Texas Water '23 Program

Welcome to Houston!

We are excited to welcome you to Houston for this year’s Texas WaterTM 2023 annual conference and exhibition—the Largest Regional Water Conference in the U.S.©!

Texas Water, which is proudly sponsored by both the Texas American Water Works Association (Texas AWWA) and the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT), is widely recognized as the premier water and wastewater conference in the Southwest.

We encourage you to maximize your conference experience by participating in the many technical sessions and special events available to you, networking with your industry peers and friends in real life, and visiting the George R. Brown Convention Center Exhibit Hall. With more than 650 booths, so many leading-edge products and services in the waterworks industry will be on display—plus you can experience the excitement of the competitions there, too.

We look forward to seeing you throughout the week. Have a great conference!

Welcome to Texas Water!

On behalf of the Texas American Water Works Association (Texas AWWA) and the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT), welcome to the Texas WaterTM 2023 annual conference and exhibition! This year we proudly return to the great city of Houston, graciously hosting our conference attendees, exhibitors, speakers, competitors and volunteers, while offering amazing amenities and cultural experiences.

As the Largest Regional Water Conference in the U.S.©, both TAWWA and WEAT proudly plan, coordinate, and implement the annual conference with an outstanding group of volunteers guided by Venus Price, with the City of Houston, and Liz Fazio Hale, with Gulf Coast Authority, and supported by the dedicated leadership of both organizations.

For those working in the water and wastewater industry, Texas WaterTM 2023 is the premier opportunity to collaborate with a broad range of industry leaders, operators, engineers and manufacturers. We encourage all attendees to visit with exhibitors, attend technical sessions and participate in the many conference events to share knowledge and experience. With a record number of conference exhibitor space, the exhibit hall is bigger and better than ever! And be sure to check out the Innovation Lounge. Located in the Exhibit Hall, the Innovation Lounge will feature some of the newest companies presenting leading edge technologies in our industry.

Download the Texas Water 2023 Conference App

Use your smartphone’s camera or a free QR reader app and scan the QR code below. Your phone should direct you to the Texas Water app in the app store so you can download it for free to your smartphone. Or search for “Texas Water Conference” in the Google Play or Apple’s App Store.

For desktop use, visit the basic version at https://m4.goeshow.com/txawwa/annual/2023.

For iOS/Apple:

For Android:

Special thanks to Harutunian Engineering for sponsoring the TW23 app!

Drew Molly Texas AWWA Chair

Matt Jalbert WEAT President

All events are at the George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, unless otherwise noted. TUESDAY,

TAWWA/WEAT Committee Meetings

TEXAS WATER 2023 WELCOMES SPECIAL GUESTS

TW23 Welcomes AWWA President

Joseph Jacangelo, president of the American Water Works Association, will represent AWWA at Texas WaterTM 2023.

Dr. Jacangelo is a Vice President and Director of Research for Stantec. He has more than 30 years of experience in the field of environmental health engineering and has specialized in the areas of water quality and treatment, water and wastewater disinfection, membrane technology, water reuse and public health. He has served as technical director, principal investigator, project manager or engineer for more than 80 water and wastewater projects. Dr. Jacangelo has published numerous peer-reviewed technical papers and has held various positions within professional organizations.

For the American Water Works Association (AWWA), he has served as a Board Member, Chair of the Technical and Education Council, Chair of the International Council, and a member of the Board’s Executive Committee. He has served as either chair or member of more than 25 AWWA committees, divisions or councils. He has also participated on numerous advisory or conference planning committees for various water and wastewater organizations. Dr. Jacangelo is also a past Chair of the Board of Directors of WateReuse Research Foundation and a past member of the editorial advisory board for the Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination.

In addition to his role at Stantec, Dr. Jacangelo is an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Environmental Heath and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is a co-founder of the Johns Hopkins/Stantec Alliance. Dr. Jacangelo is a past recipient of the AWWA Golden Spigot Award and two AWWA Best Paper Awards. He received that organization’s Volunteer of the Year Award. Dr. Jacangelo also served three years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of the Congo.

WEF President-Elect Aimeé Killeen will represent the Water Environment Federation at Texas WaterTM 2023.

Killeen is the president-elect and a member of the 2022-23 Board of Trustees for the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organization of water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Va.

Killeen is currently a company leader for Providence Engineering and Environmental Group LLC in Baton Rouge, La. At Providence, Killeen leads the Air, Water, Waste, Ground Water, Environmental Engineering and Remediation teams as their company leader, and is responsible for an awesome team of employee owners. Killeen and her team oversee all client efforts related to ambient monitoring and modeling, industrial treatment, client monitoring, remediation, permitting, reporting and regulatory compliance.

Killeen is an active member of the Louisiana Water Environment Association, where she served as president from 2012–13 and currently serves as secretary of the board. She also chairs the MA Public Education Committee, is the MA Stockholm Junior Water Prize representative, and a member of the Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers.

Killeen spent five years serving WEF in the House of Delegates as a representative of the Louisiana Water Environment Association. During that time, she served as Speaker of the House of Delegates, chaired the Outreach Committee and has been an active member of numerous WEF Committees.

Killeen has been working in the water profession for more than 23 years, including 10 years as a state regulator. She is a 1997 graduate of Louisiana State University.

WEF President-Elect visits TW23

Texas WaterTM 2023 opens with remarks from Mayor Sylvester Turner

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will provide the keynote address during Texas Water’s Opening Session at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 12.

Elected in December 2015 and overwhelmingly re-elected in December 2019, Mayor Turner is serving his second four-year term. He is Houston’s 62nd mayor.

Operating within the city’s fiscal constraints, Mayor Turner has passed five balanced budgets. He also oversaw Houston’s remarkable rebound from Hurricane Harvey, championed historic pension reform, and cheered on the World Series Houston Astros. He also launched Houston’s first Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, meet the Paris Agreement goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, and lead the global energy transition.

In February 2022, Mayor Turner released his One Safe Houston initiative to combat the increase in violence resulting from the pandemic, domestic violence, mental illness and the proliferation of guns on the street.

As the chief executive of the world’s energy capital, Mayor Turner brings a performancedriven approach to the job, creating a more responsive, streamlined, and efficient delivery of city services while shoring up Houston’s financial future. Thanks to his leadership, the Texas Legislature, and local voters approved the pension reform package that reduced the city’s liability by billions of dollars and provided a “fix” that had eluded the city for 17 years.

Before serving as Houston’s mayor, Turner served for 27 years as the Representative for Texas House District 139. He worked on the House Appropriations Committee for 21 years and served as Speaker Pro Tem for three terms. He was appointed to several Budget Conference Committees to balance the state’s budget and serve on the Legislative Budget Board.

Lizanne Douglas, PE

Makenzie Davis, PE

Matt Froelich, PE

Kate Hallaway, PE

Froelich Danny McGuire (Port O’Connor Improvement District)

Lizanne Douglas Makenzie Davis David Miller (CWA)

Kate Hallaway Lindsay Kovar Singarpal Sekhorn (City of Houston)

Kovar, PE

ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 7 A.M.

The Texas Water 2023 Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held at the Memorial Golf Course. The tournament benefits the scholarship programs of both TAWWA and WEAT.

CURTIS SMALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL EVENT

TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 8:30 A.M. TO 11:30 A.M. This year the Curtis Smalley Environmental Event is partnering with Buffalo Bayou Parks and involves kayaking to pick up trash and beautify the Bayou. Volunteers will be provided with gloves, trash bags and water; transportation will not be provided.

EXHIBITION

TUESDAY, APRIL 11 – THURSDAY, APRIL 13

EXHIBIT HALL

Texas WaterTM 2023 will host the largest regional water exhibition on the continent. More than 650 exhibit booths are in one place, at one time, in the Exhibit Hall. See pages 54-64 for a list of exhibitors.

INNOVATION LOUNGE

TUESDAY, APRIL 11 – THURSDAY, APRIL 13

EXHIBIT HALL

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 Innovation Lounge inside the Exhibit Hall. There is no additional fee to visit the Innovation Lounge.

Thanks to our sponsors!

MEET & GREET/EXHIBIT HALL

TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 4:30 TO 6:30 P.M.

Texas Water attendees Meet & Greet in the Exhibit Hall at the George R. Brown Convention Center for refreshments. Registration opens at 4 p.m., then you can enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the Exhibit Hall.

Thanks to our sponsors!

YPS’ DODSON DRIVE FUN RUN

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 5:30 A.M. CHECK IN; 6:30 A.M. START TIME

The Dodson Drive was created in 2011 to honor the life and work of Kenneth Dodson. Kenny D worked in the wastewater industry for 20 years and was a tireless supporter of YP education and growth. The net proceeds from the registration fees for timed runners benefit our young professionals by providing contributions for scholarships and assisting them to attend the annual Young Professionals summit. All timed-donation participants will receive an official event tech shirt and eligibility for team and single participant awards! Runners are also welcome to join us as untimed participants. There is no fee to run as an untimed participant, however, you are still welcome to make a donation to the Dodson Drive; any amount is appreciated. The route will be a five-loop course around Discovery Green across from the Convention Center. The run will start at 6:30 am Wednesday in front of the Discovery Green parking garage, just a short walk from the Hilton Americas and the JW Marriott. Plan on arriving prior to 6 am to register and warm up. Water will be distributed during the race. Afterwards, join us for a post-race party with breakfast tacos and fruit. A map of the route is provided on page 32. All finishers will receive their very own conference ribbon to display on their badges proudly. Awards will be during the YP Reception! Be sure to follow our social media page for other event updates www.facebook.com/ YPDD5k. Thank you so much to our generous sponsors for their support of this year’s YP Dodson Drive 5k!

Post to our Social Media Wall with #TXWATER23 or by sending a text to 281-317-6104!

OPENING SESSION

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 9 TO 10 AM

GENERAL ASSEMBLY THEATER B

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will keynote the Opening Session at Texas WaterTM 2023. AWWA President Joseph Jacangelo and WEF President-Elect Aimeé Killeen will also be present.

Thanks to our sponsors!

AWARDS LUNCH

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 11:30 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M.

BALLROOM ABC ‣ 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.

Thanks to our sponsors!

AM/PM NETWORKING & EXHIBIT HALL BREAKS EXHIBIT HALL

Come grab your beverage of choice and good conversation in the exhibit hall during the morning and afternoon Networking/Exhibit Hall Breaks.

Thanks to our sponsors!

WATER FOR PEOPLE SILENT AUCTION

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 – THURSDAY, APRIL 13

OUTSIDE OF THE EXHIBIT HALL

Water For People volunteers have been rounding up treasures to offer in the annual silent auction. All proceeds benefit the Water For People effort to assist developing countries in providing safe drinking water and sanitation services for their communities. Check out the offerings in the Exhibit Hall by the entrance. All bidding is through the Handbid app/website. See our ad on page 49 or stop by the auction for more information. The auction ends at 1:15 pm Thursday.

Thanks to our sponsors!

TAWWA AWARDS

AWWA Membership Awards

TAWWA Young Professional Maverick Award

AWWA Diversity & Inclusion Award

AWWA Dr. John L. Leal Award

AWWA John Lechner Award of Excellence

AWWA Five Under 35 - Outstanding Young Professional Award

AWWA Exemplary Source Water Protection

AWWA Award of Merit

AWWA Honorary Member Award

Outstanding Service to AWWA Award

AWWA Water Industry Hall of Fame Award

AWWA Tenure Awards

AWWA George Warren Fuller Awards

WEAT AWARDS

WEAT Emerging Leader Award

WEAT Exemplary Employer Award

WEAT Dennis R. Laskowski Recruitment Award

WEF Outstanding Service Award

WEAT Workforce Development Award

WEF Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award

WEAT Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year

WEF George W. Burke, Jr. Award

WEAT Ronald B. Sieger Biosolids Management Award

WEF William D. Hatfield Award

WEAT Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Awards

WEF/WEAT Lifetime Members

WEAT Outstanding Public Official Award

WEAT Walter Chiang Lifetime Achievement Award

WEAT Earnest F. Gloyna Pillars of the Profession Award

WEF Arthur Sidney Bedell Award

WOMEN OF WATER BREAKFAST

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 7:15 A.M. TO 9:00 A.M.

BALLROOM B ‣ TICKET REQUIRED

Each year at the Texas WaterTM Conference, we host the Women of Water breakfast. At this event, the participants will hear from women leaders in the water industry who will share their career stories, leadership successes and challenges, their thoughts on work-life integration, mentorship and much more! This year, Liz Fazio Hale, General Manager for Gulf Coast Authority, will moderate a panel of women leaders that include Jenna Covington, General Manager for North Texas Municipal Water District; Carol Haddock, Director for Houston Public Works; Tina Peterson, Executive Director for Harris County Flood Control District; and Irazema Rojas, Chief of Technical Services at El Paso Water. We look forward to having you join us for breakfast as these women showcase the difference women can make in our water community, while also providing a forum for future leaders to network with seasoned professionals. One ticket is included with Full Registration.

Thanks to our sponsors!

interactive and collaborative environment for all water/ wastewater professionals interested in improving their relationship with rate payers and the general public.

BOX LUNCH

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, NOON TO 1:00 P.M.

EXHIBIT HALL ‣ 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, Hydrant Hysteria 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 $50.

Thanks to our sponsor!

AWARDS CELEBRATION LUNCH

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, NOON TO 1:00 P.M.

EXHIBIT HALL ‣ TICKET REQUIRED

Texas Water will honor TAWWA and WEAT 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; box lunch tickets are included in Full Registration and Thursday-Only Registration. Additional box lunch tickets are $50.

Thanks to our sponsor!

VALUE OF WATER PROGRAM

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 9 A.M. TO 11:50 A.M.

ROOM 361 B/E

Join us for a morning of education and FUN at the 2023 Value of Water session highlighting efforts across the state toward MAKING TEXAS WATER RESILIENT. You’ll have the opportunity to participate in special games, win prizes, and engage with speakers through interactive presentations AND a special panel discussion. This year’s lineup includes utility leaders, water resource planners, economists and management consultants who will share their important work of diversifying water supplies and garnering public support for Texas infrastructure. This unique session provides an

JOINT AWARDS

Ken Miller Water For People Founders Award Watermark Awards

TAWWA AWARDS

TAWWA Chapter Awards

TAWWA Water Conservation & Reuse Awards

WEAT AWARDS

Texas Clean Water Challenge Awards

5S Awards

Sidney L. Allison Award

Our roots set us apart.

We are rooted in our native Texas, our local communities, our environment, and our dedication to integrity and excellence.

We are rooted in our native Texas, our local communities, our environment, and our dedication to integrity and excellence.

From water treatment to wastewater reuse, we have specialized for four and a half decades in cutting-edge design and construction born from a passion for the places and people we serve.

From water treatment to wastewater reuse, we have specialized for four and a half decades in cutting-edge design and construction born from a passion for the places and people we serve.

Need a water solution?

Need a water solution?

We’re here to help.

We’re here to help.

Visit us at booth 1808.

Visit us at booth 1808.

MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1:00 P.M. TO 3:00 P.M.

EXHIBIT HALL

Be a mentor or mentee at Texas WaterTM 2023. Attend the Young Professionals Reception and have the opportunity to meet and connect with the next generation of water and wastewater professionals in Texas. Texas Water has set up a booth in the Exhibit Hall near the poster area for a more intimate discussion of career goals/ aspirations on Thursday between 1 pm and 3 pm. Mentors will also have a purple Mentor ribbon on their badge to help designate them as voluntary mentors throughout the conference.

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS WORKSHOP FOR ENGINEERS

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1:30 P.M. TO 3 P.M.

ROOM 351 BCEF

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 or need to preregister for this training.

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM

STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 9 A.M. TO 1:30 P.M. ROOM 372 B/E

The WEAT Student Design Competition gives students the opportunity to design and present a project based on a realworld wastewater treatment plant design problem. Students will be competing to represent WEAT at the Student Design Competition in Chicago at WEFTEC 2023. The prompt this year is focused around the City of Austin Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, Austin’s largest WWTP. Students are tasked with developing detailed design alternatives and final recommendations for expansion of the WCWWTP from 75 MGD to 100 MGD Average Annual Daily Flow (AADF) and converting the Conventional Activated Sludge system to a BNR system. Students will have to factor in the industrial loading that sends large loads of ammonia with low concentrations of organics. Additionally, students are to evaluate and present on phosphorus sequestration technology to remove phosphorus from the process streams and ultimate disposal. Recommendations and solutions for plant expansion and to meet permit requirements are presented in a detailed Preliminary Design Report and presentation as described in the Competition Details handout. This year, teams from Texas Tech University, Southern Methodist University, and University of Texas will be competing. Come out and support your alma mater or see some prospective future leaders in the industry!

Thanks to our sponsors!

YP TECHNICAL SESSION

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1:20 P.M. TO 5:10 P.M. ROOM 361 A/D

Young Professionals will share their knowledge and experiences on an array of matters aimed at engaging YPs and seasoned professionals alike. Reference the program lineup for details.

YP & STUDENT RECEPTION/ MENTORING PROGRAM NETWORKING EVENT

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 5:15 P.M. TO 6:15 P.M. ROOM 360

Join the YPs and seasoned professionals for drinks and hors d’oeuvres during this networking event. We will also recognize the winners of the Student Design Competition, the University Forum and the Dodson Drive Run. The Networking Event will provide Young Professionals an opportunity to meet with Mentors and discuss their career journey. Join us to learn more about the Mentoring Program and how you can participate.

Thanks to our sponsors!

CONFERENCE NIGHT OUT

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 6:30 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M. TICKET REQUIRED

Our conference mixer and night out will take place just a few minutes’ walk away from the convention center at Pitch 25 (2120 Walker St, Houston, TX 77003). Located in East Downtown (EaDo), practically in the shadow of the George R. Brown Convention Center, Pitch 25 is the creation of former Houston Dynamos superstar, Brian Ching. With over 45 screens, multiple bars, patio games, hammocks, and even a miniature indoor soccer field (or pitch), there really is nowhere else like it.

The hallmark of any good sports bar starts with a strong selection of drinks and Pitch 25 definitely does not disappoint. With nearly 100 beers, ciders, and even wines on tap and a 25,000 square-foot venue, you are sure to find the perfect refreshment while visiting with your comrades in the water industry. A drink ticket will be included, followed by a cash/credit bar for those that wish to continue. To keep you satisfied, there will be several amazing food options throughout the event. Vegetarian options will be available as well.

Guests can make the 10-minute walk to the venue or use the free shuttle service. Shuttle transportation will depart from the Hilton Hotel bus stop area on the east side of the Hilton Hotel, across the street from the Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen in the George R. Brown Convention Center.

The Gavel Passing will be held on stage at 6:15 p.m. and the mixer starts at 6:30 p.m. with plenty of food and drinks and a chance to network, mingle, and even jump on the pitch for a game of cornhole.

