25 minute read
Technical Sessions
from Texas Water '22
by TEXAS AWWA
Moderators Murali Erat, Freese and Nichols Martin Miller, San Antonio Water System Tres Koenigs, Plummer 225 A
Moderators Susan Turrieta Walter P. Moore Jason Pierce Upper Trinity Regional Water District 225 B
Moderators Stacy Barna CDM Smith Felicia Sanford Provenance Engineering 225 C
Moderators Stephanie Moore Intera Karen Menard Dallas Water Utilities 225 D
Pretreatment Legislative/Regulatory Small Systems Water Resources
Preatment Program Role in Controlling PFAS and Other Emerging Pollutants of Concern Chris Pasch Plummer Joseph Fielding Dallas Water Utilities
WW View from Washington: WEF Federal Update
Steve Dye WEF
W/WW Utilizing Multiple Sources of Grant Funding to Provide Water and Sewer Service to the EconomicallyDisadvantaged Residents of the East Aldine Management District
Alan Moon, Jones|Carter Scott Bean, Hawes Hill & Associates Susan Santos, Harris County Engineering Department David Warner, Jones|Carter
W/WW Conjunctive Management of Ground and Surface Water: SAWS Bed and Banks Permit
Gregg Eckhardt San Antonio Water System
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PFAS: Is that Miracle Coating in your Effluent? Kaylee Dusek Kimley-Horn April Rose Escamilla Kimley-Horn
W/WW The 87th Session of the Texas Legislature: Water Law on a Roller Coaster
Julie Nahrgang Water Environment Association of Texas/ Texas Association of Clean Water Agencies
W/WW Small System, Big Tech: Utilizing Innovative Design Technologies for Systems of All Sizes
Thomas Moody Provenance Engineering Kent Riker Provenance Engineering
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How Brackish Groundwater Desalination Helps Utility Managers Sleep Better Robert Rodriguez North Alamo Water Supply Corporation Jorge Arroyo Freese and Nichols
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Understanding Whole Effluent Toxicity Results Ginger Briggs Bio-Analytical Laboratories
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AWWA National Update Tommy Holmes AWWA Washington, DC Office
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In It Together: Regional Line Serving 8 Entities Melissa Mack, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Manny De Pau, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam R. Jeff Masek, City of Houston John Warnement, City of Webster
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Industrial
Times are a’Changin’ – Impacts of Biofuels on Industrial Wastewater Treatment Susan Spore AECOM
WW Update on Chapter 217 Design Criteria for Nutrient Removal/ TCEQ Updates on Water Quality and Related Issues
Baltazar Lucero-Ramirez TCEQ Louis Herrin III TCEQ
WW Capital Project Prioritization and Selection Process
Xuan (Katie) Zheng SouthWest Water Company Todd Danielson SouthWest Water Company
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Treatment of Industrial Biosolids Using a Mobile Pilot Wetland Treatment System Tim Noack Plummer
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Making Your Solids Plan a Solid Plan: Biosolids Planning in Uncertain Times
Jonathan Sandhu Gulf Coast Authority Susan Spore AECOM Terry Goss AECOM
WW Lead in the Water: Complying with New Rules When You Thought You Were in the Clear
Xi Zhao Freese and Nichols David Munn Freese and Nichols
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Overcoming Obstacles to RiskBased Planning for Smaller Utilities: A Framework for Small Utilities to Identify Support Resources Neil Stewart Stantec Ola Wenno Stantec
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Mitchell Lake is for the Birds but Take a Gander at its Permitting Ernest To Plummer Ryan Pierce Plummer Gregg Eckhardt San Antonio Water System
Webster, Texas: Citywide Tactical Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Program
Jose Maldonado RJN Group John Warnement City of Webster
Lessons Learned from ASR Implementation for Two Cities in Texas
David Smith CDM Smith
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Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Water-Related Risks Associated with Climate Change to Utilities and Industry Eric Hersh Stantec Morgan Jackson Stantec W/WW
Managing Three Sources of Water from A Single Facility at SAWS – Operational challenges and Lessons Learned Saqib Shirazi San Antonio Water System Kevin Morrison San Antonio Water System
