Texas WaterTM 2019Attendee Brochure

April 2–5, 2019 George R. Brown Convention Center

What’s Inside: Conference Tours.................15 Competitions........................10 Gloyna Breakfast...................9 Golf Registration Form........24 Guest Program......................14

Highlights.............................4-9 Registration Form ................25 Technical Sessions ........16-23 Tentative Schedule................3

REGISTER ONLINE ATwww.txwater.org

The easiest way to register is online at www.txwater.org.

You may also register by mail to Texas Water c/o

GCP Association ServicesPO Box 676

Pflugerville, TX 78691 or by fax to 512-251-8152

Deadline for discounted early registration is March 11, 2019

After March 25, 2019, you must register onsite.

Full registration is your best value for Texas WaterTM 2019. With full registration, you receive:

• access to all technical sessions• full access to the Exhibit Hall• tickets to the Awards Lunch, the Awards

Breakfast, the Box Lunch, and the Thursday evening Night-Out event

Non-member full registration includes a free* one-year membership in either AWWA or WEF.

Tickets for the Awards Breakfast, Facility Tours, Lunches, Conference Night-Out Event, Gloyna Breakfast and the Guest Program are also available for purchase.

*New members only, not for membership renewals

Andrew MollyTexas Water Co-Chair

Texas Section American Water Works Association

Shannon DunneTexas Water Co-Chair

Water Environment Association of Texas

Experience Houston at Texas WaterTM!Don’t miss out on the chance to join the Texas Water Community to celebrate our 24th year as the Largest Regional Water Conference in the U.S.©!

Volunteers for Texas WaterTM 2019 have been putting in long hours so that your experience in Houston is educational, historic and fun! The technical sessions, carefully crafted by a strong technical program committee,will provide the information to make your work easier. In the George R. Brown Convention Center Exhibit Hall we

invite you to learn about new tools and technology that solve problems — some you know you have and some you may not have discovered yet. Don’t forget to stop by and see the competitions, or sign up if you dare!

After learning and networking, it is time to have fun at Thursday’s Conference Night-Out at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. We look forward to seeing you in Houston for Texas WaterTM 2019!

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Experience Houston at Texas WaterTM!

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TENTATIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULENOTE: All events are at the George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, unless otherwise noted. Schedule is subject to change. For the most up-to-date listing, go to www.txwater.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 27:00 am Golf Tournament • Golf Club of Houston8:00 am–12:00 pm Curtis Smalley Environmental Event8:00 am–3:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In • Exhibit Hall2:00 pm–5:00 pm TAWWA Annual Board Meeting • Hyatt Hotel2:00 pm–5:00 pm WEAT Annual Board Meeting • Hyatt Hotel4:30 pm–7:00 pm Registration • Convention Center Lobby5:00 pm–6:00 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Pre-Meeting5:00 pm–7:00 pm Meet & Greet • Exhibit Hall6:00 pm–7:00 pm WEAT Process Control Test

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 36:30 am Dodson’s Drive Fun Run8:00 am–5:00 pm Registration • Convention Center Lobby8:00 am–5:00 pm Speaker Ready Room8:30 am–3:30 pm Guest Program • Hyatt Hotel PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED9:00 am–10:00 am Opening Session9:00 am–2:30 pm WEAT Student Design Competition9:45 am–2:45 pm WEAT Laboratory, Electrical and Exhibition Event • Exhibit Hall10:00 am–10:30 am TAWWA Business Meeting10:00 am–10:30 am TAWWA Hydrant Hysteria Pre-Competition Meeting • Exhibit Hall10:00 am–11:00 am Beverage Break • Exhibit Hall10:00 am–5:00 pm Exhibits Open • Exhibit Hall10:00 am–5:00 pm Water For People Silent Auction 11:30 am–1:00 pm Awards Lunch TICKET REQUIRED1:00 pm–1:15 pm WEAT Business Meeting1:00 pm–1:30 pm Meter Madness Pre-Competition Meeting • Exhibit Hall1:00 pm–4:30 pm Meter Madness (Jr. Meter Madness 1 pm) • Exhibit Hall1:00 pm–5:00 pm AWWA Cybersecurity Workshop1:30 pm–3:00 pm Technical Sessions/Posters1:30 pm–5:00 pm University Forum3:00 pm–3:30 pm Networking Break • Exhibit Hall3:00 pm–3:30 pm Door Prize Drawings • Exhibit Hall3:30 pm–5:00 pm Technical Sessions3:30 pm–5:00 pm Texas Shoot-Out • Exhibit Hall5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes For Day5:00 pm–6:00 pm Young Professionals & Student Reception/ Mentoring Program Networking Event

THURSDAY, APRIL 47:00 am–5:00 pm Registration • Convention Center Lobby7:15 am–9:00 am Awards Breakfast TICKET REQUIRED

8:30 am–3:30 pm Guest Program • Hyatt Hotel PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED8:45 am–2:45 pm WEAT Maintenance, Safety and Collection Event • Exhibit Hall9:00 am–9:30 am TAWWA Top Ops Pre-Competition Meeting • Exhibit Hall9:00 am–9:30 am TAWWA Pipe Tapping Pre-Competition Meeting • Exhibit Hall9:00 am–10:00 am Beverage Break • Exhibit Hall9:00 am–1:15 pm Water For People Silent Auction 9:00 am–4:00 pm Exhibits Open • Exhibit Hall9:00 pm–4:00 pm Hydrant Hysteria • Exhibit Hall9:00 am–5:00 pm Speaker Ready Room9:30 am–11:00 am Professional Ethics Workshop for Engineers9:30 am–Noon Technical Sessions/Posters9:30 am–1:30 pm TAWWA Top Ops Competition • Exhibit Hall9:30 am–2:00 pm TAWWA Pipe Tapping Competition Exhibit Hall9:30 am–5:00 pm Young Professionals SessionNoon–1:00 pm Box Lunch • Exhibit Hall TICKET REQUIREDNoon–1:00 pm Women of Texas Water Lunch TICKET REQUIRED1:15 pm–3:15 pm Technical Sessions/Posters1:45 pm–3:30 pm TAWWA Best-Tasting Drinking Water Event Exhibit Hall3:15 pm–4:00 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Awards Ceremony • Top Ops Area3:15 pm–4:00 pm Networking Break • Exhibit Hall3:15 pm–4:00 pm Door Prize Drawings • Exhibit Hall4:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes/Exhibit Breakdown4:00 pm–5:00 pm Technical Sessions/Posters6:15 pm Gavel Passing • Houston Museum of Natural Science6:30 pm–8:30 pm Conference Night-Out • Houston Museum of Natural Science TICKET REQUIRED

FRIDAY, APRIL 57:00 am–8:30 am Gloyna Breakfast TICKET REQUIRED8:00 am–9:00 am Beverage Break8:00 am–10:00 am Registration8:00 am–Noon Speaker Ready Room8:30 am–10:00 am Technical Sessions8:30 am–Noon Facility Tours • Depart from Convention Center TICKET REQUIRED10:00 am–10:30 am Networking Break10:30 am–Noon Technical SessionsNoon Conference Adjourns

ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENTTUESDAY, APRIL 2, 7 A.M.The Texas Water 2019 Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held at the Golf Club of Houston. The tournament benefits the scholarship programs of both TAWWA and WEAT and is a great way to meet new friends and colleagues. Get more details and a registration form on Page 25.

MEET & GREET/EXHIBIT HALLTUESDAY, APRIL 2, 5 TO 7 P.M.Texas Water attendees Meet & Greet in the Exhibit Hall at the George R. Brown Convention Center for refreshments. Registration opens at 4:30 p.m., then you can enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the Exhibit Hall. Texas WaterTM 2019 hosts the largest regional water exhibition on the continent. More than 600 exhibitors—a new record—are in one place, at one time, in the Convention Center.

INNOVATION LOUNGE – NEW THIS YEAR!TUESDAY, APRIL 2 – THURSDAY, APRIL 4The Texas Water™ Conference has always promoted innovation and creative design to solve some of our most complex water problems. New this year to Texas Water™ 2019 is the Innovation Lounge, highlighting innovative and advanced technologies from across North America. Don’t miss this opportunity to check out these new technologies while collaborating with your colleagues in the new Texas Water™ 2019 Innovation Lounge inside the Exhibit Hall. There is NO additional fee to visit the Innovation Lounge.

TEXAS WATER DODSON’S DRIVE FUN RUNWEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 6:30 A.M. (7 A.M. START TIME)The Dodson’s Drive Fun Run, established in 2011 to honor the late Kenneth Dodson, provides funding for scholarships and to send young professionals to the annual Young Professionals Summit.

This year’s Fun Run is a 5K course that will take runners through beautiful Buffalo Bayou Park on the west side of downtown Houston. Some of the course’s highlights include the Rosemont Bridge, the Gus Wortham Fountain and the Houston Police Officers Memorial.

NETWORKING BREAKSWEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 – FRIDAY, APRIL 5Start each Texas WaterTM 2019 day with networking breaks in the Exhibit Hall Wednesday and Thursday and near the Technical Sessions on Friday.

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TW19 Keynote Speaker: Carol Haddock, Houston Public Works DirectorCarol Haddock, the City of Houston’s PublicWorks Director, has been invited to address Texas Water’s Opening Session at 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 3.

The department manages and plans the city’s infrastructure, including streets, traffic signals, drainage, distribution of water, treatment of wastewater and permitting of public and private construction. Haddock has worked in the city department since 2005, serving as acting director since July. She is the first woman to serve as the city’s Public Works Director.

