883-6263 or jlsober@garverusa.com or register at www.txwater.org.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 Junior Meter Madness Contest 1 pm-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 Wednesday.
Meter Madness 2:30 pm-4:30 pm, Exhibit Hall Contestants race to assemble a 5/8-inch meter from loose parts and test for leaks. The winner represents Texas at
the AWWA national competition in June in Orlando. For information, check online at www.txwater.org.
Texas Shoot Out 3 pm-5 pm, Exhibit Hall, Ops Challenge Area Who is the fastest draw on cutting a piece of 8-inch SDR 35 pipe with a hand saw? 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. The event is open to all. The $5 entry fee proceeds go to Curtis Smalley Memorial Fund. First place in all events will receive a plaque. Contact Grace Sober at gdsober@ lan-inc.com for more information and to sign up.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2 Top Ops 9:30 am-1:30 pm, Exhibit Hall Water operations personnel can impress their coworkers 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 Orlando in June at the AWWA ACE in Orlando. For more information, contact Rhonda Harris at reharris57@gmail.com or online atwww.txwater.org.
Pipe Tapping Contest 9:30 am-2 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 Orlando in June. For information, contact Rhonda Harris at reharris57@gmail. com or online atwww.txwater.org.
Best Tasting Drinking Water Contest 1:45 pm-3:30 pm, Exhibit Hall The Best Tasting Drinking Water Contest brings together entries representing utilities across Texas. A panel of celebrity judges will grade the samples. Along with Texas bragging rights, the winning entrant competes at the AWWA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando in June. For information, see www.txwater.org.
Hydrant Hysteria 2 pm-4 pm, Exhibit Hall Hydrant Hysteria is a fast-paced competition where twomember teams assemble a specified hydrant as quickly as they can. The Section winners will compete at the AWWA ACE20 Conference in June in Orlando.
Omni Fort Worth Across from the Fort Worth Convention Center and within walking distance from the city’s cultural centers, restaurants and nightlife.
Room rates at the Omni Fort Worth are $189 single/ double plus taxes for a deluxe room and $219 single/ double plus taxes for a premier room. A one night deposit is required when booking a room. Early departure fees will apply. Cancellations must be seven days in advance. Cutoff date is March 6, 2020.
Sheraton Fort Worth Short Walk across Fort Worth Water Gardens park to Convention Center within walking distance from the city’s cultural centers, restaurants and nightlife.
Room rates at the Sheraton Fort Worth are $165 single/ double plus taxes for king and queen rooms. A one night deposit is required when booking a room. Early departure fees will apply. Cancellations must be seven days in advance. Cutoff date is March 6, 2020.
See special information below regarding booking more than 5 hotel rooms.*
*Texas Water negotiates hotel rates to provide reasonable rates for conference attendees. As part of this agreement, Texas Water TM 2020 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 5 hotel rooms at the negotiated Texas Water rate. Any person, group, company or organization that reserves more than 5 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 for reservations in excess of 5 rooms is February 7, 2020.
By registering for Texas Water TM 2020 at the conference rate, and/or within the Texas Water negotiated room block, any person, group, company or organization agrees that if they fail to cancel the rooms by the cutoff date above, they will assume full responsibility to pay for any unused rooms at the full conference rate including all taxes and other fees in the event the rooms go unsold and the hotel acts to hold Texas Water TM 2020, WEAT and/or TAWWA, responsible for any unused rooms under the terms of the contract.
Please direct any questions regarding this policy to help@texaswater.net.
Register for the conference at www.txwater.org
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 & THURSDAY, APRIL 2 Join us on an exciting tour of the best of Fort Worth, “Cowboys and Culture”. The two day package includes continental breakfast at the Omni Hotel, transportation, luncheon and entrance fees, as well as a ticket to the Conference Night-Out on Thursday evening.
The Guest Program costs $125 on or before March 9 and $135 after.
Wednesday, April 1 Wear your cowboy boots, because we will spend all of day one at the Fort Worth Stockyards. We’ll begin with a continental breakfast at the Omni Hotel and then ride the charted bus to the Stockyards located on the north side of Fort Worth, just miles away from downtown.
We start with a historic tour of the Stockyards followed by a herd meet and greet and a behind the scenes demonstration.
We’ll catch the cattle drive, before walking to lunch at Risky’s Barbeque in the heart of the Stockyards shopping district. We’ll end the day at the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame before returning on the bus at the Omni.
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Thursday, April 2 It’s time for culture! Wear your best comfortable attire as we will spend the day walking Fort Worth’s internationally recognized museums, the Kimbell Art Museum and The Modern. We begin with a continental breakfast at the Omni Hotel and will travel in our charted bus to the museum district.
First is the Kimbell Art Museum, where we will have free time to tour the gallery including the visiting exhibition, Renoir: The Body, The Senses, before meeting our docent for a guided tour of the permanent collection.
A short walk across the street will take us to The Modern where we will dine at the Café Modern. A locally sourced, curated meal will be prepared for us.
After our delicate feast, our docent will guide us through a portion of the permanent and visiting collection, Mark Bradford: End Papers. We’ll have free time to visit the rest of the museum at our leisure and will return to the Omni in the late afternoon.