Signage and volunteers will be stationed near the hotel and conference exits to provide guidance to the shuttle bus pick-up location. The event concludes at 8:30 p.m., and shuttle rides back to the hotel will be provided until that time. A Conference Night Out ticket is included with Full Registration and with the Guest Badge.

Thanks to our sponsors!

Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions for Evolving Communities

Tuesday, April 11

7:00am Join us in supporting the Texas Water 2023 Scholarship golf tournament!

Wednesday, April 12

8:00am Help provide clean drinking water to those in need by participating in the Water for People Silent Auction. Bidding starts at 8 am! LAN is a committed supporter of Water for People:

- Co-Chair: Mackrena Ramos, PE

- Volunteers: Melissa Mack, PE, Christine Kirby, PE

Thursday, April 13

9:00am Celebrate all of the amazing women in the water industry by joining us at the Women of Water Breakfast!

9:00am Sharing Stories: DEI in AWWA Dedra Ecklund, PE

1:45pm Three for One — Alliance Water’s $50 Million Segment A Pipeline Brings Water to Central Texas, Plus 2 Future Pipelines

Travis Michel, PE

Friday, April 14

8:30am

The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg: Enhancing Non-Potable Water to Improve Flexibility and Resiliency at the Dallas Water Utilities

Central Wastewater Treatment Plant

Alexander Zuniga, EIT, Greg Vaughn, PE; LAN

Lance Philips; Dallas Water Utilities

Tim O’Brien, PE, ENV-SP; Gresham Smith

National experience. Texas expertise.

We don’t just work in Texas, we live here. With 11 offices in the Lone Star State, we’re committed to understanding and finding solutions to the water and wastewater issues we face today and anticipating those of tomorrow. We have the cutting-edge technical expertise you need and over a century’s worth of experience you can depend on.

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

GLOYNA BREAKFAST

FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 7 TO 8:30 A.M. TICKET REQUIRED ROOM 360 ABDE

Rhonda Harris will be the featured speaker at the Gloyna Breakfast at 7 a.m. on Friday, April 14. Harris has more than 45 years of experience in managing and administering a variety of facilities and programs in the water environment sector. Her experience includes developing and implementing training programs for public and private sector personnel, developing regulations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, knowledge management and management consulting, condition assessments, business practice evaluations, asset management and life cycle costing, engineering design, construction and O&M renewals, and operations for facilities and systems.

Harris is a certified Texas Water and Wastewater Operator and approved Operations Trainer, as well as a licensed Wastewater Operator in Ontario, Canada. She is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas, a P. Eng, in Ontario, a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE) from the American Association of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES), a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Diploma-Certified

MATCH THE NAME GAME

In the Exhibit Hall, join in the fun and play MATCH THE NAME GAME! Winning one of the great prizes in the Match the Name Game is easy: Match the names on the Game Card with the same name imprinted on a label randomly distributed at exhibitor booths throughout the Exhibit Hall. When all matching labels have been affixed to the Game Card, place your Game Card in the Door Prize Drum, located near the back of the Exhibit Hall. One Game Card is designated for Wednesday and one for Thursday. Drawings will be held both days so you have two chances to win! Game Cards are not interchangeable. You do not need to be present at the time of the drawings; see back of Game Cards for details of drawing times. are not eligible to win. Prizes will be shipped to winners after the conference.

Thanks to our sponsor!

Member of the Institute of Asset Management (MIAM), an Elected Fellow of the Water Environment Federation (F.WEF) and an Honorary Member of AWWA. Harris is a leader in operations management, O&M Issues and asset management, working for change, improvement and enhancement in the global water environment. She served as the 1996-1997 President of the Water Environment Association of Texas and the 1998-1999 President of the Water Environment Federation.

The breakfast honors the long and distinguished career of the late Earnest F. Gloyna, professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Gloyna’s teaching, research and professional practice have touched a large number of students, educators, engineers and the public leadership not only in Texas but throughout the world. Tickets for the breakfast are $50 and sold separately.

Thanks to our sponsor!

FACILITY TOURS

Attendees who purchased tickets will enjoy one of these tours on Friday morning. Tours will depart at 8 am from the Hilton Hotel bus stop area on the east side of the Hilton Hotel across from the Convention Center on Friday, April 14.

City of Houston Northeast Water Purification Plant Expansion

The City of Houston partnered with four regional water authorities to plan, design and construct a 320 MGD expansion to the Northeast Water Purification Plant. The project has been underway since 2012, design was completed in 2019, and construction is progressing towards start-up of the first phase of operation in 2023 and final completion by mid-2025. The project is being delivered using progressive design-build with a total budget of almost $2 billion. The City, authorities, project advisor and design-builder have worked collaboratively through many challenges to be ready to deliver a new source of drinking water to over 2 million customers in the Houston area. Participants will be guided on a walking tour of the areas that are under construction including pretreatment, intermediate ozonation, filtration, pumping and other support facilities. All participants for this tour will be required to wear approved PPE and must arrive wearing construction-toed shoes. Hard hats, vests, gloves and safety goggles will be available for loan.

Schedule:

8:00 am: Leave from George R. Brown Convention Center

8:45 am: Arrive at Northeast Water Purification Plant

9:00 am: Safety Briefing and Project Overview

9:30 am: Walking Tour of Expansion facilities

10:45 am: Complete tour and leave for Convention Center

11:30 am: Arrive back at George R. Brown Convention Center

Sugar Land Surface Water Treatment Plant & Constellation Stadium

The City of Sugar Land’s surface water treatment plant began delivering water to Sugar Land customers in Nov. 2013. The completion of this plant marked an important milestone in the city’s long-range plans to meet growing water demands and comply with state mandate for groundwater reduction requirements. Water produced by the treatment plant originates from the Brazos River. The plant can deliver 10.86 MGD. Two raw water storage reservoirs can hold 27 MGD. The raw water undergoes robust treatment processes including high-rate plate settlers, membrane filters and granular activated carbon filters. Sugar Land’s water is treated to meet a very high standard. In 2019, the plant received the Best Tasting Water in Texas and the Best Tasting Water in USA. Next, the tour will stop at Constellation Stadium, a state-of-theart field and home of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the Triple-A Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Houston Astros. The ballpark’s multi-purpose design features a

variety of settings accommodating everything from intimate events to large festivals. Participants will be required to sign a waiver for Constellation Stadium. Copies will be provided on the bus prior to arrival.

Schedule:

8:00 am: Leave from George R. Brown Convention Center

8:45 am: Arrive at Sugar Land Surface Water Treatment Plant

9:45 am: Complete Tour and Leave from Sugar Land Surface Water Treatment Plant

10:00 am: Arrive at Constellation Stadium

10:45 am: Complete tour and leave for Convention Center

11:30 am: Arrive back at George R. Brown Convention Center

Gulf Coast Authority Bayport Wastewater Treatment Facility & Armand Bayou Nature Center

Bayport Wastewater Treatment Facility is GCA’s largest facility, serving primarily industrial customers via a 2.25mile BioSan pipeline for process wastewater and contaminated storm water runoff and a parallel “Clean Stream” concrete channel for streams that require solids treatment only, such as cooling tower blow-down water. The original plant was built by Friendswood Development Company, then owned by Exxon. GCA acquired the facility in 1974 and has expanded and improved it since. With customers ranging from petrochemical plants, warehouses and transportation cleaning facilities, Bayport WWTF treats one of the most diverse wastewater streams in the GCA system. Participants for this tour will be required to wear closed-toe shoes, long pants, shirts with sleeves and bring their own safety glasses to wear. Next, visit Armand Bayou Nature Center for a Bayou Safari Tour. ABNC is one of the largest urban wilderness preserves in the U.S., containing 2,500 acres of the natural wetlands forest, prairie and marsh habitats once abundant in the area. ABNC is home to over 370 species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians and offers hiking trails, live animal exhibits and a historic farm site. Stroll down an elevated boardwalk to the Environmental Learning Center. Then board onto electric vehicles to ride through the forest down to the bayou, prairie and farm area. Participants will be required to sign waivers for both tours. Copies will be provided on the bus prior to arrival.

Schedule:

8:00 am: Leave from George R. Brown Convention Center

8:45 am: Arrive at GCA Bayport Wastewater Treatment Facility

9:45 am: Complete Tour and Leave from GCA Bayport Wastewater Treatment Facility

10:00 am: Arrive at Armand Bayou Nature Center

11:00 am: Complete tour and leave for Convention Center

11:45 AM - Arrive back at George R. Brown Convention Center

COMPETITIONS

Operations Challenge

See full event schedule on page 27 Watch the nation’s best operators and maintenance staff compete in the Operations Challenge Competition at Texas WaterTM 2023. The competition returns in person this year and is open to any team that would like to sign up; teams of two to four can compete in as many as seven events. Sign up your utility today! The competition takes place in the Exhibit Hall on Wednesday and Thursday. This multi-day competition showcases each team’s knowledge and skills in Process Control (Sponsored by Freese and Nichols), Laboratory Event (Sponsored by Hartwell Environmental), Walter Chiang Maintenance Event (Sponsored by STV), Collection System (Sponsored by AECOM), Safety (Sponsored by Carollo), and our three exhibition events: Electrical (Sponsored by Gupta), Seepex Exhibition Event (Sponsored by Seepex), and Victaulic Exhibition Event (Sponsored by Victaulic). Non-Utility teams and any person in attendance at the show can sign up and compete in the Exhibition Events where two divisions are available. Division I represents past teams who have competed in all events, and Division II represents new teams competing in any event for the first time. Competitors can receive up to 15 TCEQ CEU hours, t-shirts, entry into the technical sessions and exhibit halls, and bragging rights! The top Texas Teams earn a free trip to the National WEFTEC competition.

Operations Awards Ceremony

Awards for the Operations Challenge Competition, as well as the Three Municipal Treatment Plant of the Year awards and Operator of the Year Award, will be handed out at the Operations Awards Ceremony at 2:45 pm in the Exhibit Hall in the Awards Celebration Lunch area.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12

Hydrant Hysteria

Wednesday, April 12, 9:30 am-4 pm, Exhibit Hall

Thursday, April 13, 9:30 am-4 pm, Exhibit Hall

Hydrant Hysteria is a fast-paced competition where two member teams assemble a specified hydrant as quickly as they can. The Section winners will compete at AWWA ACE23 in Toronto in June.

Junior Meter Challenge Contest

1 pm-2:30 pm, Exhibit Hall

The Junior Meter Challenge Contest matches students from high school environmental programs for a test of their meter-assembling skills and dexterity. Please support these future water professionals by attending.

Meter Challenge

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 AWWA ACE23 in Toronto in June.

Texas Shoot Out

3 pm-5 pm, Exhibit Hall, Ops Challenge Area

Who is the fastest draw on cutting a piece of 6- or 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 13

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 June at AWWA ACE23 in Toronto.

Pipe Tapping Contest

9:30 am-4 pm, Exhibit Hall

Four-person teams from across the state compete to determine who will represent Texas at the National Pipe Tapping Competition at AWWA ACE23 in Toronto.

Best Tasting Drinking Water Contest

1:30 pm-3 pm, Exhibit Hall

The Best Tasting Drinking Water Contest brings together entries representing utilities across Texas. A panel of celebrity judges—including Saint Arnold Brewing Company founder Brock Wagner; former NFL offensive tackle Richmond Webb; Emmy award winning journalist Miya Shay; Houston City Council member Sallie Alcorn; Houston Chronicle restaurant critic Alison Cook; and AWWA President Joseph Jacangelo will grade the samples. Along with Texas bragging rights, the winning entrant competes at AWWA ACE23 in Toronto in June.

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OPERATIONS CHALLENGE SCHEDULE

Texas Water 2023 Water Environment Association of Texas Operations Challenge Event Schedule

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WaterTM 2023 is a registered trademark of Texas AWWA for the exclusive use for this joint conference with WEAT. All rights reserved.

INFO ABOUT TCEQ OPERATOR HOURS

TCEQ has approved Texas WaterTM 2023 for a maximum of 12 hours of Operator Training Certification credit for water and wastewater personnel. Credit hours will be available for attending some technical sessions. Please refer to the schedule on pages 38-45 to see which sessions count for credit hours.

Reporting hours will be done through an online form— you will not have a paper form to turn in (except for competition hours; read more about that below).

Before you leave a technical session, make sure a Texas Water official has scanned your badge. You only need to have your badge scanned if you will be requesting TCEQ credit hours.

Take note of which sessions you attend in your program (mark/circle the ones you attend in the grid) - you are ultimately responsible for keeping track of your attendance. The program will show which sessions count towards w = water, ww = wastewater and w/ww = water and wastewater credit. Each technical session counts as .5 hour.

After the conference, fill out the online form via the link below or scanning the QR code at right with your smartphone:

www.txwater.org/tceq_creditform_2023.cfm

You only need to submit this form one time after the end of the conference. We’ll need your contact info, license number(s) and the total number of hours you are seeking (both the breakdown of w/ww and the overall total).

BADGES

All participants of Texas WaterTM 2023 must register. Your badge is proof of registration and must be worn at all times. Your badge is your admission pass for all technical sessions, the Exhibit Hall and non-ticketed conference events. Admission will not be granted without a badge. Replacement of lost badges is available at the Registration Counter at a cost of $10.

TICKETS REQUIRED

Admission tickets to all events, including the Awards Lunch, Women of Water Breakfast, Box Lunch, Conference Night Out Event, Gloyna Breakfast and Facility Tours are the same as cash. Lost tickets will not be replaced.

Completing this online form is your way of “turning in” your hours. We will check the hours you enter with the scan report from the sessions and report the total hours to TCEQ.

The deadline for submitting the online form for hours is May 5, 2023. Please allow up to six weeks for processing hours to TCEQ. Hours will not be processed until payment for the conference is received.

Engineers may also receive licensing CE hours for attending on a self-reporting basis (please note: we will not have Engineering forms on-site and you do not need to fill out the online form; it’s up to you to report your CE hours). The Professional Ethics Workshop for engineers course offered on Wednesday satisfies the Professional Ethics requirement.

WEAT’s Operations Challenge competitors can receive 15 hours of wastewater credit and TAWWA competitors can receive 11.5 hours of water credit. Paper forms will be available to record competition hours (competitors do not need to fill out the online form).

Scan the QR code to be taken to the online form. Please only fill this form out one time after the conference.

COVID STATEMENT

For your own health and those Texas WaterTM 2023 attendees around you, we do encourage you to stay home if you’re feeling ill and consider wearing masks as well as social distance whenever possible while inside. We also strongly encourage you to be vaccinated.

Texas WaterTM 2023 will follow all local, state, and federal guidelines regarding COVID-19. Go to https://covid-harriscounty.hub.arcgis.com/ for the latest on COVID risk level in Houston.

Sixteenth Annual Texas Shootout

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

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Entry Details: $5 Per Entry · All Equipment Provided

Pre-Registration + Questions: For pre-registration (recommended, not required)

Which division title will you take home?

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CONFERENCE GUEST INSIDER’S GUIDE

The Texas WaterTM 2023 conference hotel and convention center are at the heart of Houston, one of the most exciting cities in the nation. Houston’s Discovery Green Park, Minute Maid Park, and the restaurants along the Avenida De Las Americas are just steps away from your hotel.

Spouses and guests of the registered attendees at Texas Water will have the opportunity to embark in self-guided tours to explore the sights, sounds, and amazing cuisine of the Bayou City in a self-guided program. The Texas WaterTM 2023 Insiders Guidebook that will connect you with Houston’s amazing history, art and museums, sports and outdoor activities, restaurants and shopping. This year, you can plan and visit all the attractions this vibrant city has to offer at your own pace and schedule.

Scan the QR code to access the online Insider’s Guide

BADGES

All participants of Texas WaterTM 2023 must register. Your badge is proof of registration and must be worn at all times. Your badge is your admission for all technical sessions, the Exhibit Hall and non-ticketed conference events.

Admission will not be granted without a badge. Your badge will also be scanned at technical sessions to track your TCEQ credit hours. Replacement of lost badges is available at the Registration Counter at a cost of $10.

TICKETS REQUIRED

Admission tickets to all events, including the Awards Lunch, Women of Water Breakfast, Box Lunch, Conference Night Out Event, Gloyna Breakfast and Facility Tours are the same as cash. Lost tickets will not be replaced.

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DODSON DRIVE 5K ROUTE

The YP Dodson Drive 5K route will be a five-loop course around Discovery Green across from the Convention Center. The run will start at 6:30 am Wednesday, April 12 in front of the Discovery Green parking garage, just a short walk from the Hilton Americas and the JW Marriott. Plan on arriving prior to 6 am to register and warm up. Water will be distributed during the race. Afterwards, join us for a post-race party with breakfast tacos and fruit.

George R. Brown Convention Center

Texas WaterTM 2023 will 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 Exhibit Hall of the George R. Brown Convention Center from Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon. Authors are encouraged to spend time at their posters to answer questions and discuss their results with colleagues. Stop by the technical session hallway to join us for an informal, interactive opportunity to discuss some of the most interesting and challenging projects in our industry.

Are Stormwater Utility Fees Reasonable? A Parcel-Scale Investigation Using an Unmanned Aircraft System and Machine Learning

Hannah Garcia, TAMU-CC

Benefits of Having a Water Distribution Model in an Expanding City

Samantha Agniel, CDM Smith

Building a Fiber Network for a Regional Water District

Rebecca Sandoval, Freese

City of Odessa - Pioneering in Operational Efficiency by Staying Connected with Remote Facilities via Wireless Communication

Kalyani Ganesan, Carollo

Constructability Challenges, Risk Mitigation, and Sequence of Construction and Operations for Gas Scrubber Systems

Renewal at Walnut Creek WWTP

Ehsan Mazinani, Atkins Global

Cost Effective Approach to Convert Extended Aeration

Oxidation Ditch to Conventional Activated Sludge. A Case Study for Increasing BOD Capacity Without Adding New Structures

Charan Tanneru, Tetra Tech

Creating Resiliency for Bachman Lake Dam by Improving its Spillways

Shweta Narkhede, Stantec

Creative Solutions to Design and Construct 23.5 Miles of Canal to Solve Houston’s Drinking Water Challenges

Rajesh Tanwani, Ardurra

Data Analysis of PFAS Samples from Over 250 California Wastewater Treatment Plants

Christopher Gurr, CDM Smith

Delivering a Large Diameter Gravity Flow Treated Effluent Pipeline Through the CMAR Delivery Method

Andy Hawthorne, Garney Construction

Designing a Resilient Water System

Progga Chirontoni, HDR

Development of A Hurricane Storm Surge and River Runoff Model for the Texas Coast

Chayanon Wichitrnithed, UT-Austin

Do I Need Grit Removal?