She was the Harris County Flood Control District’s program manager of Project Brays, a $480 million project that has already started reducing flooding in the Brays Bayou watershed.

Haddock was also a congressional fellow on the staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works in 2004 and previously worked as an assistant project manager for Klotz Associates Inc.

She graduated with a B.S. in civil engineeringfrom Rice University and a M.A. in public administration from the University of Houston.

Haddock serves on the American Society of Civil Engineers board of directors and was a member of Leadership Houston, Class XXIV. She received the ASCE Houston branch’s Award of Honor in 2014. She is a trustee of the Friends of the Texas Room, which supports the collections of the Texas and Local History Department, the Archives and Manuscripts Department, and the Special Collections Department of the Houston Metropolitan Research Center of the Houston Public Library.

TECHNICAL SESSIONSWEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 – FRIDAY, APRIL 5The Texas Water Program Committee offers technical sessions presented by the top experts in the industry and targeted to the most important issues facing water and wastewater professionals today. This year we had more than 700 abstracts submitted that were peer-reviewed to bring you 178 leading-edge presentations that are offered only at Texas WaterTM 2019. And, once again, we will provide a number of top Poster Sessions as part of our full technical program presentation. Attending Texas WaterTM allows you access to the best of the best technical presentations. For a full listing, see Pages 16-23.

STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITIONWEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 9 A.M. TO 2:30 P.M.The WEAT Student Design Competition gives students the opportunity to design and present improvements to a real-world wastewater treatment plant. These students will be competing to represent WEAT at the WEFTEC Student Design Competition in Chicago this September. The prompt this year focuses on the West Travis County Public Utility Agency’s Bohl’s WastewaterTreatment Plant in Bee Cave, TX. Students shall propose design recommendations to expand the capacity of the Bohl’s WWTP, as well as propose process modifications to meet new flow requirements while continuing to meet TCEQ Type I Reuse permitrequirements. Come on out to support your alma materand check out some of the prospective future leaders in the industry! This year’s competition hosts teams from Texas Tech University, University of Houston, Texas A&M University, Lamar University, Southern Methodist University, University of Texas at Austin, Tarleton State University, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, LeTourneau University and Louisiana State University.

AWARDS LUNCHWEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 11:30 A.M. TO 1 P.M.TICKET REQUIREDEnjoy a great meal with your colleagues at the Awards Lunch. The luncheon will feature the first of the conference award ceremonies, recognizing some of the longtime leaders of our water/wastewater community. Your ticket to the luncheon is included with Full or Wednesday-Only Registration, and extra tickets are available for purchase.

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CURTIS SMALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTTUESDAY, APRIL 2, 8 A.M. TO 12 P.M.The Curtis Smalley Environmental Event will take place in Buffalo Bayou Park, with Houston’s soaring skyline as a backdrop. Volunteers will be supporting the Buffalo Bayou Partnership with various activities, including seasonal plantings, invasive species removal, channel bank restoration or park beautification. All volunteers will be provided with gloves and other equipment, light refreshments and great camaraderie! RSVP will be required to help us determine the number of supplies and food/beverages needed. Please sign up for the event on the conference registration form.

Transportation to and from the event will be provided from the conference hotel and parking will also be available at Buffalo Bayou Park. We look forward to seeing you there!

AWWA CYBERSECURITY IN THE WATER SECTOR WORKSHOPWEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1 P.M. TO 5 P.M.This workshop demonstrates the most advanced program providing the end user guidance and examples necessary to use the AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance and Use-Case Tool. The workshop consists of five modules that focus on drivers for Cybersecurity Risk Management, how to select the applicable use cases, how the controls generated by the use cases are derived from the standards, application of the Cybersecurity Use-Case Tool on a sample system archi-tecture and how to implement the recommended controls to improve security on the control system by developing a customized cybersecurity improvement plan.

Registrants are requested to bring their own laptops to the training. Space is limited and pre-registration is required; sign up at www.txwater.org. No additional fee. Approved for 4-hours TCEQ water and wastewater hours.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTSYP & STUDENT RECEPTION/MENTORING PROGRAM NETWORKING EVENTWEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 5 TO 6 P.M.Come out and join the YPs and seasoned professionals for drinks and hors d’oeuvres as we continue to network. We will also recognize the winners of the Student Design Competition, the University Forum and the Dodson’s Drive Run. The Mentoring Program’s Networking Event will have participants discuss their experience with mentors. Join us to learn more about the program and how you can participate.

YP TECHNICAL SESSIONTHURSDAY, APRIL 4, 9:30 A.M. TO 5 P.M.A panel of YPS will share their knowledge and experiences on an array of matters aimed at engaging the YPs and seasoned professionals alike. Reference the program lineup for details.

PRESENTATION POSTERSWEDNESDAY, APRIL 3-THURSDAY, APRIL 4Texas WaterTM 2019 will once again give attendees an expanded opportunity to learn with the presentation of posters. The posters give authors the opportunity to display their research topics and to share the informationthey discovered. The posters will be displayed in the George R. Brown Convention Center from Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon. Authors are encour-aged to leave business cards or other contact information so that viewers can direct questions or comments their way. A listing of the posters will be provided in the Texas Water Conference Program and in the conference app.

AWARDS BREAKFASTTHURSDAY, APRIL 4, 7:15 TO 9 A.M.TICKET REQUIREDTexas Water will honor TAWWA and WEAT friends and colleagues who have demonstrated their commitment to the water and wastewater profession. The ceremony will feature fast-paced video introductions and a full breakfast buffet. Tickets are $40; one ticket is included with each Full Registration.

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS WORKSHOP FOR ENGINEERSTHURSDAY, APRIL 4, 9:30 A.M. TO 11 A.M.The Texas Water Engineer’s Ethics Seminar is an interactive and thought-provoking session led by Bob Pence and Gina Smith from Freese and Nichols, Inc. While earning one Professional Development Hour and satisfying the annual ethics requirement, you will learn to recognize ethical situations faced by engineers, analyze the issues of ethical situations and discuss how to resolve ethical situations in a creative and professional manner. There is NO additional fee for this training or need to preregister.

BOX LUNCHTHURSDAY, APRIL 4, NOON TO 1 P.M.TICKET REQUIREDThursday is a big day at the Texas Water Conference. In addition to the great Technical Programs and the full day of Exhibits, Thursday is also your opportunity to cheer on your favorite team at the Exhibit Hall competitions – Pipe Tapping, Operations Challenge, or Top Ops. So you won’t miss a minute of the action, we’ll serve a great Box Lunch at numerous locations in the Exhibit Hall. Your Full Registration or Thursday-Only Registration includes a ticket for the Box Lunch. Extra tickets are available for purchase.

WOMEN OF TEXAS WATER LUNCHTHURSDAY, APRIL 4 NOON TO 1 P.M.TICKET REQUIREDWe will be highlighting a group of amazing women who are managing, designing and constructing work in Houston. With the combination of the Luce Bayou project, the NEWPP expansion, and the large diameter water lines that deliver water all across the greater Houston area, many are calling the combination of these projects the largest water project in the world!

The panel will include Venus Price, City of Houston; Melinda Silva, Dannenbaum Engineering; Lindsay Kovar, B&G Engineering and Meera Victor, Carollo Engineers. It will be a moderated yet free-flowing conversation on the panelists’ experiences and work that led them to their current career position and project. Connie Curtis, with Kimley-Horn and Associates, will be the event moderator.

Box lunches will be available, and box lunch tickets are included in Full Registration and Thursday-Only Registration. Additional box lunch tickets are availableat $35 each if purchased on or before April 2; $40 after.

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CONFERENCE NIGHT-OUTTHURSDAY, APRIL 4, 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M.Our conference mixer and night out will take place at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, a short METRO ride from downtown Houston. We will be in the Weiss Energy Hall, the newest exhibit hall in the museum. This exhibit features two rides—the Geovator and the EFX 3000—which will both be open for attendees to ride at our event! The new hall features “Energy City,” a 2,500-square-foot 3-D landscape representing Houston, the surrounding Gulf coastal waters and the terrain of southeast and central Texas. This vibrant “white model” uses bleeding-edge projection mapping technology to bring to life the energy value chain. Not far away, the completely reinvented Geovator takes visitors on a reimagined fantastic voyage plunging down through the Museum floors into the earth, then back in time to the Cretaceous Period for an attack by hungry pteranodons and a meteor strike. Adjacent to the Unconventional Resources Gallery, the mammoth presence of the Eagle Ford Shale Experience, aka the “EFX 3000,” beckons visitors to step aboard for a wild ride out to prime Texas shale oil and gas drilling country and down into the borehole of an oil well, made real with curved projection techniques and mechanical motion effects. Reduced to microscopic size, the craft ventures into the narrow spaces of a hydraulic micro-fracture, surrounded by seemingly massive grains of

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proppant. Things may get a little dodgy for a bit, but the EFX makes a safe return to the Museum! Prepare to see energy as you’ve never seen it before in the incomparable new Weiss Energy Hall.

Dinner and drink tickets (followed by a cash bar) are included with a Conference Night-Out ticket.

Shuttle buses will leave from the conference hotel. The museum is also within 1 block of a METRO rail stop. From downtown Houston, riders should pick up the RED line on Main Street, and take it to the ‘Museum District’ stop, one block north of the museum. A Conference Night-Out ticket is included with Full Registration or with the Guest Program. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase at the cost of $70 on or before March 14; $80 after.

C.E. HOURSTCEQ Operator Training Certification Hours

will be available for attending technical sessions and participating in competition

events and facility tours.

