Volunteers for Texas WaterTM 2025 have been putting in long hours so that your experience in Houston is educational and fun! The technical sessions, carefully crafted by a strong technical program committee, will provide the information to make your work easier.
We invite you to learn about new tools and technology that solve problems in the George R. Brown Convention Center Exhibit Hall — some you know you have and some you may not have discovered yet. Don’t forget to stop by and see the competitions, or sign up if you dare!
After learning and networking, it’s time to have fun at Thursday’s Conference Night-Out at Shell Energy Stadium. We look forward to seeing you in Houston for Texas WaterTM 2025!
Gabe Mussio
Texas Water Co-Chair
Texas Section American Water Works Association
Full registration is your best value for Texas WaterTM 2025. With full registration, you receive:
• access to all technical sessions
• full access to the Exhibit Hall
• access to the Awards Lunch, the Women of Water Breakfast, the Box Lunch and the Thursday Night Out event
Non-member full registration includes a free* one-year membership to either AWWA/TAWWA or WEF/WEAT.
*New members only, not for membership renewals
Access to the Women of Water Breakfast, Facility Tours, Lunches, Conference Night Out event and the Gloyna Breakfast are also available for purchase.
Liz Fazio Hale
Texas Water Co-Chair
Water Environment Association of Texas
may also register by mail to
TENTATIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
All events are at the George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas Houston, TX 77010, unless otherwise noted. Schedule is subject to change.
TUESDAY, MARCH 18
7:00 am Golf Tournament • Wildcat Golf Course
7:30 am–2:30 pm Exhibitor Move-In • Exhibit Hall
8:30 am–11:30 am Curtis Smalley Environmental Event Clinton Park
8:00 am–9:00 am Beverage Break • Outside Tech Session Rooms
8:00 am–Noon Facility Tours • Depart from Convention Center*
8:00 am–Noon Speaker Ready/Moderator Check in Room
8:30 am–10:10 am Technical Sessions
10:10 am–10:20 am Networking Break • Outside Tech Session Rooms
10:20 am–Noon Technical Sessions
Noon Conference Adjourns
* Indicates attendance is limited to certain registration levels or requires purchased access
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Keynote: Commissioner
Tom Ramsey
Texas Water is excited to welcome Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey to provide the keynote comments at Texas WaterTM 2025. The address will take place during the Opening Session at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 19.
SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 7 A.M.
The Texas Water 2025 Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held at the Wildcat Golf Course. The tournament benefits the scholarship programs of both TAWWA and WEAT and is a great way to meet new friends and colleagues. Get more details and a registration form on Page 35 or sign up online at www.txwater.org
Ramsey was elected to serve as County Commissioner for Harris County Precinct 3 in November of 2020. With over 44 years of experience as a Professional Engineer serving more than 50 cities and 20 counties in Texas, this awardwinning civil engineer turned public servant has a long track record of improving the safety, infrastructure, livability and financial health of the communities he serves.
As Mayor of Spring Valley Village from 2012-2020, Ramsey reduced the city’s tax rate by 21% and oversaw Spring Valley’s climb to becoming the safest neighborhood in Harris County, according to FBI statistics. He was awarded Public Official of the Year by the University of Houston in 2017, named Engineer of the Year by Houston Area Engineering Societies in 2023, received the Distinguished Graduate Award from Zachry Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University in 2023, and named Public Official of the Year by ASCE national in 2024.
As County Commissioner, Ramsey continues to prioritize safer neighborhoods, lowering taxes, and improving infrastructure. In 2022, he launched a Crime Task Force, comprised of over a dozen law enforcement agencies to combat rising crime. He also led the creation of the Safe Schools Commission, which was unanimously approved by all five Commissioners Court members to support school safety. He carried the torch in obtaining $750 million for Harris County from the Texas General Land Office for Hurricane Harvey recovery. Lastly, Ramsey served an integral role in setting the most significant tax revenue decrease, saving taxpayers a quarter-billion dollars.
Ramsey serves as a deacon and teaches two Bible study classes at Second Baptist Houston. He is a native of Crockett, Texas, a resident of Harris County for more than 35 years, and a graduate of Texas A&M University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. He and his wife, Marsha, have three children and seven grandchildren.
CURTIS SMALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL EVENT
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 8:30 A.M. TO 11:30 A.M.
The Curtis Smalley Environmental Event honors the legacy of Curtis Smalley. His contribution, leadership, mentorship, dedication to service and passion for the water industry left a significant impact. He was a driving force to include the environmental event as part of Texas Water to provide fellowship for colleagues and an opportunity to give back to the community.
This year’s Curtis Smalley Environmental Event will be held in partnership with the City of Houston Parks Department on Tuesday, March 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. We will be planting prairie grasses and wildflowers in Clinton Park, just East of Downtown Houston. Work gloves, tools, and supplies will be provided, along with light breakfast and refreshments. Just come prepared to get dirty helping restore prairie habitat in Houston. If you would like to volunteer, please sign up online at www.txwater.org (under “Events”) and be sure to sign the waiver. Transportation will not be provided but parking information will be available closer to the event date. Let’s work together to help improve our natural environment.
MEET & GREET/EXHIBIT HALL
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 4:30 P.M. 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. Texas WaterTM 2025 hosts the largest regional water exhibition on the continent. More than 600 exhibit booths are in one place, at one time, in the convention center.
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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
INNOVATION LOUNGE
TUESDAY, MARCH 18 – THURSDAY, MARCH 20
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.
TEXAS WATER YP DODSON DRIVE 5K FUN RUN/WALK
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 5:30 A.M. CHECK IN; 6:30 A.M. START TIME
The Dodson Drive Fun Run supports young professionals in the Texas water industry by raising funds to support the TAWWA/WEAT Dodson Drive Fund. The Dodson Drive Fund, established in 2011 to honor the late Kenneth Dodson, provides scholarships for young professionals and funding to send our young professionals to the annual Young Professionals Summit. This year’s Fun Run is a 5K course starting at Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston, where participants will run along a scenic route through part of the park, with views of the beautiful bayou and the downtown skyline. The route is perfect for a morning run, offering participants a chance to experience the vibrant atmosphere of one of Houston’s most popular green spaces. All teams and paid participants will be chip timed and receive a technical shirt. Finishers will receive their very own finisher’s ribbon to wear on your Texas Water badge. Awards will be given to the fastest male and female overall runners, fastest male and female masters runners, fastest YP male and female runners, and the fastest team. Sign up at www.txwater.org! Don’t miss being a part of this conference tradition!
OPENING GENERAL SESSION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 9 A.M. TO 10 A.M.
Joining Commissioner Tom Ramsey at Wednesday’s Opening Session will be AWWA President Cheryl Porter and WEF Board of Trustee member Stephen Sanders.
NETWORKING BREAKS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 – THURSDAY, MARCH 20
Start each Texas WaterTM 2025 day with networking breaks in the Exhibit Hall Wednesday and Thursday and near the Technical Sessions on Friday.
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 – FRIDAY, MARCH 21
The Texas Water Program Committee offers technical sessions presented by the top experts in the industry and targeted to the most important issues facing water and wastewater professionals today. This year we had 827 abstracts submitted that were peer-reviewed to bring you more than 200 leading-edge presentations that are offered only at Texas WaterTM 2025. And, once again, we will provide a number of top poster displays as part of our full technical program. Attending Texas WaterTM allows you access to the best of the best technical presentations. For a full listing, see Pages 26-33.
POSTER DISPLAY
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 – THURSDAY, MARCH 20
Attendees will have an expanded opportunity to learn with a series of research posters. The posters provide authors the opportunity to display their research topics and will be displayed in the George R. Brown Convention Center from Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon. Authors are encouraged to leave business cards or other contact information so that viewers can direct questions or comments their way. A listing of the posters will be provided in the Texas Water Conference Program and in the conference app.
WATER FOR PEOPLE SILENT AUCTION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 – THURSDAY, MARCH 20
All net proceeds from the silent auction benefit Water For People, a global non-profit with a revolutionary mission of water and sanitation for every family, every school, and every clinic! Water For People insists on remaining for generations, gaining district-wide matching support, employing locals, and empowering women. Their motto is “Everyone Forever” and the model they employ to execute programs and projects ensures long-lasting, sustainable impacts to communities. To donate an auction item, visit www.txwater.org
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
TAWWA STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 9 A.M. TO 1:30 P.M.
The TAWWA Student Design Competition (SDC) gives students the opportunity to design and present a project based on a real-world municipal water treatment plant design problem. The inaugural TAWWA SDC will focus on the Sugar Land Surface Water Treatment Plant (SWTP), located in Sugar Land, TX. The 9 MGD SWTP was built in 2013 to meet the Phase I requirements of the Fort Bend Subsidence District’s (FBSD) 2003 Regulatory Plan and was subsequently rerated to a treatment capacity of 10.85 MGD in 2014. Students participating in the competition are tasked with expanding portions of the plant to 16.5 MGD to meet the FBSD’s Phase II groundwater reduction mandate. Student’s scope for the expansion will be limited to the flocculation and sedimentation basins, solids handling facilities and a high service pump station.
WEAT STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M.
The WEAT Student Design Competition gives students the opportunity to design and present a project based on a real-world wastewater treatment plant design project. Students will be competing to represent WEAT at the Student Design Competition in Chicago at WEFTEC 2025. This year’s prompt is based on the Brushy Creek Regional Wastewater Facility - East Plant, which is owned and operated by the Cities of Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander and Austin. Students shall propose design alternatives to construct new facilities required for a 10 MGD expansion, rehabilitate existing facilities, converting the plant from a conventional activated sludge facility to a biological phosphorus removal facility and identification of PFAS sampling locations and treatment technologies for the reuse system. Come out and support your alma mater or see some prospective future leaders in the industry! This year teams from Abilene Christian University, Texas Tech University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Houston, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, and Tecnologico de Monterrey will compete. Thank you to our sponsors!