Eric Tobin, Hydro Int’l

Droughts and Floods: Preparing for the Two Texas Seasons

Jason Afinowicz, Freese and Nichols

From Source Water to Permeate and Concentrate; Multiple Evaluations for the Expansion Design of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Facility

Sarah Guemez, CDM Smith

Have You Never Been Mellow? Tips and Tricks so that we Can Focus on Water Instead of Politics

Lisa Lattu, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam

Highway to the Cadiz Zone: A Maverick Approach to Repairing an 80-Year Old Interceptor Under I-35 in Dallas

Erika Cooper, Carollo

How Emerging Technologies can Enhance Lab Operations: A Review of Anions Analysis

Ruth Marfil-Vega, Shimadzu

Increasing Plant Capacity by 6 MGD; How the City of Houston can Increase Flow by 30% with a Minimal Capital Investment

Sydney Criminski, Atkins Global

Indirect Potable Reuse: Making a Drought-Resilient Water Supply a Reality

Hayley Voelkers, Tetra Tech

Lifecycle Cost Analysis of Novel Photobiological Process Followed by Secondary Reverse Osmosis for Enhanced Freshwater Recovery at Brackish Water Desalination Facility

Keisuke Ikehata, Texas State

Making Room for 54,00 Horses: Designing Around 7500 HP AFDs at Phase 2 Bois D’Arc Lake Pump Station

Amanda Powers, Freese and Nichols

Navigating the Design and Permitting of a 36-inch Gravity Sewer Microtunnel Installation Underneath Three Levels of Interstate 45

Ayo Bello, HR Green

North Houston District Wastewater Treatment Plant Consolidation, $150 Million Investment Results in Decommissioning of Four Plants, Persistence and Commitment Pays Off

Robert Thompson, Jacobs

Optimizing Biofiltration Using Smart Configuration and Controls

Ben Fuentes, Kennedy Jenks

PFAS Management in Potable Reuse Projects

Justas Rutkauskas, Freese and Nichols

Preparing the Small and Decentralized Communities to Meet Stringent Nutrient Limits: Retrofit, Design and Operation

Raj Chavan, Atkins Global

Professional Development: From the Classroom Onward

Mark Elkouz, Atkins Global

Show Me the Money! A Practical Guide to Funding Your Next Risk Mitigation Project

Adam Eaton, WSP

Softening Without the Sludge: Piloting Pellet Softening for Drinking Water Treatment

Ashley Pifer, Garver

Solving Red Water Quality Issue for the City of Fulshear, Texas

Keval Satra, HR Green

Staying on Schedule in a Covid World–Will Virtual Witness Testing Become the Standard?

David Briggs, CDM Smith

Tall Tale: Delivering the Tallest Tank in Fort Worth in the Shortest Amount of Time

Ronald King, Halff

Texas Water Data Hub: Making Water Data More Fair (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable)

Taylor Christian, Texas Water Development Board

The Challenges of a Small Texas Water System Planning for Big Texas Growth

Taylor Townes, Kimley-Horn

The Only Constant is Change: Strategies for Managing Cost in Uncertain Times

Tara Delagarza, Burns & McDonnell

1:201:50 pm

Moderators

Marisa Martinez Palmer

San Antonio Water System

Matt Berg Jacobs

370 D

Moderators

Hannah Leppla, Plummer

John Sierzega, Sherwin Williams

Joseph Fielding, Trinity River Authority

Heather Goins, Perkins Consultants

370 E

Moderators

Carlos Torres, Garver

Ola Wenno, Plummer

Jennifer Nations, City of College Station

Jessica Woods, City of Round Rock

370 F

Moderators

Michael McBee

Freese and Nichols

Kaylee Waldo

Kimley-Horn

361 D

Biosolids Odor & Corrosion Control Workforce Development Young Professionals

No Redundancy, No Space, No Problem: A Dewatering Solution

Jason Crawley

Freese and Nichols

Tim Walker Town of Little Elm

Spencer Lindsay

Freese and Nichols

Are Your Wet Scrubbers Effective/ Operating - A Working Guide for the Successful Operator!

Richard J Pope Hazen and Sawyer

WW

Planning, Training, Funding –Partnerships and Programs that are Building the Water Workforce of Tomorrow

Chirine Chidiac Arcadis

Mariana Anguiano

Trinity River Authority of Texas

Emerging Membrane Strategies to “Unstick” PFAS from WRF’s

Raul Dominguez

Kimley-Horn and Associates

Jordan Duncan

Kimley-Horn and Associates

W/WW

Wastewater: A Reflection of Society. The Impact of PFAS on Water Reclamation Facilities

Jane Madden

CDM Smith

Eric Spargimino

CDM Smith

WW

3:00 pm

Fort Worth’s Transition to Thermal Drying of Biosolids

Steven Nutter

City of Fort Worth Water Department

WW

pm A Personality of Its OwnWhat is Sludge Rheology and Why is it Important?

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Tracy Chouinard Brown and Caldwell

Shubha Oza Brown and Caldwell

Odor Mitigation in Wastewater Interceptor Collection Systems

Eric Dawson

Parsons

WW

The Other Type of Severe Wastewater Corrosion (not hydrogen sulfide)

John Mitchell

Austin Water

Rode Mora

Austin Water

WW

W/WW

A Pipeline For Success: WEAT SDC and Inflow Collaboration Designing a Diverse Workforce for the Future

Tori Haugvoll, Black & Veatch

Caitlin Ruff, Black & Veatch

W/WW 1:552:25 pm

Tanya Miro-Warren, Kimley-Horn and Associates

W/WW

Tally the Score: Improving Staffing through the Comparison of Benchmark Metrics

Kyle Swank, KIT Professionals

Robert Upton, City of Pearland

Sunil Kommineni, KIT Professionals

Julian Kelly, City of Pearland

W/WW

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

Pretreatment Program Audits –A TCEQ Perspective

Colleen Cook TCEQ WW

Connecting Conservation and Planning: A Texas Water Story

Shae Luther

Texas Water Development Board W/WW

X-Ray Vision with Advanced Hydraulic Modeling – Conquering Water Quality Issues in Nooks and Crannies of a Water System

Varenya Mehta, KIT Professionals

Debbie Webb, City of Lake Jackson

Sunil Kommineni, KIT Professionals

Justin Bartlett, KIT Professionals

W/WW

The ABCs of Technical Writing: Improving Readability Using Accuracy, Brevity, and Clarity

Abigail Graves

Garver

Jami Castillo

Garver

W/WW

Change Can Be Good: The Story of Aeration Upgrades and Process Changes at Three Oklahoma City WWTPs

Annie Jiang, Ardurra

Joy Kotey, City of Oklahoma City

Megan Martin, Ardurra

Randel West, Ardurra

Innovating City of Austin’s Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant: Design Challenges Behind the First Municipal Deammonification Plant in Texas

Aldo Sotelo, Stantec Consulting Services

Nicole Stephens, Stantec Consulting Services

John Mitchell, Austin Water W/WW

PAD Your Mainstream - A Novel Dual N and P Sidestream Approach

Caitlin Ruff, Black & Veatch

Theo Chan, Trinity River Authority of Texas

Mike Young, Trinity River Authority of Texas

Leon Downing, Black & Veatch

Pretreatment to the Rescue: Emergency Pretreatment Tools for Tackling Industrial Challenges

Peter Reale

Plummer

Jennifer Moore

Trinity River Authority of Texas WW

When Surcharge Limits Are Not Enough: The Affects of Uncontrolled Overstrength Waste on a Treatment Facility

Natalie Taylor Trinity River Authority of Texas

Sugar Land Leak Detection Program Case Study – Ranking Performance Against the ASTERRA Texas Big 12 Client Base

Merritt Nolte-Roth

City of Sugar Land

W/WW 4:054:35 pm

Gadi Kovarsky ASTERRA W/WW

Water Conservation in 4DX

Kevin Kluge Austin Water

Dive into Virtual Reality: Incorporating 3D Visualization Tools for Design, Client Communications, and Operator Engagement

Tasie Kade

Carollo Engineers

Steven Hand Carollo Engineers W/WW

Know Your Wastewater’s Character Arc - Influence and Impact of Influent Characterization

Prachi Salekar Black & Veatch

Moderators

Keisuke Ikehata

Texas State University

Jeffrey Lange

Brown and Caldwell

370 D

Moderators

Denney Howard

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam

David Milligan

NTMWD

370 E

Water Reuse Resiliency, Safety & Cybersecurity

Moderators

Stacy Barna

CDM Smith

Kevin Patel

Signature Automation

370 F

Moderators

Regina Stencel

City of Dallas

Melvin Machayo

City of Dallas

361 D

Small Systems

Proposed Design Criteria

Changes to 30 TAC Chapter 217 Subchapters C and D with Emphasis on Reclaimed Water Distribution Systems

Paul Brochi

TCEQ

W/WW

Network Asset Visibility –Fundamental for OT Cybersecurity

Randy Petersen

San Jacinto River Authority

W/WW

TAP into Conservation: A Technical Assistance Program for Water Conservation Plans

Shae Luther

Texas Water Development Board

W/WW

Climate and Hydrology

Modeling for Austin’s Integrated Water Resource Plan

Helen Gerlach

Austin Water

Sara Eatman

Austin Water

Richard Hoffpauir

Water Resources 9:009:30 am

Hoffpauir Consulting

20 Years in the Making on Mary’s Creek - A New Water Reclamation Facility for the City of Fort Worth

Ellen McDonald Plummer

Chris Harder

City of Fort Worth Water Department

W/WW

Getting Closer to the Finish Line with El Paso’s Advanced Water Purification Facility

Gianna Aguirre

Carollo Engineers

W/WW

Harnessing Sustainable Water for Weatherford with Indirect Potable Reuse

Bill Smith

City of Weatherford

Allison Blake Hage

Freese and Nichols

Ryan Opgenorth

Freese and Nichols

W/WW

am11:50 am

Use and Benefits of GAC Adsorption in Potable Reuse Applications

Zaid Chowdhury Garver

W/WW

Flood Mitigation Improvements and Funding Resources for Liberty WWTP

Rebekkah Sandt

HR Green

Keval Satra

HR Green

W/WW

Building Back a Resilient and Sustainable Wastewater System Using Emergency Management Funding to Maximize the Benefit-Cost Ratio

Jeff Pelletier

Atkins North America

Fazle Rabbi

Houston Public Works

W/WW

Water Sector Federal Cybersecurity Legislation - What You Need To Know to Prepare

Mark McKinney

Tetra Tech

W/WW

Getting it Right: Utility Resilience Beyond Legislative Requirements

Linda Warren

Launch! Consulting

W/WW

Texas Sized Needs in Small Communities: Ensuring Small Communities are Represented in Regional Flood Planning

Jenny Bywater, CDM Smith

Travis Pruski, Nueces River Authority

Stacy Barna, CDM Smith

Jessica Watts, CDM Smith

W/WW

Integrated Wastewater Planning and Financing to Solve the Pains of Rapid Growth

Rachel Adkisson, Freese and Nichols

Gilbert Salas, City of Manvel

Ishita Rahman, Freese and Nichols

Adam Conner, Freese and Nichols

W/WW

Come and Take It! A Utility’s Struggle for Water Independence

Matt Froehlich

BGE

Danny McGuire

Port O’Connor Improvement District

W/WW

Cloud-Based SCADA Levels the Playing Field for Small Systems

Colin Bunyard

XiO

W/WW

Enhancing CIP Resilience: Lessons Learned for a Tangible Approach to Resilient Planning

Tess Sprague Brown and Caldwell

W/WW

W/WW 9:3510:05 am

Navigating the Regulatory MazePermitting Lake Ralph Hall, a Look Back

Edward Motley

Upper Trinity Regional Water District

Ronna Hartt

Upper Trinity Regional Water District

W/WW

Utilizing Reclaimed Water to Sustainably Revitalize Park Land While Aiding in Subsidence

Groundwater Reduction GoalsCity of Rosenberg Seabourne

Creek Reclaimed Water System

Kyle Kaspar

Quiddity Engineering

Rigo Calzoncin

City of Rosenberg

W/WW

Digging Deep for Long-term Flood Relief: Phase 2

Tunnel Feasibility Study

Jason Becker

Halff Associates

Chris Mueller

Black & Veatch

Scott Elmer

Harris County Flood Control District

W/WW

Moderators

Ikram Sayed Garver

Charlie Maddox City of Austin

371 D

Moderators

Camille Sowells, Trilogy

Kay Bealer, Tetra Tech

Lisa Lattu, LAN

Angela Spevak, Kimley-Horn

371 E

Applied Research Diversity & Inclusion

Investigation of Alternative Management Strategies to Prevent PFAS from Entering Drinking Water Supplies and Wastewater

Kyle Thompson

Carollo Engineers

Eva Steinle-Darling

Carollo Engineers

W/WW

A Successful Demonstration of Ammonia Based Aeration Control (ABAC) Results in Energy and Chemical Savings via Simultaneous Nitrification and Denitrification (SND)

Ahmed Al-Omari

Brown and Caldwell

W/WW

Not-So-Forever Chemicals: Field Demonstration of PFAS Destruction by a Pilot-Scale Nanofiltration and UV-Sulfite Treatment Train

Charlie Liu

Kennedy Jenks Consultants

W/WW

Wastewater Surveillance for Monitoring COVID-19 and Other Infectious Diseases in Houston, Texas

Camille McCall

Rice University

Lauren Stadler

Rice University

W/WW

Softening Without the Sludge: Piloting Pellet Softening for Drinking Water Treatment

Ashley Pifer Garver

Rick Huggins Garver

Thien Do University of Arkansas

Jessica Johnson Garver

W/WW

Sharing Stories: DEI in TAWWA

Dedra Ecklund

Lockwood Andrews & Newnam

W/WW

Assistance that Saves: Let us Count the WaysAn Analysis of Actual Water Savings of the Plumbers to People Program

Chad Cosper

San Antonio Water System

W/WW

DEI 201: Tools and Resources to Build a Safe and Welcoming Workplace

Ari Copeland Black & Veatch

Xi Zhao Black & Veatch

W/WW

Empowering Every Colleague: Strategies to Address Intersectionality in Inclusion and Diversity

Isabel Perez Rios Bravo Stantec

Sarang Agarwal Stantec

W/WW

Making Sense of the Monsoon: Using Storytelling to Build a Foundation of Collaboration to Advance an Equitable Water Future Across Texas

Sarah Robinson, US Water Alliance

Jaynell Nicholson, Austin Water

Greg Wukasch, SAWS

Benny Starr, US Water Alliance

W/WW

Moderators

Adam Eaton WSP

Rose Robel Seagull PME

371 F

Watershed Mgmt/ Stormwater

Using Stormwater for Managed Aquifer Recharge

Gretchen Miller Collier Consulting

W/WW

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFWIA) – A Resilient

Stormwater Master Plan

Seth Nehrke, CDM Smith

Michael Schmidt, CDM Smith

Eduardo Tovar, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Ada Inda, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

W/WW

Navigating the Implementation of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Through Polluted Waters

Samantha Agniel CDM Smith

Cory Sellars City of Beaumont

W/WW

Regional and State Flood Planning in Texas: A Watershed Based, Bottom-up Approach to Flood Risk Planning and Management

James Bronikowski Texas Water Development Board

W/WW

Moderators

Alissa Lockett, San Antonio Water System

Marisa Vergara, STV

Rob Jenkins, Arcadis

361 F

Construction Issues

The Plot Thickens: Maintaining Sludge Processing Operations During Replacement of Gravity Thickener

Joseph Grano

Arcadis

Robert Moss

Austin Water Utility

W/WW

Two-Headed Monster: Operational Startup Challenges during a MultiOrganizational Startup of a Dual Purpose Pump Station

James McQuery, Dallas Water Utilities

Gabe Trejo, Arcadis

Jeff Haasch, JH Engineering

Lelya Gutierez, Freese and Nichols

W/WW

A Fast Track With Extra Hurdles: New Braunfels Expands a Water Treatment Plant Amid Economic Volatility

Bansi Khajuria

Freese and Nichols

Ashley Zimmermann New Braunfels Utilities

Kira Iles

Freese and Nichols

W/WW

What Have You Always Wanted to Ask a Contractor?

Mike Watson, MWH

Shane Simpson, Associated Construction Partners

Brandon Ballengee, Reytec Construction Resources

Fred Dodd, CSA Construction

W/WW

Resilience Through Stream Restoration: How Fort Worth is Protecting its Critical Infrastructure

Keith Byrne Freese and Nichols

Pratima Poudyal City of Fort Worth

Jonathan Schwartzenberg

Freese and Nichols

W/WW

Construction in a Volatile Market from an Owner and Design Builder Perspective

Aron Soto

MGC Contractors W/WW

Moderators

Nyla Langford,Signature Automation

Alicia Smiley, Black & Veatch

Madeline Kull, CDM Smith

361 E

Value of Water

Laying the Foundation for a New Reservoir: Economic Analysis and Financial Planning to Ensure Success

Angie Flores

Raftelis

Brian Kirsch

Raftelis

W/WW

Water Supply Augmentation to Rio Grande Diversions and Water Conservation

Charles Ortiz

Laguna Madre Water District

W/WW

San Antonio’s Ever Changing Path to Water Resiliency

Jeffrey Haby San Antonio Water System

Gregg Eckhardt San Antonio Water System

W/WW

9:009:30 am

The Economic Importance of Your Utility – What Your Customers Need to Know and How to Tell Them

William Zieburtz Stantec

W/WW

Value of Water Panel Discussion

N/A (not for TCEQ credit)

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Moderators

Angel Leon, City of Laredo

Stephen Johnson, Freese & Nichols

John Sierzega, Sherwin Williams

Pat Brown, Stantec 370 D

Wastewater

Designing the Perfect Storm: Utilizing Historical Rainfall to Validate a Design Storm and Evaluate Your Modeled Collection System

Dan Hilderbrandt, San Jacinto River Authority

Kendall Ryan, Freese and Nichols

Nabeel Khan, Freese and Nichols

Moderators

Dan Olson Garver

Laura Wilson City of Fort Worth

370 E

Leveraging Asset Life Cycle Data to Optimize Capital and Maintenance Investments

John D’Antoni Black & Veatch

W/WW

Moderators

Yongki Shim

KIT Professionals

Mohammed Othman

CDM Smith 370 F

Fast and Furious: Expanding a Membrane Water Treatment Plant through Retrofit while Coping with a Volatile Market

Yue Sun, Ardurra

Brandon Pritchett, City of Pflugerville

Jonathan Degen, Ardurra

Brian Camp, City of Pflugerville

Moderators

Andrew Shaw

Black & Veatch

Charan Tanneru

Tetra Tech 361 D

Successful Full-Scale Continuous Flow Densification of Activated Sludge at Crooked Creek Water Reclamation Facility Without Physical Selection

Brandt Miller, Hazen and Sawyer

Ron Latimer, Hazen and Sawyer

Gaya Ram Mohan, Hazen and Sawyer

W/WW

How to See it All: Machine Learning for Prediction of Manhole Condition

Samantha Greivell

Garver

W/WW

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Truthiness: Field Data, Model Data, Design Data – Resolving Reality Among Conflicting Sources of Information

Andrew Czubai Trinity River Authority

Nick Dons

Trinity River Authority

W/WW

Dynamic Water SystemsHow SJRA is Applying Digital Transformation Strategies

Chris Meeks

San Jacinto River Authority

Shawn Dent

Carollo Engineers

Meera Victor Carollo Engineers

W/WW

How a $200 Air Release Valve Postponed a $2,500,000 Booster Pump Station Project by Years –A Valuable Lesson in Air-Locking

Eric Dole Garver

W/WW

W/WW

Houston’s Approach to Preparing and Equipping Staff to Operate and Maintain a New $1.8B, 320 MGD WTP

Paul Walker, Carollo Engineers

Eric Garza, City of Houston

Joey Eickhoff, City of Houston

WW 1:452:15 pm

William Stauber, Carollo Engineers

W/WW

Optimized Biofilters – How To Get There: Side-by-Side Evaluation at 440 MGD Plant

Kimberlie Brashear City of Dallas Water Utilities

W/WW

Stories of Carbon Redirection for Energy Efficient Wastewater Treatment in the Age of Advanced Nutrient Removal

Arifur Rahman, Jacobs

Tim Constantine, Jacobs

Emma Shen, Jacobs

WW

Innovative Process Piping Modifications to Enhance Carbon Management in Primary Treatment

Anton Dapcic Carollo Engineers

Tanya Rauch-Williams Carollo Engineers

Dale Gabel Carollo Engineers WW

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

E-74 Rosillo Creek Sewer Project: Keeping Sewer in Line with In-line Storage Solutions

Jeffrey Reck

Arcadis

Cristina de la Garza

San Antonio Water System

W/WW

How the Workforce of Tomorrow Influences City of Houston’s Digital Transformation Today

William Kuehne

Ardurra

Fazle Rabbi

Houston Public Works

W/WW

Implications of the Reactions Between Monochloramine and Free Chlorine for Water Operations

David Simons

TCEQ

• 2:50 - 3:20 PM 3:203:50 pm

W/WW

Benefits of Hydrocyclones for WRRF Performance: Better Settling, Improved Nitrification… and Reduced E. coli?!

Alexandra Doody, CDM Smith

Samir Mathur, CDM Smith

Jamie Belden, City of Wichita

Daniel Dair, World Water Works

Quick – The Wastewater is Coming! A Multi-phase System Improvement Approach for a Rapidly Growing Area with High Head Pumping Requirements

Anamika Kumari, CDM Smith

Ana Marie Karamalegos, CDM Smith

Charles Leist, City of Waco Water Utilities

W/WW

LCRR: Failure to Communicate is a Violation Waiting to Happen

Mary Gugliuzza

City of Fort Worth

W/WW

That’s Right, You’re Not from Texas but Texas Wants You Anyways: Using an Established Technology that is New to Texas for Iron and Manganese Removal

Joseph Jenkins

Walker Partners

WW 3:554:25 pm

There’s a New (Primary) Sheriff in Town: Evaluating Primary Filters for Texas WRRFs

Dylan Christenson, Black & Veatch

Elaine Hung, Trinity River Authority of Texas

Andrew Moore, Trinity River Authority of Texas

Eric Redmond, Black & Veatch

W/WW

Collection System Moneyball

Temple Williamson

Pipeline Analysis

Wesley Nebgen City of Corpus Christi

W/WW

Baking up Fresh Transmission Pipeline Design Standards from Scratch

Ryan Sowa

Kimley-Horn and Associates

Graham Moore

Alliance Regional Water Authority

W/WW

Equipment and Subsystem Testing on Houston’s First Drinking Water Ozone Disinfection System

Lander Kennedy

CDM Smith

Daniel Bond

CDM Smith

Jasmin Zambrano

WW 4:305:00 pm

City of Houston

W/WW

Addition by Subtraction –Expanding Lewisville’s Secondary Treatment Capacity From Three Processes to One

Joel Cantwell, HDR

Kelly Rouse, City of Lewisville

Cedric West, City of Lewisville

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Moderators

Frank Stephens

5engineering

Keval Satra

HR Green

371 D

Wastewater

Performic Acid: The New Kid on the WRRF Disinfection Block

Christine Ngan, CDM Smith

Brian Hilts, CDM Smith

Samir Mathur, CDM Smith

Domenico Santoro, USP Technologies

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A Utility Might Not Own That Connection, But They Own What Comes Down It – Getting the Most Out of Trenchless Lateral Rehabilitation

Jeff Maier Garver

W/WW

When Material/Equipment Delivery Dates Can’t Be Met

Mike Querry Trinity River Authority of Texas Emile Lang

Trinity River Authority of Texas W/WW

In Your Maintenance Wallet? Developing and Implementing a Maintenance Management Strategy to Decrease Risk and Improve Equipment Availability

Laura Moreno Black & Veatch

Simon Watson Black & Veatch

Words Every Engineer Love, but Commissioning Managers Dread… “Largest Installation Ever” /

Kiersten Lee

Moderators

John D’Antoni, Black & Veatch

George Bowden, Freese & Nichols

Mazen Kawasmi, Freese & Nichols

371 E

Moderators

Jerry Snead, HDR

Jaime Kypuros, Tetra Tech

Jorge Flores, El Paso Water

371 F

Streamlined Risk Management: Less Intrusive Methods; Same Benefit

Scott Taylor

Trinity River Authority of Texas

John Rice

Trinity River Authority of Texas

W/WW

From Conceptualization to Reality – Austin

Water’s Vertical Asset Management Program

Lauren King

Austin Water

W/WW

One Strategic Step for Fort Worth Water, One Practical Leap for Asset Management

Wendy Chi, City of Fort Worth

Nicholas McCormick, Freese and Nichols

Mazen Kawasmi, Freese and Nichols

Jessica Brown, Freese and Nichols Gage

Design of an 84” Water Transmission Line Curved

Tunnel under a Major Texas Highway Interchange

Chris Campbell, Binkley & Barfield

Matt Koziol, Schnabel Engineering

Showri Nandagiri, NHCRWA

Tim McQueary, HB Trenchless

W/WW

Three For One - Alliance Water’s $50 Million Segment A Pipeline

Brings Water to Central Texas, Plus 2 Future Pipelines

Travis Michel

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam

Hunter Hanson

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam

Graham Moore

Alliance Regional Water Authority W/WW

Using

City of Austin Water Service Line Analytics That Identify Highly Frequented Customers

Brent Bassett Austin Water

Houston Implements an Automated Risk-based Capacity and Condition Assessment

Model for its 6000 Miles of Wastewater Gravity Pipes

Jinia Islam

of Houston Fazle Rabbi

of Houston

Try This One Bizarre Trick! How Fort Worth Water Bridged the Gap

During the Replacement of Their Primary Thickening Process

Eduardo Aguirre

City of Fort Worth Water Department

Russell Redder

City of Fort Worth Water Department

Fort Worth’s Storm Drain Rehabilitation Program:

Exploring Artificial Intelligence For Cost-Effective Operations and Planning

Matt Stahl, Halff Associates

Cannon Henry, City of Fort Worth

Cooper Hoffman, Halff Associates

W/WW

Deployment of

The Decisive Factor: Building a Decision Matrix Dashboard for the City of Houston Surface Water Transmission Program

Kate Hallaway, BGE

Singarpal Sekhorn, City of Houston

Lindsay Kovar, BGE

The Show Ain’t Over Until the Pipeline is Installed: A Case Study on Design Improvements During Construction

Jason Ward, Freese and Nichols

Jared Barber, Freese and Nichols

Nathan McMillan, Freese and Nichols

Chase Juhl, Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation

W/WW

Moderators

Randy Palachek

KIT Professionals

Vishakha Kaushik

Arcadis

361 F

If It Ain’t Broke, Do Fix It? Phosphate Demonstration Testing towards Achieving

Compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions

Justin Bartlett, KIT Professionals

Nicholas Cook, City of Deer Park

Cindy Dong, KIT Professionals

Kyle Swank, KIT Professionals

W/WW

Coupon Immersion vs. Pipe Loop Study: Two Road Maps for Developing OCCTs

Amlan Ghosh Corona Environmental Consulting

1:101:40 pm

Corrosion Control Study on Harvested Lead and Copper Service Lines

Unregulated Contaminants –Navigating Integration of Advanced Water Treatment Technologies

Sunil Kommineni

KIT Professionals

Kyle Swank

KIT Professionals

Justin Bartlett

KIT Professionals

W/WW

Estimating the PFAS Price Tag for Drinking Water Utilities: Cost Model Collaboration with AWWA

Adam Feffer

Black & Veatch

Xi Zhao

Black & Veatch

Nicholas Burns

Black & Veatch

W/WW

3:55 -

4:305:00 pm

Moderators

Mike Hagen, Freese & Nichols

Justin Diviney, NTMWD

David Garcia, Aguazé Solutions

Leigh Thomas, WGI

370 D

Moderators

Freddie Guerra

GHD

Kaye Bealer

Tetra Tech

370 E

Moderators

Keith O’Connor

KIT Professionals

Sina Arjmand

RPS Groups

370 F

Moderators

Ajay Shrivastav

CDM Smith

Paula Monaco

Plummer

361 D

Wastewater Collection Utility Management

One Year into the City of Houston’s use of Artificial Intelligence in Automated Defect Recognition and Coding of Sewer Lines, Reflections, Challenges and Lessons Learned

Ayobamidele Bello, HR Green

Fazle Rabbi, Houston Public Works

Bintuan Zhui, Houston Public Works

Water-Cooled New Customer You Have! Understanding Data Centers’ Water Demands and Meeting Them Sustainably

Nissim Gore-Datar

Arcadis

Jim Cooper

Arcadis

Water Treatment & Operations

Evening the Playing Field: Modeling Carrier Water to Optimize Chemical Diffusion

Corey Smith, KIT Professionals

Ravi Kaleyatodi, City of Houston

Jasmin Zambrano, City of Houston

Christopher Fahlin, CDM Smith

W/WW

Overview of Treatment Technologies Commonly Utilized by Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants in Texas for Total Phosphorus Removal

Baltazar Lucero-Ramirez

TCEQ

MRRDC (Wastewater Treatment) 8:309:00 am

W/WW

San Antonio’s Transition to Polymer Concrete Sanitary Sewer Structures

Jonathan Vorheis

Jacobs Engineering

Joshua Garcia

San Antonio Water System

W/WW

HDPE Pipe – It’s Not Just For Waterlines Anymore

Edward Ambler

Alliance for PE Pipe

David Freireich

City of Round Rock

Aaron Davey Alliance for PE Pipe

W/WW

The Journey to Develop an Executable Wastewater CIP Project

Rebekah Pepper

Austin Water

Poolkeshi Patel Austin Water

W/WW

Simplifying Force Main Inspections with New Inline Tool

Patrick Hulsebosch

RJN Group

W/WW

Twice the Lift Station, Half the Space: Lessons Learned from Wastewater Infrastructure Expansion in a Constrained Site

Rami Issa, AECOM

Matthew Abbe, AECOM

Roshan Thapa, North Texas Municipal Water District

W/WW

W/WW

Haste To Treat Waste: Fast-Tracking WWTP Expansion in Response to Accelerated Growth

Amy Middleton, Plummer

Amy Uniacke, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Hannah Leppla, Plummer Ana Pena-Tijerina, Plummer

W/WW

Who’s on First? What’s on Second?

The Pathway to a Prioritized CIP

Robert Hoffman

HDR

Marc Cottingame

Dallas Water Utilities

Eva Gorgi

Dallas Water Utilities

W/WW

Canyon Regional Water Authority: The Strengths and Challenges of Regional Cooperation

Chris Ekrut

NewGen Strategies & Solutions

Humberto Ramos

Canyon Regional Water Authority

W/WW

Continuous Improvement

Results: Austin Water’s Success Using Effective Utility Management Framework

Matthew Saragosa

Austin Water Utility

W/WW

Demonstration of a Laser-Focused Utility Diagnostic Tool, Developed for Senior Leadership Training and Work Prioritization

Ben Stanford

Hazen and Sawyer

W/WW

Smart Utility: What it Means for Planners and Operators? A Case Study of Houston Water!

Satish Tripathi

City of Houston

Jassim Jaf

City of Houston

WW 9:059:35 am

W/WW

PFAS Treatment at Cape Fear

Public Utility Authority: Design and Commissioning of the Largest

GAC Facility in North Carolina

Adam Feffer, Black & Veatch

Xi Zhao, Black & Veatch

Nicholas Burns, Black & Veatch

W/WW

Optimizing Filter Backwash Flow Control by Minimizing Cavitation and Modifying Control Technique

Tyler Hudson

Hazen and Sawyer

Mariana Anguiano

Trinity River Authority of Texas

Sid McCain

Trinity River Authority of Texas

W/WW

Does Your Utility Need a Resiliency Check? Don’t Forget to Give Backup Disinfection a Reality Check

Gail Charles, Arcadis

Derek Littlejohn, Arcadis

Emily Hannon, City of Arlington

W/WW

Two for the Price of One –Dual-Purpose Centrifuges

Rajeev Datta Kamalampet

CDM Smith

Kenneth Dement

City of Houston

Steve Lynk

CDM Smith

W/WW

Is Digital Cloning (TWIN) a Reality: Future of Nutrient Removal Optimization and Operation in WRRFs

Raj Chavan Atkins

W/WW

Bringing Westbank to Central Texas: Expansion and Upgrade of City of Austin Walnut Creek WWTP for Biological Nutrient Removal

Xiaohong He, AECOM

Keith Sears, AECOM

Robert Moss, Austin Water

Ioan Chilarescu, AECOM

Charles Celauro, Austin Water

W/WW

AGS – (Another Great Solution) (Aerobic Granular sludge)

Perran Hutton

Plummer

Robert Adams

Plummer

Baltazar Lucero-Ramirez

TCEQ

W/WW

My Nitrifiers are Better Than Yours - Low DO Nitrification

Eric Redmond, Black & Veatch

Raudel Juarez, Trinity River Authority of Texas

Monica Ramirez, University of Houston

Mike Young, Trinity River Authority of Texas

W/WW

Nutrient Removal OperationsA Compilation of Lessons

Learned Over 30 Years

Randall Wirtz

Strand Associates

Kelly Hajek

Strand Associates

Mark Rudolph

Strand Associates

W/WW

Moderators

Mahith Nadella

KIT Professionals

Jennie Almerico

5engineering

371 D

Wastewater Operations & Maintenance

The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg: Enhancing Non-Potable Water to Improve Flexibility and Resiliency at the Dallas Water Utilities Central

Wastewater Treatment Plant

Alexander Zuniga, LAN

Greg Vaughn, LAN

Lance Phillips, Dallas Water Utilities

Tim O’Brien, Gresham Smith

W/WW

Out of Space for All Your Waste?

Pressure Cook Your Way Out of Anaerobic Digester Capacity

Issues: Two Case Studies on Thermal Hydrolysis

Manuel Moncholi Stantec

Nicole Stephens Stantec

Anaerobic Digesters Operations –Tricks and Traps

Adam Parmenter HDR WW

Stressed out Because of Your Clarifier’s Performance?

Try our 5-point Plan

Behnaz Jalili Jalalieh, Ardurra

Michael Rodgers, City of Laredo

Ignacio Hinojosa, Ardurra

Tye Jordan, Ardurra

W/WW

Agile Digester Gas Utilization for Rapidly Changing Energy and Biosolids Markets

Scott Hardy, Hazen and Sawyer

Shannon Dunne, City of Fort Worth

Moderators

John D’Antoni, Black & Veatch

George Bowden, Freese & Nichols

Mazen Kawasmi, Freese & Nichols

371 E

Austin Water’s Asset Management Maturity Model

Martin Tower

Austin Water

W/WW

Your Blood Work Came Back, and We Found an Issue with your Babbitt Bearing – Predictive Maintenance for Slow Rotating Equipment

Daniel Halter City of Dallas W/WW

Over 10-years of Houston’s Digital Transformation Journey Led by Domain SpecialistsLessons Learned

Fazle Rabbi Houston Public Works

Pratistha Pradhan Houston Public Works

Moderators

Jaime Kypuros, Tetra Tech

Bansi Khajuria, Freese & Nichols

Carlos Gularte, Freese & Nichols

371 F

City of Houston’s Large Diameter

Pipe Experience: The Northeast Transmission Line

Shah Rahman, KCI Technologies

Kevin Tran, City of Houston

Ram Chakradhar, City of Houston

Denis Atwood, KCI Technologies

W/WW

The Importance of Corrosion Analysis, Sampling, and NonDestructive Testing as Part of a Complete Condition Assessment

Jerry Snead HDR Engineering

Beyond the Winter Storm: Using Post-Winter Storm Assessments to Address Broader Risks to Facilities Keller Drozdick

Moderators

Justin Bartlett

KIT Professionals

Yue Sun

Ardurra

361 F

Austin Water’s Cyanotoxin

Monitoring and Response Plan: Proactive Approach to Safeguard Public Health

Caroline Russell, Carollo Engineers

Stephanie Sue, Austin Water

Kasi Clay, Austin Water

Claire Sembera, CAS Consulting & Services

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Blending Chlorinated and Chloraminated Water: Introduction to Disinfection Water Chemistry, TCEQ Exception Requirements, Testing/monitoring Best Practices, and Lessons Learned

HR Green

8:309:00 am

Networking Break in Technical Session Area • 10:10 - 10:20 AM

Fort Worth Water Proactive Leak Survey Program - How We Found Success and What We Learned

Adam Farguson

City of Fort Worth

Billy Coffelt

City of Fort Worth

W/WW

Technology in Practice. How the City of Galveston Used Pressure Monitoring to Increase Visibility and Make Operational Changes on their Water Network

Trino Pedraza

Flanged Up: How Houston Prepared Transmission & Distribution Systems for Receiving 320 MGD from the Expansion to the NEWPP Jasmin Zambrano, City of Houston Venus Price, City of Houston

Paul Walker, Carollo Engineers

W/WW

Infrastructure for a “City within a City”: Designing Water and Sewer

Infrastructure to Serve the Fields

Development in Frisco, Texas

Julio Olvera

Kimley-Horn and Associates

James McDonald, City of Fort Worth

Suzanne Abbe, City of Fort Worth

N/A (not for TCEQ credit)

Don’t Get Caught with your Pumps Down… Using Analytics to Improve Pump

Reliability and Performance

Mike Bernard

Specific Energy Pumping Asset Management & Optimization

W/WW

City of Galveston Water Department

Nicole Kaiser Syrinix

W/WW

Houston’s Intelligent Planning Tool for Prioritizing and Optimizing Rehabilitation of Gravity Pipe

Jobair Alam

IMSEngineers

Fazle Rabbi

Houston Public Works

Pratistha Pradhan

Houston Public Works

W/WW

Jason Grimm City of Frisco

W/WW

Taking Care of 44 Tanks: Austin’s Strategies for Managing its Water Storage Infrastructure