Engineers may also receive self-reporting CE hours for attending.

Please note that we will not have engineering forms onsite.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTSGLOYNA BREAKFASTFRIDAY, APRIL 5, 7 TO 8:30 A.M.Betty Jordan, a principal at Alan Plummer Associates until her retirement, will be the featured speaker at the Gloyna Breakfast at 7 a.m. on Friday, April 5.

Joining the firm in 1980, Jordan took an active role in the development of the firm through creative approaches to a variety of challenging engineering projects. In particular, Jordan focused on wastewater process engineering. In this area, she worked closely with clients in optimizing the capacity ratings for their treatment plants, often obtaining significant increases in capacity based on performance evaluations rather than construction of new facilities. Her specialties included process trouble-shooting and training in addition to the design of wastewater treatment processes.

In addition to process engineering, Jordan worked in many areas of environmental engineering including: industrial wastewater treatment, odor control, biological studies, toxicity reduction evaluations, permitting and water quality analysis and assessment. Jordan is a popular speaker and presented papers at lo-cal, state and national conferences. She played an active

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role in developing the technical program for WEAT’s state conferences since the 1980s and served in leadership roles in both the local and state organization. She recent-ly served as one of the trustees on the Water Environ-ment Federation’s Board of Trustees.

Now that she has retired, Jordan is actively planning her travel schedule and takes an active role in her church. Some of her interests and hobbies include travel, cooking and camping. She organized a number of international trips for friends within the engineering community and spent much of her vacation time visiting foreign cities, try-ing out new foods and making friends around the world. Jordan enjoys people and likes to help them discover and develop their own skills to the best of their ability. She lives with the two most spoiled cats in the universe.

The Breakfast honors the long and distinguished career of Dr. Earnest F. Gloyna, Emeritus Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Gloyna’s teaching, research and professional practice have touched an unusually large number of students, educators, engineers and the public leadership not only in Texas but throughout the world. Tickets for the Gloyna Breakfast are $40 and are sold separately.

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COMPETITIONS

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3Junior Meter Madness Contest1-2:30 pm, Exhibit HallThe Junior Meter Madness Contest matches students from high school environmental programs, for a test of their meter-assembling skills and dexterity in the Exhibit Hall from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Please support these “future water professionals” by attending on Tuesday.

Meter Madness2:30-4:30 pm, Exhibit HallContestants race to assemble a 5/8-inch meter from loose parts and test for leaks. The winner represents Texas at the AWWA national competition. For information, check online at www.txwater.org.

Texas Shoot Out3:30-5 pm, Exhibit Hall, Ops Challenge AreaWho is the fastest draw on cutting a piece of 8-inch SDR 35 pipe with a hand saw? It’s time to show who really has the quickest hands in Texas at the annual Texas Shoot Out.

This competition is designed to demonstrate elements of the Operations Challenge’s Collection event. The event is open to all. The $5 entry fee proceeds go to CurtisSmalley Memorial Fund. First place in all events will receive a plaque. Contact Grace Wike at gdwike@lan-inc.com for more information and to sign up.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 & THURSDAY, APRIL 4Operations ChallengeTuesday April 2, 5 pm-7 pmWednesday April 3, 9:45 am-2:45 pmThursday, April 4, 8:45 am-4 pmCome see the best and brightest operators in the nation compete during Ops Challenge at Texas WaterTM 2019. Demonstrating a Texas sized dominance, TRA CReWS-ers and North Richland Hills Pooseidons took home Division 1 and Division II first place overall at WEFTEC. In addition, the TRA Waste Warriors took second place in Division II. Sign up your utility today! Teams of two to four members can compete in one or more (up to six) events. Anyone can sign up a team! The competition takes place Wednesday and Thursday in the Exhibit Hall. Join teams in a multi-day competition designed to showcase the team’s knowledge and skills in Process Control (Spon-sored by Freese and Nichols), Laboratory Analysis (Sponsored by Hartwell Environmental), Pump Mainte-nance (Sponsored by CP&Y), Collection System Repair (Sponsored by AECOM), Safety (Sponsored by Carollo),

Electrical (Sponsored by Gupta) and our 8th Annual Exhibition Event (Sponsored by Victaulic). Non-Utility Teams can sign up and compete in the Exhibition Event. Two Divisions are available: Division I for past teams who compete in all of the events, and Division II for any new team that wants to compete in any event for the first time.

Competitors can receive up to 10 TCEQ CEU hours, t-shirts, entry into the technical sessions and exhibit halls, and bragging rights! The Top Six Texas Teams earn a free trip to WEFTEC Nationals, which will be held in September in Chicago. Contact Jeff Sober at 214-883-6263 or jlsober@garverusa.com or register at www.txwater.org.

THURSDAY, APRIL 4Top Ops9:30 am-1:30 pm, Exhibit HallWater operations personnel can impress their co-workers and dazzle their bosses with their technical knowledge by competing in this quiz show-style event. The winning team advances to the National Top Ops Competition in Denver in June at the AWWA Annual Con-ference. For more information, contact Rhonda Harris at reharris57@gmail.com or online at www.txwater.org.

Pipe Tapping Contest9:30 am-2 pm, Exhibit HallFour-person teams from across the state compete to determine who will represent Texas at the AWWA National Pipe Tapping Competition in Denver in June. For information, contact Rhonda Harris, reharris57@gmail.com or check online at www.txwater.org.

Hydrant Hysteria9 am-4 pm, Exhibit HallHydrant Hysteria is a fast-paced competition where two-member teams assemble a specified hydrant as quickly as they can. The Section winners will compete at the AWWA ACE19 Conference in June in Denver.

Best-Tasting Drinking Water Contest1:45-3 pm, Exhibit HallThe Best-Tasting Drinking Water Contest brings together entries representing utilities across Texas. A panel of celebrity judges will grade the samples. Along with Texas bragging rights, the winning entrant competes at the AWWA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Denver in June. For information, see www.txwater.org.

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HOTEL INFORMATION

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The host hotel for Texas WaterTM 2019 is the HyattRegency Houston.

Hyatt Regency Houston1200 Louisiana St.Houston, TX 77002713-654-1234

Room rates at the Hyatt Regency Houston are $180 single/double plus taxes and includes basic wireless Internet. To avoid a one night penalty charge, reservations must be cancelled 72-hours in advance.

The current rate for overnight valet is $39+ tax and may be subject to change for 2019. This includes in and out privileges.

Self-parking is available at any city garage near the hotel. The closest garage is Regency Garage at the corner of Polk and Louisiana Street. Their rate is $2 per 20 minutes and currently has a maximum daily charge of $20. Prices for the garage may be subject to change. Guests who choose self-parking at this garage will pay directly at the garage; this cannot be billed to the hotel room.

To make reservations online, go to:https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/HOURH/G-ANNU (if you need assistance, please call 877-803-7534). Please note that the online system limits online registrations to 2 rooms at a time.

See special information below regarding booking more than 10 hotel rooms.*

Attendees can also make reservations by calling 713-654-1234 and refer to code G-ANNU. The cutoff date for the group rate is March 1.

After the Hyatt is full, there are other hotels close to the Houston Convention Center. Please refer to www.txwater.org for a list.

*Texas Water negotiates hotel rates to provide reasonable rates for conference attendees. As part of this agreement, Texas WaterTM 2019 assumes financial responsibility for any unsold rooms at the hotels where we have contracts.

The following policy will apply to anyone who books more than 10 hotel rooms at the negotiated Texas Water rate. Any person, group, company or organization that reserves more than 10 rooms at the Texas Water Conference rate agrees that they will cancel any rooms they do not plan to use earlier than the normal cut-off date for room reservations. The cutoff date for reservations in excess of 10 rooms is February 8, 2019.

By registering for Texas WaterTM 2019 at the conferencerate, and/or within the Texas Water negotiated room block, any person, group, company or organization agrees that if they fail to cancel the rooms by the cutoff date above, they will assume full responsibility to pay for any unused rooms at the full conference rate including all taxes and other fees in the event the rooms go unsold and the hotel acts to hold Texas WaterTM 2019, Texas AWWA and/or WEAT, responsible for any unused rooms under the terms of the contract.

Please direct any questions regarding this policy to help@texaswater.net.

REGISTER ONLINE ATwww.txwater.org

The easiest way to register is online at www.txwater.org.

You may also register by mail to Texas Water c/o

GCP Association ServicesPO Box 676

Pflugerville, TX 78691 or by fax to 512-251-8152

Deadline for discounted early registration is March 11, 2019

After March 25, 2019, you must register onsite.

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Monetary donations and corporate sponsorships are welcome. Donations are tax-deductible up to the value of the item.The Texas WaterTM 2019 silent auction will take place on Wednesday and Thursday and will be located inside the exhibit hall.

• Bidding closes Thursday at 1:15 P.M. Most items will be displayedat the booth, and some items may be used as a prize in the raffle.

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Monetary donations and corporate sponsorships are welcome. Donations are tax-deductible up to the value of the item.The Texas WaterTM 2019 silent auction will take place on Wednesday and Thursday and will be located inside the exhibit hall.

• Bidding closes Thursday at 1:15 P.M. Most items will be displayedat the booth, and some items may be used as a prize in the raffle.

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April 2-5, Houston, TX

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GUEST PROGRAM

Wednesday, April 3The group will meet for breakfast at the Hyatt Regency hotel and then board a chartered bus to beautiful Bayou Bend Home and Gardens. Nestled in the affluent River Oaks Neighborhood, Bayou Bend is a house museum for American decorative arts and paintings. Displayed in the former home of Houston civic leader and philanthropist Ima Hogg, the collection is one of the finest showcases of American furnishings, silver, ceramics, and paintings in the world. The house is situated on 14 acres of organically maintained gardens that were planned by Ms. Hogg to be outdoor rooms for living and entertaining, not just views to be admired from within the house.