Attendees can add to their Texas Water TM 2020 experience by registering for one of the three Friday morning tours. Tour tickets are in addition to conference registration and include transportation. Cost is $30 if purchased by March 9; $35 thereafter. A limited number of tickets may be available for purchase on-site. Choose one of the three tours that will leave from the Fort Worth Convention Center at 8 a.m. Friday morning:
Option 1: Tour of Bureau of Engraving & Printing’s Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth WEAT/TAWWA Tour Host: Charles Anderson, CDM Smith The tour will begin with a visit to the Western Currency Facility opened in 1990 in Fort Worth, as the first government facility outside Washington, DC, to print United States paper money. The facility serves the currency needs of the western half of the nation and acts as a contingency operation in case of an emergency at the DC facility. The facility recently won a number of local environmental awards that included being named 2019 Industry of the Year. The facility also earned a Pretreatment Partnership award and Pollution Prevention award in their sweep of City of Fort Worth 2019 Environmental Awards.
The production of U.S. currency is not an easy or simple task, but one that involves highly trained and skilled
craftspeople, specialized equipment, and a combination of traditional old world printing techniques merged with sophisticated, cutting edge technology.
PLEASE NOTE: Seating is limited. Also, the currency facility has serious security requirements. Visitors are subject to screening prior to entering the Visitor Center. LEAVE all cell phones, laptops, iPads, iWatches or any electronic devices, electronic equipment, backpacks, cameras, weapons (including knives, pellet guns, mace, etc.), explosives, food, and or drinks back at the hotel or on the bus. They are NOT allowed on the tour.
https://www.moneyfactory.gov/fortworthtxtours.html
Tentative schedule for the morning of April 3, 2020: 8:00 AM: Leave from the Fort Worth Convention Center (Houston Street) 8:45-9:15 AM: Arrive at Western Currency Facility & process participants through security 9:15-10:45 AM: Tour of production room floor (45 minute guided tour ¼ mile walk) 11:00 AM: Depart Western Currency Facility for Fort Worth Convention Center 11:30 AM: Arrive Fort Worth Convention Center
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Option 2: Tour of Trinity River Authority’s Denton Creek Regional Wastewater Facility and Texas Motor Speedway WEAT/TAWWA Tour Host: Elizabeth Boddicker, Upper Trinity Regional Water District
The tour will begin with a visit to TRA’s award-winning, state-of-the-art Denton Creek Regional Wastewater Facility. Commissioned in May 1990, the plant is capable of treating 11.5 MGD, and ongoing expansion projects to the Denton Creek Regional Wastewater System (DCRWS) will add 14.5 miles of pipeline, for a total of 49.5 miles. DCRWS serves multiple local cities and utilities, as well as the Intermodal Industrial Facility— including Alliance Airport—and the Texas Motor Speedway.
Needing the flexibility to treat significantly increased flow during Texas Motor Speedway events, the plant is designed with three options for secondary treatment: a conventional aeration basin/final clarifier process; sequential batch reactors; and a three-million-gallon detention basin. The plant also utilizes UV radiation in the final step of the treatment process-being one of the first wastewater plants in Texas to do so.
Our next stop will be the Texas Motor Speedway. You don’t have to be a NASCAR fan to enjoy the behind-thescenes look at the giant speedway that hosts seven major professional races annually.
PLEASE NOTE: Seating is limited. Participants should wear appropriate footwear for walking tour.
http://www.trinityra.org/wastewaterdentoncreekregional
https://www.texasmotorspeedway.com/
Tentative schedule for the morning of April 3, 2020: 8:00 AM: Leave from the Fort Worth Convention Center (Houston Street) 8:30 AM: Arrive at TRA Denton Creek Regional Wastewater Facility 8:30–9:30 AM: Tour of TRA Denton Creek Regional Wastewater Facility 9:30-9:45 AM: Travel to Texas Motor Speedway 10:00 AM: Tour of Texas Motor Speedway 11:30 AM: Depart Texas Motor Speedway for Fort Worth Convention Center 12:00 PM: Arrive Fort Worth Convention Center
Option 3: Tour of the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens & Fort Worth Zoo WEAT/TAWWA Tour Host: Andre Garces, Plummer
What is the difference between a park and a Botanic Garden? The Fort Worth Botanic Garden, founded in 1933, is the oldest botanic garden in Texas and encompasses 110 acres in Fort Worth’s renowned cultural district. The garden includes 22 gardens and a tropical conservatory. The garden is operated by the City of Fort Worth through the City’s Park and Recreation Department. What is the difference between a park and a Botanic Garden? A park is a recreational area with picnic grounds and playing fields. A Botanic Garden is a living horticultural museum of plants used for education, conservation and display.
The oldest continuous operating zoo in Texas Next, the tour will visit the Fort Worth Zoo opened in 1909 with one lion, two bear cubs, an alligator, a coyote, a peacock and a few rabbits. The zoo has since grown into a nationally ranked facility, housing more than 7,000 native and exotic animals. In 1992, the zoo hosted a grand reopening, unveiling two new exhibits — World of Primates and Asian Falls — and numerous improvements throughout the zoo. Within a year, zoo attendance exceeded 1 million visitors. Since 1992, the zoo has opened 16 permanent exhibits and support facilities, virtually creating a new zoo. Including addition of Texas Wild! in 2001, which houses seven distinct exhibits within an 8-acre complex.