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Rainwater to the Rescue: Rainwater Cistern Use During Winter Storm Uri Christopher Charles Austin Water
N/A (not for TCEQ credit)
Moderators Andrea Fernandez CDM Smith Hannah Frels Plummer 221 A
Moderators Camille Sowells, CP&Y Lisa Lattu, LAN Dylan Christensen, Black & Veatch
221 B
Moderators Jessica Woods City of Round Rock Jennifer Nations City of College Station 221 C
Moderators Kayleigh Millerick Texas Tech University Ophelie Messan Texas Tech University 221 D
Odor & Corrosion Control Diversity & Inclusion Water Conservation
University Forum
Sponsored by:
Lessons Learned from Fan Testing in Multiple Large Diameter Sewer Systems in Austin, Texas
Mark Perkins Mead & Hunt Brian Huang V&A Consulting Engineers Soo Koon Soon Austin Water
WW Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Texas Water Workforce
Ana Pena-Tijerina Plummer Aisha Niang Houston Public Works
W/WW An Examination of Potential Seasonal Municipal Water Use Indexes in Texas
Bill Hoffman H.W (Bill) Hoffman & Associates
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Investigating Seasonal Variation Role of the Nitrogen Cycling Genes in Stormwater Detention Basins Sina Vedadi Moghadam University of Texas at San Antonio
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Out with the Old and In with the New - Expanding Odor Control Biofilter System Capacity with Modern Media Amy Robinson CDM Smith Farida Goderya City of Fort Worth WW
Knocking the Foul Odors Out of the Ballpark: Solving a Stinky Collection System Problem Through Field Investigation and Modeling Roland Gutierrez San Antonio Water System John Siczka Jacobs
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Evaluating Materials of Construction for Deep Gravity Sewers Jordon Thomas-Harris Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Paul Wood Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Markos Mengesha City of Houston WW
Garland’s Journey Toward Keeping a 40 MGD Plant from “Interfering with the Normal Use and Enjoyment of Property” Charlotte Smith, Perkins Engineering Consultants, Inc., a Mead & Hunt Company Bill Gase, City of Garland Alex Stuart, City of Garland WW
Up Your Game: Learn Why Allyship Matters Dedra Ecklund Lockwood Andrews & Newman
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Quantifying Conservation: Removing Other Water Usage Influencers from the Equation Lianna Gregorian, BGE Julia Frankovich, BGE Stacey Louie, University of Houston Whitney Milberger, BGE
W Demonstration of a Two-Stage Nitritation-Anammox System to Treat High Nitrogen Strength Wastewater
Behnaz Jalili Jalalieh Texas Tech University
N/A (not for TCEQ credit)
What Diversity and Inclusion Actually Looks Like & Stands for in the Work Place – A Pride Perspective Sarang Agarwal Stantec Bradley Deaton Stantec
W/WW Leveraging AMI (Smart Water Systems) Data for Water Conservation
Saurabh Bansal WMP
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Iron Electrocoagulation of Non-enveloped and Enveloped Virus: Mechanisms and Viral Component Alterations Kyungho Kim Texas A&M University
N/A (not for TCEQ credit)
Workforce Development
Austin Water’s Approach to Career Progression and Employee Resiliency
Teresa Dixon Austin Water Julie Hollandsworth Austin Water
W/WW Conservation for Customers in Poverty; Helping Those Most in Need
Chad Cosper San Antonio Water System Juan Soulas San Antonio Water System
W Electrothermal Membrane Distillation for Minimum or Zero Liquid Discharge
Vedant Patel Rice University
N/A (not for TCEQ credit)
Arlington Water Utilities, Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County and ACH Child and Family Services - A Partnership that Builds Bridges to our Future
W. Craig Gantt, Arlington Water Utilities James Doonkeen, Arlington Water Utilities Michelle Doonkeen, ACH Child and Family Services Nick Little, ACH Child and Family Services Marc Thompson, Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County
W/WW Texas Water Loss Audit Validation Study: Results from the 2020 Validations and Next Steps
Daniel Rice Texas Water Development Board Steve Cavanaugh Cavanaugh & Associates
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Pond-in-Pond’s Anaerobic Pit Performance over Conventional Anaerobic Ponds: A Hydrodynamics Comparison Luis Carlos Soares da Silva Junior Texas Tech University
N/A (not for TCEQ credit)
Activated Carbon Odor Control: Panacea or Conundrum? Richard Pope Hazen and Sawyer
