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PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Thursday, June 14, 2018
THU24 
Utility Partnerships
2:00–4:30 p.m.
Room: Breakers EF
Track: Water Utility Management & Leadership
Moderator: Brent Fewell
The US water and wastewater industry remains the most
fragmented utility sector in the country, and many systems
continue to struggle to maintain financial and operational
capacity. The idea of partnership and consolidation has been
around for decades, but increasingly partnerships (public–public,
public–private) are viewed as an essential step toward resolving
our water infrastructure crisis.
2:00 
Examples of Partnerships in Rural Communities
Bill Teichmiller, Assn. of Regional Water Associations (ARWO)
2:30 
Partnership Successes from the Investor-Owned Perspective
Michael Deane
3:00 
Partnership Successes from the Municipal Utility Perspective
Adam Krantz, Natl. Associations of Clean Water
Agencies (NACWA)
3:30 
Drinking Water Utilities and Partnerships
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4:00 
Panel Discussion
Michael Deane
Adam Krantz, Natl. Associations of Clean Water
 Agencies (NACWA)
Bill Teichmiller, Assn. of Regional Water Associations (ARWO)
THU25 
Workforce—Water Research Foundation Projects
2:00–4:30 p.m.
Room: Breakers GH
Track: Water Utility Management & Leadership
Moderator: Mary Messec Smith
Workforce issues are an increasing concern for many utilities.
With babyboomers approaching retirement and workforce skills
changing as technology progresses, utilities must be able to
attract, train, and retain new talent.
2:00 
Competency Model Development and Application to Meet
Water Utility Workforce Needs
Nancy McTigue, Cornwell Engineering Group
2:30 
Building Workforce Skills for Intelligent Water Operations
David Hughes, Jeff Oxenford, RCAP/Oxenford Consulting
3:00 
Workforce Skills of the Future
Walter Graf
3:30 
Workforce Health and Safety: Prevention Through Design
Mary Messec Smith, The Water Research Foundation
4:00 
Workforce and Future Directions—A Panel Discussion
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S trategic Plans and Sustainability for Small
THU26 
Water Systems
2:00–4:30 p.m.
Room: Lagoon A
Track: Small Systems Management & Operations
Moderator: Darren Lytle
This session presents updated strategic and financial plans that aim
to improve the sustainability of small water utilities and increase
community participation. Also, presentations include successful
approaches for integrated small systems.
2:00 
Rebooting and Redefining the Role of AWWA in Supporting
Small Systems
Steve Wilson, Illinois State Water Survey
2:30 
Assisting Small Water Systems with Water Quality Issues
Through AWWA’s Community Engineering Corps
Lynn Williams Stephens, Brown and Caldwell, Bill Persich,
John Roth, Joanie Stultz, Bob Wubbena
3:00 
Small Island with Big Ideas–Utility Sustainability on Lanai
Joy Gannon, Pulama Lanai
3:30 
Role of Pilot Testing in Assessing Pre-Treatment Needs
Rudy Chan, Associated Engineering, Nicholai Kristel,
Supramaniam Suthaker, Abu Waraich
4:00 
Disaster Recovery and Mitigation–Lessons From the
CA Wildfires
Bruce Macler, USEPA
THU27 
Asset Bundling, Alternative Financing and Cold
Hard Cash
2:00–4:30 p.m.
Room: Mandalay Bay Ballroom A
Track: Financing, Rates & Affordability
Moderator: John Mastracchio
There is a widening array of financing options, including variations of
municipal borrowing and private capital. The first special session looks
at these trends from the perspective of S&P as well as through two
unique case studies. The second special session looks at addressing
a variety of financing challenges through cash reserves. A well done
cash reserve policy can address working capital needs and revenue
shortfalls during droughts, provide emergency funds for asset failures,
and smooth out rate increases.
2:00 
Using a Sound Procurement Options Analysis Informs
Investment Decisions for the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment
Corporation
Mike Matichich, CH2M, Kurt Playstead, Barry Williamson
2:30 
Overview of Reserve Guidelines—Managing Risk
through Reserves
Robert Ryall, Arcadis, Christine Cramer, Trilogy Consulting, LLC
3:00 
Tempe AZ Reserves Case Study
Jerry Hart, City of Tempe
3:15 
Fort Worth Reserves Case Study
Lawrence McCartney, City of Fort Worth
3:30 
Denver Water Reserves Case Study
Usha Sharma, Denver Water
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