PLEASE NOTE: Seating is limited.
http://www.fwbg.org/
https://www.fortworthzoo.org/
Tentative schedule for the morning of April 3, 2020: 8:00 AM: Leave from the Fort Worth Convention Center (Houston Street) 8:15 AM: Arrive at Fort Worth Botanic Gardens 8:15–9:30 AM: Tour various gardens 9:30–9:45 AM: Travel to Fort Worth Zoo 9:45–11:30 AM: Tour Fort Worth Zoo 11:45 AM: Depart Fort Worth Zoo for Fort Worth Convention Center 12:00 PM: Arrive Fort Worth Convention Center
Pretreatment Legislative/Regulatory Small Systems Water Resources
Pollution Prevention and Pretreatment Inspections: How to Kick It Up a Notch! David James Wastewater Training & Consulting
An 86th Texas Legislative Session Recap, Rulewriting and Interim Update Julie Nahrgang Water Environment Association of Texas/ Texas Association of Clean Water Agencies
AMPSS: A Pilot Asset Management Program for Small Systems Christopher Nance Parkhill, Smith & Cooper
Aquifer Storage and Recovery: Assessment of Water Supply Strategies and Subsidence Risk Van Kelly, INTERA Michael Turco, Harris-Galveston Subsidence District Neil Deeds, INTERA Tina Petersen, Harris-Galveston Subsidence District
Know Thy Waste Stream: A Comprehensive Look at Pretreatment Programs Influent and Effluent Scans Peter Reale Plummer Chris Pasch Plummer
AWWA/NACWA/WEF Combined Updates Steven Dye WEF Legislative Director Tommy Holmes AWWA Legislative Director
Backflow Woes: A Small City’s Story of Adopting a Backflow Prevention Program Adrian Garcia Fair Oaks Ranch Melissa Castro Fair Oaks Ranch
Water Resources Planning Tool and Its Implementation to EP Water’s Future Water Supply Planning Gilbert Trejo El Paso Water
What to Expect When You Are Expecting a New Pretreatment Program Cory Moose City of Midland Murali Erat Freese and Nichols
EPA Region 6 Updates on Water and Water Quality Issues Charles Maguire EPA Region 6
One City’s Rounding Error is Another SUD’s Max Day: Modeling <1 MGD Water Systems Ashlyn Morgan Kimley-Horn and Associates
Conventional Parameters and Technically Based Local Limits – Isn’t This What the Plant Was Designed to Treat? Janet Sims Perkins Engineering Consultants
Laboratory
The Engineer Requested What? Decoding an Engineer’s Data Request Rusty Tate Garver
TCEQ Updates on Water Quality/ Drinking Water Issues Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
The Elephant in the Room: A Small Town’s Creative Approach to a Big Infrastructure Challenge Matthew Abbe AECOM Paige Cronin AECOM Ray Banks Dallas County Public Works
PFAS 101: An Introduction to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Amber Batson CDM Smith
Planning Ahead of the Curve – Long-Term Water Demand Projections for the City of Richmond, Texas Justin Bartlett, KIT Professionals Howard Christian, City of Richmond Yatra Dhruv, KIT Professionals Terri Vela, KIT Professionals
Understanding Whole Effluent Toxicity Testing Ginger Briggs Bio-Analytical Laboratories
Nutrients Are Reappearing: New Developments for TPDES Permits Rajendra Bhatterai Clean Water Strategies Michael Morrison Freese and Nichols Ana Peña-Tijerina Fort Worth Water Lisa Boatman Austin Water
TCEQ Water/Wastewater Pipeline Separation Requirements –Navigating the Regs Ron King Dunaway Associates
Simulating the TRWD Water Supply Reservoir System with the Integrated Pipeline Project Using Dendrochronological Climate Reconstruction David Marshal Tarrant Regional Water District Courtney Jalbert Tarrant Regional Water District Laura Blaylock Tarrant Regional Water District
Evaluating Alternative Water Supplies to Meet Demand in a Growing City Jennifer Klidies Corpus Christi Water Crystal Ybanez Corpus Christi Water Esteban Ramos Corpus Christi Water Gabriel Ramirez Corpus Christi Water
Keep Aging Dams Up to Snuff: Best Practices from Four Large Texas Reservoirs Louis Verreault Tarrant Regional Water District Marc Miller Freese and Nichols
Planning and Executing an Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pilot Project James Dwyer HDR
Odor & Corrosion Control Diversity/Workforce Water Conservation University Forum
Arresting Wastewater Sulfide Formation: A Nitrate Narrative Richard Pope Hazen and Sawyer
Leading and Managing in Changing Times Amber Batson CDM Smith
Technology Friend or Foe? Which Tech Solutions Are Saving Water & Helping Customers? Karen Guz San Antonio Water System
The Heterogeneous Nucleation of Gypsum Flat Surface: The Role of Hydrophobicity Xiaochuan Huang Rice University
What You Don’t Learn in College About Odor Control James McMillen Perkins Engineering Consultants
The Silent Killer: Balancing Municipal Wastewater Infrastructure Affected by Corrosion and Maintaining Service in Texas Communities Wade Parks, Garver Barry Calhoun, City of Bay City Louis Rodriguez, City of Bay City Jimmy Dunham, Dunham Engineering Jeff Maier, Garver
Ahead of the Odor! Establishing Odor Control for a Greenfield Plant Brandy Martinez CDM Smith
Filling the Workforce Pipeline: Houston’s Efforts to Attract, Train and Develop its Water Workforce Magda Alanis City of Houston Xuan Zheng AECOM Dylan Christenson Black & Veatch