WW Capitalizing Company-Intern Relations: How to get the Best out of Both Worlds
Bansi Khajuria Freese and Nichols Brennan Riley Texas Tech University
W/WW The Texas Water Conservation and Reuse Story, From 1984 to Now and then to 2070
Bill Hoffman H.W (Bill) Hoffman & Associates
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Modeling Escherichia Coli Watershed-Scale Fate and Transport in the San Antonio River Basin Using HAWQS and SWAT-CUP John Paul Beasley University of Texas at San Antonio
Moderators Randy Palachek KIT Professionals Justin Bartlett KIT Professionals 225 A
Moderators Grace Sober Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Philip Wheat Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam 225 B
Moderators Ajay Srivasta CDM Smith Ranjit Jail Freese & Nichols 225 C
Moderators Jaime Kypuros Tetra Tech Jerry Snead HDR 225 D
Drinking Water Quality Wastewater Collection MRRDC Water Distribution
Tackle Taste and Odor When You Don’t Have the Luxury of Time Xi Zhao Freese and Nichols Jeff Wyble City of Port Arthur David Munn Freese and Nichols Murali Erat Freese and Nichols
W Evaluation of the use of Artificial Intelligence in Automated Defect Recognition and Coding of Sewer Lines and Manholes
Ayobamidele Bello HR Green Fazle Rabbi Houston Public Works Bintuan Zhu Houston Public Works
WW Physical Hydraulic Modeling – A Recipe to Validate Design Assumptions
Amy Robinson CDM Smith Farida Goderya City of Fort Worth
WW A Balancing Act: Pflugerville’s Colorado River Raw Water Pipeline Expansion
Trey Stewart Garver Amy Giannini City of Pflugerville Ian Toohey Garver
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What is Going on with PFAS Regulation? How Should Utilities Select Treatment Technology if the PFAS levels are Elevated in their Source Water? Zaid Chowdhury Garver
W Going Against the Flow! Using FELL Inspection to Identify and Reduce Infiltration
Christopher Jackson San Antonio Water System
WW Piloting for Improved Wastewater Treatment Processes
Sean Scuras Garver
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Resilient and Innovative Designs for Intake Pump Stations: Determining Which Approach is Just Right Russell Gibson Freese and Nichols
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Building Blocks to Developing OCCTs: Significance of Lead and Copper Coupon and Pipe Loop Studies in Developing the Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment Strategies Amlan Ghosh Corona Environmental Consulting
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News Stories about Cyanotoxin Detections in Drinking Water Reservoirs: How does a Texas Water Utility Respond? Brian Haws Austin Water
W Impact of Covid-19 on Sanitary Sewer Collection Systems
Progga Chirontoni HDR Heather Lindner HDR Ankita Jain HDR
WW Ensuring High Quality Wastewater Effluent to El Paso’s Advanced Water Purification Facility – A Tale of Three Permits
Brandt Miller, Hazen and Sawyer David Ornelas, El Paso Water Utilities Ryan Priest, Hazen and Sawyer Gilbert Trejo, El Paso Water Utilities
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Keeping Up with the Robsons: Providing Additional Water Supply to Southwest Denton’s Growing Robson Ranch Development William Weidman Kimley-Horn Associates
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Elevating Trenchless Pipeline Rehabilitation - Advancements in Lining Technologies for Wastewater Applications Jeff Maier Garver
N/A (not for TCEQ credit) Carbon Optimization for Granular Sludge Systems
Leon Downing Black & Veatch Eric Redmond Black & Veatch
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Can Advanced Hydraulic Modeling Solve all your Water Quality Challenges in the Distribution System? Varenya Mehta, KIT Professionals Debbie Webb, City of Lake Jackson Justin Bartlett, KIT Professionals Sunil Kommineni, KIT Professionals
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Planning Ahead for the LCR Revisions – Service Line Inventory and Sampling Updates Roger Arnold Hazen and Sawyer
W Projects Evolving: Evaluating Lift Stations for Rehabilitation
Charles Kucherka Freese and Nichols Charles Ortiz Laguna Madre Water District
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Enhanced Domestic Primary Wastewater Treatment Utilizing Pile Cloth Media Filtration for Operational Savings and Sustainability John Dyson Aqua-Aerobic Systems
WW Houston Water’s Journey Toward a Digital Twin: Small Tools Matters!