Following lunch, we will visit the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. Located in the heart of Houston’s Museum District, the Museum of Fine Arts is the largest cultural institution in the southwest region. The wide-ranging collections of the museum cover world cultures dating from antiquity to the present including American art, European paintings, pre-Columbian art, photography, prints and drawings, Modern and Contemporary sculpture, and Latin American art.

Thursday, April 4After having breakfast at the hotel, guests will board a chartered bus that will travel to the city’s dynamic east side for a boat tour of the Port of Houston and Houston Ship Channel. Aboard the Motor Vessel Sam Houston, guests will experience first-hand one of the busiest and diverse ports in the nation. The ninety-minute leisurely cruise will take you through the heart of this key economic engine for the region. The educational tour along the Houston Ship Channel offers an opportunity to learn more about this engineering marvel that drove Houston’s growth and the efforts of our industry to improve water quality in this once highly polluted waterway.

Following the boat ride, it’s a short bus ride to lunch at the Original Ninfa’s on Navigation. This is the restaurant where Mama Ninfa Laurenzo started her restaurant empire in 1973 and launched the national fajita craze.

After lunch we will continue to explore the city’s historic eastside with a visit to the San Jacinto monument, museum and battleground. Walk in the footsteps of the brave Texian troops who routed Santa Anna’s army in the miraculous 18-minute battle that created Texas.

More to see and do…Friday you are on your own but there is so much more to see and do in this dynamic city. The Heritage Society’s museum and park is only a short walk from the Hyatt. Enjoy Discovery Green Park adjacent to the Convention Center. Mister McKinney’s Historic Houston Tour offers a unique ride into Houston’s past. Enjoy great shopping and dining throughout the downtown area.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 & THURSDAY, APRIL 4Spouses and companions of Texas Water attendees can experience the vibrant City of Houston as we check out some of the most interesting spots in this world-class destination!

The two-day package includes light breakfast, lunch, transportation and entrance fees, as well as a ticket to the conference-wide event on Thursday evening.

The Guest Program costs $125 on or before March 11 and $135 after.

Visit www.txwater.org for the latest Texas WaterTM 2019 information and updates. See you in Houston!

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FACILITY TOURS

Option 1: City of Houston’s 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant & Anheuser-Busch Houston BreweryThe tour will begin with a visit to the City of Houston’s 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant. 69th Street, with a 200-mgd capacity and a peak flow capacity of 400 mgd, is Houston Water’s largest wastewater plant and is the largest in the state of Texas. It is comprised of a liquid oxygen plant as well as a commercial pelletized fertilizer flash drying system. It is gearing up for the world’s largestHydrotech Discfilter System instillation to replace its tertiary traveling bridge filters.

Next, the tour will stop at the Anheuser-Busch’s Houston Brewery. The Anheuser-Busch Houston Brewery is essential to delivering fresh beer to southern regions of the country including Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. Opened in 1966, the Houston Brewery has quickly become one of Anheuser-Busch’s “greenest” breweries. On average, the brewery sources approximately 30 percent of its energy needs from alternative energy. The brewery’s energy efficiency and conservation efforts also include an on-site bio-energy recovery system (BERS), where brewery wastewater can be recycled adding to our water conservation efforts. From the advanced brewing technology to the history displays, you will gain a better understanding of the historical significance of one of America’s oldest brewers.

Tentative schedule for the morning of April 5, 2019:8:00 AM: Leave from George R. Brown Convention Center8:30 AM: Arrive at 69th St. Wastewater Treatment Plant 10:00 AM: Leave from 69th Street for Anheuser-Busch10:30 AM: Arrive at Anheuser-Busch12:00 PM: Leave Anheuser-Busch for George R. Brown CC

Option 2: City of Houston’s Southeast Water Purification Plant and partner NASA’s

Johnson Space CenterThe tour will begin with a visit to the COH’s Southeast Water Purification Plant (SEWPP). Commissioned in two phases in 1991 and 2011, SEWPP is a 200 MGD conventional surface water plant with the Trinity River as its source. It houses two independent treatment modules with common storage and distribution facilities. It is a regional treated water provider to multiple cities and utilities including facility partner, NASA’s Johnson Space Center.

SEWPP has won numerous awards and commendations including:

• A 14 time recipient of the AWWA’s Partnership for Safe Drinking Water’s Directors Award

• The TCEQ’s Texas Optimization Program (TOP) for Optimization and Operations Excellence since 2016

NASA’s Johnson Space Center is home to the historic Mission Control, The Saturn V Rocket Park, Mission Control for the International Space Station and Space Center Houston, among other attractions and exhibits. The town-sized facility has its own independent water distribution system.

Tentative schedule for the morning of April 5, 2019:8:00 AM: Leave from George R. Brown Convention Center8:30 AM: Arrive at Southeast Water Purification Plant 9:45 AM: Leave from Southeast Water Purification Plant10:00 AM: Arrive at Johnson Space Center12:00 PM: Depart Johnson Space Center for George R. Brown CC

Option 3: City of Houston’s Northeast Water Purification Plant and Expansion

The tour will begin with a visit to Houston’s existing Northeast Water Purification Plant (NEWPP). This plant was built using a design-build-operate delivery and has been operational since 2005. It relies on a conventional treatment process to treat up to 80 mgd. The tour will continue with a visit to the ongoing construction of the NEWPP Expansion, which will add 320 MGD of treatment capacity that will be on-line by 2024. The Expansion is being delivered using Progressive Design Build, and over $200 million of construction is now underway. The overall project is estimated to cost more than $1.5 billion, making it the largest water-sector PDB project in the world.

Participants for this tour will be required to wear approved PPE and must arrive wearing construction-toed shoes. Hard hats, vests, gloves, and safety googles will be available for loan.

Tentative schedule for the morning of April 5, 2019:8:00 AM: Leave from George R. Brown Convention Center8:45 AM: Arrive at Northeast Water Purification Plant 10:00 AM: Complete tour of existing plant and begin tour of construction project11:30 AM: Complete tour and return to George R. Brown CC12:15 PM: Arrive back at George R. Brown CC

Attendees can add to their Texas WaterTM 2019 experience by registering for one of the three Friday morning tours. Tour tickets are in addition to Conference registration and include transportation. Cost is $30 if purchased by March 11; $35 thereafter. A limited number of tickets may be available for purchase on-site. Choose one of the three tours that will leave from the George R. Brown Convention Center at 8:30 a.m. Friday morning:

Electrical & SCADA/I&C Legislative/Regulatory Safety & Security Watershed Management/Stormwater

1:30

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SCADA Upgrade for Wastewater Lift Station Flow Information

Shannon DunneCity of Houston

Should I Be Concerned About PFCs? Texas Edition

Paula MonacoAlan Plummer Associates

Ellen McDonaldAlan Plummer Associates

Marshall PlunkAlan Plummer Associates

Travis RamosAlan Plummer Associates

The Importance of Performinga Cybersecurity Audit

Sean McMillanJones and Carter

Lake Conroe and the Big StormsSam Hinojosa

Halff AssociatesDavid Parkhill

San Jacinto River Authority

2:00

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30 p

m

The How-To’s of Selecting a SCADA System for Small Systems:

Cleveland, Texas Case StudyRebekkah Sandt

HR Green

AWWA/NACWA/WEFCombined UpdatesAWWA/NACWA/WEF

Engaging Employees in the Incident Review Process

Becky Chen Austin Water

Using Soil Moisture Monitoring for Water Resources Management of

the Colorado River in TexasRonald Anderson

Lower Colorado River AuthorityBob Rose

Lower Colorado River AuthorityDavid Walker

Lower Colorado River AuthorityBrett Briant

Lower Colorado River Authority

2:30

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00 p

m

Recovery From a Catastrophic Power Failure

George LukeGupta & Associates

Rudy HinkleTrinity River Authority of Texas

Mike QuerryTrinity River Authority of Texas

Mike YoungTrinity River Authority of Texas

TCEQ Updates on Water Quality/Drinking Water Issues

TCEQ

Potential Sources of Contamination in Rural Texas

Source Water and Opportunities for Outreach and Engagement

Rose SobelCDM Smith

William GardeCDM Smith

Tina PetersenCDM Smith

Improving Water Quality Through Bacterial Source Tracking and

Community EngagementCarrie Smith

ArcadisMark Enders

City of New BraunfelsAshley Evans

ArcadisFred Blumberg

Arcadis

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 3:00 - 3:30 PM

3:30

- 4:

00 p

m Ozone Treatment Optimizationand Advanced Controls

Andrew PaulsonSignature Automation

Derek LittlejohnArlington Water Utilities

Justin KirchdoerferArlington Water Utilities

Hot Off The Press: Mid-Session Update from the

86th Texas LegislatureJulie Nahrgang

Water Environment Association of Texas

Protecting Your Source Water and Water Faciltiies: A Discussion on

Protection of Public Drinking Water Through Developing a Source Water

Protection Plan and Vulnerability Assessment

Kimberly Chanslor, CDM SmithElston Johnson, Elston Johnson &

AssociatesWilliam Garde, CDM Smith

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure – Lubbock’s Watershed Management Plan

Paula Jo Lemonds, HDRAubrey Spear, City of LubbockMalcolm Laing, City of LubbockNeil Weems, City of Lubbock