WORKSHOP: SCADA DEMYSTIFIED: A BEGINNER’S JOURNEY
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M.
SPECIAL REGISTRATION REQUIRED
This introductory workshop provides a comprehensive overview of SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems, which are essential for monitoring and controlling industrial processes across various
industries, inclusive of water/wastewater. Designed for beginners, the workshop covers the fundamental concepts, components and applications of SCADA systems. Control systems are generally defined as “...a device, or set of devices that manages, commands, directs or regulates the behavior of other devices(s) or system(s)”. SCADA systems fall into this category. Numerous offerings are available within today’s market, but they all work similarly. This workshop will focus on informing the students of the purpose of SCADA systems; learning how to identify key components, inclusive of hardware, software, and communication networks; exploring communication protocols such as Modbus, DNP3, etc.; and understanding the cybersecurity risks and mitigation strategies associated with these systems. 6 hours of Water and Wastewater CEUs have been requested through the TCEQ. Workshop costs $200 by Feb. 24; $240 after; and includes a boxed lunch and access to the Exhibit Hall after the workshop ends. Limited to 25 attendees.
WORKSHOP: WATER LICENSE EXAM PREP
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M.
SPECIAL REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Calling all Water Operators that are preparing to take a TCEQ Licensing Exam. We can Help. Texas Section AWWA will be holding a first of its kind workshop at Texas Water 2025, aimed at improving the pass rate for water operators that take the C, B or A Water License exam from the TCEQ. The highest pass rate for licensing exams is typically in the 50% range, or less. This exam preparation workshop is designed to help you learn how to study for the exam, how to prepare the night before, and go over material that you will more than likely encounter on your exam. The workshop is limited to 50 participants, so register now to ensure that you have a spot. 6 hours of Water CEUs have been requested through the TCEQ. Workshop costs $200 by Feb. 24; $240 after; and includes a boxed lunch and access to the Exhibit Hall after the workshop ends.
TAWWA AND WEAT AWARDS LUNCH
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 11:30 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. Attendance is limited to Full Registrants, Wed. Only Registrants or those who purchased access separately. 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. Access is included with Full or Wednesday-Only Registration. Access can be added on for $75 by February 24; $85 after.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
VALUE OF WATER PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1:20 P.M. TO 5:10 P.M.
Please join us at Texas Water 2025 for five exciting presentations that will dive into building trust in water resources through water infrastructure/resiliency planning! The Value of Water (VOW) Program at the Texas Water conference is a half-day session devoted to promoting water communication successes and best practices in Texas. This unique session provides an interactive and collaborative environment for water professionals interested in improving their relationship with rate payers and the general public.
YP, STUDENT & DODSON DRIVE RUN AWARD CEREMONY
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 5:15 P.M. TO 5:30 P.M.
This special ceremony will recognize the outstanding achievements and hard work of the winners of the Student Design Competition, the University Forum, and the Dodson Drive Run, setting the stage for an evening of inspiration and connection. The celebration will seamlessly be followed by the YPs, Students & Mentors Networking Event.
YP, STUDENT & MENTOR NETWORKING EVENT
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 5:30 P.M. TO 6:15 P.M.
Join us for an engaging evening of networking with students, young professionals and experienced mentors over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. This is a fantastic opportunity for Young Professionals to interact with mentors, share their career journeys, and gain valuable insights. Learn about the TAWWA and WEAT Mentoring Program and discover how you can get involved. Don’t miss this chance to expand your network and foster meaningful connections!
WOMEN OF WATER BREAKFAST
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 7:15 A.M. TO 9:00 A.M. Attendance is limited to Full Registrants or those who purchased access separately.
At the Women of Water Breakfast 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, General Manager for Gulf Coast Authority, will moderate a panel of women leaders that include Connie Curtis, Director of Technical and Operational Services for San Jacinto River Authority;
Tina Peterson, Executive Director for Harris County Flood Control District; and Shay Roalson, Director at Austin Water. 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. Entrance is included with Full Registration. Access can be added on for $50 if purchased by Feb. 24; $60 after.
BOX LUNCH
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, NOON TO 1:00 P.M.
Attendance is limited to Full Registrants, Thurs. Only Registrants or those who purchased access separately. 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 Box Lunch. Extra lunches are available for $20.
TAWWA AND WEAT AWARDS CELEBRATION
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, NOON TO 1:05 P.M.
Texas Water will honor TAWWA and WEAT friends and colleagues who have demonstrated their commitment to the water and wastewater profession. Your box lunch for the Awards Celebration is included with Full or Thursday-Only Registration.
YP TECHNICAL SESSIONS
THURSDAY, MARCH 20 & FRIDAY, MARCH 21
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.
ETHICS WORKSHOP FOR ENGINEERS
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1:30 P.M. TO 3 P.M.
The Engineer’s Ethics Seminar is an interactive and thoughtprovoking 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.
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
CONFERENCE NIGHT OUT
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 6:15 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M.
Attendance is limited to Full Registrants or those who purchased access separately.
Join us for an unforgettable evening at Shell Energy Stadium, home of the two-time MLS Champion Houston Dynamo! This event promises to be the highlight of the conference, offering a unique blend of stadium tours, networking, fun and entertainment.
The Dynamo have a rich history and are known for their passionate fan base and thrilling matches. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to witness the gavel passing on the jumbotron and enjoy a memorable night. The Conference Night Out includes a stadium tour, 360 photo booth, entertainment, games, deluxe food and bar service (1 drink ticket included, followed by a cash bar).
Shuttle buses will leave from the Hyatt Regency Hotel starting at 6:00 pm. The gavel passing ceremony will begin at 6:15 pm. Transportation is also available via Houston Light Rail System. Take the Purple or Green Line east bound to the EaDo/Stadium stop.
Access to the Conference Night Out is included with Full Registration. Additional access is available for purchase at the cost of $100 by February 24; $110 after.
Shell Energy Stadium is located at 2200 Texas Street, Houston, TX 77003. Mark your calendars and be sure to attend! We look forward to seeing you there!
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
GLOYNA BREAKFAST
FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 7 TO 8:30 A.M. Attendance is limited to those who purchased access separately. Louis C. Herrin, III will be the featured speaker at the Gloyna Breakfast at 7 a.m. on Friday, March 21.
Herrin is the Wastewater Permitting Technical Support Lead in charge of the Domestic Wastewater Plans Review and the Water Reuse programs, as well as the Technical Lead of the Homeland Security Program for the Water Quality Division at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
He started his career with the Texas Department of Water Resources (predecessor of TCEQ) in February 1981. Herrin’s work at TCEQ has included drafting wastewater permits for municipalities, industrial facilities and agriculture operations, and starting the TCEQ’s Domestic Biosolids Program. He has drafted numerous rules for TCEQ, including the rules for Domestic Water Reuse,
Design Criteria for Wastewater Treatment Systems, Gray Water, and Biosolids Use, Disposal and Transportation. Herrin has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University and is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas. He is the recipient of the Winfield S. Mahlie Award for significant contributions to the art and science of wastewater treatment and water pollution control, and the Outstanding Public Official Award from the Water Environment Association of Texas, and the WateReuse Association’s Advocacy Achievement Award.
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 an unusually large number of students, educators, engineers and the public leadership not only in Texas but throughout the world. Access to the Gloyna Breakfast is $50.
Fastest Saw Cut
Fastest Saw Cut Competition
Schedule of Events:
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Utility Management Tournament
4:00 - 5 p.m.
Traditional Head to Head Sawcut
All events are open to all TX Water attendees.
Proceeds benefit the Curtis Smalley Memorial Fund
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Entry Details: $5 per entry · All equipment provided
For pre-registration (recommended, not required)
Which division title will you take home? Women · Ops Challenge Competitor · Men
COMPETITIONS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19–THURSDAY, MARCH 20 Operations Challenge
Wednesday, March 19, 8 am–Thursday, March 20, 2:45 pm Thursday, March 20, 2:45 pm: Awards Ceremony
Watch the nation’s best operators and maintenance staff compete in the Operations Challenge Competition at Texas Water. This multi-day competition challenges utility teams to test their knowledge in different aspects of their day-to-day responsibilities. Operations Challenge is composed of five individual events that carry over to the national competition at WEFTEC. In addition, Texas has created additional exhibition events to provide other opportunities for teams to compete. The competitions include:
Freese and Nichols Process Control Event
Teams will complete a written test consisting of short math and process scenario questions, electronic multiplechoice questions, and process simulation using GPS-X software of a WWTP.
Hartwell Environmental Laboratory Event
Analyzing and determining total suspended solids, conductivity/TDS and performing solids mass balance across a treatment system.
Walter Chiang Maintenance Event Sponsored by STV
The purpose of this event is to test the skills of a maintenance team to respond to trouble at a wastewater lift station that has resulted in an alarm. Teams will race to remove an operating Vaughan chopper pump, change the impellar, and put it back in service.
AECOM Collection System Event
Teams are required to cut out a section of an 8-inch PVC wastewater pipe with water flowing through it, drill and install a 4-inch service saddle in the replacement pipe, cut and install the replacement section with couplings. Construction of a Victualic pipe tree is also required.
Carollo Safety Event
Teams will be required to rescue unconscious workers from a lift station. Team members will set up a retrieval system, perform a permit-required confined space entry, rescue the downed worker, and change out flaps on a check valve.
