PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Tuesday , June 13 , 2023
9:30 An Innovative Approach to Water System Response Planning Susan Kneppe , OHM Advisors
TUE18B Resilient Strategies to Address Supply Chain Risk 10:10 – 11:30 a . m . Room : Beanfield 205BC Track : Virtual Track , Utility Management and Leadership Moderator : Hugh Sinclair
10:10 Responding to Supply Chain Risk — The DC Water Journey Rudy Gonzalez , DC Water
10:50 The Effects of Supply Chain Disruption on Utility Operations Caprecia Poole-Williams , WSSC Water
TUE19 Pipes to People : Emerging Issues , Trends , and Best Practices to Reduce Waterborne Disease 8:30 – 10:00 a . m . Room : Enercare Salon 105 Track : Water Quality Challenges Moderator : Jason Kunz
8:30 Burden of Waterborne Disease and Trends in U . S . Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Jasen Kunz , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
8:50 Legionnaires ’ Disease Incidence , Trends , and Prevention Tools Albert Barskey , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
9:10 Discussion Panel Troy Ritter , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , Mia Mattioli , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
TUE20
Innovation — Canadian Perspectives 10:00 – 11:30 a . m . Room : Enercare Salon 105 Track : Innovation Moderator : Pete Samson
10:00 Garnering Trust In COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance : Insights From OCWA ’ s Implementation of a National Inter- Laboratory Program Alex Chik , Ontario Clean Water Agency
10:30 The Future of Utility Management – An Online Perspective Katharine Kmack , Compliance365 Inc .
11:00 Advanced Metering Infrastructure ( AMI )– A Gold Mine of Data — The Great Sudbury Experience Michael Loken , Jacob Mather
TUE21A Workforce Recruitment , Development , and Culture — Part 1 8:30 – 9:55 a . m . Room : Beanfield 206AB Track : Virtual Track , Work Culture in the
Water Sector Moderator : Donna Mancuso
8:40 Innovative Strategies for Operator Recruitment John Dunn , Ames Water & Pollution Control Dept .
9:05 Creating A Culture of Environmental Compliance and Ethics At Your Water Utility Frank Sidari , Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority
9:10 Team Resilience : The Human Factor Linda Warren , Lauch !, Consulting , Inc .
TUE21B Workforce Recruitment , Development , and Culture — Part 2 10:10 – 11:30 a . m . Room : Beanfield 206AB Track : Virtual Track , Work Culture in The
Water Sector Moderator : Donna Mancuso
10:15 Evaluating the Impact Of COVID-19 And the Great Resignation at Skagit PUD George Sidhu , PUD No . 1 of Skagit County , Kathleen White , Skagit PUD
10:40 Engaging the Next Generation of Water Leaders : Stories from An Enterprise-Wide Mentoring System Alan LeBlanc , CDM Smith
11:05 The Pipeline to The Future — Developing A Water Distribution Worker Apprenticeship Program Denita Bonhart , Cleveland Division of Water , Juan Elliott , Cleveland Water Department
TUE22
TUE23
AI-DT Based Future Smart Water Management 8:30 – 11:30 a . m . Room : Enercare Salon 106 Track : Innovation , International Perspectives Moderator : Rebecca Wheeler
Applications of Operating Technology , Operator Concerns , Utility Risk And Resilience 8:30 – 11:30 a . m . Room : Enercare Salon 109 Track : Sustainability Moderator : Raluca Constantinescu
8:30 Bump-less Switching and Parallel Operation of Generators for Secure and Efficient Water Plant — The Toronto Water Experience Michael McReynolds
9:00 Alarm Rationalization and Why Dawn Kuechle , Eramosa Engineering Ltd .,
9:30 Rock Out With The Roc : How York Region ’ s Remote Operations Centre Is Embracing The Digital Movement and Increasing Operational Efficiencies Laureena Ssaili , York Region , Gluzen Ramos ,
10:00 Designing SCADA and Communications Resilience In a Cybersecurity World ! Bill Cassity , HDR Engineering , Nohemi Almaraz
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