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Texas Water 2017 | April 10-13 | Austin

TCEQ Awards

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Keeping it Weird in Austin for Texas Water 2017TM! April 10-13, 2017 » Austin Convention Center

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oin your friends and colleagues in Austin for Texas Water 2017TM! This year, Texas Water will be held at the Austin Convention Center April 10-13, 2017.

Visit www.txwater.org for more information and to register!

Dedicated volunteers from the Texas Section AWWA and the Water Environment Association of Texas have worked countless hours to make Texas Water 2017TM, the groups' annual joint conference, a seamless event that will bring home the knowledge to advance the water and wastewater industry.

Don't miss out on the sold-out Exhibit Hall featuring more than 500 booths, the informative technical sessions and the networking opportunities with thousands of representatives of the Texas water/ wastewater industry!

Here are some conference highlights: MONDAY, APRIL 10 The day begins at 7 a.m. as players gather at the Jimmy Clay-Roy Kizer Mega Muni Complex in Austin for the annual Texas Water Golf Tournament. The TRWA Adraises 2016 (bleeds).pdf 1 2/2/2016 7:57:33 PM tournament money for scholarships for TAWWA and WEAT.

At 2 p.m., the Texas Section's Board of Trustees will hold its annual meeting at the Hilton Hotel, Room 406.

All members of TAWWA are welcome to attend the Board meeting.

After the exhibitors have put their booths in order, the Texas Water Exhibit Hall will open at 5 p.m. for a Meet-and-Greet reception for attendees.

Texas Water 2017TM has officially begun.

TUESDAY, APRIL 11 The morning kicks off with the Dodson's Drive Fun Run, which benefits the Dodson's Drive and raises funds to support TAWWA/WEAT Young Professional activities around Texas. Visit https://www.facebook. com/YPDD5k for more information.

At 9 a.m., Rep. Lyle Larson will head over from the Capitol to address the opening session.

The Awards Lunch at 11:30 a.m. spotlights TAWWA members who have made special contributions to the industry.

Technical sessions begin their three-day run that afternoon, with more than 120 topics from which to choose. Tuesday is also the first day for competitions in CONTINUED PAGE 21 | texas water 2017

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| letter from the texas section chair |

Texas Water 2017TM Texas Section American Water Works Association P.O. Box 80150 Austin, Texas 78708 www.tawwa.org Daniel Nix, Chair 940-691-1153 Bruce Curtis, Chair-Elect 972-602-1001 Ron Tamada, Vice-Chair 817-493-5100 Jennifer Elms, Imm. Past Chair 713-784-4500 Mike Howe Executive Director/Secretary-Treasurer 512-238-9292 Fax: 512-238-0496 mikehowe@tawwa.org This publication is distributed bi-monthly to the more than 3,500 members and friends of the Texas Section – American Water Works Association.

Contributing writers can contact the editor: Cliff Avery GCP Association Services PO Box 676 Pflugerville, TX 78691 512-251-8101 Fax: 512-251-8152 texwater@texas.net The publication name, TexasH2O: © 1996-2017 Texas Section – American Water Works Association, Inc. © 2017 Texas Section – American Water Works Association, Inc.

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t’s that time of year again. That’s right, it’s the annual Texas Water Conference being held this year in Austin. It is definitely an eye opening experience to watch how much effort goes into getting the Texas Water Conference put together every year. Once again, I have watched a dedicated group of volunteers (from the City of Austin and area engineering firms), led by Charlie Maddox and Raj Bhattarai, DANIEL NIX put together a conference that will be an 940-691-1153 outstanding event. They should all be daniel.nix@wichitafallstx.gov commended for their hard work and if you have the opportunity during the conference, make sure to tell them "Thank You." Texas Water will kickoff on Tuesday, April 11, with the Opening Session.

The keynote speaker this year is Representative Lyle Larson from San Antonio. Rep. Larson currently serves on the House Natural Resources Committee; the Culture, Recreation and Tourism Committee; the General Investigating and Ethics Committee, the Calendars Committee; and as the Chairman of the Texas Republican Representative Campaign Committee.

