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PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Thursday, June 14, 2018
THU38 
Applications for Hydraulic Models to Support Water
System Operations
2:00–4:30 p.m.
Room: Lagoon G
Track: Distribution System Management & Operations
Moderator: Christie Patel THU40 
Prolonging the Useful Life of Distribution System
Assets: Tanks, Valves, and Hydrants
2:00–4:00 p.m.
Room: Breakers KL
Track: Operator Forum
Moderator: Ken Morgan
This session includes presentations on a variety of hydraulic
modeling uses from basic to advanced. The importance of O&M of distribution system assets is
underscored in the presentations in this session. Industry and
utility professionals will show how to use technology, tools
and asset management approaches to operate and maintain
distribution system assets.
2:00 
A Comparison and Summary of Hydrant Flow Test and Pipe
Roughness Results for Application in Hydraulic Models
Ben Chenevey, Arcadis
2:30 
How Does Your System Measure Up?
Eric McLeskey, Carollo Engineers, Richard Humpherys
3:00 
Best Practices for Emergency Modeling—Using a
Model Instead of a Boil Water Notice During a Major
Construction Project
Alex Harman, Gwinnett County Dept. of Water Resources
3:30 
Potential Fast Water Distribution System Solutions With
SCADA-based Model Automation Tool
Craig Pribila, Las Vegas Valley Water District, Nass Diallo,
Mao Fang, Laura Jacobsen
4:00 
Taking a Test Drive—How Physical Modeling Can Help
Achieve Optimal Performance and Maximize Existing
Infrastructure
Jennifer Minton, Carollo Engineers, Ed Wicklein,
Carollo Engineers
THU39 
Water Loss—Technology & Analytics
2:00–4:30 p.m.
Room: Lagoon H
Track: Distribution System Management & Operations
Moderator: Daniel Strub
This session explores examples of how utilities are beginning to
leverage the ever-increasing amounts of available data in support
of water loss control efforts. Presentations include using data
analytics in customer metering, leak detection, district metered
areas and system pressures for optimizing loss intervention
response times and strategies.
2:00 
New Ele ctronic Billing Meter Standards—Shocking Utilities
Kenneth Molli, Veolia North America
2:30 
Leveraging Data for Better DMA
Ted Tyree, Knoxville Utilities Board
3:00 
Passive Leak Detection in Hendersonville, NC
Zachary Barker, Xylem, Jeremy Poss, Ehsan Shafiee
3:30 
Real-Time Data Analytics of Advanced Metering
Infrastructure and IoT-Based Sensors to Quantify and Reduce
Non-Revenue Water
Raja Kadiyala, CH2M, Teresa Crisp, Steven Seachrist
4:00 
Out of Sight, Outer Space—Evaluating Satellite Leak
Detection Technology
David Hughes, Eric Dole, Monica Na
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2:00 
Tracking Hydrant Flushing Program with GIS
Brad Kiep, Arcadis, Karen Castelos
2:30 
Sweeping Valve Closures Out the Door: Using Chlorine and
Valve Sweeps as a Preventative Measure to Ensure Optimum
Water Quality
Tom LaVake, City of Corpus Christi, Wes Nebgen, City of
Corpus Christi, Jennifer Klidies, City of Corpus Christi,
Adrian Gonzalez, Gabriel Ramirez, Crystal Ybanez
3:00 
Understanding Factors of Tank Overflow System Capacity
Jonathan Burkhardt, USEPA, Robert Clement, Jake Crosby,
James Goodrich, Jeff Szabo, John Hall, Seth Tourney
3:30 
Managing Water Storage in Extreme Environments
Sharla Gibson, Atkins, North America, Jeremy Abbott,
Mary Carr, Heidi Dexheimer, Brent Morris,
James Palaniuk,Jonathan Tull