Charles Kucherka

Freese and Nichols

Ryan Baxter

Austin Water

W/WW

Clean Water on a DimeCity of Houston’s Emergency Filter Repairs

Yong Wang, City of Houston

Roberto Amezquita, City of Houston

Somnath Chilukuri, Freese and Nichols W

Comprehensive Tools to Develop Service Line Inventories Both Upstream and Downstream of Customer Meters

Emily Baca, Arcadis

Vishakha Kaushik, Arcadis

Ashley Evans, Arcadis

Gail Charles, Arcadis

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Wine, not Water, Improves with Age: Using Hydraulic Modeling to Evaluate Solutions to Water Age

Sherif Mabrouk

HDR

Heather Lindner

HDR

Ivan Langford

Galveston County WCID #1

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Venus Price, Houston Public Works (TAWWA)

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Administrative

Shannon Miftari, Gulf Coast Authority

Awards

Jennie Almerico, 5engineering

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Best-Tasting Drinking Water

Eric Garza, City of Houston

Conference Night Out

Amber Batson, Carollo

Alex Smith, Black & Veatch

Curtis Smalley Environmental Event

Shane Simpson, SJRA

Prachi Salekar, Black & Veatch

Dodson Drive 5K

Kate Hallaway, BGE

Brandy Martinez, Brown and Caldwell

Door Prizes

Connie Curtis, SJRA

Daniel Olson, Garver

Exhibits

Donald Lange, BGE

Finance

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Golf

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Hydrant Hysteria

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Adam Gonzales, The Texas Water Company

William Littrell, San Antonio Water System

Armando Delgado, San Antonio Water System

Innovation Lounge

Puneet Gupta, Gupta & Associates

Insider’s Guidebook

John D’Antoni, Black & Veath

Lizanne Douglas, BGE

Mentoring

Jeff Masek, AECOM

Chris Munson, Black & Veatch

Meter Challenge/Jr Meter Challenge

Monica Marin, San Antonio Water System

Moderator/Room Monitor

Jonathan Howard, WSP

Camille Sowells, Trilogy Engineering Services

Ops Challenge

Hector Montanez, Houston Public Works

Rae Mills, Houston Public Works

Heather Wootton, Kimley-Horn and Associates

Allison Bennett, Garver

Pipe Tapping

Randy Payton, North Texas Municipal Water District

Posters

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Mitchell Ramon, Houston Public Works Program

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Karen Menard, City of Dallas Publicity

Heather Ramsey, SJRA

Xi Zhao, Black & Veatch

Registration

Jennifer Elms, Odyssey Engineering Group

Signs

Matt Acker, USALCO

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Student Design Competition

Kimberly Chanslor, CDM Smith

Tori Haugvoll, Black & Veatch

Danny Roberts, Ardurra

Top Ops

Roy Aristizabal, Inframark

Jin Ye, Houston Public Works

Tours

Lindsey Kovar, BGE

Aaron Schindewolf, SJRA

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Paul Walker, Carollo

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Drew Castillo, Gulf Coast Authority

Gordon Pederson, Gulf Coast Authority

University Forum

Kayleigh Millerick, Texas Tech University

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Women of Water

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Young Professionals

Jose Mendiola, A&S Engineers

Mahith Nadella, KIT

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Staff Support

Mike Howe, TAWWA

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TEXAS WATER 2023 EXHIBITORS

A. Y. McDonald Mfg. Co.…………….…………………………1844

A.W. Chesterton Co.………………………………….…………350

ACCUCAST LTD…………………………………………………625

Accurate Meter & Supply………………………………………1842

Ace Pipe Cleaning Inc.…………….……….……………………451

ACFM, Inc.………………………………………………………1621

AdEdge Water Technologies, LLC……………………………1344

ADS Environmental Services………………………….….……912

Advance Products & Systems, LLC……………………….…1925

Advanced Process Inc.…………….…….….…………………1744

Advanced Valve Technologies LLC….…………………….…1630

Advanced Water Well Technologies, LLC………….….211 & 213

AECOM……………………………………………………448 & 450

Aegion-Insituform Technologies, LLC-Underground Solutions, Inc.…………………………………….….…219

Aeration Industries………………………………….….………1738

Aeromod…………………………………….…….………………648

Aerzen, USA………………………………….…………………1328

Agilicus……………………………………….………….…………5A

AIMS Companies….……………………….….…………………856

Alfa Laval………………………………….….…………………1451

Alliance for PE Pipe………….………………961, 963, 965 & 967

Alpha Testing, LLC………………………………………………959

AMCS Group……………………………………….….…………511

AMERICAN……………………………………….………306 & 308

American AVK Company………………….….…………………344

American Innotek -Brief Relief……………………………….…510

Amwell / WACO Products………….……………………………646

Analytical Technology, Inc.………….…………………………1746

Andritz Separation Inc.…………………………………………1331

Anue Water Technologies……………….….…………………1666

Apex Domes……………………………………….……………1643

APG-Neuros……………………………….……………………1610

Aqseptence (Johnson Screens)………………………………1543

Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.………………………….….……1333

Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.……………………..……………1542

Aqua-Metric Sales Company…….……………………………1838

Aqua-Zyme Disposal Systems…………………………………669

Aquana, LLC……………………………….…….………………547

Aquasight…………………………………………………………606

Aquatic Informatics………………………………………………410

Aquestia USA……………………………….….….……………1629

Archer Western……………………….….………………………919

Armorock……………………………………….…………703 & 705

Asahi/America, Inc.………………………………………903 & 905

Asset Protection Group……………………………….…………411

Assmann Corporation of America……….……………………1242

ASTERRA……………………………………….….….…420 & 422

Atlas Copco………………………………….….………………1664

Atlas SSI………………………………………….………………808

AUSTIN ARMATURE WORKS, LP…….………………………326

Autodesk………………………………………….……1210 & 1212

AV Water Technologies…………….……………………………711

Avanti International………………………………………………758

AWC Water Solutions………………….………………………1546

AWI - US…………………………………………………………1541

Badger Meter……………………………………………………1731

Baker Water Systems……………………………………………545

Bartlett & West……………………………………………803 & 805

BDP Industries, Inc.…………………………….….……………848

Beacon WT…………………………………………….…………849

BECK, Harold & Sons, Inc.………….….………………………433

Beehive Industries……………………………….………………413

BenMark Supply Company……….….………………1607 & 1609

Bertrem Products Inc.…………………….……………………1602

BGE, Inc. (Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc.)……………………1512

Big Wave Water Technologies Inc.……………….………..…1239

Bingham & Taylor…………………………….….….……………419

Binkley & Barfield, Inc.……………….….………………………820

BioAir Solutions LLC…………………….….….………………1539

BioCOPE, Inc.……………………………………………………748

Black & Veatch……………………………………………………769

Blacoh Industries…………….…….…….………………………647

BLTI………………………………………………………….……426

Blue-White Industries…………………………………1248 & 1250

Boerger LLC……………………………………………….……1447

Brad Greer & Associates…………………..….….……………1739

Brenntag Southwest……………………………………………1562

Brentwood Industries………………………….….……………1551

Brierley Associates……………………………….….…………1011

BSI Online………………………………….……….….…………663

Burgess & Niple, Inc.………………………….…………………519

C.C. Lynch & Associates, Inc.…………………………………1726

Calgon Carbon Corp - GAC…………………….….….………1544

Carboline Protective Coatings & Linings………………………866

Carollo Engineers, Inc.…………………………………………1918

CB Solutions LP………………………………….….….………1921

CB&I………………………………………………….….………1411

CCI Piping Systems……………………………………………1632

Centrisys / CNP……………………….……….…………………539

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Charter Machine Company……………………………………1442

Chemical Injection Technologies, Inc.…………………………207

ChemScan, Inc.…………………………………….…….….…1343

Chlorinators Inc. - Regal………….….….……….……………1244

ChlorTainer…………………………………….…………………205

CLA-VAL………………………………………….….……………913

CLS………………………………………………….….1700 & 1702

Coburns Supply Company…….………………………………1850

Collier Consulting, Inc.……………….…….……………………921

Commerce Controls…………………….…….…………………725

Composite Access Products………………………….….……1628

Continental Blower LLC……….….……………………………1340

Continental Carbon Group Inc.…………………….….………1559

Control Panels USA……………………………………………1056

Core and Main…………………………….……………………1013

Cortrol Process Systems, Inc.……………………….….….…1522

CPM Pipelines………….…….….…….….……………………1006

Cretex Speciality Products…………….………………………1819

Crispin Valve………………………………………….…….……428

CST Industries, Inc.……………….……………………………1320

D.R. Cordell & Associates, Inc.…………………………………846

Danby, LLC…………………………………………….…522 & 524

Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc.……………….….….…520

Daniel Company……………….…….…………………………1446

DEC………………………………………………….….….……1004

Dehumidification Technologies, LP………………….…………761

Delta Infiltrator Water……………….…….……………………1707

Denali……………………………………………………………1620

DeNora / NOV Chemineer………………………………………643

DeNora Water Technologies…………………………….….…1319

Detection Instruments Corp.……………………………………512

DFW Plastics, Inc.…………………………………………….…330

Diamond Fiberglass……………………………………………1647

Diesel Fuel Maintenance, Inc.….………………………………749

DN Tanks…………………………….……………………………933

Double E Engineering Sales, Inc.……….…540, 542, 544 & 546

Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association…….…………………504

Dunaway Associates, LLC………………………………………909

Dunham Engineering, LLC………………….….….……………854

Duperon Corporation………………………….………1709 & 1711

DuPont Water Solutions, MEMCOR Products………………1440

DXI/DPC Industries, Inc.………………………………………1351

DXP Enterprises, Inc.…………….……………1309, 1311 & 1313

Chart Industries……………………….….………………………847

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TEXAS WATER 2023 EXHIBITORS

Dynamatic, DSI…………………………………………….….…649

Dynamic Pump Systems……………………….….……………322

Earth Science Laboratories………………….………….………532

EBAA Iron, Inc.………………………………………….………1745

Ecoverde LLC / Orthos Liquid Systems, Inc.…………………641

ECS Environmental Solutions…………………………………1318

ECS House Industries…………………………………………1660

Edmunds GovTech………………………………………………304

Egger Turo Pumps………………………………….….………1545

EGW Utilities, Inc. - Water & Plumbing Group….…….………439

EJ…………………………………………….….….……………1800

Electrichlor………………………………………………………1345

Electro Scan Inc………………………….…….….……………1145

Electronic Power Design (EPD)…….…….……….……305 & 307

Electrosteel USA…………………………………………………446

Elements XS……………………………….……………………1501

Elston Johnson and Associates…………………….…….……310

Emerald Coast Manufacturing………………….…….….……1241

Emerson Process Management………….….…………………629

ENAQUA………………………………….………………………844

Enchanted Rock…………………….….………………………1640

Engineered Textile Products, Inc.……………….……………1549

Enprotec / Hibbs & Todd, Inc.……………………..…1224 & 1226

Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc.………………….….……442

Environment One Corporation………………741, 743, 745 & 747

CODE OF CONDUCT

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Please refer to our full Code of Conduct found at www.txwater.org/codeofconduct_2023.cfm for more information including contact information for reporting actions contrary to the Texas WaterTM code of conduct.

Environmental Improvements, Inc. (EI2)…….1642, 1644, 1645, 1646, 1648, 1649, 1651, 1656, 1657, 1658, 1659, 1661, 1662, 1667 & 1668

EquipSolutions………………………………………………..….642

Essential Equipment……………………….………319, 321 & 323

Evoqua Water Technologies……………………………….….1641

Evoqua Water Technologies LLC……………….….…………1502

Ferguson Waterworks…………………………………….….….831

Fibracast…………………………………………………………1323

FIDO………………………………………………………….….…4A

Filter Magic / ICS…………………….…………………………1554

Five Star Electric…………………………………………………864

Flexim Americas Corp………….………………………………1728

Flo Trend LLC…………………………….….…………………1556

FLOTTWEG………………………………………………………843

FlowCam by Yokogawa Fluid Imaging Technologies………1346

Flowserve Pump Company……….……….……………………948

Fluence Corp.…………………………………….….…………1558

Force Flow/Halogen Valve Systems…………………………1563

Ford Hall Company………………….…………………………1669

Fortiline Waterworks……………………………….….…505 & 507

Fracta, Inc.………………………………………………….….…431

Freese & Nichols………………………………………….……1019

Fuquay, Inc.……………………………………………1348 & 1350

Future Pipe Industries…………….………….…….……………424

Gajeske……………………………………………………………807

Garney Construction……………………………………………1519

Garver…………………………………………….….……657 & 659

GBA………………………………………………….….….……1108

GEA Mechanical Equipment US, Inc.………….….…………1408

GF Piping Systems………………………………………………740

Gicon Pumps and Equipment………………………….….……309

Glasco UV…………………………………………………………640

Global Pump Solutions……………………………441, 443 & 445

Global WET………………………………………………………650

Golden Harvest…………………………………………………1441

Green Equipment Company………………….…………………311

Gryphon Environmental…………………………………………845

Gutermann, Inc.…………………………………..….…………1008

H2O Innovation Inc.……………………………………………1708

Hach……………………………………………………1219 & 1221

Hach-Flow Division/McCrometer………………………….….1223

Hahn Equipment Co., Inc.………………………………………811

Halff Associates, Inc.………………….………………1720 & 1722

Hallsten/Newman Regency Group……………………………1426

TEXAS WATER 2023 EXHIBITORS

Hanna Instruments………………………………………………543

HARCO Fittings……………………………………….…………759

Harper Brothers Construction….……………………….………766

Harrington…………………………………………………………608

Hartwell Environmental Corp….….……….…………1330 & 1332

Hayward Flow Control………………………….…….…………333

HB Systems Inc…………………………………………………1227

HDR Engineering……………………………….…….…………868

Headwater Engineered Systems……………………….….…1119

Headworks Inc.…………………………………………………1555

Helix Laboratories, Inc.……….…….….………………………1923

Hellan Strainer Co.………………….….………………………1413

Hendrick Screen Company……………………………………1443

Hidrostal North America…………………………………………551

High Tide Technologies…………….……………………………407

Hobas Pipe USA, Inc.……………………………………………611

Hoffman & Lamson by Gardner Denver………………….….1448

Howden Roots……………………………………………………538

HR Green Inc.……………………….….………………………1619

Huber Technology, Inc.…………………………………………1650

Hugh M. Cunningham Companies - Flow Control Group……………….……342, 343, 345, 346, 347 & 348

Hydraulic Institute…………………………………….….………760

Hydro Gate………………………………………………………1324

Hydro International…………….…………………………………841

Hydro-Dyne, Inc.…………………………………………………830

Hydromax USA…………………………………………………1510

HydroPro Solutions………………………………………………727

IDEXX Laboratories…………………….…….…………………447

In-Situ……………………………………………………………1730

Indepth Utility Solutions LLC……………………………631 & 633

Industrial Flow Solutions……………….…….………1505 & 1507

Industrial Service Solutions……………………………………1611

INFRAMARK…………………………………………….…….…708

Inland Environmental Resources, Inc.…………………………430

Innovative-IDM / Sunbelt……………….….……………………809

Inovair……………………………………………………………1422

International Flow Technologies, Inc.……….…………………713

Invent Environmental Technologies…….….…………………1341

IPEX USA, LLC………………………………….….……744 & 746

ITpipes………………………………………………………….…313

Jacob & Martin, LLC………………………….….………………508

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.……………….…….1010 & 1012

Jaeger Aeration…………………………………………………1706

JCM Industries, Inc.………………………….….………………621

JCS Industries, Inc.…………………….…….……….…810 & 812

JDV Equipment Co.………………………………………….…1327

Jeans Waterproofing of Texas……………………….….….…1347

Jet Stream by Pipelife……………………………………………425

JMI OSSF Consulting…………….……………………………1924

JQ Infrastructure…………………………………………………818

JWC Environmental……………………………………………1342

Kamstrup Water Metering………………………….……802 & 804

Kasco Marine………………………………………….…………408

Katronic………………………………………….………………1247

Kiewit………………………………………………………………438

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.……….…….….…1804 & 1806

Klir…………………………………………………………………409

KLP Construction Supply……….…….…….…………………1007

Krofta Technologies……………………….…….….……………907

Krohne……………………………………………………………1229

KSA Engineers, Inc.………………….….………………………518

Kubota Membrane USA Corporation…………………………1638

Kupferle…………………………………….……………………1741

Kurita (Tonka Water)……………………………………………1665

Kusters Water……………………….……………………………655

Ladtech, Inc.………………………….…………………………1633

Lakeside Equipment Corp…………….………………………1432

Landia Inc.………………………………………………….….…944

Landmark Structures…………………………………1606 & 1608

LCRA Environmental Laboratory Services……………….…1848

Lhoist North America……………………………………………922

Liberty Pumps……………………………………………………946

Lime Association of Texas………………………………………969

LJA………………………………………………….……….….…767

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.………….…….…….…1419

Lone Star Blower………………………….……………………1639

Lonestar Municipal Equipment……….….…….…906; 908 & 910

Loprest, a division of WRT………………………….…………1561

Lovibond…………………………………………………………1005

M.E. Simpson Co., Inc.…………………………………………1143

Macaulay Controls Company…………………………….……1251

MacroTech………………………………………………………1445

Madewell Products Corporation……………….….……………626

Magna Flow Environmental…………….….…1701, 1703 & 1705

Maguire Iron………………………………………………………405

MARS Company………………………………….….…………1511

Master Meter, Inc.…………………….….………………………929

Mastrrr……………………………………………………………1246

McCain Waterworks Marketing……………………….………1627

TEXAS WATER 2023 EXHIBITORS

McCrometer……………………….….…………………………1225

McGard……………………………………………………………506

McIntire Management Group….….….…………………858 & 860

McWane, Inc.……………………1754, 1756, 1758, 1760 & 1762

Mead & Hunt………………………………….…….……………440

MentorAPM……………………………………….………………412

Merrell Bros., Inc.…………………………….……..……902 & 904

Metron-Farnier……………………………………………………509

Meurer Research Inc.……………………….…………………1322

Midland Scientific……………………………….…….…………423

Mixtec North America………………….………………………1547

Moody Bros., Inc.………………………………1018, 1020 & 1022

MUELLER……….….……1564, 1565, 1566, 1567, 1568 & 1569

Municipal Valve & Equipment Company………………………1026, 1028, 1030 & 1032

Murphy Pipeline Contractors…………………………….……1840

Nanostone Water, Inc.…………………….….…………………839

Neel-Schaffer, Inc.………………………….….….……………1920

Neptune Technology Group, Inc.…………………….…….….1112

Netzsch Pumps USA……………………………….……………754

Newman Regency Group…….…….….………………………1430

Newterra…………………………………………….….…………911

Nexom/EDI………………………………………………………1424

Nezat Training & Consulting……………………………………755 Nicor Inc.……………………………………….…………………406