Why SMART Irrigation Controller Rebates are not SMART for Conserving Water Gail Donaldson City of Allen
Nitrification of High Strength Waste Streams at Low pH in a Membrane Aerated Bioreactor Maryam Salehi Texas Tech University
Leveraging Technology to Attract The Next Generation Workforce Clarence Wittwer City of Pearland
Data-Driven Decisions in Cowtown: Using the Municipal Water Conservation Planning Tool to Set Targets Micah Reed Fort Worth Water Jeremy Rice Freese and Nichols Adam Conner Freese and Nichols
Accelerating Water Hammer Simulations Using Vectorization Gerardo Riano-Briceno The University of Texas at Austin
Utility Workforce Recruiting and Development Ron Patel Dallas Water Utilities Darell Long Dallas Water Utilities Darrell Poore Dallas Water Utilities
Granularity, Who Needs It: Understanding the Role of Data and Conservation Potential Robert Stefani Austin Water
Enhancing Solar Membrane Distillation Performance Using Core-shell Nanofiber Ruikun Xin Rice University
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Of Water Conservation and Corrosion Control) Fernie Silva Brown and Caldwell
How to Embrace Diversity and Inclusion Sapna Mulki Water Savvy Solutions
Tis The Season, Modeling and Adopting Seasonal Drought Triggers for the North Texas Municipal Water District Jeremy Rice, Freese and Nichols Denise Hickey, North Texas Municipal Water District Billy George, North Texas Municipal Water District Tom Gooch, Freese and Nichols
Comprehensive Evaluation of Collection System Odor, Ventilation and Corrosion in Austin, Texas Soo Koon Soon Austin Water
Collaboration Inside and Outside of the Classroom: Public and Private Sector Support of Dallas High School Student Interest in the Water Industry Bridgette Bennett Carollo Engineers Guadalupe Bailey Dallas Water Utilities Joshua Kennedy Davis W.T. White High School
Audits, Reports and Plans – Oh My! Shae Luther Texas Water Development Board John Sutton Texas Water Development Board
A Topological Technique for Optimizing Parallel Speedup of Urban Water Modeling Edward Tiernan The University of Texas at Austin
Mechanisms of Irreversible Fouling During Microfiltration of Treated Municipal Wastewater Effluent Kunal Gupta Texas A&M University
Drinking Water Quality Wastewater Collection
MRRDC/Wastewater Treatment & Operations
Water Distribution
Using an Integrated Approach to Monitor Algal Blooms Hunter Adams City of Wichita Falls Frances Buerkens Fluid Imaging Technologies Sam Reeder City of Wichita Falls Ashley Cottrell City of Wichita Falls Mark Southard City of Wichita Falls
Capacity Evaluation Approach for the City of Houston’s Sewer Replacement Program James Brescol Tetra Tech Fazle Rabbi City of Houston Pratistha Pradhan City of Houston Carol Hufnagel Tetra Tech
Utilizing Metabolic Selectors to Facilitate the Path to Densification of Activated Sludge Brandt Miller Hazen and Sawyer Alonso Griborio Hazen and Sawyer Donna Long North Texas Municipal Water District
It Takes Two to Model Build: Combining SCADA Data with Operations Staff Knowledge Leads to Efficient Development of a Complex Hydraulic Model Regina Stencel Dallas Water Utilities Katherine Sager Carollo Engineers
Does Regulating PFAS at the Federal or State Level Represent a Meaningful Opp for Health Risk Redux Chad Seidel Corona Environmental Consulting
San Antonio Water System Case Study: Managing Infrastructure Proactively Using Smart Monitoring Solutions Annette Duron San Antonio Water System
Leaving No Stone Unturned! Process Selection for a Large Greenfield Water Resource Recovery Facility Samir Mathur CDM Smith
Managing Distribution System Water Quality While Diversifying Water Sources Carrie Smith Arcadis Ashley Evans Arcadis Michael Short New Braunfels Utilities Dean Watson New Braunfels Utilities
Could On-Site ATP Analysis Allow for Faster Return of Dist System Infrastructure to Service? Ashley Evans Arcadis
Water Treatment Technologies for PFAS: Current and Next Generations Corey Theriault Arcadis
Dealing with Microbially Induced Corrosion at T-Bar Well Field Kayleigh Millerick Texas Tech University Kenneth Rainwater Texas Tech University Fayruj Ahmed Texas Tech University Kyle Krueger Parkhill, Smith and Cooper Landon Allen Parkhill, Smith and Cooper
CCTV Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence is Here! Chuck Hansen Hansen Analytics
A Comprehensive Criticality-Based Prioritization Approach for Wastewater Collection Pipeline Rehabilitation in the City of Austin Aldo Sotelo Stantec Consulting Services Joe Herman Stantec Consulting Services
Maximizing Basin Performance - Combining CFD and Biological Modeling Lance Klement Garver Kamyar Sardari Garver Regina Stencel Dallas Water Utilities Samuel Bush Garver
Digging Deep in San Antonio –The Planning and Design of 2 Miles of 54-inch Pipe 80 feet Deep Mark Bush Tetra Tech Gerardo Gomez San Antonio Water System Molly Lovegren Tetra Tech
Capacity and Hydraulic Improvements at the City of Austin Walnut Creek WWTP Settled Wastewater Pump Station Behnoush Yeganeh AECOM Rebecca Vento Austin Water Ioan Chilarescu AECOM Charles Celauro Austin Water