The Technical Program begins at 1:30 pm on Tuesday, April 11, and will offer a wide variety of subject matters that represents the best of research and technology that Texas has to offer. I would like to express my gratitude to Ron Tamada and Ana Pena, as well as, all of the Divisions and Committees that review and rank the more than 500 abstracts that were received, in putting together this informative technical program for the attendees.

With the technical program, there are a lot of activities to be had around the Convention Center and the Exhibitors Floor. In addition to all of the regular competitions (Pipe Tapping, Meter Madness, Junior Meter Madness, Top Ops. Etc.) we have added a new competition, Hydrant Hysteria, which is a fast-paced two-person competition to see how quickly a team can assemble a fire hydrant. All of these activities look to be suspenseful, so make sure you take some time out of your busy schedule to drop by and watch a few of them. You won’t be disappointed.

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Up Close and Personal

BY MIKE HOWE tawwa executive director

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t was the name of a movie in 1996. It was also a phrase used in the famous show, ABC's Wide World of Sports (I know some of you remember Jim McKay). But, it is also how I get during the weeks before a Texas Water Conference.

Many of you have attended the Awards Breakfast at Texas Water. As you know, we pack more than 40 awards into just a little over an hour of time over eggs, bacon and lots of coffee. It moves fast, covers a lot of awards and most important, honors so many of our colleagues in the water profession.

What makes this "Up Close and Personal" is that once the awardees are chosen and text and visuals are sent, I spend considerable time before each conference producing the video for the breakfast. In that process, I write and rewrite scripts, voice and edit all the audio (I really can talk fast and clearly but I promise I don’t do it all in one take!) and then edit the visuals to the audio, adding any effects, place everything in order and then mix music tracks under the video to complete the production. It takes considerable time and it couldn’t even be attempted without the pre-production work of the TAWWA and WEAT awards volunteers.

In the course of writing and voicing the scripts, I

learn a lot about people who I may or may not know, including personal elements of their lives I never would have known. Little things like how someone first came into the industry, tidbits about their family, where the awardee went to school, MIKE HOWE 512-238-9292 their first job. You might mikehowe@tawwa.org not hear those things in the video, but if you read the full text in the Awards Book, you really do learn things that fill in details. I won’t go in to detail here — but you can read it in the book at the conference!

But what I find as I spend "time" with the awardees and the details that are digested down into final scripts, is that I feel like I have a unique opportunity to get to know these people, at least in a way that I didn’t know about them before.

When I’m done with the video, I actually sit down and watch it to make sure everything is correct. It’s CONTINUED PAGE 26 | executive director report

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TCEQ Announces Winners of the 25th Annual Texas Environmental Excellence Awards

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he Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced the winners of the prestigious Texas Environmental Excellence Awards on March 6.

TCEQ commissioners and the Texas governor jointly selected the nine winners — based on recommendations from a Blue Ribbon Committee — in eight categories.

The 25th annual edition of these awards include efforts to use less water or energy, to educate the public about natural resources and to reduce pollution.

“I am inspired by this year’s winners,” says TCEQ Chairman Bryan W. Shaw, Ph.D., P.E. “These projects show that protecting the environment and sustainable

economic development go hand-in-hand.”

Winners were picked from a pool of 144 applicants.

Here are the TEEA categories and the honorees for each: Pollution Prevention: The Amarillo Veterans Affairs Medical Center combined two technologies that allow it to shift air conditioning load to nighttime, generate electricity during the day and even export excess electricity back to the local grid.

Education: The Colorado River Alliance of Austin uses a mobile trailer to “bring the river” to students, so they can learn about its watershed and what they can CONTINUED PAGE 22 | tceq awards

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| gloyna |

Flint is the Focus at TW17's Gloyna Breakfast

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he Flint Water Study Team presentation, “Flint Water Study: Revisiting Science and Engineering for the Public Good” will be featured at the Gloyna Breakfast at 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 13 at Texas Water 2017TM at the Austin Convention Center.

The presentation will be of interest to both the technical as well as the nontechnical members of the audience alike.

Rebekah Martin, a fourth-year doctoral candidate at Virginia Tech and a member of the Virginia Tech’s Flint Water Study Team, led by Dr. Marc Edwards, will be the featured speaker at Gloyna Breakfast. Martin received her bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Bucknell University.

Since graduation she has been pursuing her Ph.D.

in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech.

