PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
10:00
Groundwater Management: The Cornerstone of
Albuquerque’s 100-Year Water Resources Plan
Greg Gates, Steve Shultz, John Stomp
10:30
Sustainability in the Desert—The Story of Arizona Water
Company’s Underground CAP Water Storage Program
Robert Buss, Carollo Engineers, Inc, Richard Hacker
Alternate They Call it Black Creek for a Reason—How to Recharge the
WED18
Floridan Aquifer with Highly Tannic Water
Shayne Wood, CDM Smith, Rob Zammataro, Lee Wiseman
Stormwater Infrastructure Management
8:30–10:00 a.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 4D
Track: Water Resources & Conservation Management
Moderator: Laurens Van der Tak
Stormwater management helps to collect, treat runoff water;
to avoid contamination and destruction; and to restore the
water cycle. The collection and treatment require all the same
planning, design, operation, maintenance and management of
our buried collection and distribution infrastructure. Join these
professionals as they discuss managing
stormwater infrastructure.
8:30
Advancing Integrated Stormwater Management
by Community enabled Lifecycle Analysis of Stormwater
Infrastructure Costs (CLASIC)
Harry Zhang, WRF
9:00
Building the City of West Palm Beach’s Stormwater
Infrastructure Rehabilitation Program
Daniel Suarez, HDR
9:30
Panel Discussion
Daniel Suarez, HDR
Harry Zhang, WRF
Alternate Design, Construction, and Implementation of Storm-Drain
WED19
Trash Barriers in Little Rock, Arkansas
John Czarnecki, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Partnering for Progress in Saving Water
8:30–11:00 a.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 4C
Track: Water Resources & Conservation Management
Moderator: William Christiansen
This session will describe programs that are leveraging with
partners or other sectors to improve opportunities for water and
energy savings—for utilities and customers
8:30
Arizona Water Conservation Professionals Team Up on
CII Training
Leeann Yacuel, Salt River Project, Joanne Toms
9:00
Competitive Grants for New Technologies and Ideas
Bill McDonnell, Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California, Dr. Marcia Ferreira
9:30
Catching Up with WaterSense
Veronica Blette, USEPA WaterSense
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10:00
Water & Energy Utility Efficiency Programs Collaboration
Gary Tilkian, Metropolitan Water District
10:30
Performance Contracting: How More Efficient Operations
Funded Infrastructure Improvements
Amanda Sheposh, Johnson Controls, Tim Chan
Alternate FEMP Water Management Resources
WED20
Kate McMordie
The Art of Capital Planning, Strategy and Finance
8:30–11:00 a.m.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 1C
Track: Water Utility Management and Leadership
Moderator: Jim Ginley
With tightening budgets and more competition for funds, utilities
need to find to find better ways to allocate scarce resources.
This session will discuss some of the ways utilities are
addressing the demands on their resources through innovative
capital planning, strategy and finance.
8:30
Risk-based Capital Planning
Phil Tunnah, Colorado Springs Utilities, Kirk Olds
9:00
Aligning Denver Water’s Budget Strategically
Angela Bricmont, Denver Water, Stephanie Abram,
Julie Anderson
9:30
Empowering Charlotte’s Water System Master Plan to be
More Adaptable
Kevin Laptos, Black & Veatch, Keri Cantrell, Benjamin Cownie,
Kent Lackey
10:00
Your System Now and in the Future: Ensuring Sustainability
through Strategic Planning
Nicole Schindler, USDA/RD/EES
10:30 Panel Discussion
WED22
Creating a Culture of Innovation Within Your Utility
8:30–11:00 A.M.
Room: Mile High Ballroom 4E
Track: Water Utility Management and Leadership
Moderator: Jonathan Cuppett
A culture of innovation is born when everyone can play. This
session will provide utility leaders with proven strategies to (1)
influence the social dynamics to create a culture of innovation,
(2) leverage value chain partnerships to jumpstart innovation and
(3) create meaningful innovation strategies that address critical
challenges and increase the value delivered to customers.
8:30
Building an Innovation Strategy: Engaging Your Employees
Jason Carter, Arcadis
8:55
Building an Innovation Strategy: Re-Imaging Your Value
Chain as Innovation Partners
Edward Means, Means Consulting, LLC
9:20
Creating a Culture of Innovation at WSSC
Keith Tyson, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission