PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Thursday , June 14 , 2018
THU08
Assessment & Implementation of Alternative Project Delivery Methods to Provide Best Value 8:30 – 11:00 a . m . Room : Lagoon CD Track : Infrastructure Design , Management and Project Delivery Moderator : Joseph Reichenberger
This session describes capital improvement projects in various stages of planning , design and construction , assesses tools to develop capital improvement programs , and assesses alternative project delivery methods and construction using progressive design – build , all to provide best value .
8:30 Sharing Aqua Ohio ’ s Most Valuable Lessons Learned While Implementing Our First Integrated Delivery Project Richard Atoulikian , HDR , Peter Kusky , Jason Lemire , Lee Tourek
9:00 Progressive Design Build for a 5 mil gal Water Tank ? Tualatin Valley Water District ’ s Unique Approach for Replacing a 5 mil gal Water Tank Robert Ward , West Yost Associates , Nick Augustus , Corie Peterson , Peter Boone
9:30 Switching Gears , Moving from Master Planning to Project Implementation Laura Barraza , Eastern Municipal Water District , Polly Boissevain , West Yost Associates , Brenda Estrada
10:00 Waukesha ’ s Challenge : Getting It Right the First Time Kelly Zylstra , Waukesha Water Utility , Catharine Richardson
10:30 Planning for a Regional Integrated Membrane Surface Water Treatment Plant — An Owner ’ s Perspective Yue Sun , Ardurra Group , Jeff Peters , Eric Wilson , Andrea Brinkley
THU09
Leading Water Utility Innovation 8:30 – 11:00 a . m . Room : Mandalay Bay Ballroom L Track : Innovation & Technology Moderator : John Albert
Over 90 % of utilities believe that innovation is critical to their future , yet less than 40 % believe they have seen organizational change due to innovation . Culture is the top-rated inhibitor for innovation . Networks were rated just behind technology . Utility innovation leaders must build new behavioral norms and engage key stakeholders to put innovation thinking into action . They can also achieve early wins by reimaging their supply chain as a network of collaboration partners .
8:30 The Not-So-Secret Ingredient for Innovation … People Jason Carter , Arcadis
9:20 Partnerships as Innovation Catalysts Edward Means , Means Consulting , LLC
9:45 Leveraging Your Peer Network Jeff Moeller , Water Environment & Reuse Foundation / LIFT
10:25 San Jose Water on Engaging Entrepreneurs Francois Rodigari , San Jose Water Company
10:35 Panel Discussion Jason Carter , Arcadis Edward Means , Means Consulting , LLC Jeff Moeller , Water Environment & Reuse Foundation / LIFT Francois Rodigari , San Jose Water Company Keith Tyson , Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
THU10
Unexpected Contamination Incidents 8:30 – 11:00 a . m . Room : Lagoon EF Track : Preparedness , Resilience and Cybersecurity Moderator : Chandra Mysore
Whether the incident is man-made or Mother Nature had a hand , utilities need tools to determine the unknowns surrounding an unexpected contamination incident . Science-based technical approaches resulting from research are explored in this session , as well as how utilities faced with these incidents have responded to the water quality threats and proactive measures taken to mitigate impacts of future incidents .
8:30 Assessing Water Quality and Cost Impacts of Radionuclides Released into the Floridan Aquifer by a Massive Sinkhole Event Steven Duranceau , University of Central Florida , Maria Arenas , Talea Mayo , Boo Hyun Nam , Arvind Singh , Dingbao Wang
9:00 Chicago Response to Hexavalent Chromium Spill Sophie Manley , City of Chicago Water – Jardine Water Purification , Andrea Putz , Alan Stark
9:30 How Clean Is Clean ? Managing Treatment Chemical Hexavalent Chromium Contamination at Denver Water ’ s Planned Northwater Plant Philip Brandhuber , HDR , Jennifer Gelmini , Nathan MacArthur
10:00 Microbial Decontamination of Drinking Water Pipes with Physical Scouring James Goodrich , USEPA , National Homeland Security Research Center , John Hall , Greg Meiners , Sri Pangaluri , Steve Reese , Jeff Szabo , Hiba Ernst
10:30 Research for the Kinks , Loops , and Twists in the Water Cycle During Recovery from Contamination Incidents Matthew Magnuson , USEPA
8:55 WSSC ’ s Experience in Engaging Innovation Thinking Keith Tyson , Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
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