PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
10:45
Impacts of Water Use Pattern, Disinfectant Type, Materials
and Temperature on Water Quality in Premise Plumbing
Marylia Batista, Audrey Young, Yun Yu, Scott Summers,
Chad Seidel, Timothy Bartrand
11:15
The Use of UV LED Technology for Biofilm Disinfection and
Its Synergy When Paired with Other Disinfection Techniques
Carolina Ontiveros, Dalhousie University, Stephanie Gora,
Meaghan MacGillivray, Graham Gagnon
Alternate Cost Benefit Analysis for Eliminating Unaccounted for Water
TUE05
from the Dedham-Westwood Water District
Ryan Shea, Dedham-Westwood Water District,
Edward Beighley
Planning for a Successful Asset Management
Program Implementation
8:30–11:45 a.m.
Room: 403
Track: Asset Management
Moderator: Celine Hyer
The water sector has examples of organizations that have
implemented advanced asset management programs. This
session is designed to offer attendees lessons learned
from others about ways to grow, sustain, and thrive an asset
management program at their organization. In addition, new tools
that have been pioneered will be presented to help attendees
better understand issues and challenges in implementing
successful, long-term efforts to advance AM.
8:30
I Need an Asset Management Program, But
Where Do I Begin? A Case Study in Homegrown Asset
Management Program Development
Steve Simon, Aurora Water Department
9:00
Advanced Decision Analytics for Water Infrastructure
Asset Management
Mark Knight, University of Waterloo, Andre Unger,
Rizwan Younis
9:30
How New Technology and Machine Learning is Transforming
Traditional Approaches to Asset Management
Deron Austin, Mueller Water Products, Marc Bracken
10:15
The Second Time’s the Charm: CMMS Change Management
at South Adams County
Jessica Bishop, Brown and Caldwell
10:45
Implementation of a Risk Framework for Statewide Asset
Management Plans
David Choate, American Water Company/Engineering Dept.,
Kenneth Seelig, John Dunphy
11:15
Integrating Watersheds, Green Infrastructure, and Other
Natural Assets into Utility Asset Management Programs for
Built Systems
Robert Raucher, Corona Environmental Consulting, Kurt Vause
Alternate 21 Tanks, 3 Concerns, and 1 Opportunity: A Convergence of
Asset Management, Operations, and Resiliency
Brian Murphy
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TUE06
Disinfection Practices and The Effects on Water
Quality in the Distribution System
8:30–11:45 a.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 1A
Track: Distribution Plant Operations & Management
Moderator: Zaid Chowdhury
Do you use chlorine in your distribution system? Do you have
chloramines in your system? Come to hear how others have
managed the water quality in their systems using a variety
of oxidants.
8:30
Impact of Chlorine to Nitrogen Ratio on Disinfection
Byproduct Formation and Nitrification in the
Distribution System
Lori Work, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Hubert Lai,
Susan Teefy, Jacky Lau, Chloe Cheok
9:00
Controlling Nitrification with Consistent
Chlorine Residual
Ted LaBelle, Crawford Murphy & Tilly, Inc.,
Scott Desplinter
9:30
Disinfecting Water Mains with Ozone Gas—
Waterless Disinfection Method Can Save Billions of
Gallons Per Year
Jillian Vandegrift, CDM Smith, Christopher Schulz,
Fred Sanchez
10:15
When Do You Need to Dechlorinate
Hydrant Discharges?
Thomas Walski, Bentley Systems, Inc., Brian Whitman,
Dylan Casey, Lindsay Douglas
10:45
Pilot-Scale Evaluation of Chlorite Addition for
Nitrification Control and Prevention
Issam Najm, WQTS, Inc., Ofelia Romero-Maraccini,
Dan Askenaizer, Brian Gallagher, Peter Maraccini,
Vahe Dabbaghian, Paul Liu
11:15
Smart Boosting after One Year of Operation: Innovation to
Provide You a Smart Distribution System
Yue Sun, Ardurra Group, Nicholas Cook, Brent Costlow
TUE08
Water Loss in A World of Limited Water Supplies
8:30–11:45 a.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 1D
Track: Distribution Plant Operations & Management
Moderator: Steven Jones
Hear from utilities that have quantified water loss and how
they are implementing programs to improve water efficiency in
their systems.
8:30
Less Loss is Our Gain: Meeting the Challenge of Water Loss
Control in Los Angeles
Sofia Marcus, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
9:00
Digging Deep with the M36 Water Audit in
Montrose, Colorado
David Bries, City of Montrose, Tory Wagner