Her research experience includes detection of disinfection byproduct precursors in surface waters, spatial analysis of hydraulic fracturing waste transport routes and opportunistic pathogen proliferation in plumbing systems.

The research group at Virginia Tech was alerted to the water issues in Flint by a concerned mother whose water lead concentrations coming from her kitchen tap reached a concentration

Rebekah Martin, a member of Virginia Tech's Flint Water Study Team, will be the Gloyna Breakfast speaker at the Texas Water Conference.

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he Water For People Texas Water 2017TM Silent Auction volunteers have been rounding up a great array of items for you to bid on. The silent auction will take place Tuesday, April 11 and Wednesday, April 12 at the Texas Water conference in Austin.

One of the big ticket items this year is a Hach FH950 Handheld Flow Meter with Velocity and Depth Sensor, worth $6,000. You can also bid on an exhibitor booth for Texas Water 2018TM in San Antonio.

Be sure to stop by the Convention Center Lobby to place a bid on these or any of the other items in the auction.

All proceeds from the silent auction benefit the Water For People effort to assist developing countries in providing safe and sufficient water for their citizens.

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| value of water |

Texas Water Session: Value of Water – Texas

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he Value of Water – Texas program is designed to foster networking and dialogue among water and wastewater utilities of all sizes focusing on the community outreach component of a project or challenges experienced with responding to, interacting or communicating with end users. Real-life experiences and lessons learned will be told. This program includes oral presentations, interactive discussions and an opportunity to meet and discuss outreach with the program speakers in a dynamic environment.

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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.

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| letter from the texas section chair |

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And finally, don’t forget to take some time to participate in the two philanthropic events that TAWWA/WEAT has to offer. Water for People will have its regular Silent Auction for items that include art, wine, clothing, professional memberships, electronics, tickets to sporting events and many more items. A new philanthropic endeavor for you to consider this year is the Community Engineering Corp (CEC). To help promote the CEC’s mission in providing technical expertise to underserved communities within the United States, the TAWWA CEC Committee, Chaired

by Mark Urback, will be holding a Garage Sale where you can purchase a wide variety of material from past Texas Water Conferences.

There is much, much more going on throughout

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| letter from the texas section chair |

the conference that I simply do not have the space to detail here. Please go to the txwater.org website for an online version of the Attendee Brochure. Within the brochure, you will find everything that you would ever want to know about this year's Texas Water 2017TM. This is officially my last "Letter from the Section Chair" and I want to end it by sending you all a heartfelt "Thank You" for all of your passion and hard work within the water industry and the TAWWA. It has been my honor to have served as your Chair for the last 12 months and I have had a wonderful year working with you all. What makes TAWWA stand out amongst the AWWA are the ideas, the drive, commitment and overall passion of its members. I can think of no other group of individuals that are as impressive as the TAWWA membership. Once again, "Thank You" for having the confidence in me to be your Chair and for all of the actions that you undertake each and every day to make the water industry in Texas great. I look forward to seeing and talking to all of you at Texas Water.

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| value of water |

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 3 | texas water 2017 the Exhibit Hall, with Meter Madness and Junior Meter Madness. Be sure to come cheer on these competitors!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 The doors open at 7:30 a.m. for the popular Awards Breakfast.

Competitions — ­ including the quiz-show style Top Ops, Pipe Tapping, the Best-Tasting Drinking Water Contest and the new Hydrant Hysteria — put a fun spin on the day.

After the Exhibit Hall closes at 4 p.m., it's time to get ready for the night out at the Mexican American Cultural Center.

THURSDAY, APRIL 13 Facility tours depart from the Convention Center Thursday morning. Back at the conference, the morning is spent in the last of the technical sessions, with the conference adjourning at noon.

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| tceq awards |

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 | tceq awards do to conserve and protect this natural resource.

Civic/Community: Fort Hood in Bell County sets the example for others by reducing energy usage, obtaining energy from renewable resources, conserving water, minimizing waste, protecting and enhancing ecosystems and connecting communities together toward common sustainability goals.

Civic/Community: Lower Rio Grande Valley Nature Center in Weslaco fosters an appreciation of the area’s

natural flora and fauna, encourages environmental stewardship and provides many other services to satisfy the current and future needs of its community.