Gupta Electrical Event
Teams will race to troubleshoot a lift station control panel and power supply.
Seepex Exhibition Event
Competitors will race to replace the stator and rotor in a Seepex Smart Conveying Technology (SCT) pump.
Victaulic Exhibition Event
A race to put together a style 31 coupling tree arrangement using Victaulic couplings, pipes, and impact drivers.
Awards Ceremony
Awards Ceremony Awards for the Operations Challenge Competition, Biosolids Beauty Contest and other operations-focused awards will be handed out at the Operations Awards Ceremony at 2:45 pm in the Convention Center.
Sign a team up to compete! Competitors can receive up to 10 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. Contact Jeff Sober at 214-8836263 or jlsober@garverusa.com with any questions.
COMPETITIONS OPEN TO ANY ATTENDEE:
Fastest
Saw Cut sponsored by Garver
Anyone can sign up and join us for the premier event, the Fastest Saw Cut. Individuals can race to compete to see how fast they can cut a 6” PVC pipe with a hand saw. Fastest person receives a $100, a trophy, and top bragging rights. The competition starts with a Utility Management Division, pitting utility executives head-tohead in a bracket competition with both men’s and women’s divisions. After that, an open competition for men and women divisions, and then closing out with our Pro division. Sign up today by emailing Grace Sober at GDSober@lan-inc.com. The competition will be at 3:30 pm on Wednesday, March 19.
Young Professionals Process Control Event
Anyone can sign up for this! Teams of two will compete head to head in a GPS-X Simulator and process test for WWTPs. Contact Jeff Sober at 214-883-6263 or jlsober@garverusa.com with any questions or to participate.
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COMPETITIONS
Hydrant Hysteria
Wednesday, March 19, 9:30 am-4 pm, Exhibit Hall
Thursday, March 20, 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 ACE25 in Denver, CO, in June. Registration for Hydrant Hysteria has closed.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19
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 on Wednesday.
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 ACE25 in Denver. Visit www.txwater. org/meter_challenge_2025.cfm for more information and to sign up.
Biosolids Beauty Contest
Wednesday, March 19: 3:00 pm-3:30 pm, Exhibit Hall - Judging
Thursday, March 20, 2:45 pm: Awards Ceremony
Enter the Biosolids Beauty Contest! Categories include Class B, Class A/AB, Overall Winner,
People’s Choice and Most Creative Presentation. Visit www.txwater.org/biosolids_beauty_2025.cfm for more information and to sign up.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20
Top Ops
9:30 am-1:30 pm, Exhibit Hall
The Top Ops competition is widely regarded as the “Super Bowl” of the water industry. It challenges competitors’ technical knowledge and problem-solving abilities with complex math and operational questions. Some topics covered are water treatment plant processes, distribution, groundwater, lab procedures, maintenance, and safety. It aims to recognize and promote excellence and professionalism in all aspects of water operations by establishing a competition that gives operators the opportunity to showcase their talents. The winning team advances to the National Top Ops Competition at the AWWA Annual Conference (ACE). Visit www.txwater.org/top_ops_2025.cfm for more information and to sign up.
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 ACE25 in Denver. Visit www.txwater.org/pipe_tapping_2025.cfm for more information and to sign up.
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 will grade the samples. Along with Texas bragging rights, the winning entrant competes at AWWA ACE25 in Denver, CO, in June. Visit www.txwater.org/best_tasting_ drinking_water_2025.cfm for more information and to sign up.
Visit www.txwater.org for the latest conference information and to register. See you in Houston!
HOTEL INFORMATION
The host hotels for Texas WaterTM 2025 are:
Hilton Americas-Houston
1600 Lamar Houston, TX 77010
Hilton room rates start at $299 a night plus taxes and fees. Book your room online at https://book.passkey. com/go/TexasWater2025
Current parking rates: Valet parking is $62 per night; $40 self parking per night. A one night room and tax deposit is required at the time of booking with this reservation. Cancellations made within 48 hours of arrival will forfeit one night’s room and tax. Reservation cut-off date: Monday, February 24, 2025.
Hyatt Regency Houston Downtown 1200 Louisiana St. Houston, TX 77002
Hyatt room rates start at $232 a night plus taxes and fees. Book online at https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/ group-booking/HOURH/G-TWCT
Current parking rates: Valet parking is $50 per night. Cancellation Policy: 48 hours prior to 11:59 pm local time the day of arrival to check in to avoid one night fee. Reservation cut-off date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
Please note that Texas Water will not have additional room blocks at other hotels once the host hotel room blocks are full.
COVID Statement - Subject to change
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas Water™ 2025 has been making the necessary adjustments to ensure participant safety is our top priority. Together, with the George R. Brown Convention Center and local hotels and venues, we are following current guidance and information shared by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Harris County and the City of Houston. Attendees are encouraged to take any necessary steps to protect themselves and others when attending conference events.
See special information regarding booking more than 5 hotel rooms: Texas Water negotiates hotel rates to provide reasonable rates for conference attendees. As part of this agreement, Texas WaterTM 2025 assumes financial responsibility for any unsold rooms at the hotels where we have contracts.
The following policy will apply to anyone who books more than 5 hotel rooms at the negotiated Texas Water rate. Any person, group, company or organization that reserves more than 5 rooms at the Texas Water Conference rate agrees that they will cancel any rooms they do not plan to use earlier than the normal cut-off date for room reservations. The cut-off date for reservations in excess of 5 rooms is January 31, 2025.
By registering for Texas WaterTM 2025 at the conference rate, and/or within the Texas Water negotiated room block, any person, group, company or organization agrees that if they fail to cancel the rooms by the cutoff date above, they will assume full responsibility to pay for any unused rooms at the full conference rate including all taxes and other fees in the event the rooms go unsold and the hotel acts to hold Texas WaterTM 2025, TAWWA and/or WEAT, responsible for any unused rooms under the terms of the contract. Please direct any questions regarding this policy to info@txwater.org.
Attendees can add to their Texas WaterTM 2025 experience by registering for one of the three Friday morning tours. Tour access is in addition to conference registration and includes transportation. Cost is $35 if purchased by February 24; $40 thereafter. Choose one of the three tours that will leave from the George R. Brown Convention Center at 8 a.m. Friday morning:
Option 1: San Jacinto River Authority – GRP Surface
Water Treatment Plant and Lake Conroe Dam Tour participants will be taken to the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) Groundwater Reduction Plan Division (GRP) Surface Water Treatment Plant located at the Lake Conroe Dam. Here, tour participants will have the opportunity to learn about the operations of both the Surface Water Treatment Plant and Lake Conroe Dam facilities. The Surface Water Treatment Plant, which has been in operation since late 2015, is located behind the Lake Conroe Dam and has the capacity to treat up to 30 MGD of surface water withdrawn from the lake. Treatment of the surface water utilizes a very robust treatment process which includes plate settler pretreatment, membrane microfiltration, granulated activated carbon, air stripping, and chemical disinfection. The treated water is then sent out to customers in Montgomery County via 54 miles of transmission lines. Lake Conroe was built as a joint venture between SJRA and the City of Houston beginning in 1969 and completed in 1973 to serve as a backup water supply reservoir for the City of Houston. The City of Houston owns twothirds of the water rights in the reservoir and SJRA owns the remaining one-third. The reservoir can store up to 430,000 acre-feet of water at the normal pool elevation of 201 above Mean Sea Level (MSL). Outlet structures
on the dam include one service spillway with five gates (40ft x 30ft each), and a service outlet with 3 gates with a 10-ft diameter conduit. The tour is limited to the first 30 people who sign up.
Option 2: Port of Houston
Climb aboard the Sam Houston and tour the nation’s largest port in total foreign and domestic water borne tonnage and the U.S.’s second largest port in terms of total foreign cargo value. Learn about the history of the Port’s development from the use of shallow draft barges between Allen’s Landing and the Gulf to the 50 miles of deep draft capacity the Port represents today. Hear about the significant role Port Houston plays in supporting the economy of the State of Texas and the nation, as well as the important role the Port plays in the water industry including import of construction materials and chemicals for water/wastewater processes. There will be a limit of 50 participants for this 90-minute tour. One complimentary beverage will be provided. Participants should dress in casual comfortable clothing with rubber-soled shoes. Photographs can be taken but may not be published without prior written consent. Backpacks or oversized bags will not be permitted.
C.E. HOURS
TCEQ Operator Training Certification Hours will be available for attending technical sessions and participating in competition events and facility tours. Enter your TCEQ license number when registering in order for Texas Water to be able to report your hours post-conference.
Engineers may also self-report CE hours for attending sessions.
Be sure to get your badge scanned at each session you attend.
Please note that we will not have engineering forms onsite. Keep track of the sessions you attend so you can self-report your hours.
Option 3: City of Houston – 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant
The City of Houston’s 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant is one of the largest wastewater plants in Texas, treating an average flow of 200 million gallons per day (MGD) with a peak flow capacity of 400 MGD. Originally constructed in 1978, the facility has been upgraded and expanded many times through the years. The plant uses pure oxygen instead of air as the oxygen source for aerobic treatment. Oxygen is generated at two on-site cryogenic plants capable of producing up to 300 tons/day of gaseous oxygen. Tertiary treatment is provided by 38 disk filters, and disinfection is achieved with sodium hypochlorite that is quenched with sodium bisulfite prior to discharge of the treated effluent to the Houston Ship Channel. Sludge is aerobically digested and then flash dried to produce between 25,000 to 35,000 dry tons of Class A fertilizer per year. City staff will give participants a tour of key facilities, providing an overview of operations and answering questions along the way. Participants will be required to
Texas WaterTM Code of Conduct
The Texas Section of the American Water Works Association (TAWWA) and the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) are dedicated to providing a safe, harassment-free experience for everyone during Texas WaterTM and official Texas WaterTM conference events. TAWWA and WEAT will not tolerate harassment of conference attendees, exhibitors, speakers, volunteers, or staff. TAWWA and WEAT prohibit Texas WaterTM participants from intimidating, harassing, unwelcome, abusive, disruptive, violent or offensive conduct. Texas WaterTM participants asked to stop any such behavior must comply immediately. Violators may be subject to expulsion without refund. Harassment should be reported to conference staff immediately.
