PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
WED27
Recharging the Workforce 1:30 – 4:30 p. m. Room: Breakers EF Track: Water Utility Management & Leadership Moderator: Nicole Brown
The USEPA predicts that in the next 10 years more than a third of water and wastewater utility workers will retire. This session looks to the past, present and future of Nevada to tell stories of how tapping into new resources can greatly benefit an industry. By understanding the struggles and triumphs associated with reaching out to underrepresented communities, we can strengthen the water industry. It was been widely proven that better solutions come from a diverse team.
1:30 Economic Growth Through Partnership Jose Gabriel Espinoza, California Water Service Company
2:15 Learning from our Past: Stories of Immigrant Workers that Built the Hoover Dam Claytee White, UNLV Libraries
2:50 Tapping Into Today’ s Resources: Using the Strengths of Veterans to Grow the Workforce Locally
3:25 Our Bright Future: Getting Youth Excited About a Career in STEM David Philippe, Northwest Career & Technical Academy
4:00 Real World Examples of How Students and YPs View the Water Industry Jacqueline Torbert, Orange County Government, Jocelyn Lu, Brown and Caldwell
WED28
Case Studies in Wastewater Utility Operation From Partnership for Clean Water Subscribers 1:30 – 3:00 p. m. Room: Breakers KL Track: Water Utility Management & Leadership Moderator: Todd Brewer
This session highlights case studies and lessons learned through two years of participation in the Partnership for Clean Water wastewater utility optimization program, as presented by the program’ s Charter Subscribers. The session will include presentations and a panel discussion.
1:30 Partnership for Clean Water— Year Two Highlights Todd Brewer, American Water Works Association
1:45 Sibling Rivalry: Simultaneous Self-Assessment at Two WRFs Tricia Kilgore, BJWSA
2:05 Partnership for Clean Water + Continuous Improvement Culture = A Utility of the Future Patrick Shea, St. Cloud Public Services
2:25 Energy and Knowledge Transfer: CVWD’ s Continuing Journey Under the PCW Program Robert Cheng, Coachella Valley Water District
2:45 Panel Discussion Todd Brewer, American Water Works Association Robert Cheng, Coachella Valley Water District Tricia Kilgore, BJWSA Patrick Shea, St. Cloud Public Services
WED29
Innovation Approaches to Overcoming Water Management Challenges( Part 1) 1:30 – 4:30 p. m. Room: Breakers GH Track: Water Utility Management & Leadership Moderator: See Mobile App
The United States is constantly faced with ever increasing water challenges. Between aging infrastructure, water quality, drought, flood management, financial constraints, new technology, politics, and other issues, US water managers are constantly battling challenges. Did you know countries outside the United States also face similar problems? In fact, many countries have dealt with and / or are facing the same challenges, and often under greater constraints. Why reinvent the wheel? Let’ s learn from one another and work together to combat water challenges. In this session, US water managers will be able to hear and learn from global water managers as to what water management challenges they face and how they have or plan to overcome them. This session provides a platform for US and global water managers to connect and exchange ideas and experiences in overcoming the escalating water challenges.
1:30 New Water Supply Network Maintenance Method for South Korea Seung-Min Lee, Korea Environment Corporation( KEco)
2:00 Challenges in Transforming Intermittent Supply to 24 × 7 Continuous Water Supply of the Hilly City— Case Study of Shimla Sanjay Dahasahasra, Mukund Mahajan, Dharmendra Gill
2:30 World Bank See Mobile App
3:00 Korean Waterworks Issues and Research and Development Efforts Seungil Choi, Korea University
3:30 Up-Gradation of Existing Pretreator Clarification Unit at Bhandup, Mumbai Shirish Kardile, K Consultation
4:00 Point-of-Use Water Disinfection Using Silver Nanoparticle Immobilized Capillary Tube Packed Fixed Bed Reactor Sharda Bharti, IIT Bombay, Soumyo Mukherji, Suparna Mukherji
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