PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
WED11
Sampling and Treatment Challenges for
Metallic Contaminants
8:30–11:00 a.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 1D
Track: Small Systems Management and Operations
Moderator: Irfan Gehlen
Like larger systems, small water systems also face the
challenges of treatment for many different constituents in their
source water. This session presents case studies of several small
water systems that have navigated these issues
8:30
Challenges with Lead and Copper Sampling: Case Study
in Puerto Rico
Julie Korak, Melanie Warren, Fernando Rosario-Ortiz
9:00
Point of Entry/Point of Use (POE/POU) Compliance Solutions
for Small Systems
Shannon Murphy, TST Water
9:30
Cost-Benefit of Point of Use Devices for Lead Reductions
Marc Verhougstraete, University of Arizona
10:00
Radium, Barium, and Strontium: Achieving Compliance with
Ion Exchange
Mark Brotman, Kinetico Incorporated
10:30 Results of a Chrome IV Pilot Study
WED12
Connecting Water Data with Customers
8:30–11:00 a.m.
Room: 501
Track: Smart Water Utility
Moderator: Emily Stahl
This session will discuss how utilities are leveraging new AMI
technology and smart platforms to put data in the hands of
consumers to track down water leaks and help them better
understand how they are using water.
8:30
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10:30
WED13
Intelligent Technology Improves Utility Operations
8:30–11:00 a.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 1F
Track: Smart Water Utility
Moderator: Gregory Fron
A significant benefit of intelligent technology is improved utility
operations. This powerful tool is used by water utility operations
for optimize water quantity, water quality, equipment efficiency
and energy use. Predictive tools and algorithms provide event
recognition giving utility personnel an opportunity to take
corrective action. Attendees will learn about the application and
benefits of intelligent technology.
8:30
Smart Water Networks—The Puzzle Pieces are Now
Available, Here is How to Put Them Together and Why
You Want To
Brian Skeens, Jacobs
9:00
Dashboards: Managing Water and Wastewater Data to
Reduce Energy Cost
Simon Bunn, Derceto, Carla Cherchi
9:30
Real-Time Cloud Based Pump Monitoring: A Water
Utility’s Experience
Gavin Devries, San Jose Water, Billy Waldman
10:00
Real-Time Pump Efficiency and System Optimization
Adam Plumstead, Eramosa Engineering Inc., Michael O’Meara,
Matthew Spitzig
10:30
An Update—Knoxville Utilities Board’s DMA & Data
Analytics Initiative
Ted Tyree, Knoxville Utilities Board
WED14 All-Hazards Water Sector Resilience
8:30–11:00 a.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 2A
Track: Utility Risk and Resilience
Moderator: Stephen Gay
Using Analytics to Detect and Solve Water
Consumption Issues
The frequency of billion-dollar extreme weather events – from
Becca Jones, Itron, Bernadette Houser, City of Bismarck
hurricanes, flooding, and rising sea levels to droughts, heat
waves, and wildfires – has increased dramatically in recent years.
Business Process Reengineering for AMI
Resiliency efforts of water and wastewater utilities not only save
Chase Berenson, Utiliworks Consulting
lives and taxpayer dollars but also play a key role in preparing
Conservation Collaborations with Portal Pilots: Stakeholder
cities for the challenges they face from these events. Attendees
Engagement of the Future
will learn about utility preparation from potential threats to
Marla Hartson, EMA, Inc.
their systems.
Continuous Improvement for Continuous Consumption
8:30
Water Distribution Systems and Wildland Fires
Liesel Hans, Fort Collins Utilities
Susan Funchion, Colorado Springs Utilities, Dan Kugler,
Black & Veatch, Brandy Thigpen, Karen Burgi, Jessica Davis
Improving Water System Operations and Customer Service to
the End User Through Use of an AMI Deployment
9:00
Planning for Resilient Drinking Water Systems—Case
Richard Sanders, Zenner USA
Studies of Pennsylvania American Water
Ran Liu, Pennsylvania American Water, Christopher Graf
9:30
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Improving Reaction Time: Developing a Water System
Emergency Preparedness “Playbook”
Crystal Ybanez, City of Corpus Christi, Gabriel Ramirez,
Marc Santos, Laurel Rowse, Logan Burton, William Becker