PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Monday , June 12 , 2023
2:00 The Journey of Digital Transformation — How Numerous Utilities Incorporated a Smart Water Network Christopher Thomson , Nicole Pasch , Xylem , Drew Scranton , Sensus , A Xylem Brand , Michele Samuels , Xylem Inc ., Mathew Thomas , Sensus / Xylem , Brian Vu , Xylem
MON13B Risk Mitigation Through Comprehensive Services and Maintenance Programs : How Metering-as-a-Service Reduces Risk and Improve Outcomes 3:30 - 5:00 p . m . Room : Beanfield Centre — 203B Track : Intelligent Water Solutions Moderator : Jacob Jasperson
3:30 Introduction : What do Services and Maintenance Have to Do with Metering Projects ?
3:40 UMS Presentation
3:50 Discuss Increasing Complexity with These Types of Projects and How Siloed Utility Departments Play a Role
4:05 Discuss Current State of Manufacturers and How They ’ re Addressing this Problem ( Decreasing Complexity on the Product Side )
4:20 Discuss Long Term Maintenance as a Requirement for Successful Deployment
4:35 Overview on MaaS- How Do You Buy All of These Items in One Contract ?
4:55 Conclusion / Recap
MON14 Water Policy Drivers In Canada and the U . S . 2:00 – 3:30 p . m . Room : Beanfield Centre — 206AB Track : Virtual Track —
Water Policy and Regulations Moderator ( s ): Jeffrey O ’ Driscoll , Michele Grenier
2:00 Water Policy Priorities Stephanie McFadyen , Health Canada , Aziz Ahmed , Ministry of Environment , Conservation and Parks , Wendy Krkosek , Halifax Regional Water Commission , William Moody , Mississippi State Department of Health
2:30 Source Water Protection Nick Winters , City of Hamiliton , Daniel Nix , Angela Coleman , Conservation Ontario
3:00 Affordability Andrew Sawyer , USEPA , Lou Di Gironimo , Toronto Water , Heather Zarski , EPCOR Water Services , Inc ., Louis de Montbrun , Halifax Regional Water Commission
MON15
Building Stronger Cyber Defenses to Protect Critical Infrastructure 3:35 – 5:00 p . m . Room : Beanfield Centre — 206AB Track : Virtual Track , Water Policies , and Regulations Moderator ( s ): Andrew Henry , Jamie Foreman
3:50 Building Stronger Cyber Defenses to Protect Critical Infrastructure Nitin Natarajan , Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency ( CISA ), Rajiv Gupta , Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
4:30 Panel Discussion Nitin Natarajan , Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency ( CISA ), Rajiv Gupta , Canadian Centre for Cyber Security , Kevin Morley , AWWA
MON16 Tackling Modern Source Water Issues : The Benefits and Challenges of Regional Source Water Protection Collaboration 2:00 – 5:00 p . m . Room : Enercare Centre — Salon 110 Track : Water Resources Planning and Management
Moderator : Margaret Kearns
2:00 Protecting the Potomac River Lisa Ragain , Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
2:30 Overview of Regional Source Water Protection Management Strategies Among Several Utilities and Private Companies in Ohio Tim McLelland , Hamilton to New Baltimore Groundwater Consortium
3:00 Enhancing Source Water Protection Activities With Partnerships Over a Very Large Watershed : Examples and Challenges From the Ohio Bruce Whitteberry , Greater Cincinnati Water Works
3:30 Multi-jurisdictional Collaboration to Protect Drinking Water Sources in Ontario : A Conservation Halton Perspective Martin Keller , Conservation Halton
4:00 Clackamas River Drinking Water Protection Plan Kimberly Swan-Pryo , Clackamas River Water Providers
4:30 Protecting Source Water Through Regional Collaborative Partnerships in the Truckee River Watershed Kara Steeland , Truckee Meadows Water Authority
MON17
Fresh Ideas — Lightning Session 2:00 – 3:30 p . m . Room : Enercare Centre — Salon 109 Track : Innovation Moderator : Mary Svoboda
MON18 Monitoring for Opportunistic Pathogens / Legionell in Drinking Water Session 3:30 – 5:00 p . m . Room : Enercare Centre — Salon 109 Track : Water Quality Challenges Moderator : Helene Baribeau
3:30 Defining a Framework for Opportunistic Pathogens Monitoring in Drinking Water Zia Bukhari , American Water
4:00 Occurrence of Legionella Pneumophila in Drinking Water Distribution Systems Mark LeChevallier , Dr . Water Consulting , LLC
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