Please refer to our full Code of Conduct at
*The Texas Water Program Committee has cultivated a wide-ranging array of technical sessions that address many pressing drinking water and clean water issues. While these sessions have been arranged into primary subject tracks for organizational purposes, attendees are encouraged to review the entire program in-depth, as many technical sessions address multiple relevant subjects.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 19
Value Through Asset
Management: GCA’s Journey to Maximize Asset and Capital Project Value
Jonathan Sandhu
Gulf Coast Authority
Successful Succession
Strategies
Nicholas Cook
City of Missouri City
Matt Noland Deer Park Water Plant
The 89th Session of the Texas Legislature: We’re Not Done Talking Water
Julie Nahrgang WEAT/TACWA
EPA Presentation on Regulatory National Updates TBD
Validation of Billing Data: Finding the Hidden Errors
Will Jernigan Cavanaugh Solutions
Laying the Groundwork for Success – Creating a Residential Landscape Ordinance for New Single-Family Homes
Christopher Charles Austin Water
The Smallest Bubbles Make the Most Impact in Digesters – How to Make Fine Bubbles Without Fine Bubble
Diffusers
Elizabeth Walker
Lockwood Andrews & Newnam
Paul Wood
Lockwood Andrews & Newnam
Fort Worth’s Village Creek WRF Journey Towards Sludge Thickening
Improvements
Chad Simmons
Freese and Nichols
Farida Goderya
City of Fort Worth
John Lopez Freese and Nichols
The Price is Right: An Interactive Planning Exercise Costing Water Management Strategies
Alicia Smiley Black & Veatch
Katie Snyder Black & Veatch
Water Supply Challenges Demonstrate Just How Valuable Water and Relationships Are
Brian Perkins
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority 2:303:00 pm
Austin Water System Operational Status Power
BI Dashboard
Andrea Ross
Austin Water
Chad Kramer
Austin Water
Colin Wheeler
Austin Water
The Journey Begins: Houston Embarks on a Mega-project to Upgrade the 360 MGD East Water Purification Plant
Gabriel Mussio City of Houston
Eric Garza
City of Houston
Leadership the Lasso Way
Tad Bohannon Central Arkansas Water
AWWA Presentation on Legislative/Regulatory National Updates TBD
The Life Aquatic – Using Hydraulic Modeling to Age Gracefully and Flush Less
Lisa Lattu
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Behnaz Khakbaz
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Charles Shumate
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Water Restrictions: AMI in Action
Dulce Hernandez
City of Georgetown
Dewatering Digested THP Sludge at a Bio P Wastewater Plant
Raudel Juarez
Trinity River Authority of Texas
Daniel Bond
CDM Smith
Optimizing Anaerobic Digestion: The Role of Microbial Hydrolysis Process (MHP) in Boosting Volatile Solids Reduction and Biogas Yield
Arifur Rahman, Jacobs
Maddy Fairley-Wax, Jacobs
Corey Klibert, Jacobs Dave Parry, Jacobs
Bridging the Gap – Gulf Coast Authority Builds Trust By Providing Safe, Reliable, Cost-Effective, and Technologically Advanced Solutions
Liz Fazio Hale Gulf Coast Authority
Building Trust: Corpus Christi Water’s Commitment to Water Infrastructure & Resiliency
Drew Molly Corpus Christi Water
Public Water System
Supervision Regulatory Updates Michele Risko TCEQ
Pflourishing Flora: Pflugerville’s Initiative for Resilient & Water-Efficient Landscapes
Elisabeth English City of Pflugerville
Innovating City of Austin’s Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant: Design Updates on the First Municipal Deammonification Plant in Texas
Aldo Sotelo, Stantec
John Mitchell, Austin Water
Nicole Stephens, Stantec
They are Not our Future. They are our Now!
Angelica Zuniga San Antonio Water System
Using Custom Databases to Empower Operators for
Charles Sullivan City of Longview
I Hope this will be the Last Update on the Current Draft of the State Design Criteria
Louis Herrin III TCEQ
Unlocking the Potential of the CII Pipeline: Resurgence of CII Water Conservation Rebates in Austin, Texas
Delorean Wiley Austin Water
Suspended Air FlotationHow Utilities Can Partner to Pilot and Inform Design
Caitlin Ruff, Black & Veatch
John Bennett, Trinity River Authority of Texas
Crystal Harness, Trinity River Authority of Texas
Eric Redmond, Black & Veatch
Water Great Campaign! Community Engagement and Outreach to Foster a MultiGenerational Culture Shift to Protect Water Resources
Nissim Gore-Datar
Arcadis
Phillip Quast City of New Braunfels
*The Texas Water Program Committee has cultivated a wide-ranging array of technical sessions that address many pressing drinking water and clean water issues. While these sessions have been arranged into primary subject tracks for organizational purposes, attendees are encouraged to review the entire program in-depth, as many technical sessions address multiple relevant subjects.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 19
Facilitating Growth with Industrial User SiteSpecific Effluent Limits and Phased Permits: A Case Study
Heather Goins
Mead Hunt
Impending Regulations:
Proactive PFAS Management for Wastewater Utilities
Jonathan Thompson
HDR
Dave Clark
HDR
A Novel TDS Source Identification Study Tells a More Detailed Story of San Antonio Water System’s Sewershed
Tres Koenings Plummer
The First Full-Scale Sidestream Treatment using the Microvi MNE Nitrogen Removal Technology
Mike Falk HDR
Semiconductor Chips and What They Mean for Your Wastewater Treatment
Quentin Geile
Plummer
Ana Pena-Tijerina
Plummer
Ruby Diaz Carollo
Startup and Operation of the Largest MBR in Texas; Lessons Along the Way
Brandt Miller, Hazen
Sharon Miller, North Texas Municipal Water District
Jason Pittsinger, North Texas Municipal Water District
Pretreatment - What is it Good For?
Steve Barry
Quiddity Engineering
Jonathan Nguyen
Quiddity Engineering
Navigating PFAS
Regulations: The Trinity River Authority’s Approach
Natalie Taylor
Trinity River Authority of Texas
Gigi Garcia
Trinity River Authority of Texas
Wastewater Pretreatment:
A Spotlight on Heavy Metals Removal and Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Program Framework of Texas Cities
Lathika Varanasi
Roux Associates
People Power: Navigating the Human Side of Innovation
Stephanie Corso Isle
Retaining and Attracting Talent in a Texas-Sized Utility: Progression and Incentive Programs at San Antonio Water System
Alissa Lockett
San Antonio Water System
Alycia Tretta
San Antonio Water System
Crafting the Gen Z Current: Engaging & Inspiring the Next Wave of Water Professionals
Ola Wenno Plummer
The Potential Benefits of AI in Water Management
Matthew Thomas Xylem
From Aging to Agile: Transforming Houston’s Sewer System with AI-Driven Upgrades Nish Senthilkumar
Ardurra
Fazle Rabbi City of Houston
Brad Deaton Plummer Flushin’, Filmin’, & Mappin’: Using GIS Solutions to Keep Sewers Flowing Mysti Downing Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 3:00 - 3:30 PM
Getting Over the Mountain: Overcoming Challenges in Phased Expansions at Mountain Creek Regional Wastewater System Treatment Plant
Tania Ho, Trinity River Authority of Texas
Lance Klement, Garver
From Iowa Innovations to Texas Solutions: A Case Study in Nutrient Removal, Peak Flow Treatment, Beneficial Reuse, and Flexible Biosolids Management at WRRF
Keval Satra, HR Green
Ayobamdele Bello, HR Green
Managing PFAS in Domestic WastewaterSource Tracking, Treatment and Destruction Options
Wendell Khunjar
Hazen and Sawyer
Brandt Miller
Hazen and Sawyer
Bingo for Bags!!! A Fundraising Success Story
Amy Middleton Plummer
Ashley Baker Plummer
“Magic” Moringa Seeds to Purify Water: Bacteria and Viruses and Nanoparticles, Oh My!
Sophie De Respino
HDR
Laxmicharan Samineni
University of Texas - Austin
Manish Kumar
University of Texas - Austin
From Texas to the World: How a Regional Company is Making a Global Impact
Sonja Cook Plummer
Heroes at the Helm: Tapping into the Pipeline of Talented Transitioning US Military Servicemembers to Fill the W/WW Operator Gap
Betty Sanders, Stantec
Greg Olinger, Stantec
Pat Brown, Stantec
Katherine Doody, Stantec
Recruiting, Retaining, and Developing Interns into Full-Time Employees
Imaya Farrell Plummer
Erika Anderson Plummer
Training for Success; Moving from D to A
Fernando Silva
Brown & Caldwell
Sergio Castro
El Paso Water
Lance Mason
Brown & Caldwell
Tranforming Asset Management at Austin
Water: A Journey Through Maturity Model Implementation
Nikita Gupta
Austin Water
Ft Worth Water - Driving Performance Through Data Analytics and Dashboards
Gage Muckleroy GHD
Flow Busters: Our Innovative Approach to Inflow and Infiltration Mitigation
Jared Sienkiewich Garver
TBD
TBD
TBD
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 20
Wastewater Collection Legislative/Regulatory Construction
April Showers Bring May
Flowers – and More Rain!
How Collaboration Between TRA O&M and Collections Divisions Alleviated Pressures During the Unprecedented 2024
Spring Rains
Karl Moellering
Trinity River Authority of Texas
Robert Bendkowski
Trinity River Authority of Texas
Wastewater PFAS Limits & the Solution to Dilution:
System Planning, Sizing, and Integration Method for PFAS Regulation
Contingencies
Elia Cipriano
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Paul Wood
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Olivia Greco
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Pravallika Pindi
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Collaborative Delivery Panel Discussion, Exploring the Advantages of CMAR and Design-Build Methods in Water/wastewater
Construction
Scott Phillips
Garney Construction
Biosolids Laboratory
PFAS in Biosolids: Latest on Regulatory Developments and Source Control
Kyle Thompson Carollo
Identification of Uncommon T&O Compounds in Water Treatment Processes Using Recent Advances in Sensory and Analytical Techniques
Hunter Adams
City of Wichita Falls
Mark Southard
City of Wichita Falls
Sam Reeder
City of Wichita Falls
Keisuke Ikehata
Texas State University
It’s Floodin’ Down in Texas and the Sewer Lines Are Full: Uncovering I&I in Garland’s Wastewater System
Cynthia Baughman City of Garland
A Shockingly Fishy StoryCrossing Marine Creek Lake with an Inverted Siphon
Leah Hodge
Halff Associates
Carmen Drake City of Fort Worth
When Nutrients Go Low: An Overview of Technologies for Achieveing Low Effluent Nutrient Limits
Ana Peña-Tijerina Plummer
Rajendra Bhattarai
Clean Water Strategies
Meg Pierce-Walsh Plummer
Keep Calm and Carry On Being Compliant: Building a Comprehensive Regulatory Department
Joseph Fielding
Trinity River Authority of Texas
Jennifer Moore
Trinity River Authority of Texas
On-Ramping a CMAR: Converting an Ongoing Program at a Water Treatment Plant over to CMAR
Gabriel Trejo Arcadis
Marc Cottingame
Dallas Water Utilities
Eva Gorgi
Dallas Water Utilities
TXWIN Contractor Panel:
Panel Discussion from Top Leading Texas Contractors and Legal Experts
Perry Fowler
Texas Water Infrastructure Network
PFAS Impacts on Biosolids Management in New England: Lessons Learned and Costs
Eric Spargimino
CDM Smith
Karen Rico
Kenton
Bypass? No Problem!!
Michale McClung
Tetra Tech
Water Quality Management Plan and Process
Maria Benitez TCEQ
Lithium Alert: Understanding Risks, Regulations, and Remediation in Texas
Water Supplies
Ki Yeo
Hazen
Christine Owen Hazen
Hope is Not a Strategy: Preparing a Plan for Start-up of the Pierce-Burch WTP
Improvements
Katie Livas
HDR
Emily Hannon
City of Arlington
Construction Cost Estimates, COVID, and a $600 MillionNear Capital Improvements Program, What Could Go Right?
Mark Schnur
San Antonio Water System
Patricia Franco
San Antonio Water System
Adan Rodriguez
San Antonio Water System
Two-Pronged Approach for PFAS Management in Biosolids through Divert and Destroy
Mohammad Abu-Orf Hazen
Pretty Fun Awesome Substances: Developing a PFAS Program from the Ground Up
Brian Neal
Trinity River Authority
Utilizing New Technology to Expedite and Reduce Cost of Lead Testing in Water Samples: A Case Study
Sarah Kutnink
Palintest
Crystal Ybanez
City of Corpus Christi
Same Challenges, New Pressures: Navigating What to do in the Wake of Potential Anti-biosolids
Legislation
Caitlin Ruff
Black & Veatch
Noe Martinez
Austin Water
Blueprint for Excellence: Business Requirement
Document for a Laboratory
Veronica Godley
San Antonio Water System
Energy Recovery from Digester Gas – New Technologies, New Markets, New Thinking
Randy Wirtz
Strand Associates
The Standard Methods Organization and How You Can Participate
Hunter Adams
City of Wichita Falls
William Lipps
Shimadzu
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 20
Water Reuse Industrial Water Distribution
Evaluating Direct Potable Reuse for Small Communities: Learning from the Village of Cloudcroft, NM
Greta Zornes
CDM Smith
Smart Solutions for Greener Communities: Cinco MUD
No. 1’s Reuse Revolution
Katherine Hallaway BGE
Microplastics in Wastewater: An Effective and Proven Full-Scale Industrial System for the Continuous, Automated and Remote Monitoring of Microplastics in Treated Wastewater
Aiza Fernanda Jose Sanchez Jones & Carter
How to Navigate The Three P’s – Prevention, Pretreatment and PFAS
Gary Hunter Black & Veatch
Float Like a Butterfly: UTRWD Identifies a Pipeline Alignment to Deliver Water in a Rapidly Developing Area
Colin Hayes HDR
Jerry Snead
HDR
Wichita Falls’ DPR Experience; A Water Quality Perspective
Hunter Adams
City of Wichita Falls
Mark Southard
City of Wichita Falls
Joshua Benjamin
CDM Smith
Dave MacNevin CDM Smith A Comprehensive Reclaimed Water Usage Strategy at an Industrial Semiconductor Facility
Progga Chirontoni Carollo
Tank You, Next: Many Tanks, Many Unique Challenges
Trevor Stokes
Kimley-Horn
Conner Wilson
Kimley-Horn
Uncovering the Unknown: Lessons Learned from Service Line Field Investigations for San Antonio Water System
Mina Aghababaei
Arcadis
Kirstin Eller
San Antonio Water System
Veronica Cantu
San Antonio Water System
David Arambula
San Antonio Water System
Modernizing Infrastructure Planning - the Role & Benefits of an Strategic Asset Management System in Small Cities and Municipal Utility Districts (MUD) Rod Pinheiro Quiddity Engineering
Decentralized ReuseA Tool in the Water Supply Toolbelt
Chandler Crouch
Texas Water Trade
Leveraging the Federal Funding for DPR/IPR Pilot and Construction Projects
Yuliana Porras-Mendoza Garver
Ultra High-Pressure Reverse Osmosis - Innovative Treatment Approach to Maximize Water Recovery in Membranes
Ramesh Narasimhan NCS Engineers
The Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry’s Quest for Sustainable Water Use and Advanced Water Treatment and Management Solutions
Keval Satra
HR Green
Himanshu Sail
Carollo
Charting the Course to Construction Triumph: AWWA’s M47 Manual, Your Project Compass!
Aaron Conine
Freese and Nichols
At First Site: A Comprehensive Look at the Sucesses and Challenges of the Improvements at 61 City of Houston Well Sites from Design Through Construction
Lizanne Douglas BGE
Tina Yao
City of Houston
Sandeep Aggarwal
City of Houston
Tackling Non-Revenue Water Management
Jeffrey Haby San Antonio Water System
Water We Waiting For? Why Texas is Missing Out on Federal Grant Funds
Katie Menzer Stantec
Navigating the SWIFT-est of Waters
Peter Newell Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
Firgens
Enhancing CIP Planning with GIS and AI Automation for Houston’s Water Infrastructure
Satish Tripathi
City of Houston
Michael Thibodaux BGE
Wait, What Just Happened?? Amending a New Master Plan when your Population Projections are Blown out of the (waste)water
Sherif Mabrouk
HDR
Heather Lindner
HDR
Chris Perkins
City of Round Rock
Making Condition Assessment Data Work for You
Edward Carpenetti
Black & Veatch
“The Data All Lives in a Yellow Submerged Thing”
Corpus Christi Water Inspects 101-mile
Mary Rhodes Pipeline in Single Run
Jerry Snead
HDR
Drew Molly
Corpus Christi Water
Nick Winkelman
Corpus Christi Water
Money, Money, Money Must Be Funny in a Lead-Free World – Utilizing the Points System for DWSRF
LSLR Funding
Jenny Vu
CDM Smith
Makenzie Watts
City of Beaumont
Strategies used to Plan and Advance Pflugerville’s Complex $500M 5-year Wastewater Program
Jeff Dunsworth
City of Pflugerville
Ryan Owen STV 11:20 am11:50 am
1:40 pm
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 20
Lift Station Health Monitoring and Risk Prediction Using SCADA Data and Modern Data Architecture
Implemented in AWS for Optimized Maintenance
Nahal Maymandi, City of Houston
Fazle Rabbi, City of Houston Jinia Islam, City of Houston
Rental Generators - The Payoff Associated with the Utilization of Rental Generators during Construction of a Permanent Installation
Mazhar Hajizadeh Gupta & Associates
Brandon Pritchett City of Pflugerville
VFDs and Harmonic Mitigation in Modern Water/ Wastewater Applications
Michael McGraw Five
2:20 -
New Approach to DBP Operational Evaluations
David Simons TCEQ
Austin Water’s Wastewater Treatment Plant
Rehabilitation Outlook$1.1B Construction Cost, Four CIPs, Four Consultants, Two CMARs, Overlapping Limits of Construction and Aggressive Construction Schedules
Erik Kunkel, Austin Water
Charles Celauro, Austin Water
Clearer Waters Ahead –Evaluating the Impact of Blended Phosphate Addition on Distribution System Water Clarity
Rutika Nanivadekar
Civitas Engineering
Arya Sarayloo City of Houston
Justin Bartlett Civitas Engineering
Electric Kris Kotrla McCreary & Associates Austin Miller Mirus International Two “Water Quality” Birds, One Stone: Testing for Taste and Odor Removal in Tyler while Enhancing Finished Water Stability and Positioning for the Future
Katie Livas
Nikki Ingram
Water Utilites
Manal Alduraibi Ardurra
Chad Morris
Ardurra
Fazle Rabbi City of Houston
Owner, Engineer, SCADA, and Security – A Complicated Relationship
Alan Chavez
Quiddity Engineering
Bethany Miller
Quiddity Engineering
Paula Dubois
New Braunfels Utilities
By the Might of ARPA’s
Will: In One Year’s Time, We Bind 87 Lift Stations and 3 WWTPs Under SCADA’s Vigilant Eye
Michael Trainer
Ardura
Sahar Saffar
Ardura
Chad Morris
Ardura
Overlapping Approaches to Prevent and Detect Taste and Odor Complaints
Theresa Aguayo
Trinity River Authority
Improving Water Treatment Resilience and Sustainability with Biological Treatment
Brandy Martinez, Brown and Caldwell
Ashley Kent, Arcadis
Nissim Gore-Datar, Arcadis
Giridhar Upadhyaya, Brown and Caldwell
PFAS in the Trinity River: The Where, the How, and the What Now?