Northwest Pipe Company…….…….….………………………1151

NSF…………………………………………………..……………613

Odessa Pumps & Equipment……………….……..…1139 & 1141

Olea Edge Analytics…………………….….……………………765

Omicron Controls, Inc.…………………………………………1846

OnPing, by Plow Technologies…………………………………764

OR-TEC…………………………………………………………1750

Orenco Systems, Inc.…………………………………1603 & 1605

Ovivo Water………………………………………………………838

Pacheco Koch, a Westwood Company………………………1533

Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc.……………………….…955 & 957

Park Process……………………………………………………1321

Parkson……………………………………………………………638

ParkUSA…………………………………………………………1009

Patterson Equipment Company…….…….……………338 & 340

Pencco Inc.………………………………………………………1110

Penn Valley Pump Company…………………………….….….707

Performance Services………………….….…….………………541

Phoenix Fabricators & Erectors, LLC……………….…….….1349

Phoenix Process Equip Co……………………………………1548

Pierce Pump-FCX…………………….….………………………923

Pinnacle Industries……………….….…………………………1531

Pipe Tools Inc……………………………………….……665 & 667

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Pleasant Mount Welding, Inc.………………………….….……828

Plummer Associates, Inc.…………………………….1808 & 1810

PLW Waterworks, LLC……………………………….….339 & 341

Poly Processing………………………………………….….….1663

PowerSeal Pipeline…………………….………………………1208

PPG………………………………………………….……………724

Prairie Dog Boring Equipment, Inc……………………………1503

Precision Calibrate Meter Service……….…….………………427

Precision Pump Systems………..….…1209, 1211, 1308 & 1310

PreLoad, LLC…………………………………….……1231 & 1233

Premium Pumps & Controls, LLC………………………..….…750

Primary Flow Signal, Inc.………………………………………1626

Prime Controls………………………………….………………1508

Primozone………………………………………………………1450

Process Control Dynamics, Inc.….….………………1623 & 1625

Process Solutions Corp…………………………………925 & 927

ProMinent Fluid Controls, Inc.……….…………………….….1245

Pulsco……………………………………………………………1550

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TEXAS WATER 2023 EXHIBITORS

Pulsed Hydraulics, Inc.…………………………………………1557

PulseMAC Solutions……………….……………………………327

Pump Solutions, Inc.……….….…728, 729, 730, 731, 732 & 733

Pumps & Controls…………………………….….………718 & 720

Pumps of Houston, Inc.………….….…1521, 1523, 1525 & 1527

Purafil, Inc.………………………………………………………1409

Pureflow Filtration…………………………….…….……………645

Purifics………………………………….….…….………………1538

Purple Wave Auction…………………………….………………603

PWTECH…………………….……………………………………709

Pyxis Lab, Inc.……………………………………………………404

Quiddity Engineering……….…….……………………………1524

RA-Lock Security Solutions, Inc.…………………….…………331

RACO MFG & Engineering, Co.………………………………1742

Rangeline Group…………………………………………………531

Red Flint Sand and Gravel……………….…….….……………862

Red Valve - DeZURIK………………………….………………1655

Reliability Point………………………………………….….……756

Rexa………………………………………….…….……………1325

RJN Group, Inc.…………………………………………….……855

Roberts Filter Group…………………….….……………………826

Romac Industries, Inc.………………….…….…………………351

Ron Perrin Water Technologies………………………………1600 RootX………………………………………………………………751

Roscoe Moss Company…………………………………………762

Roto Pump………………………………………………………1428

Rotork Dallas - K-TORK……………….………………………1540

RPM Services……………………………………………………329

S&B Technical Products…………………………………………958

S&N Airoflo, Inc.……………………….…….…………………1444

Sage Metering, Inc. / Entech…………………….……………1249

SAK Construction, LLC……….….……………………………1003

SAM Companies…………………………………………………604

SAMCO Leak Detection Services, Inc.……………….….……619

Saveco……………………………………….….………………1326

Schnabel Engineering…………………………….….….710 & 712

Schneider Electric…………………………….………1823 & 1825

Schwing Bioset Inc.………………………………….…………1420

Sciphyn Robotics………………………………….……………1710

Seaman Corporation………………………….…………………623

Second Sight Systems, LLC……………………………………757

Seepex, Inc.……………………………………………….……1329

SENTRY Water Monitoring & Controls Inc.….…………………1A

SETH………………………………….…….…….………………146

Sheffy & Associates……………….……………………………1751

Sherwin Williams Co.………………….…….…………………1054

ShinMaywa (America), Ltd.………….….………………………806

Siemens Industry Inc.………………………….………………1748

Sigma Corporation………………………………….……………661

Signature Automation……………………………………………612

SIP Industries/Serampore…………….….……………………1822

Smith & Loveless Inc.……………….…….….………1410 & 1412

Smith Pump Company…………………………….….…………950

Southwest Fluid Products, Inc.………………………….….…1740

Specific Energy………………………….….……………………942

Specification Rubber Products, Inc.……………….…………1002

Specified Utility Associates………………………….….622 & 624

Specified Water Systems, LLC…………………………………245

Spirac USA Inc.………………………………………….….……824

SPX Flow - Lightnin…………………….….….…………………822

STA-CON INC……………………………………………………813

Stan Roberts & Associates……………1058, 1060, 1062 & 1064

Stantec………………………………………….….……………1719

Star Pipe Products………………….……………………………549

Starnik………………………………………………….…………763

Stenner Pump Company………….….…………………………610

StormSensor………………………………………………………1B

StormTrap…………………………………………………………429

Structural Technologies…………………………………………723

STV………………………………………………….….…548 & 550

SubSurface Leak Detection Inc.………………………………1109

Sulzer Blowers ABS USA……………….………………………651

Sustainable Generation…………………………………………209

Swan Analytical USA……………………………………………239

SwiftComply…………………………………………….…………2A

Synagro Technologies, Inc.……….……………………………962

Syneco Systems, Inc.……………………….…………………1631

Take Care of Texas - TCEQ………….…………………………722

Agilicus FIDO

SENTRY Water Monitoring & Controls Inc

StormSensor

SwiftComply

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TEXAS WATER 2023 EXHIBITORS

Tank Builders Inc.………………………………………………1824

Tank Industry Consultants………….…………………………1312

Techstar………………………………………….….…1927 & 1929

TEEX Water & Wastewater Training……………………….….742

Teledyne ISCO………………………….………………………1724

Tesco Controls……………………………………………………312

Tetra Tech………………………………………………….……1718

Texas Aquastore…………………………………………………609

Texas AWWA……………………………………………….….…150

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality…….….………147

Texas Department of State Health Services……….…………144

Texas Municipal Equipment, LLC………………………………513

Texas Tank Services………………….…………………………926

Texas Underground Inc…………………………….……627 & 726

Texas Water Development Board………………………………145

TF Warren/Tarsco………………………………………………1560

Thalle Construction Co., Inc.……………………………………444

The Ford Meter Box Company…………………………….….1919

The Milford Companies…………………………….……605 & 607

The Rios Group, Inc.……………………………………….….1802

The Scruggs Company………………………….….…………1768

The Valve Agency, Inc.……….….……………1431, 1509 & 1826

ThermoFisher………………………………………….….….…1764

Thompson Pipe Group-Pressure……….….…1102, 1104 & 1106

Thornton, Musso and Bellemin, Inc.……………….……….….243

Titan Environmental………………….….………………………644

TNEMEC - The Barry Group……………………………………938

TNP, Inc.………………………………………………….….……244

Tomorrow Water……………………….…………………………832

Total Piping Solutions…………….……….……………………1743

Transcend…………………………………………………….……2B

Trenton Corporation……………………….….…………………325

Trihedral VTScada……………………………………1622 & 1624

Trimble Water……………………………………………………1243

Trinnex……………………………………………….……………931

TrojanUV…………………………………………………………1439

Trumbull Manufacturing, Inc.……………………….…………1749

TXWARN…………………………………………….……………148

U.S. Composite Pipe, Inc.………………………………………739

U.S. Pipe…………………………………………….…1147 & 1149

U.S. Underwater………………………………….….…………1821

UGSI Solutions……………………………….….…….…719 & 721

Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association…………………………………432

United Blower, Inc.……………………………….…….………1704

US Saws…………………………………………………………1747

USABlueBook……………………….……………………………768 USALCO…………………………….…………………….………241

USP Technologies………………………………………………1024

Utility Defender…………………………….…….………………702

V&A Consulting Engineers, Inc.……………………….….……418

Valve & Equipment Consultants, Inc.…………………………1131

Varec Biogas……………………………………….….…………842

Vaughan Company Inc…………………………………………1438

Vector Controls and Automation

Group…………….………246, 247, 248, 249, 250 & 251

VEGA Americas……………………………………….….704 & 706

Veolia Water Technologies…………….…….….………639 & 738

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions………………………1766

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions………………………1339

Victaulic……………………………………………………….…1031

Victaulic Bermad Technologies………………………….……1213

Viking Chain………………………………………………………850

Wachs Utility Products…………………………………………1732

Walker Partners……………………………………….…………819

Warren Environmental Coatings………………….….….……1618

Water Environment Association of Texas….….………………151

Water Environment Federation…………………………………149

Water Lens, LLC…………………………….……………………4B

WateReuse Association, Texas……….………………………1922

WaterIQ Technologies………….…….……….…………………526

Weisinger Incorporated……………………….…………………349

Wemco Pump…………………………………….………………851

WesTech Engineering, Inc.……………………………………1418

Western Industrial Supply………………….…….…….….……421

Westlake Pipe & Fittings………………………….….1066 & 1068

Wey Valve.………………………………….….………1238 & 1240

Wharton-Smith, Inc.……………………………………………1529

Whipps, Inc.………………………………………………………840

Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP………….…….……449

Wigen Water Technologies……………………………………1449

WILO USA LLC…………………………………………………1601

Winters Instruments……………………………………………1500

WL Plastics…………………………………….….….…………1526

XIO, Inc.…………………………………………………………1604

Xylem………1827, 1829, 1831, 1833, 1926, 1928, 1930 & 1932

Xylem Treatment - Leopold/Wedeco…………………………1654

Xylem Treatment Sanitaire……………………………………1338

YSI - Xylem Inc.…………………………………….…1931 & 1933

Zenner USA………………………………………………528 & 530

Zoeller……………………………………………………….……940

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Drop by and meet your new teammates at the AW Technical Sessions

WED • APRIL 12

2:30-3:00 pm

Odor & Corrosion Control

JOHN MITCHELL

AW Engineer C

RODE MORA

AW Engineer C

4:05-4:35 pm

Biosolids

JOHN MITCHELL

AW Engineer C

4:40-5:10 pm

Water Conservation

KEVIN KLUGE

AW Division Manager, Water Conservation

THU • APRIL 13

9:00-9:30 am

Water Resources

HELEN GERLACH

AW Engineer B

Construction Issues

ROBERT MOSS

AW Engineer B

1:45-2:15 pm

Asset Management

LAUREN KING

AW Supervising Engineer

3:20-3:50 pm

Asset Management

BRENT BASSETT

AW Supervising Engineer

FRI • APRIL 14

8:30-9:00 am

Asset Management

MARTIN TOWER

AW Managing Engineer

Drinking Water Quality

STEPHANIE SUE

AW Operations Manager

KASI CLAY

AW Program Manager, Environmental Policy

9:40-10:10 am

MRRDC

REBECCA VENTO

AW Supervising Engineer

CHARLES CELAURO

AW Managing Engineer

10:20-10:50 am

Wastewater Collection

REBEKAH PEPPER

AW Engineer A

10:55-11:25 am

Utility Management

MATTHEW SARAGOSA

AW Business Process Consultant

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TEXAS WATER 2023 PRESENTATION CONTACTS

Matthew Abbe

AECOM Technical Services, Inc.

801 Cherry Street, Suite 1050 Fort Worth, TX 76102 matthew.abbe@aecom.com

Hunter Adams City of Wichita Falls/Water Purification

4801 Big Ed Neal Dr Wichita Falls, TX 76310 hunter.adams@wichitafallstx.gov

Rachel Adkisson Freese and Nichols, Inc. 11200 Broadway Suite 2320 Pearland, TX 77584 rachel.adkisson@freese.com

Samantha Agniel CDM Smith 4110 Rio Bravo Drive Suite 201 El Paso, TX 79902 agnielsj@cdmsmith.com

Gianna Aguirre Carollo Engineers

303 N. Oregon Street Suite 300 El Paso, TX 79901 gaguirre@carollo.com

Eduardo Aguirre City of Fort Worth Water Department 200 Texas St Fort Worth, TX 76102 eduardo.aguirre@fortworthtexas.gov

Ahmed Al-Omari Brown and Caldwell 1920 McKinney Ave Ste 700 Dallas, TX 75201 aalomari@brwncald.com

Jobair Alam IMS Engineers 7007 Angel Oaks Ct Richmond, TX 77407 Jobair.Alam@houstontx.gov

Francisco Alcala CDM Smith 101 South Hall Suite 200 Maitland, FL 32751 alcalaf@cdmsmith.com

Edward Ambler Alliance for PE Pipe 833 N. Fulton Street Tulsa, OK 74115 aambler@pepipe.org

Emily Baca Arcadis 98 San Jacinto Blvd, Ste 414 Austin, TX 78701 emily.baca@arcadis.com

Stacy Barna CDM Smith Inc 9430 Research Blvd, Suite 1-200 Austin, TX 78759 barnasl@cdmsmith.com

Justin Bartlett KIT Professionals, Inc. 2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South, Suite 1400 Houston, TX 77042 jbartlett@kitprofs.com

Brent Bassett City of Austin - Austin Water 10208 W Rutland Vlg Austin, TX 78758 brent.bassett@austintexas.gov

Jason Becker Halff Associates, Inc. 14800 St. Mary’s Lane Suite 160 Houston, TX 77079 jbecker@halff.com

Ayobamidele Bello HR Green Inc. 11011 Richmond Ave, Suite 200 Houston, TX 77042 abello@hrgreen.com

Mike Bernard Specific Energy Pumping Asset Management & Optimization 1978 S Austin Ave Georgetown, TX 78626 mike.bernard@specificenergy.com

Kimberlie Brashear City of Dallas Water Utilities 2121 Main Street, Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75201 kimberlie.brashear@dallas.gov

Paul Brochi Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 1200 Park 35 Circle MC-148 Austin, TX 78753 paul.brochi@tceq.texas.gov

James Bronikowski Texas Water Development Board 1700 North Congress Ave Austin, TX 78711 james.bronikowski@twdb.texas.gov

Keith Byrne Freese and Nichols, Inc. 801 Cherry Street, Suite 2800 Fort Worth, TX 76102 keith.byrne@freese.com

Jenny Bywater CDM Smith 12400 Coit Rd, Suite 400 Dallas, TX 75251 bywaterje@cdmsmith.com

Chris Campbell Binkley & Barfield, Inc. 1710 Seamist Dr Houston, TX 77008 clc@binkleybarfield.com

Joel Cantwell

HDR 17111 Preston Rd, Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75248 joel.cantwell@hdrinc.com

Gail Charles Arcadis gail.charles@arcadis.com

Raj Chavan

Atkins, North America 11801 Domain Blvd #500 Austin, TX 78758 raj.chavan@atkinsglobal.com

Wendy Chi City of Fort Worth 200 Texas Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 wendy.chi@fortworthtexas.gov

Chirine Chidiac Arcadis 12400 Coit Road, Ste. 1200 Dallas, TX 75250 chirine.chidiac@arcadis.com

Somnath Chilukuri Freese & Nichols, Inc. 11200 Broadway St. Pearland, TX 77584 somnath.chilukuri@freese.com

Tracy Chouinard Brown and Caldwell 1 Tech Dr, Ste 310 Andover, MA 01810 tchouinard@brwncald.com

Zaid Chowdhury Garver

1620 W. Fountainhead Parkway, Suite 503 Tempe, AZ 85282 zkchowdhury@garverusa.com

Dylan Christenson Black & Veatch 920 Memorial City Way, Suite 600 Houston, TX 77024 christensond@bv.com

Colleen Cook TCEQ

12100 Park 35 Circle Austin, TX 78753 colleen.cook@tceq.texas.gov

Ari Copeland Black & Veatch 4197 Bidwell Drive Fremont, CA 94538 Copelanda@bv.com

Chad Cosper San Antonio Water System 2800 US Highway 281 San Antonio, TX 78212 chad.cosper@saws.org

Andrew Czubai Trinity River Authority 5300 S Collins St Arlington, TX 76018 czubaia@trinityra.org

John Dantoni Black & Veatch 920 Memorial City Way Suite 600 Houston, TX 77024 DantoniJM@bv.com

Anton Dapcic Carollo Engineers, Inc. 14755 Preston Road, Ste 500 Dallas, TX 75254 adapcic@carollo.com

Eric Dawson Parsons 9101 Burnet Road, Suite 210 Austin, TX 78758 Eric.J.Dawson@parsons.com

Eric Dole Garver 5251 DTC Parkway, Suite 420 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 ejdole@garverusa.com

Raul Dominguez Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. 801 Cherry St, Ste 1300, Unit 11 Fort Worth, TX 76102 raul.dominguez@kimley-horn.com

Alexandra Doody CDM Smith 9430 Research Blvd Suite 1-200 Austin, TX 78759 DoodyAT@cdmsmith.com

Lizanne Douglas BGE, Inc. 10777 Westheimer Rd. Suite 400 Houston, TX 77042 ldouglas@bgeinc.com

Keller Drozdick Merrick & Company 401 E Sonterra Suite 250 San Antonio, TX 78258 keller.drozdick@merrick.com

Dedra Ecklund Lockwood Andrews & Newnam, Inc. 100 I-45 North, Suite 450 Conroe, TX 77301 DAEcklund@lan-inc.com

Chris Ekrut

NewGen Strategies & Solutions, LLC 275 W Campbell Rd, Ste 440 Richardson, TX 75080 cekrut@newgenstrategies.net

Kristin Epstein CDM Smith 110 Fieldcrest Ave, 6th Floor Edison, NJ 08837 epsteinkc@cdmsmith.com

Adam Farguson City of Fort Worth 200 Texas St. Fort Worth, TX 76102 adam.farguson@fortworthtexas.gov

Adam Feffer Black & Veatch 239 Pinnacle Shores Dr. Mooresville, NC 28117 fefferas@bv.com

Angie Flores Raftelis Financial Consultants 3755 S. Capital of Texas Highway, Ste. 290 Austin, TX 78704 aflores@raftelis.com

Matt Froehlich BGE, Inc. 23501 Cinco Ranch Blvd., Suite A-250 Katy, TX 77494 mlfroehlich@bgeinc.com

Jay Gandhi Metrohm USA 9250 Camden Field Parkway Riverview, FL 33578 events@metrohmusa.com

Helen Gerlach Austin Water 625 E 10th St Austin, TX 78701 helen.gerlach@austintexas.gov

Amlan Ghosh Corona Environmental Consulting, LLC 1600 Shadywood Lane Flower Mound, TX 75028 aghosh@coronaenv.com