Innovative Operations/Management: The Mansfield Independent School District’s conservation program inspires students, teachers and other members of the community to reduce energy usage and conserve water, saving the school system nearly $7 million in utility costs from 2012 through 2016.

Individual: Martha McLeod of Fulton, who is an elementary science teacher, goes the extra mile for her students, creating lifelong learners who understand the importance of protecting and conserving the Earth’s resources.

Youth: Teens4Green of Frisco is a service-based club that brings high school students together to make their community cleaner and develop young leaders.

Agriculture: Texas Project for Ag Water Efficiency: Citrus in the Lower Rio Grande Valley studies irrigation techniques for citrus groves and provides assistance to producers on how they can implement a technique to conserve water that also increases profitability.

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Water Conservation: University of Texas at Austin modernized its irrigation system to reduce water usage by more than 100 million gallons a year, amounting to a savings of about $1 million annually and allowing them to recoup their investment in less than three years.

“The true winners,” TCEQ Commissioner Toby Baker said, “are all Texans who benefit from these efforts to protect our natural resources.”

Commissioner Jon Niermann said he is impressed of the range of projects represented. “I am encouraged by the spirit and passion of the Texans behind these projects.”

TEEA winners will be recognized at a banquet on May 17 as part of the TCEQ’s Environmental Trade Fair and Conference at the Austin Convention Center.

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| new members |

TAWWA Welcomes New Members Joining January 1–February 28, 2017 Mohsen Aghashahi College Station, TX

Anatoly Chlenov Austin, TX

Jayesh Gandhi Friendswood, TX

Cijo Jose Fort Worth, TX

Richard Pursley Houston, TX

Mike Svetlilk Wadsworth, TX

Kwasi Agyei Katy, TX

John Clapper Houston, TX

Gavin Gann Huntsville, TX

Brendan Kelly Austin, TX

Tom Rees Tehuacana, TX

Belinda Tompkins Brownsboro, TX

Ramamohana Reddy Appannagari Houston, TX

Amy E. Collins Dripping Springs, TX

Maria Garcia Moore, TX

David C. Kent Dallas, TX

Raul C. Rivas Corpus Christi, TX

Charlie Turner Frankston, TX

Raul Cortez Austin, TX

Sanjuana Garcia Port Isabel, TX

Kristina Leal McAllen, TX

Daniel Roberts Dallas, TX

Jeff Vess Mabank, TX

Jennifer Cottingham Coppell, TX

Reba George Corpus Christi, TX

Rick Magargal Houston, TX

Daniel Lewis Roberts Conroe, TX

Craig Vickery Katy, TX

Carl Craigo Midland, TX

Kevin Grady Midlothian, TX

Jim Mathis Houston, TX

Galen Roberts Wylie, TX

Bruce Virnig Beaumont, TX

Mark Dasilva Houston, TX

Lissa Gregg Fort Worth, TX

Terry McArdle Houston, TX

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Scott Groves Houston, TX

Justin Scott Leander, TX

Dwain Whitetaker Houston, TX

David Dilts Carrollton, TX

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Michael Wayne McLean Sr. Richmond, TX

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David T. Brown McKinney, TX

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TENTATIVE TEXAS WATER CONFERENCE SCHEDULE NOTE: All events are at the Austin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, unless otherwise noted. Schedule is subject to change. For the most up-to-date listing, go to www.txwater.org.

MONDAY, APRIL 10

7:00 am 8:00 am–12:00 pm 8:00 am–3:00 pm 2:00 pm–5:00 pm 2:00 pm–5:00 pm 4:30 pm–7:00 pm 5:00 pm–6:00 pm 5:00 pm–7:00 pm

Golf Tournament • Jimmy Clay/Roy Kizer Curtis Smalley Environmental Event Exhibitor Move-In • Exhibit Hall TAWWA Annual Board Meeting • Hilton Hotel WEAT Annual Board Meeting • Hilton Hotel Registration • Convention Center Lobby WEAT Ops Challenge Pre-Meeting Meet & Greet • Exhibit Hall