Xi Zhao Carollo
Laura Rodriguez-Gonzalez
Carollo
Kyle Thompson
Carollo
Greg Pope
Carollo
Fort Worth’s Westside Story - Expansion of 3 Pressure Planes in West Fort Worth
Jenifer Tatum
Kimley-Horn
Farida Goderya
City of Fort Worth
Josh Kercho
Kimley-Horn
CCMAR Innovation: Fred Hervey WRP - PostPackaging of Improvements Saves Time and Money Tina Hanson Garver Ivan Hernandez
Contractors
From Concept to Completion: The CMAR Strategy Unveiled to Accelerate El Paso Water’s Emergency Preparedness Plan to Meet the Requirements of Senate Bill 3
Joseph Moreno, Brown and Caldwell
Geoffrey Espineli, El Paso Water
Rylan Edgmon, Smithco Construction
Collaborating for the Future: Maximizing Value in Water Projects with CMAR
Bansi Khajura
Freese and Nichols
Rachel Adkisson
Freese and Nichols
George Craig
CSA Construction
Fred Dodd
CSA Construction
Weathering the Storm: Proactive Communication and Mitigating Construction Risks During an Exceptionally Rainy Season
Sarah Torres
Kimley-Horn
Howard Christian
City of Richmond
Devyn Warren
Kimley-Horn
Field Demonstration of High-Frequency Ultrasound Technology for the Direct Mineralization of PFAS
Purshotam Juriasingani
Tetra Tech
Data Driven Filter Operations at One of US’s Largest WTPs
Andrew Brower North Texas Municipal Water District
Ki Yeo Hazen
Erik Vosburgh Hazen
Battling Corrosion: Optimizing Water Chemistry to Meet Lead and Copper Rule Compliance in Pearland
Mahith Nadella Civitas Engineering
Shaun Gilmore City of Pearland
Brent Nicholas Ardurra
Justin Bartlett Civitas Engineering
Holidays and Hurricanes: How Galveston Leveraged Hydraulic Modeling and Master Planning to Balance System Resiliency and Long-Term Planning
Amy Byland Freese and Nichols
Trino Pedraza City of Galveston
A Novel Approach to DBP Mitigation: Use of Ultrasonication Devices within Clarifiers
Amlan Ghosh
Corona Environmental Consulting
Crisis Communications and the LCRI: How to Successfully Handle Sensitive Public Notifications in Just 24 Hours
Mike McGill WaterPIO
Proving Your Ed Program Works (while staying sane) Adam Niederpruem
Happy Camper Productions
Building Trust to Build a Lake: The Role Communications Plays in the Successful Construction of Lake Ralph Hall
Jason Pierce, Upper Trinity Regional Water District
Lisa Sigler Sigler Communications Bryn Webster Sigler Communications
Raising Rates Without Raising Eyebrows: Austin Water’s Comprehensive and Inclusive Customer Engagement
Randi Jenkins
Austin Water
Balancing the Regulated with the Unknown: Best Practices for Talking About PFAS with the Public
Rose Hanson
CDM Smith
Austin Water’s Cyanotoxin Monitoring and Response Plan: Proactive, Prepared, and Proven to Protect Public Health
Kasi Clay
Austin Water
Chance Bailey
Austin Water
Engaging the Community When Opinions Differ on Costs and Benefits
Martin Bartlett Consor
Wastewater Operations &
Maintenance
Prioritization of Capital Projects Using Advanced Analytics for a Water Utility
Bhavin Bhayani GHD
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 20
MRRDC (Wastewater Treatment) Young Professionals
Are Large Mag-Bearing Turbo Blowers the Future?
Mike Falk HDR
Maximizing Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Output and Optimizing Digester Heating at the SAWS
Steven M. Clouse Water Recycling Center
David Nixson
Whitman, Requardt and Associates
Catherine Goodin
San Antonio Water System
Where are we Using all the Power? El Paso Water’s Solution to Tracking Energy Usage & Efficiency at their Waste-Water Treatment Plants
Michael Espejo Suez
PFAS in Wastewater: From Crisis to Control
– Exploring Solutions, Regulations and Treatment Innovations
Swaroop Puchalapalli STV
A Tale of Two Systems – Designing One of Two Separate and Parallel UV Disinfection Systems for a WWTP
Ayobamidele Bello
HR Green
Scott Landers
HR Green
Primary Clarifier Design Optimization, Utilizing Field Testing and CFD 2Dc Model
Amy Robinson
CDM Smith
Farida Goderya
City of Fort Worth
Why Replace-in-Kind when You Can Build it Better? Performance Improvements from Rehabilitation of an Aging Nitrifying Facility
Josey Mayer, CDM Smith
Alexandra Doody, CDM Smith
Christopher Varnon, CDM Smith
Waterproof Your Treatment Plant: Strategies for Peak Flow Storage and Flood Resilience
Darpan Chorghe Freese and Nichols
Karissa Miller
Trinity River Authority
Gennady Boksiner Freese and Nichols
Rag-Riddance: A YPs Take on Incorporating Screening at an Existing Lift Station
Freddy Vega, Kimley-Horn
David Brown, City of Denton
Natalie Cronk, Kimley-Horn
Josh Kercho, Kimley-Horn
Water Distribution Applied Research
Large Diameter Pipe Repair for Emergency, Condition Assesment, and Budgeted
Maintenance
Monty Harrup
Rangeline Group
Randy Payton North Texas Municipal Water District
Open Heart Surgery – Lessons Learned in Refurbishing a 425-MGD Pump Station in the Heart of Dallas’s Water Distribution System
Wendy Martinez CDM Smith
James McQuery
Dallas Water Utilities
Khidir Hamad CDM Smith
Interconnecting New Water System into the Heart of Central Texas
Marisa Vergara STV
Graham Moore Alliance Regional Water Authority
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
Biosolids Gasification and Pyrolysis – A Promise for Sustainable Biosolids Management
Jay Surti GHD
“Chasing a Rat Through the Sewers” - Enhancing Wastewater Maintenance in Irving: The Impact of Implementing an Acoustical Inspection Program
Andrew Storer City of Irving The More Things Change….Using Dynamic Process Models to Aid in Operations and Design
Eric Staunton Tetra Tech
Building an Effective Wastewater Master Plan – Analytical Tools & Lessons Learned from Both the Client and Consultant’s Perspective
Taylor Townes, Kimley-Horn
Robert Woodbury, City of Cedar Hill
Bob Applegate, City of Denton
Building the Future Workforce: Attracting and Retaining Gen Z in the Water and Wastewater Industry
Mahith Nadella
Civitas Engineering
Varenya Mehta
Civitas Engineering
Navigating Growth: Planning and Designing Water Transmission lines in a Rapidly Developing
Central Texas
Daniel LaCour, BGE
Brian Rice, BGE
Graham Moore
Alliance Regional Water Authority
If you Build it, They will Come...But it Still Needs to be Built
Lorraine Liu
Pape-Dawson Engineers
Yvonne Gil-Vallejo City of Kyle
Jennifer Glaess
Pape-Dawson Engineers
The Beginning of the End; Piloting Electrochemical Oxid for PFAS Destruction
Conner Murray Hazen
Why Potable Reuse is Ahead of the PFAS Game: Lessons from WRF 5082
Eva Steinle-Darling Carollo
Stormwater Utilities:
This isn’t Fair! How
Using A.I. to Map I.A. (impervious area) can Bring Equity to your Rates
Michelle Troy Freese and Nichols
Strategic Nature Based Solutions Planning and Design for Urban Stormwater Management
Sheeba Thomas Dominguez
San Antonio River Authority
Mikel Wilkins
San Antonio River Authority
Not so Forever Chemicals: A Case Study Driven of PFAS Destruction Technologies
Charlie Liu Kennedy Jenks
From a Washtub Distiller to a Small Batch Brine Treatment System - The Commercialization Journey of a Vacuum Assisted ElectroDistillation
Eric Dole
Kimley-Horn
Comprehensive Nutrient Data Collection to Establish Baseline Conditions and Inform Regulatory & Management Decisions
Elizabeth Edgerton, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
Amy Uniacke, GuadalupeBlanco River Authority
A Comprehensive Stormwater Master Plan to Address Resliency Across all Aspects of Water Within the City
Andrew Moore
Halff
Paresh Lad
City of Houston
Jesse Rose City of Houston
Creating Clarity: Charting a Path Toward
Stronger Lake Water
Quality Management
Elisabeth Gerstacker
Civitas Engineering
Shane Simpson San Jacinto River Authority
Bret Raley
San Jacinto River Authority
Justin Bartlett
Civitas Engineering
The Flow Trend is your Friend Until it Ends: How to Tie Two Major Raw Water Supply Systems to Improve Resiliency
Rami Issa
AECOM
Xu Shi
North Texas Municipal Water District
The Good RAGs in The Sewer: Applications and Foundation of Generative AI for Wastewater Planning in the City of Houston
From the University Lab to Consulting: How Research Experience Can Be Applied to Your Professional Career
Sophie De Respino
HDR
Samuel Brodfuehrer
HDR
TWDB’s Water Loss Audit Validation Program: The Next Generation of Water Loss Assistance
Daniel Rice
Texas Water Development Board
Innovative Carbonbased Advanced Treatment in Action: Unveiling Insights from Two Case Studies
Gayathri Ram Mohan Hazen
Chamindra Dassanayake Hazen
From Roadway to River: Innovative Hydraulic Engineering with CFD and Physical Models
Lizzie Francis, BGE
Makenzie Davis, BGE
Becca Hall, Verdantas
Dan Gessler, Verdantas
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 21
Effective PFAS Removal: Case Studies from Ground and Surface Water Plants
Skill Up for What’s Coming Next in the Water Industry
Freddie Guerra GHD
Is Your WWTP Too Small for Energy Resource Recovery?