Jenna Kromann, HDR

4:00

- 4:

30 p

m Managing Complex Water Resources by Automating the San Antonio Water System’s

Remote Manual Distribution SystemChad Morris

Black & VeatchLinda Bevis

San Antonio Water System

EPA Region 6 Updates on Water and Water Quality Issues

EPA Region 6

Lessons Learned FromHurricane Harvey

Leisa NelsonInframark

Protecting Source WatersThrough Collaboration with

Agriculture and Farm Conservation Funding

Adam Carpenter American Water Works Association

4:30

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00 p

m

SCADA Implementation in a Large Pipeline and Pumping Project

Jesse Lomas, CDM SmithJohn Robinson, CDM Smith

Joe LaRosa, CDM SmithShelly Hattan

Tarrant Regional Water DistrictMiguel Galivez

Tarrant Regional Water District

Expect the Unexpected - Overcoming Permitting Trials and

Tribulations While Delivering Houston’s $1.75B NEWPP

ExpansionJasmin Zambrano, City of Houston

Paul Walker, Carollo EngineersRajinder Singh, City of Houston

Wayne Murphy, CH2M HILLSarah Berkey, Carollo Engineers

Virtualization of ICS Servers in the Water/Wastewater Market

Juliana WaferSignature Automation

Curtis McDoleCity of LubbockChris Hidalgo

Signature Automation

Dutch Techniques ImprovingHarris County Resiliency

Wendell BarnesArcadis

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Biosolids Water Reuse Public Info University Forum

ANITA Mox MBBR Pilot Study at Austin Water’s Hornsby BendBiosolids Management Plant

Rode Mora, Austin WaterJohn Mitchell, Austin WaterLisa Boatman, Austin Water

Hong Zhao, Veolia Water TechnologiesMitch Johnson, Veolia Water

Technologies

Demonstrating Real-Time Collection System Monitoring for Enhanced Source Control

in Potable ReuseEva Steinle-DarlingCarollo Engineers

Keep Calm and Communicate the Facts on Water Quality: Overcoming Rumors, Myths and Social Media Activists

Janet Rummel North Texas Municipal Water District

Distribution of Metals in Hurricane Harvey Floodwater Remnants

in Greater HoustonHailey Mueller LavigneTexas A&M University

1:30 - 2:00 pm

Implementing an Odor Control Program for a Centralized Sludge Processing and Loading Facility

James McMillenPerkins Engineering Consultants

Bill Gase City of GarlandToshio Shimada

Carollo EngineersCarlo Aviles

Daniel Company

Considerations for Implementation of Biofiltration in Potable

Reuse ApplicationsChristina Alito

HDRChance Lauderdale

HDRSamantha Black

HDR

Communication Helpis a Click AwayMary Gugliuzza

City of Fort Worth Water Department

Impacts of Hurricane Harvey on Drinking Water Quality

in Two Texas TownsMatthew Landsman

University of Texas at Austin

2:00 - 2:30 pm

Post Aerobic Digestion: Real World Experience with an Alternative to

DeammonificationLeon DowningBlack & VeatchEric RedmondBlack & Veatch

Pharmaceuticals and Other Emerging Trace Contaminants:

An Overview and an AssessmentRajendra Bhattarai

Austin Water

Don’t Wait on the Meter: How to Engage a Mixed Meter Customer

Base Today to Ensure a Successful Transition to AMI Tomorrow

Michelle CampWaterSmart Software

The Impact of Spills of Ethanol Blended Fuels on Groundwater

Krishna Rishi SaladiUniversity of Houston

2:30 - 3:00 pm

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 3:00 - 3:30 PM

North Texas Municipal WaterDistrict Wastewater Sludge

Dewatering OptimizationPhil Spitzer

North Texas Municipal Water District

Mitigating Widespread, Bio-Active Pesticides in an Indirect

Potable Reuse ModelSteven Jones

GarverMichael Watts

Garver

Sprinkler Talks. People Listen.Whitney Milberger-Laird

BGELindsay Kovar

BGE

Formation and Aggregation of Lead Phosphate Particles: Implications

for Lead Immobilization in Water Supply Systems

Juntao Zhao University of Houston

3:30 - 4:00 pm

Bioenergy Modeling to Evaluate Economic Scenarios and Risks/Sensitivities of Biogas-to-RNG

Production for WRRFsJustin Rackley

CDM SmithTom Jacobs

Trinity River Authority of Texas

Reclaimed Water, A Drought-Proof Supply that Provides Multiple Opportunities - Experiences

from City of Sugar LandKatie Clayton

City of Sugar LandJustin Bartlett

KIT Professionals

“Those Who Tell the Stories Rule the World”: the “Why” and the “How” of Effective Storytelling

Stephanie ZavalaRogue Water

Arianne ShipleyRogue Water

Antibiotic Resistance Gene Fate during Co-Digestion of Livestock Manure and Domestic Wastewater

in an Anaerobic MembraneEsther Lou

Rice University

4:00 - 4:30 pm

Sayonara Sludge: A Case for the Low Cost, Low Tech Water

Sludge MonofillKeith O’Connor

AECOMJames Vanderwater

Gulf Coast Water AuthorityJohn Martin Balch

Gulf Coast Water Authority

On-Going Water Characterization for the EPWater AdvancedWater Purification Facility

Hilma Villegas PerezCarollo EngineersCarlos Dominguez

EP WaterCaroline Russell

Carollo Engineers

The Goldilocks Problem: Texas in Context of World

Water ManagementAlicia Smiley

AECOMKiera Brown

AECOM

Effects of Temperature and Polyacrylamide as Flocculant Aid

on Floc Characteristics and Settling During Chemical Coagulation

of Produced WaterMahith Nadella

Texas A&M University

4:30 - 5:00 pmTENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS

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Value of Water

Drinking Water Quality Wastewater Collection Wastewater Treatment & Operations Water Distribution

9:30

- 10

:00

am Corrosive Water? Evaluation of Corrosion Indexes For Pb, Cu

and Zn ReleaseJustin SutherlandCarollo Engineers

The Ins and Outs of Fan Testingin the Real World

Justin Angel Perkins Engineering Consultants

Leaner and Meaner: HowOne Utility Used Process

Optimization to Cut WWRFOperating Costs in Half

Daniel OlsonGarver

Howard ChristianCity of Richmond

Mike MoodyCity of Richmond

The Value of Transient Monitoring - How Technology Increased

Network Visibility and Understanding for the

City of HoustonJames Dunning

SyrinixShannon Rodriguez

City of Houston

10:0

0 - 1

0:30

am

Nitrification Action Plan Update; Lessons Learned During

3-Years of ImplementationDavid Munn

Freese and NicholsJulie Huerta

City of HoustonVishakha Kaushik

AECOMSunil KommineniKIT Professionals

Odor and Corrosion Mitigation Strategies for a Complex Large

Diameter Interceptor SystemNeepa Shah

Hazen and SawyerPhil Spitzer

North Texas Municipal Water DistrictRichard Pope

Hazen and Sawyer

How Innovative Tools and Use of Site-Specific Data Helped Save

$20 Million in WWTP Wet Weather Upgrades to Manage a High

Flow Peaking FactorBrandt Miller

Hazen and SawyerDonna Long

North Texas Municipal Water DistrictAlonso Griborio

Hazen and SawyerChamindra Dassanayake

Hazen and Sawyer

Interconnecting Public Water Systems with the Aid

of Hydraulic ModelingHeather Ripley

Tetra Tech

10:3

0 -1

1:00

am Menacing Mussels Migrate

to Mighty Central TexasJoseph JenkinsWalker PartnersCharles Maddox

Austin WaterStephen Davis

Lower Colorado River Authority

Application of Smart Data Infrastructure for Integrated Wet Weather Management

Mia WelchTetra Tech

Diana Qing TaoTetra Tech

Process Modeling: A Streamlined Approach to Alternatives Evaluations for Utilities

Kaylee DusekGarver

Rusty TateGarver

Corrosion Control in Drinking Water Systems to Manage Metals Load at Wastewater

Treatment PlantsPhilip Brandhuber HDR Engineering

11:0

0 - 1

1:30

am

An Integrated Rapid Monitoring Protocol for Taste and Odor

Compounds and CyanotoxinsHunter Adams

City of Wichita FallsFrances Buerkens

Fluid Imaging TechnologiesAshley Cottrell

City of Wichita FallsSam Reeder

City of Wichita FallsMark Southard

City of Wichita Falls

No Calm Before the Storm: Projecting for the Future

with Record RainfallCarlos Flores

North Texas Municipal Water DistrictMichelle Lacks

Burgess & Niple

Low Energy Microbiomes for Nitrogen Removal: Rethinking Nitrification and Denitrification

Leon Downing Black & Veatch

Its Not Rocket Science, Or Is It? Hydraulic Considerations for

a Long Linear ProjectCarissa Shelley

Pape-Dawson EngineersKim Keefer

Stantec

11:3

0 am

- N

oon

Solving the Mystery of Manganese Riddle: A

Systematic Solution ApproachZaid Chowdhury

GarverAshley Pifer

Garver

Managing the Challenges of Large Diameter Pipeline Design

and Construction: DWU Southside 120-Inch Wastewater Interceptor

RehabilitationMarty Paris

Kimley-Horn and AssociatesKevin Cannon

Dallas Water UtilitiesAshlyn Morgan

Kimley-Horn and Associates

The Role of Aerobic Granular Sludge Technology in Biological

Nutrient RemovalGiampiero Galvagno

AECOMBeverley Stinson

AECOM

Open Heart Surgery – Replacinga Water System’s Primary

Pump StationMichael McBee

Freese and NicholsJosh Kristinek

City of LubbockNicholas Lester

Freese and NicholsStephen Johnson

Freese and Nichols

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Water Treatment & Operations Young Professionals Construction Issues Utility Management