Planning and Building a ‘Leaner and Meaner’ Water System Through Advanced Modeling and Data Analysis Sunil Kommineni KIT Professionals Robert Upton City of Pearland Justin Bartlett KIT Professionals Skipper Jones City of Pearland Jeffrey Peters Ardurra Group
Design Lessons-Learned from Condition Assessment and Risk-Based Prioritization of 130 Wastewater Lift Stations Harrison Steed Arcadis Fabiola DeCarvalho City of Sugar Land
Peak (Wet Weather) Flow Treatment Evaluation for the Consolidation of WWTPs in Houston, TX Ayobamidele Bello HR Green Michael Halde HR Green Bintuan Zhu City of Houston
A Graph is Worth a Thousand Cells: Visually Communicating Variables in Water Supply and Demand Projections to Decision Makers Lindsay Kovar BGE Julia Frankovich BGE
Water Treatment & Operations
52 Hours Above 300 NTU - How Austin Water Navigated Flood Event Brian Haws Austin Water
Asset Management Construction Issues Utility Management
Asset Management and Reporting with Power Bi Rachel Crawley Tarrant Regional Water District Courtney Jalbert Tarrant Regional Water District
Progressive Design-Build from the Owner, Owner’s Representative and Contractor Point of View Gary Dreighton NDM Rick Zohne Dallas Water Utilities Marc Cottingame Dallas Water Utilities Randy Palachek Parsons Water & Infrastructure Chris Schmid CP&Y
Avoid Losing Decades of Knowledge When Tenured Staff Departs Leslie Jansen Austin Water
Turbidity, H2S, E. coli, Oh My! Accelerated Design and Construction of a Membrane WTP to Address Unexpected Water Quality Issues Kira Iles Freese and Nichols Michael Sherer Freese and Nichols
From the Rio Grande to the Well Fields in the North – How El Paso Water Manages a critical 20-mile Cross City Water Main Felipe Lopez El Paso Water
Finding Common Ground in Unchartered Territory: The Role of the Design-Builder and the Owner’s Agent in the Joint Provision of Professional Engineering Services Sarah Berkey Carollo Engineers Cory Johnson Jacobs Jasmin Zambrano City of Houston
Don’t Reinvent the Wheel: How Richwood Leveraged Effective Utility Planning to Solve Classic Water and Wastewater Problems Kendall Ryan Freese and Nichols Ishita Rahman Freese and Nichols Clif Custer City of Richwood
Houstons Approach to Preparing and Equipping Staff to Operate and Maintain Paul Walker Carollo Engineers Jasmin Zambrano City of Houston Andrew Molly City of Houston Eric Garza City of Houston Rajinder Singh City of Houston
Fort Worth’s Storm Drain Rehabilitation Program: Cowtown’s Approach to Wrangling Storm Drains Matt Stahl Halff Associates Michael Owen City of Fort Worth Benjamin Pylant Halff Associates Preston Dillard Halff Associates
How a Successful Public-Private Partnership Brings Water for the Next Generation Marisa Vergara CP&Y Carissa Shelley Pape-Dawson Engineers Bill Williams Garney Construction
Membrane Gravity Filtration Simon Breese AECOM
The Matrix is Only the Beginning- Using a Holistic Framework to Develop and Prioritize Projects from Asset Data and Implement CIPs Strategically William Lloyd HDR Alex Shannon HDR Rob Hoffman HDR
Timing is Everything; Eight Contracts, One Deadline for Bringing San Antonio’s Newest Water Supply Online Leslie Turner Tetra Tech Alissa Lockett San Antonio Water System
Leveraging Data for Monitoring and Controlling EPA Consent Decree Sewer Projects Richard Donat San Antonio Water System
Maintenance Planning and Scheduling from Scratch - Our Experience Defeating Parkinson’s Law Joel Nickerson North Texas Municipal Water District Richard ‘Doc’ Palmer Richard Palmer and Associates
Historic Meets Modern: Retrofitting 70-Year-Old Sedimentation Basins with Circular Clarifier Mechanisms Christopher Boyd Plummer Alan Davis Plummer Dena Johnson City of Fort Worth
From Feast to Famine - Adapting Your Asset Management Plan Based on Data Availability Dexter May Plummer Reza Malek Plummer
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: QC and QA Strategies on the $1.6 Billion Bois d’Arc Lake Program Adam Payne Freese and Nichols Greg Bradley North Texas Municipal Water District Fain Butler North Texas Municipal Water District
How Do We Decide? The Methodology Used to Shape the Future for the Pierce-Burch Water Treatment Plant Robert Hoffman HDR Katie Livas HDR Andrew McBride City of Arlington Water Utilities Jessie Allen City of Arlington Water Utilities
Drinking Water Quality Wastewater Collection
Alternative Coagulant Evaluation - Bench, Pilot and Full-Scale Coagulant Testing to Determine Best Alt to Alum Kristen Cope, Hazen and Sawyer Rafael Martinez, City of Corpus Christi William Creech, City of Corpus Christi Vaibhavi Shankar, LNV Jim DeWolfe, Hazen and Sawyer
Harmful Algal Bloom Preparedness and Responses: 5 Years Since Toledo Amlan Ghosh Corona Environmental Consulting
IT STICKS AND IT STINKS!: A Unique Approach to Improve the Operations of the Lakeview Force Main System and its Valves David Trejo RJN Group Derek Schwanke RJN Group Elizabeth Boddicker Upper Trinity Regional Water District
Reducing Costs and Sewer Overflows with a Preventative Maintenance Program for the City of Houston Jason Maldonado RJN Group Tristan Nickel RJN Group Ogadinma Onyebuchi City of Houston
