PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
2:00
City-Wide Acoustic Leak Detection Reduces Non-
Revenue Water
Melissa Abrams, Aclara Technologies LLC, Paul Burris,
David Rubin
2:30
Utilizing an Aggressive Proactive Leak Detection Program,
Kansas City BPU Substantially Reduced Waterloss in 2018.
Cameron Keyes, Gutermann, Inc., Tyler Simpson,
Steve Green, Roy Brown
3:00
Leveraging Data Science to Tackle Apparent Loss
Christine Boyle, Valor Water Analytics
3:30
Asheville NRW Program Takes Commercial Meter Testing to
the Next Level for Real Payback
William Jernigan, Cavanaugh & Associates, P.A., B. Buckner
4:00
Livin’ Large: Best Practices for C&I Meter Revenue Assurance
Jeffrey Zillmer, Sensus, John Schori
WED39
Promoting Water Quality Performance When
Systems Blend
1:30–4:30 p.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 4D
Track: Water Quality Challenges
Moderator: Quirien Muylwyk
Water systems rely on blending to augment supplies or access
better water quality, and accomplish this by blending at the
source, in the treatment plant, or in the distribution system.
This session will share the experience from four utilities and to
describe how field sampling and hydraulic modelling can be used
to develop control strategies to promote water quality
when blending.
1:30
Experience from East Bay MUD, California: Challenges
Maintaining Water Quality and Avoiding Complaints
with “Unplanned” Blending
Susan Teefy, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Cindy Hunt,
Debra Skeaton, Javier Ramos
2:00
Experience from Houston: What Do Symptoms of Blending
Look Like?
Quirien Muylwyk
2:30
Experience from Lake Ontario: Nitrifying Nightmares and
How to Avoid them using Collaboration Across
Water Systems
Abhay Tadwalkar, Toronto Water, Laura Meteer, York Region
3:00
Operations to Minimize Mixing/Blending Zones as a Best
Practice for Chlorine Burns
Meg Roberts, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.
3:30
Water Treatment Plant Areas of Influence and their Impacts
on Distribution System Water Quality
Ewoud Hulstein, Pennsylvania American Water
4:00
Hydraulic Models as a Tool to Improve Water Quality
when Blending
Scott Cole, Freese & Nichols
WED40
Israel–US Water Initiative
1:30–3:30 p.m.
Room: 503
Track: Water Utility Management and Leadership
Moderator: Gili Elkin
Attendees will learn from the US-Israel Water Initiative how
Israeli technologies can help with water shortages found in the
United States.
1:30
Israel-US Water Initiative
Gili Elkin, Israel-Colorado Innovation Fund
1:45
Valve Innovations for Water System Control and Optimization
Oren Blonder, Dorot
2:00
KANDO—Wastewater Management Solution
Ari Goldfarb, KANDO
2:15
Protecting Public Health through Practical Application of UV
Innovations
Phyllis Posey, Atlantium Ltd.
2:30
Panel Discussion
Oren Blonder, Dorot
Chris Dermody, Denver Water
Yvonne Forrest, City of Houston
Ari Goldfard, KANDO
Phyllis Posey, Atlantium Ltd.
Barbara Wilson, Metro Wastewater Reclamation
District (Denver)
WED41
Section Education Awards
1:30–3:00 p.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 2B
Track: Water Utility Management and Leadership
Moderator: Nancy Sullivan
The winners of this year's Section Education Award will present
their unique education platform, program or initiatives and you
won't want to miss it! The award is evaluated and awarded to
Sections with the best education ideas that inform the water
industry personnel, the public, students or other groups about
water from 2018. You will not only learn about the unique
programs, platforms and initiatives but also gain insight and
guidance on how to execute each idea in your own Section.
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