DTMA Demonstrates You Can Make Energy at a Local Scale
Kristin O’Neill, Brown & Caldwell
William Rehkop, Derry Township Municipal Authority
Colin O’Brien, Brown & Caldwell
Threading the Needle of a Succesful AMI Deployment
Dan Strub
Austin Water
Daniel Layton
Austin Water
Randi Jenkins
Austin Water
Bridging the Data Gap –Data Warehousing and Information Technology for Utility Operators from the IT Perspective
Daniel Swirsky
Infrasync Technology Services
Brrr…Evaluating the Chilling Risk of Freezes on the Austin Water Distribution Network
Brent Bassett
Austin Water
More than Just a Capital Plan: DWU Leverages Strategic Planning to Enhance Operations and Maintenance
Rob Hoffman, HDR
Chaise Holmgren
Dallas Water Utilities
Sally Wright
Dallas Water Utilities
Dhruv Deshmukh, Freese and Nichols
Viraj deSilva, Freese and Nichols
Donald Petrovich, Plainfield
Charter Township
Jeaniece Slater, West Morgan
East Lawrence Water and Sewer Authority
Bye-Bye Byproducts – DBP Management and Mitigation in a Free Chlorine Surface Water System
Rutika Nanivadekar
Civitas Engineering
Aaron Schindewolf
San Jacinto River Authority
Justin Bartlett Civitas Engineering
Amiss WTP – Replacement of Legacy Ozone Equipment
Trevin Heisey
Burns & McDonnell
Nischal Acharya
Burns & McDonnell
Qiana Maple-Lars
City of Shreveport
A Brave New World of Corrosion Control Treatment - Optimizing Orthophosphate Treatment for Multiple New Objectives
Roger Arnold Hazen and Saywer
Planning for Expansion: Screening Multiple Pretreatment Approaches at Houston’s East Water Purification Plant
Greg Pope, Carollo
Drew Leonard, City of Houston
Xi Zhao, Carollo
Paul Walker, Carollo
Reduction of Lithium from Drinking Water: A Review of Historical Pilot- and FullScale Treatment Studies
Darren Lytle
Hazen and Saywer
How Well Do You Know Your System: Removing Noise From Flow Meter Data and Rainfall to Paint a Clearer
Picture of the Wastewater Collection System
Adelina Hernandez, Austin Water
Rachel Chisolm, Austin Water
Maria Bustamante, Austin Water
Joe Smith, Austin Water
A Multi-Sensor Approach to Identifying and Maintaining
Buried Wastewater Assets
Scott Hoelzle, North Texas Municipal Water District
Kristin Feng, Freese and Nichols
Stephen Johnson, Freese and Nichols
Mazen Kawasmi, Freese and Nichols
Consolidating Flow to Optimize Operations and Maintenance: A 120 MGD Lift Station Design and Construction Story
Amy Robinson
CDM Smith
Farida Goderya
City of Fort Worth
Growth Under Pressure: Modernizing Wastewater Management for Explosive Growth in Smaller Cities
Sarvesh Dhakal
City of Leander
Ethan Voyles
GBA
Paige Reddehase
GBA
Wait, the Model Says What!? Reconciling Modeling Results with Economical Designs
Bill Schlafer
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Jordon Thomas-Harris
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Dedra Ecklund
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch
City of Huntsville
Respecting The Past but Changing “The Norm”: How Change Can Lead to Better Accuracy
Andrew Czubai
Trinity River Authority
SAWS’ Secrets for Maintaining Consistency between On-Site Sodium Hypochlorite Generators
(OSHG) Across Multiple Sites
Ismael Rosales
San Antonio Water System
Max Wallack Arcadis
Machine Learning Modeling for Biofiltration
Yoko Koyama Carollo
Tulasi Ravindran
University of Texas at Austin
Kyle Thompson Carollo
Greg Pope Carollo
More Tools in the Toolbox: Manganese Control Strategies at Houston’s New 320 MGD Water Treatment Plant
Greg Pope, Carollo
Lilian Nguyen, City of Houston
Paul Walker, Carollo
Navigating Start-up and Commissioning for a Membrane Surface Water Treatment Plant: Operational and Regulatory Insights
Yue Sun, Ardurra
Zachary Lillie, City of Pearland
Shaun Gilmore, City of Pearland
More Power! Flexible Cybersecurity Guidance and Assessment Tool for 2024
Douglas Short
Trinity River Authority
Kevin Morley AWWA
OT Networks - All About Availability
Randy Petersen
San Jacinto River Authority
Leveraging Technology to Ensure Personnel Safety
Rick Hidalgo
Signature Automation
David Milligan
North Texas Municipal Water District
Weathering the Storm:
SAWS Emergency Preparedness Efforts and Disaster Recovery
Alycia Tretta
San Antonio Water System
Jacqueline Silva San Antonio Water System
Establishing Pathogen LRVs
Using Marker-Based RO Integrity Testing
Eric Kong
Freese and Nichols
BCOpenWTP: Water Treatment Modeling Made Easy (and Free!)
Jesse Hamm
Brown and Caldwell
Sierra Johnson
Brown and Caldwell
What’s the Right Tool for your Risk/Resiliency Assessment Recertifications - Sledgehammer or Finishing Hammer?
Roger Null
HDR
Marc Cottingame
Dallas Water Utilities
Arc Flash - Protecting Your Employees From This Hazard
Mel Nacional
NCS Engineers
Helen Gerlach
Austin Water
Bio-P or Chem-P: How Do you Choose? Design and Economic Analysis for the City of Kyle WWTP Expansion Under New Phosphorus Limits
Robert Williams, Black & Veatch
Robert Defreitas, City of Kyle
Pawan Gunjur, STV
Andrew Shaw, Black & Veatch
Optimizing Flow
Estimation and Virtual Drawdown Testing
Using SCADA Data
Manal Alduraibi
Ardurra
Chad Morris
Ardurra
Kaden Morris
Ardurra
More Food for Thought – Using True F:M to Predict and Understand Treatment Performance at Refinery and Industrial WWTPs
Dave Tracey LuminUltra Technologies
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 21
Replacement of a Raw Water Transmission Line Using Fusible C900 PVC for a Highly Reliable Water Supply for Andrews, Texas
Rich Oller
Oller Engineering
Alliance Water’s First Major Phase 1B Pipeline Reaches Completion, Brings Water to Central Texas - A Case Study
Travis Michel Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Using Satellite Imagery to Inspect Earthen Canals for Leakage and DefectsGulf Coast Authority
Robert Upton GCWA
Flushing Out Insight, One Prompt at a Time: AI for the Wastewater and Water Industry
Steven Hand
Carollo
From Design to Delivery: Exploring CMAR Delivery Methods for Water and Sewer Replacements
Caleb Rea
Kimley-Horn
Chris Igo
Kimley-Horn
Seth Garcia
City of Denton
Game of ERGs: Rise & Thrive and the Quest for Workplace Excellence
Marissa Bradley Freese and Nichols
Lauren Hodge Freese and Nichols
The Grass isn’t Always Greener—When your Pump Station Project Spills Over the Fence into a Neighborhood Park
James McQuery
Dallas Water Utilities
Wendy Martinez
CDM Smith
Community
Engineering Corps –Sustainable Community
Molly Sullivan AWWA
Lessons Learned from a Pilot Raw Domestic Wastewater
Treatment Wetland
Christopher Allen, Plummer
Otto Stein, Montana State University
Ellen Lauchnor, Montana State University
Arash Mozaffari, Montana State University
The Little District that Could…no, DID! Developing New Water Supplies in Rural Texas
Cory Shockley
HDR
Howard Huffman
Palo Pinto County Municipal Water District No. 1
Give a Little, Get a Lot: How Targeted Universalism Can Help Us Save Water
Anita Cobb
Mead & Hunt
Optimizing Nutrient Pollution Reduction in Texas’ Waters
Patrick Young
HDR
Revolutionizing Conventional Primary Treatment: Microscreening for Advanced Primary Filtration – Insights from Full Scale Installations and Pilot Studies Around the World
Bryce Kerney Huber Technology
Innovative Strategies to Prevent Foam: Exploring Nanobubble Technology and Other Advanced Solutions at Two Wastewater Treatment Plants in Austin
Maryam Salehi, Carollo
Curtis Feronti, Carollo
Robert Moss, Austin Water
Protecting a Legacy: Houston’s Bayou Bend at Buffalo Bayou Teaches Us How to Expect the Unexpected, Adapt, and Stay on Track
Betty Sanders Stantec
Christian Schornich Museum of Fine Arts
Houston
Keeping up with New Record DroughtsPost-Drought Planning for Increased Water Supply
Reliability for the City of Waco
Kimberly Chanslor, CDM Smith
Jenny Bywater, CDM Smith
Charles Leist, City of Waco Water Utilities
Frank Schalla, Aqua Strategies
Where Can You Find 360 MGD of New Water Supply? NTMWD Long
Range Water Supply Plan
Yanbo Li, North Texas
Municipal Water District
Lissa Gregg, Freese and Nichols
Kristal Copp, Freese and Nichols
Best Construction Practices - Construction
Red Flags
Matthew Cartwright Freese and Nichols
Intensification of BNR from Bench Scale to Full Scale – Applying Densified Activated Sludge (DAS) and IFAS for Mainstream Deammonification and Phosphorus Removal
Soklida Hong Hazen and Sawyer
Digging into the Details: Beaumont’s Lead-Free Blueprint for Service Line Success
Wendy Lundeen
CDM Smith
Makenzie Watts
City of Beaumont
Water Sector DE&IDriving Meaningful Change Together
Katie Porter
Brown and Caldwell
Lisa Cabrera
Tarrant Regional Water District
“Triple A” Approach to Building Bridges: Awareness, Allyship and Action
Aurora Gonzales
Kennedy Jenks Consultants
Tanya Miro
Kimley-Horn
Don’t Talk To Me: Breaking Down Difficult Conversations
Dedra Ecklund
Lockwood Andrews & Newnam
Tanya Miro
Kimley-Horn
Is Adding More, Better? Odor/Corrosion Control Chemical Addition: Needs, Perspectives, and Expectations
Richard Pope Hazen and Sawyer
El Paso Water’s Proactive Wastewater Management: Reducing Maintenance and Preventing Overflows through Real-Time Monitoring
David Ornelas, El Paso Water
Crystyan Villalobos, El Paso Water
Brogan Quist, Hadronex, Inc dba SmartCover Systems
Water You Waiting For?