MRRDC/Wastewater Treatment & Operations
Win-Win: An Efficient Approach to Regionalized Expansion John Lacy, Costello Dan McGraw, City of Missouri City Shih-Hui Pan, Costello Shashi Kumar, City of Missouri City Chad Hablinski, Costello
Water Distribution
108-inch Water Transmission Main from Lake Houston to West of IH-45: Design Challenges in a 16.5 Mile Waterline through a Highly Developed Urban Landscape Micahel Liga Lockwood, Andrews, and Newnam Natasha Lombard Lockwood, Andrews, and Newnam Kevin Tran City of Houston
Four Cities Working Together for 10 MGD Expansion of the East Wastewater Treatment Plant - Brushy Creek Regional Wastewater System (BCRWWS) David Freireich City of Round Rock Josh Frisinger Plummer
‘All – in – One’ Advanced Water Quality Tool to Monitor and Control Nitrification in Distribution System Varenya Mehta, KIT Professionals Julian Kelly, City of Pearland Sunil Kommineni, KIT Professionals David Van Riper, City of Pearland Justin Bartlett, KIT Professionals
Assessing Treatability of 5 Source Waters w/ BenchScale Ozonation Testing Christina Alito, HDR Robert Hoffman, HDR Sally Wright, Dallas Water Utilities Chaise Holmgren, Dallas Water Utilities Chance Lauderdale, HDR
The Road Less Traveled: 144” Gravity Sewer Tunnel in DOT ROW Jeffrey Farnsworth Kimley-Horn & Associates
“Missouri City Pickers” A WWTP Package Plant Tale of Trash to Treasure that Creates a Win-Win for All Jeffrey Peters Ardurra Group
Already Blending Water Sources, What’s One More? Juvencio Zamora Plummer Michael Short New Braunfels Utilities
Optimizing RO Systems to Improve Drinking Water Production Guillermo Delgado H2O-TERRA Scott Reinert El Paso Water
The Making of Bois d’Arch Bubbly - Challenges of Designing a Greenfield WTP w/ a Non-Existent Water Source Brian Fuerst Jacobs Aliza Caraballo North Texas Municipal Water District Ellen Musallam North Texas Municipal Water District
SAWS Rosillo Creek: Solutions In-line, In Time Paul Smith Arcadis
Small Footprint Energy Efficient Nutrient Removal – Design of the First AGS WWTP in the US Sean Scuras Garver
Thinking Outside the “Junction” Box: The Use of Large Diameter Fiberglass Round Structures in Substitution for Concrete Junction Box to Save Time and Cost George Farrah Plummer Amanda Voss Trinity River Authority of Texas
Threading the Needle Through Time and Space: The Challenges of Designing a Large Diameter Wastewater Main Through Tight Corridors and in Time to Receive Flows Robb Otey, Freese and Nichols Casey Rhodes, City of College Station Ryan Opgenorth, Freese and Nichols Jared Barber, Freese and Nichols
“Beefing Up” Treatment Capacity and Energy Savings with IFAS and Advanced Aeration Control Jiangang (Daniel) Deng Corpus Christi Utilities Department Murali Erat Freese and Nichols Rachel Turner Freese and Nichols Mark Maroney Urban Engineering
Ten Years of Treating Wastewater Using Membranes - Lessons Learned Michael Urrutia Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
Building a Successful Data Driven Water Main Replacement Program at SAWS Celine Hyer Arcadis Adam Aranda San Antonio Water System
236 MGD in 3D: Pump Station Innovations at Texas’ First New Reservoir in 30 Years Amanda Powers Freese and Nichols Sam Meisner Freese and Nichols
Water Main Pipe Bursting - A SAWS Tale Lance Rothe San Antonio Water System
Water Storage Tank Maintenance for Budgetary and Operational Success Marcel Khouw IDS Engineering Group
Water Treatment & Operations
Five Shades of Pink: Optimizing Zebra Mussel Control James Naylor Freese and Nichols Kira Iles Freese and Nichols
How to Get a New Water Source to Play Nice with Others Joseph Jenkins Walker Partners
Asset Management Construction Issues Utility Management
How Austin Water Succeeded by Keeping it Simple Austin Freiburger Austin Water
The Big Picture: A Wholistic Approach to Asset Management Ethan Shires Freese and Nichols Cullen Carlson Freese and Nichols A. Rahman Kafray City of Garland Melissa Brunger Freese and Nichols
From Inception to Operation – The Success Story of Upgrading the Aging Filter Facility at South Austin Wastewater Treatment Plant Behnoush Yeganeh, AECOM Charles Celauro, Austin Water John Buser, AECOM Steve Parks, Austin Water
Comprehensive Planning Results in Well-Informed Decisions: Using a Variety of Models & Studies to Optimize Facility Planning for Multiple Plant Expansions Katherine Overstreet CP&Y Amy Middleton San Antonio River Authority Dawn Anderson CP&Y
Operations Collaboration - Construction Sequencing to Ensure Continuous Operations Regina Stencel, Dallas Water Utilities Jeff Sober, Garver Lance Phillips, Dallas Water Utilities Clifford Creeks, Dallas Water Utilities Andy Pruitt, Garver
Integrating Performance-Based Failure Modes into a Risk-Based Asset Renewal Program for a Large Wastewater Collection System Dan Olson, Garver Aaron Schindewolf San Jacinto River Authority Greg Lushbaugh San Jacinto River Authority Chris Meeks San Jacinto River Authority