Satish Tripathi City of Houston
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Moderators Sunil Kommineni KIT Professionals Frank Stephens 5engineering 221 A
Moderators John D’Antoni Black & Veatch George Bowden Freese & Nichols 221 B
Moderators Manuel Moncholi Stantec Ola Wenno Stantec 221 C
Moderators Dean Sharp Sharp Consulting Services Brent Locke Bistone M.W.S.D. 221 D
Solids Handling via Mechanical Dewatering or Gravity Dewatering: There is No Silver Bullet Nicholas Cook City of Deer Park Yue Sun Ardurra Xinyi Yi Ardurra Matt Noland Deer Park Water Plant
W/WW Utilizing Data to Transition Austin Water’s Maintenance Programs from Preventative to Predictive
Julie Hollandsworth Austin Water
W/WW 3D CFD Modeling for Optimum Clarifier Performance
Troy Laman Carollo Engineers Lance Phillips Dallas Water Utilities
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CPMS: The Present and the Future for TRA’s Infrastructure Planning Program Matthew Jalbert Trinity River Authority of Texas
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Achieving 96-Percent Reverse Osmosis Recovery to Address Concentrate Disposal Challenges Christopher Boyd Plummer Jordan Hibbs Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd Garry Houston City of Abilene
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Challenges for Surface Water Treatment Plant Lead to Consideration of a Direct Filtration Ceramic Membrane UF Process to Manage TTHM and HAA5 Paul Wood, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Jeffrey Baughman, Professional Utility Services Tony Powell, Purifics Water, Inc. Brian Butters, Purifics Water, Inc. Elizabeth R. Walker, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam W/WW
Houston’s Groundwater Operations and Maintenance Team Takes a Leading Role in Asset Management Mitchell Ramon City of Houston
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Meet the Robinson’s (Road Corridor Program): Providing Operational Flexibility While Revitalizing Aging Infrastructure Gabe Johnson, City of Grand Prairie Douglas Taylor, City of Grand Prairie Amanda Johnson, Freese and Nichols Aaron Conine, Freese and Nichols
W/WW Apollo Root Cause Analysis for Extending BFP Belt Life
Scott Hardy Hazen and Sawyer Scott Taylor Trinity River Authority of Texas James McDonald Trinity River Authority of Texas
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Failing Grit Removal at Dallas’s Largest Plant – How Did We Get Here and How Can it be Fixed? Jeff Sober Garver Lance Philips Dallas Water Utilities
WW The Gray Tsunami is HERE! How will Organization and O&M Leaders Deal with it?
Rhonda Harris Brown and Caldwell
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An Innovative Solution – How Fort Worth Water Uses Technology in the Field Adam Farguson City of Fort Worth
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Innovative Way to Dewater Alum Sludge with a Belt Filter Press at a Drinking Water Treatment Plant Charan Tej Tanneru, Tetra Tech Jaime Kypuros, Tetra Tech Jorge Barrera, City of Eagle Pass Water Works System Jorge Luis Flores, City of Eagle Pass Water Works System
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How Using Data Analytics in the Field Can Optimize Your Daily O&M Processes Mike Mainord City of Fort Worth Water Department
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Intensification Processes for Nutrient Removal Upgrades – Doing More With What You Have Randall Wirtz Strand Associates
WW Developing a Lessons Learned Program – Shaping the Future by Examining the Past
Steven Metzler Trinity River Authority of Texas Emile Lang Trinity River Authority of Texas
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Belt Filter Presses at WTPS: A Proactive Approach that Enables Independent and Reliable Residual Solids Handling
Ikram Sayed Garver Brian Smith City of Denton
City of Garland Water Utilities Water Loss Reduction Program – A Case Study
Cynthia Baughman City of Garland
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O&M Manual Updates: How to Better Optimize Operations & Maintenance Efficiency and Consistency Kristen Whately Stantec
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Navigating the Regulatory Wilderness Ana Pena-Tijerina Plummer Rex Hunt Plummer Rajendra Bhattarai Clean Water Strategies
W/WW 11:20 am - 11:50 am
Moderators Frank Stephens 5engineering Varenya Mehta KIT Professionals 225 A
Moderators Jordon Thomas-Harris Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Jonah Moran Stantec 225 B
Moderators Prachi Salekar Tetra Tech Paco Guerrero Pape-Dawson Engineers 225 C
Moderators Denyce Alcorta San Antonio Water System Jorge Barrera El Paso Water 225 D
Drinking Water Quality Wastewater Collection MRRDC Water Distribution
Beyond Meeting Lead and Copper Levels: Treatment Change and Potential Source Effects on Corrosion Control in Arlington Water Utilities’ Distribution System