Understanding FilterUnderdrains

Vinoth ManoharanAECOM

Valetta SaldanhaAECOM

Tunneling: Trending Solution for Challenging Urban Water, Wastewater and Stormwater

Conveyance ProjectsBrian Gettinger

Freese & NicholsSergio Flores

Black & VeatchRay Brainard

Black & Veatch

Martinez IV WWTP and Collection System Design-Build Project

Execution and Lessons LearnedAmy Middleton

San Antonio River AuthorityKirby Anderson

MGC ContractorsRobert Jenkins

Freese and Nichols

Creating Record Drawings from Thin Air - Reality Capture

Technologies and BIMFarida Goderya

City of Fort WorthMichael Graves

CP&YThomas Moody

CP&Y

9:30 - 10:00 am

Full-Scale Side-by-Side Evaluation of BAF and Non-BAF Treatment

at 440 MGD WTPNicholas BurnsBlack & Veatch

Kimberlie BrashearDallas Water Utilities

Peter StencelDallas Water Utilities

Let it WRIP! SAWS Water Resources Integration Program

Theresa PedrazasTetra Tech

Reflecting on Construction Success – City of Pearland

Reflection Bay Water Reclamation Facility Expansion

Andrea BrinkleyCity of Pearland

James NashArdurra GroupDynnie MitchellCity of Pearland

Growing Overnight. How the City of Sugar Land’s Recent

Annexation Expanded the System by 30%

Brian ButscherCity of Sugar Land

10:00 - 10:30 am

Alternatives to Water Treatment Residuals Disposal

Hal WoodCP&Y

Ivan Luna City of Corpus Christi

The Visualizers – We Seethe Future Now!

Suparna Mukhopadhyay CDM Smith

Risks and Rewards in Completing a Design/Build

Tunneling ProjectMichael Ramirez

Parkhill, Smith & CooperIvan Hernandez

El Paso Water Utilities

Bringing Order to the Chaos:Leveraging Detailed Urban Growth Planning in Master

Plan DevelopmentEvan Tromble

Garver

10:30 - 11:00 am

Chemical Cleaning – Evaluation of an Alternative to Extend

Your Media Life and Restore Filter Performance

Yue SunArdurra GroupSterling BeaverCity of Baytown

Frank SimoneauxCity of BaytownMark LeBlanc

City of Baytown

Lessons Learned: Operations and Communications for a

BPR Pilot StudyHeather Zwerneman-Burns

Black & VeatchEd Mach

Trinity River AuthorityMichael Easley

Trinity River Authority

Using Competitive SealedProposals to Purchase Owner

Furnished Equipment: Reducing Stress and Saving Money

Coy Veach Freese and Nichols

Ed Weaver Tarrant Regional Water District

When, What, Where, and Why – The Importance of Rate Studies in Utility Management

Chris EkrutNewGen Strategies & Solutions

Kim BostikNewGen Strategies & Solutions

11:00 - 11:30 am

Lessons Learned: Managing Zebra Mussels at Lake Belton Surface Water Treatment Plant

and Designing the Lake Stillhouse Hollow Intake with Zebra Mussel

Management in MindMelissa WooCDM Smith

Ricky GarrettBell County WCID No. 1

Jason DominguezBell County WCID No. 1

Taking AIM at Asset ManagementAllison Blake

Freese and NicholsJohn Logan

Trinity River AuthorityJessica Brown

Freese and NicholsJulie Hunt

Trinity River Authority

Can’t Stop the Flow: Getting a Derailed Design-Build Water

Supply Project Back on TrackLeslie Turner

Tetra TechAlissa Lockett

San Antonio Water System

Back to the Future, Predicting Water Demand based on

Weather ForecastsJeremy Rice

Freese and NicholsBilly George

North Texas Municipal Water District Yanbo Li

North Texas Municipal Water DistrictTom Gooch

Freese and NicholsSpencer Schnier

Freese and Nichols

11:30 am - N

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1:15

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45 p

m

Effect of BAF Conversion onFilter Performance and Making

Operational Changes to Achieve Biological Filtration Stability

Peter StencelDallas Water Utilities

Matthew JohnsonDallas Water Utilities

John TaylorDallas Water Utilities

When the Rains Came: The Impact of Hurricane Harvey on a Wastewater Collection System

Karen RicoRJN Group

Derek SchwankeRJN Group

It’s A Gritty Situation: Tackling Grit at Village Creek WRF

Farida GoderyaCity of Fort Worth

Amy Robinson CDM Smith

Samir Mathur CDM Smith

Water Quality Woes in Downtown Houston – Attempting

to Troubleshoot and Solve Identified Areas

Shannon RodriguezCity of Houston

Julie HuertaCity of Houston

1:45

- 2:

15 p

m What To Do When the “Brain Eating Amoeba” Shows

Up in Your Water System. St. Bernard Parish—A Case Study

Adam FaschanArdurra Group

Jacob Benton Groby III St. Bernard Parish Government

CIPP: We’re Going toNeed a Bigger Sock

Grace SoberLockwood, Andrews & Newnam

Lauren KubinNorth Texas Municipal Water District

Philip WheatLockwood, Andrews & Newnam

Can’t Stop the Grit: How DWU Southside WWTP

Maintained Current Operations During

Construction Megan Martin

CP&YLeslie Castillo

Dallas Water Utilities

The Role of Smart Tanks in Distribution WaterQuality Management

Tom CaulfieldUGSI Solutions

2:15

- 2:

45 p

m Nanofiltration for Optimizationof Brackish GroundwaterDesalination Processes

Jorge ArroyoFreese and NicholsRobert Rodriguez

North Alamo Water Supply Corporation

Wastewater Lift StationConsolidation – Perspectives

and Experiences of aLarge Municipality

Trent SlovakKIT Professionals

Fazle RabbiCity of Houston

Pratistha PradhamCity of Houston

From Nightmare to DreamCome True: Improving

Screening and Pumping Operations at one of the Largest Influent Pump

Stations in Texas Adam EvansCDM Smith

Regina StencelDallas Water Utilities

Highlights from Newly Published AWWA M77: Using Low Voltage

Conductivity to Locate and Measure Leaks in GPM

Chuck HansenElectro Scan

2:45

- 3:

15 p

m The Impact of Media Type, pH, and ORP on Manganese Removal

Across Biofilters Operated at Varying Temperatures

Ashley EvansArcadis

Lyda Hakes Alameda County Water District

In Case of an Emergency,Don’t Call 911: A Unique InlineStorage Approach to Eliminate

Sanitary Sewer OverflowsKendall NeSmith

Kimley-Horn and Associates Ila Drzymala

San Antonio Water System

What the Floc? CFD Modeling to Determine the Cause of Pin Floc

“Plumes” at Dos Rios WaterRecycling Center

Garrett KehoeArcadis

Pete ChavolSan Antonio Water System

Mixology 2.0 - Mixing GroundStorage Tanks to Improve Water

Quality and Customer SatisfactionSheldon Buck

KIT ProfessionalsDanica Mueller

City of Sugar LandRoss Woodfin

City of Sugar Land

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 3:15 - 4 PM

4:00

- 4:

30 p

m

Keeping Up With the Times: How A Membrane Replacement Can Help the KBH Desalination

Plant to Produce Water at its Design Capacity Once More

Isaac Campos, CDM SmithSarah Guemez, CDM SmithJorge Arevalo, CDM Smith

Gilbert Trejo, El Paso Water UtilitiesDoug Brown, CDM Smith

Bigger is Not Always Better:How Not to Chase Capacity All the Way to the Treatment Plant

Shay RoalsonHDR Engineering

Sidestream EBPR PresentsNew Alternatives to Upgrade to

Biological P Removal or Improve P Removal Stability

at Texas WRRFs Patrick Dunlap, Black & VeatchHeather Burns, Black & VeatchJames Barnard, Black & VeatchLeon Downing, Black & Veatch

Smart Boosting: A Case Study of an Innovative Solution for a

Smart Distribution SystemYue Sun

Ardurra GroupNicholas Cook

City of Deer Park

4:30

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00 p

m

Preparing for Increasing Algal Blooms in Water Sources: How Should Texas Utilities Evaluate

Source Water and In-Plant Treatment Alternatives?