Nissim Gore-Datar Arcadis U.S., Inc. 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Ste 414 Austin, TX 78701 nissim.goredatar@arcadis.com

Joseph Grano Arcadis US 98 San Jacinto Blvd, Ste 414 Austin, TX 78701 joseph.grano@arcadis.com

TEXAS WATER 2023 PRESENTATION CONTACTS

Abigail Graves Garver LLC

402 Harvey Mitchell Pkwy S # 100 College Station, TX 77845 ALGraves@GarverUSA.com

Samantha Greivell Garver 12141 Wickchester Ln Suite 200 Houston, TX 77079 segreivell@garverusa.com

Kylie Gudgell GBRA - Guadalupe Blanco River Authority 933 East Court Street Seguin, TX 78155 kgudgell@gbra.org

Mary Gugliuzza City of Fort Worth 200 Texas St. Fort Worth, TX 76102 mary.gugliuzza@fortworthtexas.gov

TREVIN HEISEY

Burns & McDonnell, Inc. 13737 Noel Rd, Suite 700 Dallas, TX 75240 Trevinheisey@gmail.com

Jeffrey Haby San Antonio Water System 2800 US Highway 281 N. San Antonio, TX 78212 Jeff.Haby@saws.org

Kelly Hajek Strand Associates, Inc. 1906 Niebuhr Street Brenham, TX 77833 kelly.hajek@strand.com

Kate Hallaway BGE, Inc. 10777 Westheimer Rd Ste 400 Houston, TX 77042 khallaway@bgeinc.com

Daniel Halter City of Dallas 1020 Sargent Road Mesquite, TX 75203 daniel.halter@dallas.gov

Scott Hardy Hazen and Sawyer 1600 West 7th Street Fort Worth, TX 76226 shardy@hazenandsawyer.com

Tori Haugvoll Black & Veatch 5023 Waterbeck St Fulshear, TX 77441 HaugvollT@bv.com

Xiaohong He AECOM 13640 Briarwick Drive Austin, TX 78729 xiaohong.he@aecom.com

Dan Hilderbrandt San Jacinto River Authority 1577 Dam Site Road Conroe, TX 77304 dhilderbrandt@sjra.net

Robert Hoffman HDR 17111 Preston Rd, Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75248 robert.hoffman@hdrinc.com

Tyler Hudson Hazen and Sawyer 8150 North Central Expressway Suite 700 Dallas, TX 75206 thudson@hazenandsawyer.com

Roel Huerta AECOM Technical Services, Inc. 5444 Westheimer Rd, Ste 400 Houston, TX 77056 roel.huerta@aecom.com

Patrick Hulsebosch RJN Group 2550 Gray Falls Dr., Ste 203 Houston, TX 77077 patrick.hulsebosch@rjnmail.com

Perran Hutton Plummer Associates, Inc. 6300 La Calma Drive, Suite 400 Austin, TX 78752 phutton@plummer.com

Jinia Islam City of HoustonDepartment of Public Works and Engineering 611 Walker St, 18th Floor Katy, TX 77494 Jinia.Islam@houstontx.gov

Rami Issa AECOM 13355 Noel Rd, Ste 400 Dallas, TX 75240 rami.issa@aecom.com

Behnaz Jalili Jalalieh Ardurra 7500 Rialto Blvd, Bldg. 1, Suite 240 Austin, TX 78736 bjalili@ardurra.com

Joseph Jenkins Walker Partners 804 Las Cimas Parkway, Suite 150 Austin, TX 78746 jjenkins@walkerpartners.com

Annie Jiang Ardurra Group 7500 Rialto Blvd Bldg 1, Ste 240 Austin, TX 78735 ajiang@ardurra.com

Kevin Kluge Austin Water-Water Conservation 625 E 10th St Austin, TX 78701 kevin.kluge@austintexas.gov

Tasie Kade Carollo Engineers 14755 Preston Road, Ste 500 Dallas, TX 75254 tkade@carollo.com

Rajeev Datta Kamalampet CDM Smith Inc. 11490 Westheimer Road Suite 700 Houston, TX 77077 kamalampetr@cdmsmith.com

Kyle Kaspar Quiddity Engineering 6330 W Loop South Ste 150 Bellaire, TX 77401 kkaspar@quiddity.com

Lander Kennedy CDM Smith 11490 Westheimer Rd Ste 700 Houston, TX 77077 kennedylb2@cdmsmith.com

Bansi Khajuria Freese & Nichols, Inc 11200 Broadway St, Ste 2320 Pearland, TX 77584 bansi.khajuria@freese.com

Lauren King Austin Water 625 E. 10th St. Austin, TX 78701 lauren.t.king@austintexas.gov

Sunil Kommineni KIT Professionals, Inc. 2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South, Suite 1400 Houston, TX 77042 skommineni@kitprofs.com

Charles Kucherka Freese and Nichols, Inc. 1251 Sadler Drive Building One, Suite 1150 San Marcos, TX 78666 cak@freese.com

Wiliam Kuehne Ardurra

11750 Katy Freeway, Ste 300 Houston, TX 77079 wkuehne@ardurra.com

Anamika Kumari CDM Smith Inc. 11490 Westheimer Road Ste 700 Houston, TX 77077 kumaria@cdmsmith.com

Kiersten Lee MWH Constructors 8001 Arista Pl Suite 500 Broomfield, CO 80021 kiersten.lee@mwhconstructors.com

Charlie Liu Kennedy Jenks Consultants 275 Battery Street, Suite 550 San Francisco, CA 94111 charlieliu@kennedyjenks.com

Baltazar Lucero-Ramirez Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 1200 Park 35 Circle MC-148 Austin, TX 78753 baltazar.lucero-ramirez@ tceq.texas.gov

Shae Luther Texas Water Development Board 1700 North Congress Ave Austin, TX 78701 shae.luther@twdb.texas.gov

Crystal M Broadbent Hazen and Saywer 4011 WestChase Boulevard Suite 500 Raleigh, NC 27513 cbroadbent@hazenandsawyer.com

Sherif Mabrouk HDR, Inc. 4401 West Gate Blvd. Suite 400 Austin, TX 78745 sherif.mabrouk@hdrinc.com

Joanne MacDougall Gulf Coast Authority 910 Bay Area Blvd. Houston, TX 77058 jmacdoug@gcatx.org

Jane Madden CDM Smith 75 State Street, Ste 1000 Boston, MA 02109 maddenje@cdmsmith.com

Jeff Maier Garver 5251 DTC Parkway, Ste 420 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 JRMaier@GarverUSA.com

Marty Martinez San Antonio Water System 2800 U.S. Hwy. 281 North San Antonio, TX 78212 marty.martinez@saws.org

Camille McCall Rice University 6100 Main Street MS-519 Houston, TX 77005 cm95@rice.edu

Ellen McDonald Plummer 1320 S. University Dr., Ste. 300 Fort Worth, TX 76107 emcdonald@plummer.com

Mike McGill WaterPIO 507 North Line Drive Hampstead, NC 28443 mike@waterpio.com

Mark McKinney Tetra Tech 201 E. Pine Street Orlando, FL 32801 mark.mckinney@tetratech.com

James McQuery Dallas Water Utilities 2121 Main Street, Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75201 James.Mcquery@Dallas.gov

Chris Meeks San Jacinto River Authority 2436 Sawdust Rd. The Woodlands, TX 77380 cmeeks@sjra.net

Varenya Mehta KIT Professionals, Inc. 2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South, Suite 1400 Houston, TX 77042 varenyamehta@gmail.com

Travis Michel Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. 2925 Briarpark Dr Ste 400 Houston, TX 77042 TMMichel@lan-inc.com

Amy Middleton Plummer 12500 San Pedro Ave., Suite 401 San Antonio, TX 78216 amiddleton@plummer.com

Brandt Miller Hazen and Sawyer 8150 North Central Expressway, Suite 700 Dallas, TX 75206 bmiller@hazenandsawyer.com

Gretchen Miller Collier Consulting, Inc. 1205 Sam Bass Rd. Building B, Ste. 300 Round Rock, TX 78681 gmiller@collierconsulting.com

TEXAS WATER 2023 PRESENTATION CONTACTS

John Mitchell Austin Water - COA 2600 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78702 john.mitchell@austintexas.gov

Manuel Moncholi Stantec 901 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Miami, FL 33134 manuel.moncholi@stantec.com

Marie Montoya XiO, Inc. 100 Smith Ranch Rd. Suite 120 San Rafael, CA 94903 marieh@xiowater.com

Laura Moreno Black & Veatch 5420 LBJ Freeway, Suite 400 Dallas, TX 75240 MorenoL@bv.com

Edward Motley Upper Trinity Regional Water District P.O. Box 305 900 N. Kealy Lewisville, TX 75067 emotley@utrwd.com

Julie Nahrgang WEAT | TACWA 1825 Fort View Road, Suite 108 Austin, TX 78704 julie@weat.org

Seth Nehrke CDM Smith 555 17th Street, Suite 500 Denver, CO 80802 nehrkesm@cdmsmith.com

Christine Ngan CDM Smith 9420 Bunsen Parkway Suite 225 Louisville, KY 40220 nganc@cdmsmith.com

Jacob Niemeier

Vera Aqua Vera Vita 406 Sagebrush Trail Murphy, TX 75094 jniemeier@veraaquaveravita.org

Merritt Nolte-Roth City of Sugar Land 101 Gillingham Lane Sugar Land, TX 77487 mnolteroth@sugarlandtx.gov

Steven Nutter City of Fort Worth Water Department 200 Texas St Fort Worth, TX 76102 steven.nutter@fortworthtexas.gov

Kristin O’Neill Brown and Caldwell 10777 Westheimer Rd Ste 975 Houston, TX 77042 koneill1@brwncald.com

Julio Olvera Kimley-Horn and Associates 13455 Noel Road Two Galleria Office Tower, Suite 700 Dallas, TX 75240 julio.olvera@kimley-horn.com

Charles Ortiz Laguna Madre Water District 105 Port Road Port Isabel, TX 78578 cortiz@lmwd.org

Adam Parmenter HDR 1601 Utica Ave South, Suite 600 Saint Louis Park, MN 55416 adam.parmenter@hdrinc.com

Trino Pedraza City of Galveston Water Department 3015 Market Street Galveston, TX 89014 tpedraza@galvestontx.gov

Jeff Pelletier Atkins North America 482 S. Keller Road Orlando, FL 32810 jeffrey.pelletier@atkinsglobal.com

Rebekah Pepper Austin Water 2600 Webberville Rd Austin, TX 78702 rebekah.pepper@austintexas.gov

Isabel Perez Rios Bravo Stantec 6080 Tennyson Parkway Suite 200 Plano, TX 75024 isabel.perezrios@stantec.com

Randy Petersen San Jacinto River Authority 1577 Dam Site Road Conroe, TX 77304 rpetersen@sjra.net

Richard J Pope Hazen and Sawyer 8150 North Central Expressway, Suite 700 Dallas, TX 75206 rpope@hazenandsawyer.com

Mike Querry Trinity River Authority 5300 South Collins Arlington, TX 76018 querrym@trinityra.org

Fazle Rabbi Houston Public Works Fazle.Rabbi@houstontx.gov

Shah Rahman KCI Technologies 5021 Lakawana Street Suite 501 Dallas, TX 75247 shah.rahman@kci.com

Arifur Rahman Jacobs 1999 Bryan St., Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75201 arifur.rahman@jacobs.com

Peter Reale Plummer 1320 S University Dr Ste 300 Fort Worth, TX 76107 preale@plummer.com

Jeffrey Reck Arcadis US, Inc. 1777 NE Loop 410, Suite 600 San Antonio, TX 78217 jeffrey.reck@arcadis.com

Michael Redda TCEQ - Water Quality PO Box 13087, MC148 Austin, TX 78711 michael.redda@tceq.texas.gov

Eric Redmond Black & Veatch 2915 Rutland Ave Des Moines, IA 50311 RedmondE@bv.com

Sarah Robinson US Water Alliance 2804 Austin St Houston, TX 77004 srobinson@uswateralliance.org

Caitlin Ruff Black & Veatch 5420 LBJ Freeway, Suite 400 Dallas, TX 75240 ruffc2@bv.com

Caroline Russell Carollo Engineers, Inc. 8911 Capital of Texas Hwy North, Suite 2200 Austin, TX 78759 crussell@carollo.com

Prachi Salekar Black & Veatch Houston, TX salekarpa@bv.com

Rebekkah Sandt HR Green, Inc. 11011 Richmond Ave. Ste. 200 Houston, TX 77080 rsandt@hrgreen.com

Matthew Saragosa Austin Water Utility 625 East 10th Street, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78701 matthew.saragosa@austintexas.gov

Keval Satra HR Green Inc. 11011 Richmond Avenue Suite 200 Houston, TX 77042 ksatra@hrgreen.com

Michael Schuster Freese and Nichols 2711 North Haskell Ave. Suite 3300 Dallas, TX 75204 michael.schuster@freese.com

David Simons TCEQ P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 david.simons@tceq.texas.gov

Corey Smith KIT Professionals, Inc. 2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South, Suite 1400 Houston, TX 77042 csmith@kitprofs.com

Bill Smith City of Weatherford 917 Eureka Street Weatherford, TX 76086 wsmith@weatherfordtx.gov

Jerry Snead HDR Engineering 17111 Preston Road, Ste 300 Dallas, TX 75248 Jerry.Snead@hdrinc.com

Aldo Sotelo Stantec Consulting Services Inc 1905 Aldrich Street, Suite 300 Austin, TX 78723 aldo.sotelo@stantec.com

Aron Soto MGC Contractors 223 Lucinda Drive New Braunfels, TX 78130 asoto@mgccontractors.com

Ryan Sowa Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. 10101 Reunion Place Ste 400 San Antonio, TX 78216 ryan.sowa@kimley-horn.com

Susan Spore Brown and Caldwell 6975 Union Park Center #490 Midvale, UT 84047 sspore@brwncald.com

Tess Sprague Brown and Caldwell 1920 McKinney Ave #700 Dallas, TX 75204 tsprague@brwncald.com

Matt Stahl Halff Associates, Inc. 4000 Fossil Creek Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76137 mstahl@halff.com

Ben Stanford Hazen and Sawyer 143 Union Blvd, Suite 200 Lakewood, CO 80228 bstanford@hazenandsawyer.com

Karly Stelzer City of Houston Karly.Stelzer@houstontx.gov

Yue Sun Ardurra 3115 Allen Parkway, Ste 300 Houston, TX 77019 ysun@ardurra.com

Kyle Swank KIT Professionals, Inc. 2000 West Sam Houston Parkway South, Suite 1400 Houston, TX 77042 kswank@kitprofs.com

Natalie Taylor Trinity River Authority of Texas 6500 W. Singleton Blvd. Dallas, TX 75212 taylorn@trinityra.org

Scott Taylor Trinity River Authority of Texas 11201 Trinity Blvd Euless, TX 76040 taylorsc@trinityra.org

Kyle Thompson Carollo Engineers, Inc. 8911 N Capital of Texas Hwy Austin, TX 78759 kthompson@carollo.com

Martin Tower Austin Water 625 E. 10th St, Suite 701 Austin, TX 78701 martin.tower@austintexas.gov

Gabe Trejo ARCADIS, U.S. 12400 Coit Road, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX 75251 gabe.trejo@arcadis.com

Satish Tripathi Houston Water Planning 611 Walker St Houston, TX 77002 satish.tripathi@houstontx.gov

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TEXAS WATER 2023 PRESENTATION CONTACTS

Eirik Valseth

The University of Texas at Austin

201 E. 24th St. Stop C0200 Austin, TX 78712 eirik@utexas.edu

Greg Vaughn LAN, Inc. 1300 Summit Ave, Suite 300 Fort Worth, TX 76102 greg.vaughn@vaughneng.com

Jonathan Vorheis Jacobs Engineering 911 Central Pkwy N. Suite 200 San Antonio, TX 78232 jonathan.vorheis@jacobs.com

Paul Walker Carollo Engineers, Inc. 10375 Richmond Ave. Suite 1625 Houston, TX 77042 pwalker@carollo.com

Tim Walker Town of Little Elm 1600 Mark Tree Lane Little Elm, TX 75068 twalker@littleelm.org

Jason Ward Freese and Nichols, Inc. 10497 Town and Country Way, Suite 600 Houston, TX 77024 jvw@freese.com

Linda Warren Launch! Consulting 914 E. Jefferson St., Suite G4 Charlottesville, VA 22902 linda@launch-consulting.com

Mike Watson MWH Constructors 400 E Las Colinas Blvd Suite 620 Irving, TX 75039 mike.watson@mwhconstructors.com

Temple Williamson Pipeline Analysis, LLC 2542 Somerall San Antonio, TX 78248 twilliamson@pipelineanalysis.com

Lauren Willis Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority 933 E. Court Street Seguin, TX 78155 lwillis@gbra.org

Randall Wirtz Strand Associates, Inc. 1906 Niebuhr Street Brenham, TX 77833 randy.wirtz@strand.com

Jasmin Zambrano City of Houston 12550 Water Works Way Humble, TX 77396 jasmin.zambrano@houstontx.gov

William Zieburtz Stantec 229 Peachtree St. NE Suite 1900 Atlanta, GA 30303 william.zieburtz@stantec.com

Alexander Zuniga LAN, Inc. 8350 N US 75-Central Expy 1000, Suite 1400 Dallas, TX 75206 AAZuniga@lan-inc.com

Ashley Zimmermann New Braunfels Utilities 355 FM 306 New Braunfels, TX 78130 ashleyz@nbutexas.com

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TEXAS SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Andrew Molly, Chair City of Corpus Christi drewm@cctexas.com

Amy Middleton, Chair-Elect Plummer Associates, Inc. amiddleton@plummer.com

Karen Menard, Vice-Chair Dallas Water Utilities karen.menard@dallas.gov

Melissa Bryant, Past Chair San Antonio River Authority mbryant@sara-tx.org

Bruce Curtis, AWWA Director EBAA Iron Sales, Inc. brucec@ebaa.com

Daniel Nix, AWWA Director City of Wichita Falls daniel.nix@wichitafallstx.gov

Elston Johnson, AWWA Director-Elect Elston Johnson and Associates elston@ejohnsonconsulting.com

Mike Howe, Executive Director/ Secretary Treasurer Texas AWWA P.O. Box 80150 Austin, TX 78708 512-238-9292 txawwa@gmail.com

Central Texas Region Trustee

Anne Hoskins Freese and Nichols, Inc. anne.hoskins@freese.com

Deputy Trustee Christina Burleson City of Waco christinab@wacotx.gov

Central West Texas Region Trustee Jordan Hibbs eHt jordan.hibbs@e-ht.com

Deputy Trustee Colden Rich eHt colden.rich@e-ht.com

Coastal Bend Region Trustee Logan Burton LNV loganb@lnvinc.com

Deputy Trustee Crystal Ybanez City of Corpus Christi crystaly@cctexas.com

East Texas Region Trustee John Belton Vision Equipment john@visionequipmenttx.net