Gail Charles Arcadis Ben Kuhnel Arcadis
W I to I – Identification to Implementation to Remediation of Infrastructure
Leigh Thomas WGI
Monitoring Reservoir Water Quality for Cyanobacteria Blooms and Adjusting Treatment to Maintain High Quality Treated Water Zaid Chowdhury Garver
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Every Tunnel has its Time and Place – When Projects Require Multiple Trenchless Methods
Jonathan Vorheis, Jacobs Engineering Joshua Garcia, San Antonio Water System Andrew Bursey, Jacobs
W/WW Full-Scale Performance Comparison of Sidestream Nitrogen Removal Processes Prevalent in the United States
Anton Dapcic, Carollo Engineers Tanja Rauch-Williams, Carollo Engineers Andre Gharagozian, Carollo Engineers
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How to Maximize Your Aeration Basins – Improving Performance at DWU Central Lance Klement, Garver Regina Stencel , Dallas Water Utilities Daniel Halter, Dallas Water Utilities Lance Phillips, Dallas Water Utilities
W/WW Implementing a New Raw Water Delivery System Deep Beneath Lake Travis in Central Texas
Jason Christensen Walker Partners James Parkes Schnabel Engineering Karen Bondy BCRUA
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Carrizo Groundwater Supply Project – Well Field and Raw Water Transmission: Developing a New Water Supply to Satisfy the Drinking Water Needs of Central Texans John Buser, AECOM Brian Perkins, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority W
Canyon Regional Water Authority Ozone Addition for THM Control Patrick Lackey Trihydro Corporation Adam Telfer CRWA
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The Right Tools for Planning: How Pearland Applied Apps, Data Analytics, and Visualization Tools to Optimize Their Collection System Kendall Ryan, Freese and Nichols Ishita Rahman, Freese and Nichols Bailey Keller, Freese and Nichols Jameson Appel, City of Pearland
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Process Intensification Using Membrane Bioreactor Process: The Case of Fulton County, GA Jose Jimenez Brown and Caldwell
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An Active Approach to Measuring Inactivation Ratios Drew Leonard City of Houston Eric Garza City of Houston Lilian Nguyen City of Houston
W Seeing the Forest from the Trees: A Predictive Model Approach to I&I Reduction in the Woodlands
Derek Schwanke, Garver Jared Sienkiewich, Garver Michael Mooney, The Woodlands Water Agency
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One Year Later: Raleigh Water’s Holistic Wet Weather Management Tool Combining Machine Learning and Treatment Plant Optimization Katya Bilyk Hazen and Sawyer
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It’s Easy if You Do it Smart: Winning Tips to Stay Compliant with Lead and Copper Rule Revisions with Lessons Learnt from Across the US Vishakha Kaushik, AECOM Quirien Muylwyk, AECOM
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Trying to Blend In – 3D Modeling of the Luce Bayou Inter-basin Transfer in Lake Houston
Justin Bartlett, KIT Professionals Greg Olinger, Coastal Water Authority Drew Molly, City of Houston John Sealy, Coastal Water Authority
Can Rain-Derived Inflow and Infiltration (RDII) Sources be Modeled in the Absence of Condition Assessment Information?
Tristan Nickel RJN Group Jack Canfield City of Houston
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Embracing Innovative Technology to Push Construction Limitations Associated with Large Diameter Deep Gravity Sewer Tunnels Jay London Hazen and Sawyer W/WW
Using Anammox for Mainstream Nitrogen Removal isn’t as Complicated or Difficult as you May Think! Justin MacManus, HDR Stephanie Klaus, Hampton Roads Sanitation District Michael Parsons, Hampton Roads Sanitation District Haydee De Clippeleir, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Charles Bott, Hampton Roads Sanitation District WW
Sidestream Deammonification for Low-Energy Nitrogen Removal and BPR Enhancement – Design, Startup, and Lessons Learned After 3 Years of Operation
Randall Wirtz Strand Associates
Did Someone Say Freeze? There’s No Time to Stop with Only Four Days to Evaluate Damage at 58 COH Groundwater and Repump Sites
Lizanne Douglas, BGE Mitchell Ramon, City of Houston
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Water Loss Tracking and Mitigation Matt Cullen Austin Water
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Four Ways the City of Fort Worth is Preparing for Compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions Ashley Pifer, Garver Stacy Walters, City of Fort Worth Zaid Chowdhury, Garver
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Life Cycle Reset for Tank Coatings: Cost Effective Strategies for Aging Facilities Charles Kucherka Freese and Nichols
