TRACK DESCRIPTIONS
DISTRIBUTION PLANT OPERATIONS
AND MANAGEMENT
Aging pipe infrastructure is deteriorating to dangerous levels.
Efficient design, management & operation of your distribution
system is vital to your utility’s performance. This track
discusses the latest innovations, approaches, and technologies
for assessing, designing, and managing the rehabilitation or
replacement of distribution systems. Topics explored include
tank and pump station management techniques, hydraulic
modeling for system performance, the integration of water
quality and monitoring, and advances in leak-detection and water
loss control techniques.
WED28
Cold Climate Issues and Solutions
1:30–4:30 p.m.
Room: 303
FINANCING, RATES, AND AFFORDABILITY
Survey after survey of the water sector confirms that our top
concerns are aging infrastructure and how to fund our capital
needs. Experts will cover topics including an examination
of current financial trends, providing a perspective from the
credit agencies, exploring public–private partnerships, tackling
affordability issues within water utilities, and demonstrating how
to successfully navigate funding for infrastructure projects.
MON05 New Tools for Distribution Systems
2:00–5:00 p.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 2A MON07
Capital Financing Success Stories
2:00–5:00 p.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 2B
MON24 Smart Water in Action
2:00–5:00 p.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 1D MON21
Positioning the Water Sector for Potential Private Financing
Benefits: Perspectives on Water Financing Challenges
& Strategies
2:00–3:30 p.m.
Room: 401
TUE06
Disinfection Practices and The Effects on Water Quality in
the Distribution System
8:30–11:45 a.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 1A
TUE08
Water Loss in A World of Limited Water Supplies
8:30–11:45 a.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom D
TUE09
Implementing Sustainable Energy Solutions for
Water Utilities
8:30–11:45 a.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 4F
TUE07
Innovation with Pipeline Assessments
10:15–11:45 a.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 4D
TUE35
Distribution System Management Using
Updated Technologies
1:30–4:30 p.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 1A
MON06
Public Private Partnerships (P3s)–the Wave of the Future for
the Water Sector
3:30–5:00 p.m.
Room: 501
TUE10
Managing Affordability
8:30–11:45 a.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 2B
TUE37
The Financing of Water in 2019: A Discussion by the Three
Ratings Agencies
1:30–3:00 p.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 4F
TUE38
USDA Financial Assistance for Small Systems
3:15–4:30 p.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 4F
TUE36
Back to Basics: Coagulation and Filtration
1:30–4:30 p.m.
Room: 303
WED04
Community Water Fluoridation: Additives, Standards,
and Implementation
8:30–11:00 a.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 1A
WED05
Energy Management in Distribution Systems
8:30–10:00 a.m.
Room: 303
WED27
Treatment Plant Start Up and Operation Challenges
1:30–4:30 p.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 1A
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