A Progressive Design Approach for Conv WTP Jasmin Zambrano, City of Houston Rajinder Singh, City of Houston Carrie Knatz, CDM Smith Susan Crawford, CDM Smith Mark Allen, CDM Smith
Eliminating the Danger Zone: SAWS Experience with On-Site Hypo Generation Alissa Lockett San Antonio Water System Gunnar Thordarson PSI Water Technologies
Advanced Pipeline Condition Assessment Technologies for Wastewater Systems Jeff Maier Garver
Constructing 108 inch/120-inch Through the City of Houston - What Could Happen? Getting Large Diverse Teams Working Together Kathy Berek KCI Technologies Kevin Tran City of Houston
Proactive Prioritization: Fort Worth Water’s Innovative Tool/Approach to Assess Rehabilitation for a 3,500 Mile Water and Sewer System Mark Wilson, Fort Worth Water Scott Taylor, Fort Worth Water Jessica Brown, Freese and Nichols Mazen Kawasmi, Freese and Nichols Andrew Franko, Freese and Nichols
Managing your Assets so that they Work for YOU Rhonda Harris AMCL
Successful Procedure: Wastewater Bypass in the Heart of Dallas Erin Flanagan Freese and Nichols Cullen Carlson Freese and Nichols Regina Stencel Dallas Water Utilities
To Assessment and Beyond! Grand Prairie’s Quest to Modernize 247 Large Commercial Water Meters Gabriel Johnson City of Grand Prairie Aaron Conine Freese and Nichols Stephen Johnson Freese and Nichols
Enemies at the Gate: Zebra Mussel Mitigation at Possum Kingdom Greg Vaughn Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Mark Urbanovsky Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
From Paper to Pixels: Implementation of Asset Management Adam McKnight Upper Trinity Regional Water District
Bridging the Gap: Using an Established Concrete Bridge Repair Method for Rehabilitation of PCCP Steffi Masey AECOM Mike Querry Trinity River Authority Tania Ho Trinity River Authority
What Happens to Your Distribution System When the Lights Go Out? How One City Utilized Elevated Storage Tanks to Protect and Serve Their Citizens Ryan Opgenorth, Freese and Nichols Josh Kristinek, City of Lubbock John Turpin, City of Lubbock Andrew Franko, Freese and Nichols
Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Options for Ceramic Membranes Joshua Berryhill eHT Matt Molter Corix Utilities Texas
A Strategic Step in Fort Worth Water’s Asset Management Journey Wendy Chi-Babulal Fort Worth Water Mazen Kawasmi Freese and Nichols Jessica Brown Freese and Nichols
Out with COORDINATION, in with COLLABORATION – Keeping the water flowing during improvements to the San Antonio Water Systems Bitters Pump Station Jaime Kypuros, Tetra Tech Satej Kulkarni, Tetra Tech Linda Bevis, San Antonio Water System Matt Olsen, MGC Contractors Romeo Soto, Black & Veatch
Vertical Profiling of Water Supply Wells for Zonal Flow and Water Quality Parameters to Guide Prudent Well Field Management Decisions Steve Young INTERA
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 3
Biosolids Applied Research
Watershed Mgmt/Stormwater
Water Reuse
The Future of Biosolids Management at the City of Fort Worth Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility Matt Berg, Jacobs Steven Nutter, Fort Worth Water David Townsend, Fort Worth Water Ana Pena, Fort Worth Water Chris Harder, Fort Worth Water
Use of Copper to Prevent Zebra Mussel Attachment in a 75 MGD Raw Water Pipeline Caroline Russell Carollo Engineers Mark Ernst Tarrant Regional Water District Mike Misamore Texas Christian University
The City of Houston’s Use of Real-time Tributary Sensors and National Weather Forecasts to Manage Lake Houston Water Levels Drew Molly City of Houston
Virtual Re-use-ality: Giving Plant Operators a Glimpse into El Paso’s Direct Potable Reuse Future Hilma Perez Carollo Engineers Angel Bustamante El Paso Water Sanaan Villalobos Carollo Engineers
Storing Biosolids During Rain Events - A Compelling Design and Construction Story of Fort Worth’s First 5MG Liquid Biosolids Storage Tank Farida Goderya Fort Worth Water Aldo Sotelo Stantec Consulting Services
Preparing for the Inevitable: Initial Planning for Ultimate Solids Management Facilities at a Large Greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant Donna Long, North Texas Municipal Water District Samir Mathur, CDM Smith Madeline Kull, CDM Smith
Ceramic vs. Polymeric Membrane Systems: Planning and Pilot Testing for a Surface Water Treatment Plant Yue Sun Ardurra
Implementation of Flood Planning and Funding Legislation from the 86th Legislative Session Kathleen Ligon Texas Water Development Board
Highlights from Recent WRF Research Evaluating the Trade-Offs of Alternative Water Supplies Wendy Broley Brown and Caldwell Lynn Stephens Brown and Caldwell
Biologically Active Roughing Contactors for Sustainable Taste & Odor Control Chance Lauderdale HDR Christina Alito HDR
Providing the Tools to Support Green Stormwater Infrastructure in Downtown Fort Worth Rose Sobel CDM Smith Gian Villarreal CDM Smith
Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle: How The City of Frisco is Repurposing a Potable Water Ground Storage Tank to Serve Midland PGA National Headquarters Steven Rhodes, Freese and Nichols Clayton Barnard, Freese and Nichols Shawn Halle, City of Frisco