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Moderators Keith O’Connor KIT Professionals Nicholas Cook City of Deer Park 221 A
Moderators Kevin Johnson Freese & Nichols Mazen Kawasmi Freese & Nichols 221 B
Moderators Ann Peche San Antonio Water Sytem Mary Portillo Plummer 221 C
Moderators Laura Wilson City of Fort Worth Steve Walden Steven Walden Consulting 221 D
Ceramic Ultrafiltration Membrane Pilot Testing Marshall Plunk Plummer David Gudal Plummer
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The Future is Here: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Advanced Pipeline Condition Assessment Technologies Jeff Maier Garver
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Easing Wastewater Operations Cost Through Energy and Chemical Addition Efficiency Michael Halde HR Green Scott Landers HR Green
W/WW Winter Storm 2021: Solutions to Keep the Water Flowing
Stephanie Neises Freese and Nichols Drew Hardin Freese and Nichols Shay Roalson Austin Water
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Pflugerville’s Approach of Expanding an Integrated Membrane Surface Water Treatment Plant for Cohesive Project Delivery Yue Sun, Ardurra Brandon Pritchett, City of Pflugerville Jonathan Degen, Ardurra Brian Camp, City of Pflugerville W/WW
900 MGD, Ozone, and BAF – We’re Good Right? Examining What the Future Holds for the Dallas Water Treatment Plants Sunil Kommineni, KIT Professionals Sally Wright, Dallas Water Utilities Robert Hoffman, HDR Christina Alito, HDR W/WW
New Challenge to the Central Texas Water Supply: Strategies to Prevent Zebra Mussel Colonization in the Austin Water Treatment Plants Alexander Kuzovkov, Black & Veatch Oliver Haugland, Austin Water Karen Dietze, Black & Veatch
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Benefits and Lessons Learned from a Proactive SSES Program Stephen Johnson Freese and Nichols Gustave Michaud City of Richardson Mazen Kawasmi Freese and Nichols W/WW
Site Settling Tests and Aeration Basin Storage – How to Make the Most of What You Have Caitlin Ruff, Black & Veatch Raudel Juarez, Trinity River Authority of Texas James McDonald, Trinity River Authority of Texas Mike Young, Trinity River Authority of Texas W/WW
Getting a New Water Treatment Plant for Less than $3 per Gallon; Retrofitting Existing Facilities to Meet Quality, Quantity and Resiliency Challenges Brent Tippey, HDR Eric Berggren, HDR Valetta Saldanha, HDR W/WW
The Solution to Pollution: Using Asset Management Principles to Waste Away SSOs
David Trejo RJN Group Karen Rico RJN Group Heather Wilson-Ellis City of Temple
W/WW Challenges Associated With Large Membrane Bioreactor Facilities
Troy Laman Carollo Engineers Andrew Gilmore Carollo Engineers
W/WW Top 10 Water-Wastewater Changes Since 1980 & Top Ten Likely Changes in Next 30 Years
Randall McIntyre Garver
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A Systematic Approach in Deciding the Future of City of Houston’s Largest and Oldest Water Treatment Plants
Vinoth Manoharan, AECOM Ryan George, AECOM Yong Wang, City of Houston Xuerui Ye, City of Houston
W/WW I Have a Snail Problem. What are My Options to Remove Them?!
Andy Pruitt Garver Jeff Sober Garver
WW Growing Pains: A Step-by-Step Look at When Your City Has a Full House
Grace Sober Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Jason Brodigan City of Frisco
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Picking the Low Hanging Fruit: Optimizing an 840 mgd WTP at No Cost Evan Ged Hazen and Sawyer Ellen Musallam North Texas Municipal Water District
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Biologically Active Roughing Contactors: Augmenting Drinking Water Membrane Treatment for Enhanced Taste & Odor Control Chance Lauderdale HDR
Application of Machine Learning in Sanitary Sewer Condition Assessment for the City of Raytown, Missouri
Elango Thevar NEER Technologies Jose Leon Jr City of Raytown
W/WW Algae Problem – My Clarifiers are Bleeding Frequently in the Summer Months
Ron Patel Dallas Water Utilities
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Going Green? Optimizing Energy Efficiency of Pump Stations Using Wire-to-Water Testing
Ikram Sayed, Garver Eric Dole, Garver Marc Cottingame, Dallas Water Utilities
Story Time! Tools for WRRF Data Analysis
Sonja Cook Plummer Reza Malek Plummer Ana Pena-Tijerina Plummer
Your Undiscovered “Data Lake” and How New Ways of Analyzing Your Untapped, Unconnected Information Yields Innovative and Actionable Results Derek Clayton SL-serco N/A (not for TCEQ credit)
How Austin Water Is Growing the Ranks of Female Leadership Across the Utility Anna Bryan-Borja, Austin Water Shay Roalson, Austin Water Sherri Hampton, Austin Water Randi Jenkins, Austin Water W/WW
Moderators Matt Berg, Jacobs Marisa Martinez Palmer, SAWS Trinity O’Neal, City of Austin Hector Montanez, City of Houston 225 A
Moderators Raj Bhattarai Clean Water Strategies Marc Santos Isle Utilities 225 B