Leveraging Treated Wastewater for a Sustainable Tomorrow
Alexander Pereda Kimley-Horn
Stop the Freeze! Cold Weather Considerations for Your Odor Control Systems
Alexander Rodriguez Evoqua Water Technologies
Turnkey Lift Stations
Chase Wurtsmith Zoeller
Path to Lead and Copper Rule
Improvements Compliance: 2025 to 2027
Abigail Hall Garver
Retrofitting a Package Conventional Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Plant for Nitrification via Alkalinity Dosing
Nicholas Marcil, City of Houston
Melina Williams, City of Houston
Paul Zappi, City of Houston
Underground & Under Control: Soil Biofilters as Effective & LowMaintenance Odor Control Systems
Elia Cipriano
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Paul Wood
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
When the Neighbors Offer to Pay for Odor Control – But They Want it Fast!
Mark Perkins
Mead & Hunt
BK Khuzema Zaveri
Mead & Hunt
Bypass Pumping and the Sulfide Challenge
Alexander Rodriguez
Evoqua Water Technologies
Sean Trainor
Evoqua Water Technologies
TEXAS WATER 2025 SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, March 18 • Wildcat Golf Course
7 am check-in w/breakfast. 8:30 am Shotgun Scramble w/lunch, prizes & awards following. No on-site registration. Limited to 32 teams.
Wildcat Golf Club is the preferred golf club of Houston’s professional sports teams, with two spectacular championship 18-hole golf courses, The Lakes & The Highlands. Conveniently located in Houston, Texas. Wildcat Golf Club is a quick trip from the Galleria, Medical Center, and all Downtown Houston attractions. Both courses feature elevation changes up to 100 feet, providing spectacular views of Houston’s Downtown skyline and the NRG Stadium complex. Wildcat Golf Club combines links-style layouts with Texas Hill Country topography, Houston hospitality, and the fun, competitive spirit of Houston’s sports teams. Designed by renowned golf architect Roy Case, Wildcat Golf Club is like no other golf experience in the Southeast Texas area.
TEAM & SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
(Multiple sponsors available at each level):
PLATINUM: TWO Team registrations, Lunch Sponsorship and Break the Glass Challenge Sponsor.....$5,000
GOLD: ONE Team registration, Breakfast Sponsorship and Closest to the Pin Sponsorship.....4,000
SILVER: ONE team registration and 4 Hole in One sponsors.....$2,750
BRONZE: ONE team registration.....$1,800
PUBLIC AGENCY INDIVIDUAL: ONE individual currently working for a Public Agency.....$200 (limit of 8)
TEAM CAPTAIN OR PUBLIC AGENCY INDIVIDUAL
NAME:
Firm Name: Address:
mail form with payment to:
P.O. Box 676 Pflugerville, TX 78691 Or fax to 512-251-8152
CALCULATE FEES
Sponsorship Opportunities
(Multiple sponsors available at each level; sponsorship sign to be given to sponsor): Tee Box.(space for tent) $1,500 $ Hole in One Grand Prize Sponsor (a New
($25/each)....... x $25......$ (Mulligan tickets are also raffle prize tickets) Tournament Co-Chairs: Chris Canonico, 713-540-5512, canonico@ardurra.com Jason Salas, 713.817.0627, jason.salas@houstontx.gov
TEXAS WATER 2025 REGISTRATION
Early Registration Deadline: February 24, 2025 Payment must accompany this form or registration cannot be processed REGISTER ONLINE: www.txwater.org. PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE
EMAIL (REQUIRED FOR PROCESSING)
Received on/ before 2/24/25
Received after 2/24/25 March
Full Registration includes access to the Wed. Awards Lunch, Thurs. Women of Water Breakfast, Thurs. Box Lunch and Thurs. Night Out
❑ Full Registration - MEMBER ....................... $395 ......... $445 .......
❑ Full Registration - NON MEMBER .............. $645 ......... $695 ....... NON MEMBERS ONLY. Full registration at the non-member rate also includes a free one-year membership in either AWWA/TAWWA or WEF/WEAT. With full, non-member registration, please indicate which organization you wish to join (new members only - no renewals): ❑ AWWA/TAWWA ❑ WEF/WEAT
❑ Student ........................................................ $50 ........... $60 ......... (no meals/special event access included, must register with .edu email)
❑ Wednesday Only - MEMBER (includes Awards Lunch access) ............... $225 .......... $265 .......
❑ Wednesday Only - NON MEMBER (includes Awards Lunch access) ............... $285 .......... $325 .......
❑ Thursday Only - MEMBER (includes Box Lunch access) ..................... $175 ......... $215 .......
❑ Thursday Only - NON MEMBER (includes Box Lunch access) ..................... $235 ......... $275 ....... ______
❑ Friday Only - MEMBER
❑ Friday Only - NON MEMBER
$110 ......... $120 .......
$120 ......... $135 .......
❑ Exhibit Hall Only (3/19, 3/20) ........................ $65 ........... $75 ......... (No one-day passes available)
WORKSHOPS: Workshops are from 9 am-3 pm Wed. (3/19) only and include a Box Lunch and access to the Exhibit Hall
❑ Water License Exam Prep (Wed.) x $200 ......... $240 ......
❑ SCADA/INC Workshop (Wed.) ...... x $200 ......... $240 ......
FRIDAY FACILITY TOURS
Select One Tour Below: ................................. $35 ........... $40 ........ ______
❑ Tour 1: SJRA - GRP Surface Water Treatment Plant & Lake Conroe Dam
❑ Tour 2: Port of Houston
❑ Tour 3: City of Houston - 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant
ADD ONS QUANTITY
*Access included with Full Registration
❑ *Awards Lunch (Wed.) ................... x $75 ........... $85 ........
❑ *Women of Water Breakfast (Thurs.) _____ x $50 ........... $60 ........
❑ *Box Lunch (Thurs.) _____ x $20 $20
❑ *TW25 Thursday Night Event ........ x $100 ......... $110 ......
❑ Gloyna Breakfast (Fri.) ................. x $50 ........... $50 ........
❑ Donation to Water For People - Optional
TCEQ Operator License #___
I have special dietary needs: ❑ Vegetarian
❑ Other ❑ This is my first time attending the Texas Water Conference
TOTAL PAYMENT (add right column) _____ THE EASIEST WAY TO
PAYMENT METHOD:
❑ Check Payable to: WEAT - Texas Water Bill My: ❑ AMEX ❑ VISA ❑ MasterCard ❑ Discover Card #___________________________________________ Expiration__________________Security Code___________ Cardholder Name__________________________________ Signature________________________________________ Credit Card Billing Address___________________________ (Put “Same” if same as above; necessary to process)
For more information, contact: Texas Water 512-251-8101 info@txwater.org
Register online at www.txwater.org or mail form with payment to:
Texas Water 2025 Registration c/o GCP Association Services PO Box 676 Pflugerville, TX 78691 or fax to 512-251-8152
No refunds will be granted after February 24, 2025. A $60 cancellation fee will be assessed to all refund requests made prior to February 24, 2025. Substitutions allowed. Substitutions may incur a $25 processing fee. All refunds must be requested in writing. Send refund or substitution requests to Texas Water at info@txwater.org