Evalution of New Polymer Optimization Options for Biosolids Dewatering Jeff Sober Garver John Bennett Trintiy River Authority of Texas
A PFAS Primer for Utilities –Technology Selection and Life-Cycle Cost Impacts Nicholas Burns Black & Veatch
Building a Resilient Community in the San Antonio River Watershed Melissa Bryant San Antonio River Authority
Two for the Price of One: Wet-Weather Filter Doubles for Reuse Applications Dylan Chistenson Black & Veatch Ignacio Cadena Black & Veatch Jim Fitzpatrick Black & Veatch
Why One Utility said “Screw It” – Revisiting the Selection of Screw Press Technology for Solids Dewatering Improvements Rusty Tate Garver
Removal of Emerging Contaminants Through OzoneBAC: Influence of Activated Carbon Properties Adam Redding Calgon Carbon Corporation John Fox Lehigh University
Saving the Drowned City: Design of the LID 2 Stormwater Pump Station Vishakha Kaushik AECOM Ron Cass AECOM Phil Martin Mike Stone Associates
Beginning the Next Phase of Austin’s Reclaimed Water System Matt Berg Jacobs Javier Ramirez Austin Water Alexandra Houston Jacobs Joseph Jenkins Walker Partners
Sidestream Phosphorus Management – Assessing Uncertainty For Technology Solution Identification Leon Downing Black & Veatch Eric Redmond Black & Veatch
Behavioral Economics; Understanding & Predicting Unexpected Behaviors from Utility Customers Karen Guz San Antonio Water System
Finishing Touches Chuck Brown Upper Colorado River Authority
A “Fit-for-Purpose” Future: Onsite Reuse Systems and Demand Reduction Robert Stefani Austin Water
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 3
Infrastructure Financing Young Professionals Public Info Electrical and SCADA/I&C
Getting Ready to Eat an Elephant... Developing Program Delivery Strategies for Lake Ralph Hall Edward Motley Upper Trinity Regional Water District Ronna Hartt Upper Trinity Regional Water District
And That’s the Tea: Tips & Tricks for Young Professionals Allison Blake Freese and Nichols
Handling Crisis Communications in the Instant Information Age Mike McGill WaterPIO
Traditional Controls and SCADA upgrades versus Next Generation Hybrid Control Systems Jose Pina Schneider Electric
Cash is King (Cash Reserve Policy Considerations) Lawrence (Andy) McCartney Fort Worth Water
Managing Distribution Quality During a Perfect Storm Andrea Fernandez CDM Smith Galen Roberts North Texas Municipal Water District Ellen Musallam North Texas Municipal Water District Susan Crawford CDM Smith
No Budget? No Problem: ‘Cheap’ Tricks to Effectively Get Your Message Out on Social Media Daniel Vargas San Antonio Water System
Addressing Pump Air-Locking with I&C Adjustments Heather Lindner HDR Kris Kneese City of Fredericksburg
Where Did the Money Go? Tracking Construction Costs, Change Orders, and Allowances for Houston’s $1.765B Northeast Water Purification Plant Expansion Rajinder Singh, City of Houston Phil Smith, Dannenbaum Engineering Jasmin Zambrano, City of Houston
Dealing with Hidden Vulnerabilities? High-Resolution Modeling Can Help Locate and Address Collection System Concerns Samantha Greivell Garver Greg Lushbaugh San Jacinto River Authority Daniel Olson Garver
Trending in an Instant: A Risk Communications Guide for Water Utilities Mary Gugliuzza Fort Worth Water
Ensuring Equipment Protection and Improving System Reliability Through Proper Relay Setting Reviews and Maintenance Douglas Durand HV Engineering Fred Hernandez Tarrant Regional Water District George Kelly Tarrant Regional Water District
Resiliency & Cybersecurity Value of Water
Who Pays? Austin Water’s Business Model for its Reclaimed Water System Dan Pedersen Austin Water
Why International Water Projects Fail Rachael Rodgers Kimley-Horn and Associates
Tips, Tricks & Tools for Successful Live Videos: Telling the Story of the Value of Water Lilliana Gonzalez San Antonio Water System
Water Industry Resilience and Cybersecurity Doug Short Trinity River Authority
Cooperative Agreement Leads to Additional Water for Willow Park and Hudson Oaks Frank Crumb Halff Associates Bryan Grimes City of Willow Park Patrick Lawler City of Hudson Oaks
A Community Seeing Red –Fixing Red Water Without Going in the Red Financially Matthew Garrett NewGen Strategies and Solutions
Challenge Accepted – Adapting with Changing Requirements for a Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements Project Sarang Agarwal Stantec Consulting Services Marilena Stoica City of Houston
From Permitting to Turning Dirt: Public Outreach to Support Construction of the First Major Texas Reservoir in 30 Years Jeff McKito North Texas Municipal Water District
One Size Does Not Fit All: Right-Sizing Your Risk and Resilience Assessment David Hunn Freese and Nichols
Applying Landscape Water Budgets to Quantify Water Savings Potential for Public Facilities in Three Texas Cities Alan Lewis Texas A&M University Prakash Khedun Texas A&M University Ronald Kaiser Texas A&M University
Seeing 2020: Visualizing Water Industry Marketing and Branding Strategies in the New Decade Alicia Smiley AECOM
After AWIA: Planning and Implementing Effective Cybersecurity Bob George Tetra Tech