Deputy Trustee Kate Dietz City of Tyler kdietz@tylertexas.com

North Central Texas Region Trustee Sid McCain Trinity River Authority mccains@trinityra.org

Deputy Trustee Katie Livas HDR katie.livas@hdrinc.com

Panhandle Region Trustee

Jonathan Gresham City of Amarillo jonathan.gresham@amarillo.gov

Deputy Trustee

Damen Ratliff City of Amarillo damen.ratliff@amarillo.gov

Permian Basin Region Trustee Atzuko Reveles Arcadis atzuko.reveles@arcadis.com

Deputy Trustee

Adriana Castillo El Paso Water acastillo@epwater.org

Rio Grande Valley Region Trustee

Javier Santiago McAllen Public Utility info@tawwa.org

Deputy Trustee Open

South Central Texas Region Trustee Rikki Anderson San Antonio River Authority eanderson@sara-tx.org

Deputy Trustee Lance Rothe San Antonio Water System lance.rothe@saws.org

Southeast Texas Region Trustee Lindsey Reid Freese and Nichols, Inc. lindsey.reid@freese.com

Deputy Trustee Chris Campbell Binkley & Barfield, Inc. clc@binkleybarfield.com

West Texas Region Trustee Open

Deputy Trustee Open COUNCILS and DIVISIONS

MANUFACTURERS/ASSOCIATES COUNCIL

Jennifer Elms Odyssey Engineering Group jelms@odysseyeg.com

WATER UTILITY COUNCIL

Dan Crowley San Antonio Water System dan.crowley@saws.org

DISTRIBUTION DIVISION

Jaime Kypuros Tetra Tech jaime.kypuros@tetratech.com

EDUCATION DIVISION Christianne Castleberry, Chair Castleberry Engineering & Consulting c.castleberry@castleberryengineering.com

Shae Luther, Collaborations Texas Water Development Board shae.luther@twdb.texas.gov

Gabe Trejo, Competitions Arcadis gabe.trejo@arcadis.com

Raquel Roulin, Consumer Outreach Southwest Water Company rroulin@swwc.com

Greg Wukasch, K-12+ Education San Antonio Water System greg.wukasch@saws.org

Mark Southard, Membership City of Wichita Falls mark.southard@wichitafallstx.gov

Madeline Kull, Value of Water CDM Smith kullm@cdmsmith.com

ENGINEERING and CONSTRUCTION DIVISION

Rob Jenkins Freese and Nichols, Inc. rob.jenkins@freese.com

MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Dean Sharp Sharp Consulting Services dean@deansharpconsulting.com

R. Brent Locke Bistone MWSD bistonewater@nctv.com

REGULATORY AGENCIES DIVISION

Michele Risko Texas Commission on Environmental Quality michele.risko@tceq.texas.gov

SMALL SYSTEMS

Steven Walden, Chair

Steve Walden Consulting stevenwalden@sbcglobal.net

Katie Livas, Community Engineering Corps

HDR katie.livas@hdrinc.com

Hannah Leppla, Technical Assistance Plummer hleppla@plummer.com

Stacy Barna, Training & Education Coordination CDM Smith barnasl@cdmsmith.com

Elston Johnson, AWWA Small Systems Division Elston Johnson and Associates elston@ejohnsonconsulting.com

WATER CONSERVATION and REUSE DIVISION

Jessica Woods, Chair City of Round Rock jwoods@roundrocktexas.gov

Robert Stefani, Alternative Water Supplies Austin Water robert.stefani@austintexas.gov

Daniel Nix, Business/ Industrial Water City of Wichita Falls daniel.nix@wichitafallstx.gov

Jennifer Nations, Conservation City of College Station jnations@cstx.gov

Bryce Canady, Reuse Murfee Engineering Company, Inc. bcanady@murfee.com

WATER QUALITY and TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

Sunil Kommineni KIT Professionals, Inc. skommineni@kitprofs.com

WATER RESOURCES DIVISION

Spandana Tummuri Jacobs span.tummuri@jacobs.com

WATER SCIENCE and RESEARCH DIVISION

Charles Maddox cmaddox@austin.rr.com

COMMITTEES

AGRICULTURAL WATER

Daniel Nix City of Wichita Falls daniel.nix@wichitafallstx.gov

AWARDS

Sally Wright City of Dallas sally.wright@dallascityhall.com

BYLAWS REVIEW

Melissa Bryant San Antonio River Authority mbryant@sara-tx.org

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Crystal Ramsey Benbrook Water Authority cramsey@benbrookwater.com

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Dedra Ecklund Lockwood Andrews & Newnam, Inc. daecklund@lan-inc.com

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Javier Santiago WWater Tech jsantiago@wwatertechinc.com

JOINT CONFERENCE OVERSIGHT

Amy Middleton Plummer Associates, Inc. amiddleton@plummer.com

LEGISLATIVE

Heather Cooke Austin Water heather.cooke@austintexas.gov

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS

Venus Price Houston Water venus.price@houstontx.gov

LONE STAR LEADERS & NOMINATING

Melissa Bryant mbryant@sara-tx.org

MEMBERSHIP

Donna Howe Travis County MUD No. 19 donna.margo.howe@gmail.com

MENTORING

Ishita Rahman Freese and Nichols ishita.rahman@freese.com

PROGRAM (Annual Conference)

Karen Menard Dallas Water Utilities karen.menard@dallas.gov

PUBLIC INFORMATION

/PUBLICATIONS

Vanassa Joseph Trinity River Authority of Texas josephv@trinityra.org

RATES and CHARGES

Phillip Givens Superior Water Management info@tawwa.org

REGIONAL ACTIVITIES

Stefi Massey AECOM stefanie.massey@aecom.com

RESILIENCY & CYBER SECURITY

Doug Short Trinity River Authority of Texas shortd@trinityra.org

SCHOLARSHIP

Yongki Shim KIT Professionals, Inc yshim@kitprofs.com

WATER FOR PEOPLE

Swapnil Dusane Ardurra sdusane@ardurra.com

WORKFORCE

Irazema Rojas El Paso Water Utilities isrojas@epwu.org

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

Michael McBee Freese and Nichols michael.mcbee@freese.com

TAWWA PAST DIRECTORS

Year Director Conference City

1971 Atlee Cunningham San Antonio

1972-75 Robert P. Van Dyke San Antonio

1975-78 Richard G. Toler Fort Worth

1979-80 John H. Stacha Dallas

1980-81 Robert P. Van Dyke Baton Rouge

1981-84 John Kubala Corpus Christi

1984-87 Phil Kosub Little Rock

1987-90 Michael D. Meadows Fort Worth

1990-93 Glen A. Doty Houston

1993-96 Kay Kutchins Amarillo

1996-99 Randy Goss Austin

1999-2002 Katie McCain Fort Worth

2002-2005 Jeannie Wiginton San Antonio

2005-2008 Glenda Dunn Arlington

2008-2011 Charles Anderson San Antonio

2011-2014 Charlie Maddox Fort Worth

2014-2017 Dave Scholler Dallas

2017-2020 Bill R. Smith Austin

2019-2022 Jennifer Elms Houston

2020-2023 Bruce Curtis Fort Worth/Virtual

2022-2025 Daniel Nix San Antonio

BADGES

TAWWA PAST CHAIRS

Year

1971-72

1988-89

1990-91

1991-92

1992-94

1998-99

2000-2001

2002-2003

2003-2004

Houston

2019-2020 Elston Johnson Fort Worth/Virtual

2020-2021 Melissa Bryant Austin/Virtual

2021-2022 Drew Molly San Antonio

All participants of Texas WaterTM 2023 must register. Your badge is proof of registration and must be worn at all times. Your badge is your admission pass for all technical sessions, the Exhibit Hall and non-ticketed conference events. Admission will not be granted without a badge. Your badge will also be scanned at sessions to track your TCEQ credit hours. Replacement of lost badges is available at the Registration Counter at a cost of $10.

WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS

WEF 2022-2023 Officers

President: Ifetayo Venner

President Elect: Aimeé R. Killeen

Vice President: Howard Carter

Treasurer: Keith Hobson

Past President: Jamie Eichenberger

Secretary & Executive Director: Walt Marlowe

Water Environment Association of Texas Staff

Executive Director

Julie Nahrgang Water Environment Association of Texas 1825 Fort View Road, Suite 108 Austin, TX 78704 512-693-0060 julie@weat.org

Association Manager

Alondra Hernandez alondra@weat.org

Membership Analyst

Claudia Bradley claudia@weat.org

Operations Coordinator Matias Pasch matias@weat.org

WEAT Officers, Directors and Management Review Committee Members

President

President-Elect

Kristin O’Neill Brown and Caldwell koneill1@brwncald.com

Vice President Dylan Christenson Black & Veatch christensond@bv.com

Past President & Section Engagement Jeff Caffey Plummer jcaffey@plummer.com

Secretary Jennie Almerico 5engineering jennie@5engineering.com

Treasurer Lance Klement Garver lpklement@garverusa.com

Deputy Treasurer Brianna Morales Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions bri.morales@veolia.com

Historian David Briggs CDM Smith briggsdc@cdmsmith.com

Junior WEF Delegate Kyle Kubista

Senior WEF Delegate

Leigh Thomas WGI, Inc leigh.thomas@wginc.com

Past WEF Delegate

Jeff Sober Garver jlsober@garverusa.com

Professional Wastewater Operator

Representative

David Garza McAllen Public Utility dgarza@mcallen.net

Member At Large

Jeff Haby San Antonio Water System jeff.haby@saws.org

Parliamentarian

Nathan Vassar

Lloyd Gosselink nvassar@lglawfirm.com

Young Professional Kaylee Waldo Kimley-Horn kaylee.waldo@kimley-horn.com

Section Engagement Chair Rick Hidalgo Signature Automation hjhidalgo@sig-auto.com

Section Representatives Panhandle Clayton Scales cscales@ksaeng.com

Lubbock Dr. Kayleigh Millerick Texas Tech University kayleigh.millerick@ttu.edu

North Texas Andy Paulson Signature Automation ajpaulson@sig-auto.com

Northeast Texas Scott Baggett City of Longview sbaggett@longviewtexas.gov

El Paso David Ornelas El Paso Water dornelas@epwater.org

Midland/Odessa Aurora Gonzales Kennedy Jenks auroragonzales@kennedyjenks.com

Central Texas Jason Bybel Walker Partners jbybel@walkerpartners.com

Southeast Texas Pavani Silaparasetty AECOM pavani.silaparasetty@aecom.com

San Antonio Ron Emmons Garcia Infrastructure Consultants remmons@gicstx.com

Bryan/College Station Jennifer Nations City of College Station jnations@cstx.gov

Bryan/College Station

Meg Pierce-Walsh Plummer mpierce-walsh@plummer.com

Middle Rio Grande Ignacio Hinojosa Ardurra ihinojosa@ardurra.com

Rio Grande Valley Carlos Gonzalez McAllen Public Utility cagonzalez@mcallen.net

Waco

Cathy Dominguez Brazos River Authority cathyd@brazos.org

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Knowledge Committee Chairs

Asset Management Jeff Masek AECOM jeff.masek@aecom.com

John D’Antoni Black & Veatch dantonijm@bv.com

Biosolids Management Matthew Berg Jacobs matt.berg@jacobs.com

Marisa Palmer San Antonio Water System marisa.palmer@saws.org

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Collections Systems

Derek Schwanke Garver dtschwanke@garverusa.com

Raghavender Nednur Houston Public Works raghavender.nednur@houstontx.gov

Construction

Christian Annexy Ballard Marine Construction christian.annexy@ballardmc.com

Kristin O’Neill Brown and Caldwell koneill1@brwncald.com

Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls

Sahar Saffar Ardurra ssaffar@ardurra.com

Sean McMillan Quiddity semcmillan@quiddity.com

Industrial

Jonathan Sandhu Gulf Coast Authority jsandhu@gcatx.org

Tres Koenings

Plummer tkoenings@plummer.com

Laboratory Trinity O’Neal Austin Water trinity.oneal@austintexas.gov

Jennifer Whitaker Trinity River Authority whitakerj@trinityra.org

Manufacturers & Reps

Joju Abraham Global WET jabraham@globalwet.com

Municipal Resource Recovery Design

Nicholas Landes Freese and Nichols nick.landes@freese.com

Samir Mathur CDM Smith mathurss@cdmsmith.com

Nutrient Management

Peter Reale Plummer preale@plummer.com

Chris Pasch Plummer cpasch@plummer.com

Odor & Corrosion Management

Suparna Suvasish Mukhopadhyay Plummer smukhopadhyay@plummer.com

Troy Najar Environmental Group Southwest troy@egsw.us

Operations and Maintenance

Darrell Poore Dallas Water Utility darrell.poore@dallascityhall.com

Fritz Hurst Dallas Water Utility fritz.hurst@dallascityhall.com

Raudel Juarez Trinity River Authority juarezr@trinityra.org

Pretreatment

Joseph Fielding Trinity River Authority fieldingjk@trinityra.org

Safety, Cyber and Infrastructure Security

Denney Howard LAN drhoward@lan-inc.com

David Milligan North Texas Municipal Water District dmilligan@ntmwd.com

Stormwater/Watershed Management

Kim Chanslor CDM Smith chanslorkm@cdmsmith.com

Gian Villarreal Seagull PME gvillarreal@seagullpme.com

Utility Management

Dan Olson Garver dnolson@garverusa.com

Water Reuse Quentin Geile Plummer qgeile@plummer.com

Megan Thomas Epic Cleantec megan@epiccleantec.com

Delivery Committee Chairs

Advanced Operator Training Rami Issa AECOM rami.issa@aecom.com

Chris Young Plummer cyoung@plummer.com

John Bennett Trinity River Authority bennettj@trinityra.org

Awards

Kim Chanslor CDM Smith chanslorkm@cdmsmith.com

Randy Bush STV randy.bush@stvinc.com

Operations Challenge

Jeff Sober Garver jlsober@garverusa.com

John Bennett Trinity River Authority bennettj@trinityra.org

Philanthropy Christopher Varnon CDM Smith varnonck@cdmsmith.com

Scholarship Carol Serna Stantec carol.serna@stantec.com

Small Systems

Andrew McBride Schertz Seguin Local Government Corporation amcbride@seguintexas.gov

Kevin Patel Signature Automation knpatel@sig-auto.com

Workforce Development

Justin Rackley Garver jarackley@garverusa.com

Dylan Christenson Black & Veatch christensonD@bv.com

Utility Funding Ad-Hoc

Stacy Barna CDM Smith barnasl@cdmsmith.com

Texas Water Steering

Local Host Committee Matthew Jalbert Trinity River Authority jalbertm@trinityra.org

Texas Water Program

Dylan Christenson Black & Veatch ChristensonD@BV.com

Stakeholders Committee Chairs

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Ana Peña-Tijerina Plummer apena-tijerina@plummer.com

Tanya Miro Kimley-Horn tanya.miro@kimley-horn.com

Aurora Gonzales Kennedy Jenks auroragonzales@kennedyjenks.com

Government Affairs

Heather Cooke Austin Water heather.cooke@austintexas.gov

Nathan Vassar Lloyd Gosselink nvassar@lglawfirm.com

Phillip Goodwin Houston Public Works phillip.goodwin@houstontx.gov

International

Hector Montanez Houston Public Works hector.montanez@houstontx.gov

Public Communication & Outreach

Nyla Langford Signature Automation nblangford@sig-auto.com

Archana Sharma Trigon Associates asharma@trigonassociates.com

Student Sections

Caitlin Ruff Black & Veatch ruffc2@bv.com

Elle Frier Frier Group elle@friergroup.com

WEAT PAST PRESIDENTS

The presiding officer was known as a Chairman of a Section from 19281961 and as President since 1962.

Chairman, Sewage Division, Texas Section, Southwest Water Works Association

1928-1931 W.S. Mahlie

1932-1933 Edgar Whedbee

1934-1936 W.S. Mahlie

1937 W.S. Stanley

1938-1943 R.M. Dixon

Chairman, Sewage Division, Texas Water Works and Sewage Short School

1944 E.J.M. Berg

1945 E.M. Dixo

1946 L.C. Billings

1947 J.H. Sorrels

Chair, Sewage and Industrial Waste Section Texas Water and Sewage Works Association

1951 C.H. Connell

1952 A.H. Ullrich

1953 A.C. Bryan

1954 K.E. Mills

1955 W.S. Mahlie

1956 Glen A. Doty

1957 John F. Conlon

1958 Roger Moehlman

1959 T.L. Satterwhite

1960 Cecil Williams

1961 John P. Wold

President, Texas Water Pollution Control Association

1962 W. N. Wells

1963 Robert L. Nichols

1964 S.A. Garza

1965 Harry O. Henkel

1966 M.T. Garrett

1967 Jack Huppert

1968 S.O. Brady

1969 James D. Gof

1970 David G. Chase

1971 Ronald D. Sadow

1972 Curtis E. Johnson

1973 James E. Laughlin

1974 Albert Breaaux

1975 Joe Malina

Student Design Competition

Daniel Roberts Ardurra droberts@ardurra.com

Tori Haugvoll Black & Veatch haugvollt@bv.com

Texas Water University Forum

Kayleigh Millerick Texas Tech University kayleigh.millerick@ttu.edu

Management Committee Chairs

Committee Leadership Council Jeff Caffey Plummer jcaffey@plummer.com

1976 Tom Koederitz

1977 W.W. Wright

1978 D.M. Cochran

1979 Joe P. Teller

1980 P. D. Parks

1981 Robert R. Bustamante

1982 Glen Longley

1983 Marshall Haney

1984 Sharon M. D’orsie

1985 Jim Taaffe

1986 Bert Bates

1987 Bob Derrington

1988 John Cook

1989 Richard Smullen, Jr.

1990 Robert McMillon

1991 Carol Batterton

President, Water Environment Association of Texas

1992 Alice Megna

1993 Gordon Koblitz

1994 Stephen Jenkins

1995 Joe King II

1996 Rhonda Harris

1997 Martha Martin

1998 Ron Mayo

1999 Patty Cleveland

2000 Clyde Burnett

2001 Mary Evans

2002 Jim Joyce

2003 Ron Sieger

2004 Ray Longoria

2005 Richard Eason 2006 Paul Roach

2007 Raj Bhattarai

2008 Brad Castleberry 2009 Betty Jordan

Jody Zabolio

David Briggs

John Bennett

Curtis Smalley

Steve Coonan

Jenna Covington

David Jackson

Jeff Sober

Leigh Cerda

Heather Cooke

Membership Heather Wootton Kimley-Horn heather.wootton@kimley-horn.com

Connie Curtis SJRA ccurtis@sjra.net

Nominating Jeff Caffey Plummer jcaffey@plummer.com

Strategic Planning

Kristin O’Neill Brown and Caldwell koneill1@brwncald.com