Amlan GhoshCorona Environmental Consulting

Chad SeidelCorona Environmental Consulting

Margaret KearnsCorona Environmental Consulting

Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSO) Monitoring and Alerting with 311 Self-Reporting System

Shannon DunneCity of Houston

Innovative Use of Cloth Media Filters for Primary Treatment and

Peak Wet Weather Applications for the Port Arthur Main WRRF

David Jackson, Freese and NicholsMurali Erat, Freese and NicholsHani Tohme, City of Port Arthur

Donnie Stanton, City of Port Arthur

120-inch Water Transmission Line: Front End Planning to Mitigate Construction Risks

Roel Huerta, AECOMVenus Price, City of HoustonKevin Tran, City of HoustonWendy Lundeen, AECOM

Michael Liga, Lockwood, Andrews, and Newnam

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONSTHURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 4

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Water Treatment & Operations Young Professionals Construction Issues Utility Management

We All Need a NAP:Tackling a Municipality’s Nitrification Action Plan

Crystal YbanezCity of Corpus Christi

Gabriel RamirezCity of Corpus Christi

Marc SantosHazen and Sawyer

William BeckerHazen and Sawyer

Steering the Future of Fort Worth: Revitalizing

Fort Worth’s Existing Water and Wastewater

Design CriteriaShelby Warchesik

Kimley-Horn and Associates

Filtering out the Challenges at the Walnut Creek

Wastewater Treatment PlantRebecca Vento Austin Water

Carlos Chavez Black & Veatch

Phil CookCP&Y

Project Development:A Different Approach

to Starting DesignJustin Reeves

Lockwood, Andrews & NewnamChris Johnson

City of Fort Worth

1:15 - 1:45 pm

From 80 MGD to 400 MGD: Operational Challenges for Houston NEWPP Expansion and Ways to Conquer ThemQianru Deng, Carollo EngineersAndrew Molly, City of Houston

Eric Garza, City of HoustonPaul Walker, Carollo Engineers

Alan Domonoske, Carollo Engineers

Redundancy for Reliability’s Sake: Leveraging Hydraulic

Models to Evaluate Emergency Water Supply Scenarios

Geneva CaponiFreese and Nichols

Melissa BrungerFreese and Nichols

Scott ColeFreese and Nichols

Rehabilitation of 75-Year Old Cast Iron Water Line

in Historic DistrictGregory Henry

Lockwood, Andrews & NewnamAnh Hunter

City of Houston

Threading the Needle:Routing a Large Diameter

Sewer Main Through a Densely Urbanized Corridor

Jacqueline McMahonFreese and Nichols

David BennettFreese and Nichols

1:45 - 2:15 pm

Optimizing Pump Selections When the System Throws a Curve

Gil BarnettCP&Y

Chris SchmidCP&Y

Richard ZohneDallas Water Utilities

In the Nick of Time – A Case Study Demonstrating How

Proactive Stakeholder Coordination Results in Success

Reyna ReyesLockwood, Andrews & Newman

Construction Management of a Large Stormwater Tunnel Project

Utilizing a Mega-TBM in Dallas, TXPaul Smith

Black & VeatchJose Lopez

City of DallasJ. Milton Brooks

City of DallasEudomar SilvaBlack & Veatch

Modern Data Management forSmall Water/Wastewater

Systems – A Corix Utilities (Texas) Inc. Case Study

Darrin BarkerCorix Utilities

Steven WaldenSteve Walden Consulting

2:15 - 2:45 pm

How Much Calcium Can You Pack into a High Alkalinity Water?

Tiffany MillerTetra Tech

Alissa Lockett San Antonio Water System

James ChristopherTetra Tech

Surging Tensions: Field Investigation of the Cause for Surging in Centrifugal

Aeration BlowersRachel Gaddis

CP&YMichael Anderson

Belcheff & Associates

Advancing Construction Projects Through Legal, Technical, & Scheduling Challenges: DWU’s Residuals Projects

at the Elm Fork WTPGabe Trejo

Arcadis

The Houston Demonstration Hub: How a Utility of the Future Plans

for Continual Improvement through Technological Advancement

Daniel OlsonGarver

Aisha NiangCity of Houston

Paul ZappiCity of Houston

2:45 - 3:15 pm

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 3:15 - 4 PM

From Concept to Full-Scale Implementation: Using

Dynamic Simulation to Develop Novel Control Strategies

for Water FacilitiesGarrett Owens, Jacobs EngineeringTyler Nading, Jacobs EngineeringJason Curl, Jacobs Engineering

Matt Deavenport, Jacobs Engineering

Wholesale Meter Replacement Considerations

Lance KlementGarver

Dakota Breaux Upper Trinity Regional Water District

Avoiding Construction Pitfalls:A New Integrated and

Collaborative Approach toStartup and Commissioning

Daniel Bond, CDM SmithTom Jacobs, Trinity River AuthorityMike Young, Trinity River Authority

Samir Mathur, CDM Smith

Playing Nice Together - $150M of Construction, 6 Contractors, 25 Acres

Alissa Lockett San Antonio Water System

Carissa ShelleyPape-Dawson Engineers

4:00 - 4:30 pm

Rating the Re-Rates:Lessons Learned from Filter HLR Demonstration Testing

Katie WalkerHDR

Stan WilliamsHDR

Circle Takes the Square:How Trinity River Authority of

Texas is Adapting Plate Settlers for Circular Clarifiers

John Zwerneman, Carollo EngineersJohn Logan, Trinity River Authority

Letty Gomar, Carollo EngineersKevin Burks, Trinity River Authority

Rehabilitation of Aging Critical Mechanical Facilities at the Ullrich Water Treatment

Plant by Proactive Planning and Diligent Implementation

Xiaohong He, AECOMOmoruyi Ebomwonyi, Austin Water

Ioan Chilarescu, AECOMRobyn Smith, Austin WaterOlivia Beck, Austin Water

Lessons in Cat Herding: How Fort Worth Water and 23 Wholesale

Customers Strategically Renegotiated a 20 Year Uniform

Wholesale Wastewater AgreementAndy McCartneyFort Worth Water

Dave YankeNewGen Strategies & Solutions

Frank CrumbHalff Associates

4:30 - 5:00 pmTENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS

THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 4

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Pretreatment Applied Research Water Resources Infrastructure Financing

8:30

- 9:

00 a

m

Controlling the Dischargeof Mercury fromthe Dental Office

William PurvesPurves Environmental

From CERRO to ZERO (almost…): How El Paso, Texas Achieved

92% Recovery UsingAdvanced Desalination

Guillermo DelgadoH2O-TERRASteve MorganH2O-TERRA

Raquel Alba-LuckerH2O-TERRA

No Stone Unturned: An Integrated Water Supply Planning Approach

for a Texas River AuthorityJason Afinowicz

Freese and NicholsMatt Barrett

San Jacinto River AuthoritySpandana TummuriFreese and Nichols

So How Does YourPiggy Bank Grow?

Pat LackeyTrihydro Corporation

David AllenGreen Valley Special Utility District

9:00

- 9:

30 a

m

Alternative Approaches toLocal Limits Development

Chris PaschAlan Plummer Associates

Impact of Biofiltratio on NDMA Concentrations

in Drinking WaterCaroline Russell, Carollo Engineers

Ashley Evans, ArcadisWilliam Mitch, Stanford University

Raymond Hozalski, University of Minnesota Peter Huck, University of Waterloo

Please Pardon our Spills, Releases and Passthru-Bounded by Law,

Realizing OpportunitiesLj Francis

City of Corpus ChristiSteve Ramos

City of Corpus Christi

Lean Doesn’t Mean Skinny:How the Fabens Water District Stays in Budget But Keeps its

Infrastructure at the Cutting EdgeIsaac Campos

CDM SmithHoracio Juarez

CDM SmithMike Terrazas

El Paso County WCID #4

9:30

- 10

:00

am Technically Based Local Limits: Texas is Too Big for

One Size Fits AllJanet Sims

Perkins Engineering Consultants

Strategies to Reduce Formationof Polymer Derived NDMA inDrinking Water – Findings of

Pilot Testing at City of Houston’s East Water Purification Plant

Yong Wang, City of HoustonYongki Shim, KIT Professionals

Jin Ye, City of HoustonSunil Kommineni, KIT Professionals

Guidelines for Assessingthe Feasibility of AquiferStorage and Recovery

Hughbert CollierCollier Consulting

Aaron CollierCollier Consulting

Regional ConsolidationChallenges Facing Rural

Public UtilitiesRonald Cass

AECOMElizabeth Fazio Hale

Riverbend Water Resources District

Networking Break in Technical Session Area • 10:00 - 10:30 AM

10:3

0 - 1

1:00

am

Power Plant’s ConductivityMystery Solved by TOC Analysis

Amanda ScottSuez Water Technologies and Solutions

Analytical Instruments

Membrane Aerated BiofilmReactors: A Resilient and Energy Efficient Process Intensification

Dylan Christenson Black & VeatchAndrew Shaw

Black & VeatchSamik Bagchi

Black & Veatch

Using Advanced Water Quality Modeling to Support PermitRenewal of a Regional Water

Reclamation PlantErnest To

Alan Plummer AssociatesJody Zabolio

Upper Trinity Regional Water DistrictPeggy Glass

Alan Plummer Associates

When Your Financier Bellies Up to the Bar, Then Goes Belly Up

Kim KeeferStantec

11:0

0 - 1

1:30

am Starting Over or Not:

The Tale of IndustrialPretreatment Challengesfor a Rural Water District

Susan SporeAECOMEli Hunt

Riverbend Water Resources District

Increased Protein-Like Fluorescence Provides Early

Warning of DistributionSystem Nitrification

Ashley Pifer, GarverThien Do, University of Arkansas

Alfonso Morua, Dallas Water UtilitiesAndrew Molly, City of Houston

Julian Fairey, University of Arkansas

Singing Kumbaya: Intercity Collaboration Results in

Cost-Effective River Corridor Plans and Floodplain Mapping

Larissa Knapp-Scott, Jacobs Engineering Olivia Whittaker, Jacobs EngineeringStephanie Griffin, City of Grand Prairie

Amy Cannon, City of Arlington

Detailed Cost Modeling + Procurement are Critical for Achieving Cost Certainty for

Houston’s $1.75B Plant Expansion Jasmin Zambrano, City of Houston

Rajinder Singh, City of HoustonPaul Walker, Carollo Engineers

Sarah Berkey, Carollo EngineersRoy Bumpass, Carollo Engineers

11:3

0 - N

oon

Beat Ultra-Low PhosphorusTargets with Reactive Filtration:

How Citronelle, Alabama Consistently Hits

20 Micrograms per LiterPhilip Wiebe

NexomSteve Smith

Nexom

Evaluating the Feasibilityof Potable Reuse forInland Communities

Cory DowCarollo Engineers

Strategic Water ResourcePlanning for One of the Fastest

Growing Communitiesin the United States

Fred BlumbergArcadis

Mike Short New Braunfels Utilities

Integrated Utility MasterPlanning of a Rapidly Growing

City - Impacts to RatesSunil Kommineni, KIT ProfessionalsHoward Christian, City of Richmond

Gary Rabalais, Jones|CarterSusan Lang, City of Richmond

Angie Flores, Raftelis Financial Consultants

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONSFRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 5

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Industrial

Gloyna Breakfast ● 7-8:30 am ● Friday, April 5 ● Tickets Sold Separately

Asset Management Water Conservation Odor & Corrosion Control Diversity/Workforce

Where Do I Start? Risk-Based Prioritization for Renewal of Richardson’s Pumping and

Storage FacilitiesSam Meisner, Freese and Nichols

Melissa Brunger, Freese and NicholsHunter Stephens, City of Richardson

Jim Lockart, City of Richardson

Two Step: Developing a Water Conservation Planning Tool for

Water Service Providers in TexasKevin Kluge, Texas Water

Development BoardDavid Mitchell, M Cubed

Mary Ann Dickinson, Alliance for Water Efficiency

Jeremy Rice, Freese and NicholsTimothy Loftus, Texas State University

Cleaning Up Odors and Biogas for Solids Handling Processes with Digestionand Thermal Hydrolysis

Melissa WooCDM SmithTom Jacobs

Trinity River Authority of Texas

The Diversity Funnel:Educational and Early Outreach

Programs that Fuel Diversity in the Water and Wastewater Industry

8:30 - 9:00 am

Progressive Capital Improvement Planning Across Multiple

Utilities + Pavement Bill Lloyd

HDRPadma Patla

City of RichardsonJose Maldonado

HDR

Water Conservation Strategies in the Context of Resilience and the One Water Approach: A Case

Study in New Braunfels, TXJacqueline Ashmore

Boston UniversitySuzanne Williams

New Braunfels Utilities

What’s That Smell? Best Practices and Strategies for an Effective Odor Control System

Somnath Chilukuri, Freese & NicholsStephen Maldonado Jr., City of

College StationGennady Boksiner, Freese & Nichols

Rachel Turner, Freese & Nichols

The Diversity Funnel:Educational and Early Outreach

Programs that Fuel Diversity in the Water and Wastewater Industry

9:00 - 9:30 am

Sugar Land Tale: From Conceptual Framework to

Practical Implementation for the City’s Wastewater Treatment

Plants Asset ManagementBrian Butscher, City of Sugar Land

Meera Victor, Carollo EngineersFelicia James, Carollo Engineers

Fabiola DeCarvalho, City of Sugar Land

Keep Austin Chillin’: A Strategy to Reduce

Cooling Tower Water DemandCate Jones McClendon

Austin Water

How Much Air to Control Odorsin Sludge Storage Tanks?

Lynsy Varner Alan Plummer Associates

John Bennett Trinity River Authority of Texas

Paula Monaco Alan Plummer Associates

The Diversity Funnel:Educational and Early Outreach

Programs that Fuel Diversity in the Water and Wastewater Industry

9:30 - 10:00 am

Networking Break in Technical Session Area • 10:00 - 10:30 AM Where Did We Come From, Where Do We Go? Austin

Water’s Asset ManagementMulti-Sensor Pilot Experience

Kevin Koeller Austin Water

Mazen KawasmiFreese and NicholsStephen Johnson

Freese and Nichols

Residential Sprinkler Check-ups for Regional

Outdoor SavingsJason Pierce

Upper Trinity Regional Water District Dean Minchillo

Tarrant Regional Water District

Odor Control and Corrosion Protection for Air Release Valves at EPWater Force

Mains & Lift Stations Horacio Juarez

CDM SmithAjay Shrivastav

CDM Smith Ivan Hernandez

El Paso Water Utilities

The Diversity Funnel:Educational and Early Outreach

Programs that Fuel Diversity in the Water and Wastewater Industry

10:30 - 11:00 am

Asset Management: Monitoring and Controlling

Sewer Main ProjectsCristina Brantley

San Antonio Water SystemMark T. Schnur

San Antonio Water System

Critical Conservation: How Demand Management Modeling

Can Inform Conservation InitiativesKatie Clayton

City of Sugar LandWilliam Garde CDM Smith

Tina Peterson CDM Smith

Sometimes the Best Answer is “Wye”: Design Challenges

in Fort WorthChris BrooksRJN Group

Tony ShololaCity of Fort Worth

The Diversity Funnel:Educational and Early Outreach

Programs that Fuel Diversity in the Water and Wastewater Industry

11:00 - 11:30 am

A BASIC Approach: From Condition Assessment to

Low Cost, Low MaintenanceAsset Rehabilitation

Matthew JalbertTrinity River Authority

Water Use in Higher Education Across the USA

Bill HoffmanH.W (Bill) Hoffman & Associates

Forcemains Network Odor and Corrosion Management

Brian HuangV&A Consulting Engineers

Chris HunnifordV&A Consulting Engineers

The Diversity Funnel:Educational and Early Outreach

Programs that Fuel Diversity in the Water and Wastewater Industry

11:30 - Noon

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONSFRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 5

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Gloyna Breakfast ● 7-8:30 am ● Friday, April 5 ● Tickets Sold Separately

TEXAS WATER 2019 SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENTTuesday, April 2 • Golf Club of Houston

7 am check-in w/breakfast. 8 am Shotgun Scramble w/lunch, prizes & awards following. No on-site

registration.

This year’s event will be held at the home of the PGA Houston Open located in Northeast Houston at 5860 Wilson

Road, Humble Texas 77396 near the world class Northeast Water Purification Plant. The Tournament Course hosts

the Houston Open, where the world's top players vie for excellence on the Rees Jones/David Toms-designed

course. As enjoyable to play as it is beautiful, this course has abundant native plants and wildlife. Amid the finely

groomed fairways, the well-engineered greens and the challenging bunkers, you can almost hear the echoes of PGA TOUR Professionals inviting you to

have fun, encouraging you to compete and inspiring you to improve your game. Step onto the tee box with Singh or Couples. Face Scott or Appleby and

enjoy the rare combination of professional quality and beauty of this course. With Golf Club of Houston being Houston’s only PGA TOUR stop as your

backdrop, your tournament takes on an increased aura of significance and the rewards and enjoyment will be immeasurable. The Tournament Course at

Golf Club of Houston is open to the public—one of only 11 public courses across the country that hosts a PGA TOUR event. THIS YEAR EACH TEAM

WILL HAVE A COMPLIMENTARY FOUR CADDIE for ball retrieval, club selection, putting, and FUN. Caddie Fee and Tip are Already Paid.

TEAM & SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES (Multiple sponsors open at each level):

PLATINUM: TWO Team registrations, Lunch Sponsorship, and company

name on beach towel for every golfer...$5,000

GOLD: ONE Team registration, Breakfast Sponsorship and company

name on koozie for every golfer....$3,500

SILVER: ONE Team registration and Drink Cart Sponsorship: $2,500

BRONZE: ONE Team registration…..$1,500

Individuals can call Golf Chair for team assembly if available

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SponsorshipOpportunities

(Multiple sponsors available at each level;

sponsorship sign to be given to sponsor):

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Hole in One 18th HoleVehicle

Grand Prize Sponsor...... x $2,000... $

Hole in One 2,8,10,15 Holes

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Or mail form with payment to:

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P.O. Box 676

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Or fax to 512-251-8152

TournamentExtra(s)

Mulligans ($20/each)......................... $

(Mulligan Tickets are Also Raffle Prize Tickets)

TOTAL (add column at right)$

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canonico@ardurragroup.com

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Received on/before 3/11/19

TEXAS WATER 2019 REGISTRATIONEarly Registration Deadline: March 11, 2019

Payment Must Accompany this Form or Registration Cannot be ProcessedREGISTER ONLINE: www.txwater.org. PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE

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❑ Student (no meals) ........................................ $40 ........... $50 ........ ______

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❑ Thursday Only - MEMBER (includes Box Lunch) ................................. $130 ......... $160 ...... ______

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❑ Friday Only - MEMBER ................................. $80 ........... $90 ........ ______

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❑ Exhibit Hall Only (4/3, 4/4) ............................ $55 ........... $55 ........ ______ (Sorry: No one-day passes available)

FRIDAY FACILITY TOURS QUANTITY Select Tour Below: ...................... _____ x $30 ........... $35 ........ ______ ❑ Tour 1: 69th Street WW Plant & Anheuser-Busch Brewery ❑ Tour 2: SE Water Plant & NASA’s Johnson Space Center ❑ Tour 3: NE Water Purification Plant & Expansion

EXTRA TICKETS QUANTITY ❑ * Awards Lunch (WEDS.) ........... _____ x $65 ........... $70 ........ ______

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❑ Donation “Water for People” - Optional ............................................. ______

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No refunds will be granted after March 11, 2019. A $60 cancellation fee will be assessed to all refund requests made prior to March 11, 2019. Substitutions allowed. Substitutions may incur a $25 processing fee. All refunds must be requested in writing. Email or fax refund requests to Texas Water at texwater@texas.net or (fax) 512-251-8152.

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