TUESDAY, APRIL 11

6:30 am Dodson’s Drive Fun Run 8:00 am–5:00 pm Registration • Convention Center Lobby 8:00 am–5:00 pm Speaker Ready Room 8:30 am–9:30 am WEAT Process Control Event 8:30 am–3:30 pm Guest Program • Hilton Hotel

PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED 9:00 am–10:00 am Opening Session 9:00 am–11:30 am WEAT Student Design Competition 9:45 am–2:45 pm WEAT Laboratory Event & Exhibition Event

Exhibit Hall 10:00 am–10:30 am TAWWA Business Meeting 10:00 am–11:00 am Beverage Break • Exhibit Hall 10:00 am–5:00 pm Exhibits Open • Exhibit Hall 10:00 am–5:00 pm Water For People Silent Auction 11:30 am–1:00 pm Awards Lunch

TICKET REQUIRED 1:00 pm–1:30 pm Meter Madness Pre-Competition Meeting • Exhibit Hall 1:00 pm–4:30 pm Meter Madness (Jr. Meter

Madness 1 pm) • Exhibit Hall 1:00 pm–5:00 pm Troubleshooting Your Water

System Workshop 1:30 pm–3:00 pm Technical Sessions/Posters 1:30 pm–5:00 pm University Forum 1:30 pm–5:00 pm Young Professionals Session 3:00 pm–3:30 pm Networking Break • Exhibit Hall 3:00 pm–3:30 pm Door Prize Drawings • Exhibit Hall 3:30 pm–5:00 pm Technical Sessions 3:30 pm–5:00 pm Texas Shoot-Out • Exhibit Hall 5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes For Day 5:00 pm–6:00 pm Young Professionals & Student Reception/

Mentoring Program Networking Event

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12

7:00 am–5:00 pm Registration • Convention Center Lobby 7:15 am–9:00 am Awards Breakfast • Hilton Hotel

TICKET REQUIRED

8:30 am–3:30 pm Guest Program • Hilton Hotel

PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED 9:00 am–9:30 am TAWWA Top Ops Pre-Competition

Meeting • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–9:30 am TAWWA Pipe Tapping Pre-Competition

Meeting • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–10:00 am Beverage Break • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–1:15 pm Water For People Silent Auction 9:00 am–2:45 pm WEAT Ops Challenge • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–4:00 pm Exhibits Open • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–5:00 pm Speaker Ready Room 9:30 am–11:00 am Professional Ethics Workshop for Engineers 9:30 am–Noon Technical Sessions/Posters 9:30 am–1:30 pm TAWWA Top Ops Competition • Exhibit Hall 9:30 am–2:00 pm TAWWA Pipe Tapping Competition • Exhibit Hall Noon–1:00 pm Box Lunch • Exhibit Hall

TICKET REQUIRED Noon–1:00 pm Women of Texas Water Lunch

TICKET REQUIRED 1:15 pm–3:15 pm Technical Sessions/Posters 1:45 pm–3:30 pm TAWWA Best-Tasting Drinking Water Event

Exhibit Hall 2:00 pm–4:00 pm Hydrant Hysteria • Exhibit Hall 3:00 pm–3:45 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Awards

Ceremony • Top Ops Area 3:15 pm–4:00 pm Networking Break • Exhibit Hall 3:15 pm–4:00 pm Door Prize Drawings • Exhibit Hall 4:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes/Exhibit Breakdown 4:00 pm–5:00 pm Technical Sessions/Posters 5:00 pm–6:00 pm Texas WateReuse Association

Board Meeting 6:15 pm Gavel Passing • Mexican American

Cultural Center 6:30 pm–8:30 pm Conference Night-Out • Mexican American

Cultural Center

TICKET REQUIRED

THURSDAY, APRIL 13

7:00 am–8:30 am Gloyna Breakfast

TICKET REQUIRED 8:00 am–9:00 am Beverage Break 8:00 am–10:00 am Registration 8:00 am–Noon Speaker Ready Room 8:30 am–10:00 am Technical Sessions 8:30 am–Noon Facility Tours • Depart from Convention Center

TICKET REQUIRED 10:00 am–10:30 am Networking Break 10:30 am–Noon Technical Sessions Noon Conference Adjourns

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then, after pulling all of the pieces together into very short stories about each awardee, that I realize in an odd way that I have spent time getting "to know" about some pretty amazing people.

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