Moderators Rose Sobel, Seagull PME Leigh Thomas, WGI Bryce Canady, Murfee Engineering Blake West, Murfee Engineering 225 C
Moderators Christian Annexy McCarthy David Lozano-Sosa Stantec 225 D
Biosolids Applied Research Watershed Mgmt/Stormwater Construction Issues
Communicating Biosolids: How to Boost Public Support Using the Press and Social Media Influencers Mike McGill WaterPIO
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Virginia Key WWTP Anaerobic Digester Startup, Don’t Sweat the Tech Manuel Moncholi Stantec
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Identifying the Best Way to Mitigate Phosphorus Recycle and Optimize Biological Nutrient Removal Design for SAWS Water Recycling Centers Jeff Sober, Garver Ila Drzymala, San Antonio Water System WW
Using Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (WBE) to Track SARS-CoV-2 Sublineage Emergence in Two Texas Cities Bryan Brooks Baylor University WW
Wastewater Sampling for Tracking SARS-CoV-2 in Texas Correctional and Long-Term Care Facilities Heidi Bojes Texas Department of State Health Services
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Applied Research - Water Reuse
UV/Chlorine AOP in Potable Reuse: Assessment of Applicability, Operational Issues, and Potential By-Products Erin Mackey Brown and Caldwell
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Dredging to Restore Lake and Channel Volumes – Hydraulic and Water Quality Implications Roopa Metla, KIT Professionals Greg Olinger, Coastal Water Authority Sunil Kommineni, KIT Professionals Justin Bartlett, KIT Professionals W/WW
San Jacinto River – Planning for a Better Future
Andrew Moore, Halff Associates Sam Hinojosa, Halff Associates Dena Green, Harris County Flood Control District Jing Chen, Harris County Flood Control District
N/A (not for TCEQ credit) Design to Construction - Tunneling to the Finish Line - Parmer Lane Wastewater Interceptor
Kathy Fretwell Kennedy/Jenks Consultants Kevin Koeller Austin Water Aurora Gonzales Kennedy/Jenks Consultants
N/A (not for TCEQ credit)
Commissioning a 15 MGD Wastewater Treatment Plant – What Happens When a Record Winter Storm Hits During the Last Week of Performance Testing Alex Yoffie, Jacobs Cory Moose, City of Midland Bennie Jordan, City of Midland Lamar Parker, Jacobs WW
Implementing a Watershed Management Support System: A User-Friendly Tool for Non-Modelers to Link Best Management Practices (BMPs) to Water Quality Outcomes
Mel Vargas Parsons
N/A (not for TCEQ credit) Virtual Tour of the $1.6 Billion Bois d’Arc Lake Program
Adam Payne Freese and Nichols Aliza Caraballo North Texas Municipal Water District
N/A (not for TCEQ credit)
A Multi-Pronged Approach for Managing PFAS in Water Resource Reclamation Facilities Applied by Two Utilities Mohammad Abu-Orf Hazen and Sawyer W/WW
Process Interrupted: Using BOR Funded Desalination Research to Evaluate an Innovative Process Train Eric Dole, Garver Yuliana Porras-Mendoza, Bureau of Reclamation Michael Watts, Garver W/WW
Potential Applications of Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations (FIRO) to Enhance Integrated Water Management in Texas Elizabeth Savage GEI Consutlants N/A (not for TCEQ credit)
Underground, Under Where? A Unique Perspective from Designer, Contractor and Construction Management Team to Solve Today’s Challenges Henry Leighton CAS Consulting & Services W/WW
Laboratory
A Microbiology and Chemistry Review for Operators
Hunter Adams, City of Wichita Falls Mark Southard, City of Wichita Falls Steve Ash, TEEX
W/WW Applied Research Water Reuse
Diversifying Carbon for Phosphorus Removal: Understanding RAS Fermentation and S2EBPR Leon Downing Black & Veatch
WW Guidelines? What Guidelines? Important Basics for any Stakeholder Interested in TCEQ’s Process for DPR Guideline Development
Eva Steinle-Darling Carollo Engineers
W/WW Wastewater Waits for no one – Emergency Repair of a Major Interceptor Under Highway 635 in Dallas County
Steven Metzler Trinity River Authority of Texas Tom Davies Trinity River Authority of Texas
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Optimization of Geosmin and 2-Methylisoborneol Determination by Headspace SPME-GC-Tandem Mass Spectrometry to Achieve Sub-ng/L Detection in Surface and Drinking Water Matrices Xinwei Yan, City of Houston Xinxia An, City of Houston Shubha Thakur, City of Houston N/A (not for TCEQ credit)
Microbially Induced Corrosion at the T-Bar Well Field: Impacts, Implications & Mitigation
Kayleigh Millerick, Texas Tech University Kenneth Rainwater, Texas Tech University Landon Allen, Parkhill, Smith & Cooper Amrika Deonarine, Texas Tech University
W What to do when Discharging is not an Option: How Marble Falls Manages its Wastewater Effluent while Continuing to Grow
Quentin Geile, Plummer Robert Adams, Plummer Kacey Paul, City of Marble Falls
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Fort Worth’s Twin 90-inch Sewer Pipe Emergency Bank Stabilization: Protecting the Trinity River from 150 MGD of Wastewater Robb Otey, Freese and Nichols Nicholas Lester, Freese and Nichols Tony Sholola, City of Fort Worth Water W/WW
Moderators John Byrum Nueces River Authority Jennifer Nations City of College Station 221
Moderators Rebekah Cramblitt Kimley-Horn Trevor Stokes Kimley-Horn 221 B
Moderators David Milligan North Texas Municipal Water District Robert Warren Trinity River Authority 221 C
Moderators Sean McMillan Jones|Carter Marisa Vergara CP&Y 221 D
Infrastructure Financing Young Professionals Resiliency, Safety & Cybersecurity Electrical, SCADA & I&C
Advancing Rate Structures Can Fund Texas’ Increasing Stormwater Costs and Promote Resiliency Andrew Burnham Stantec Kelly Westover Stantec N/A (not for TCEQ credit)
Building Real Relationships Virtually – How to Develop Mentor Relationships in a Pandemic Jonathan Sandhu Gulf Coast Authority Carlos Gularte Freese and Nichols
W/WW Server, Heal Thyself! How Midland Leveraged Hyperconvergence to Increase Server Reliability and Stability While Lowering Costs
Mauro Perez Signature Automation Derek Smith Signature Automation
W/WW Giving You The Power to Deliver: Creating One of the Largest Electrical Generation Systems for Plant-Wide Redundancy and Back-up Reliability
Alexander Nizov, Mbroh Engineering Matt Koller, Mbroh Engineering Donna Long, North Texas Municipal Water District
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The Story of the Pfirst WIFIAPfunded Water Project in Texas
Ian Toohey Garver Amy Giannini City of Pflugerville
W/WW A Look into the Nutrient Black Box – Nutrient Regulation in Texas and Beyond
Peter Reale Plummer Chris Pasch Plummer
WW A Perfect Storm: Houston’s Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Surviving the Next Big Freeze
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Material Escalation and Market Volatility Impacts on National Construction Projects Valetta Saldanha HDR Peter Bredehoeft HDR
W/WW Under the Artifacts and Through the Wetlands: Mesquite’s Experience with USACE Permitting for a 2.5 Mile, 30” HDPE Transmission Main
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W/WW How Combining Focused Factual Data and Effective Storytelling Elements Changed our Excavation Safety Practices and Helped us Improve our Safety Culture
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Warming Up to the Idea…Solar Power for Elevated Storage Tanks Kyle Welden Kimley-Horn and Associates Scott Taylor City of Fort Worth Water Department Joseph Kotrla McCreary & Associates W/WW
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Conservation Services Converted to Emergency Services Post Storm Uri Karen Guz San Antonio Water System Chad Cosper San Antonio Water System W/WW
Preserving the Past while Planning for the Future: Critical Pump Station Design with a Historic Twist Helen Salama, Freese and Nichols Nick Puckett, New Braunfels Utilities Eric Kong, Freese and Nichols David Bennett, Freese and Nichols W/WW
“One App to Rule Them All!” A Unified Web Application to Protect the Precious Lavon Lake from Contaminant Spills Ernest To Plummer David Cowan North Texas Municipal Water District W/WW
More with Less – Control System Upgrade of El Paso Water Utilities Jonathan Rogers WTP: Less Hardware, Optimized Communications, and Improved Availability Bill Bivens Prime Controls
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Preparing Your Utility for the Revised Lead & Copper Rule’s Many Public Communication Challenges Mike McGill WaterPIO
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Developing a Statewide FOG and Non-Flushable Outreach Campaign Through Collaborative Input and Coordination
Sarah Robinson Houston Public Works
Rebranding Wastewater: Sustainability & New Talent
Andreana Salas Jacobs Engineering Group EJ Hindy Jacobs Engineering Group
W/WW Adapting Interactive Technology for the Water/ Wastewater Industry
Andrew Paulson, Signature Automation Sarah Beth Yates, Signature Automation Marisa Martinez Palmer, San Antonio Water Systems Mario Ruiz, Dallas Water Utilities
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Communication: The Biggest Challenge for Engineers Samantha Paul HDR Ludivine Varga HDR
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Using One Water Strategies to Improve Water Supply Resiliency in New Braunfels
Nissim Gore-Datar, Arcadis Ashley Zimmermann, New Braunfels Utilities Charles Schoening, Arcadis Ashley Evans, Arcadis
W/WW How to Determine if a Renewable Energy Source is Right for You – T.E. Maxson Wastewater Treatment Facility Case Study
Sarah Stewart CDM Smith
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Water for People & Int’l Issues
Transforming Guatemala with Water Judith Ibarra-Bianchetta Tetra Tech
