Texas Water 2026 Conference Program

Conference Program

April 27–30, 2026

Henry B. González Convention Center

San Antonio, Texas

Welcome to San Antonio!

Welcome to San Antonio for this year’s Texas WaterTM 2026 annual conference and exhibition—the Largest Regional Water Conference in the U.S.©!

Texas Water, which is proudly sponsored by both the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) and the Texas American Water Works Association (Texas AWWA), is widely recognized as the premier water and wastewater conference in the Southwest Region of the United States. Each year our conference grows both in number of attendees and proposals for presentations and exhibits. This year’s conference and exhibition is a testament to the continued dedication of our water and wastewater professionals—building on a strong foundation, planning for current and future needs, and expanding our horizons to meet future challenges.

We encourage you to maximize your conference experience by participating in the many technical sessions and special events available to you, networking with your industry peers and friends, and visiting the Henry B. González Convention Center Exhibit Hall. With more than 740 booths, so many leading-edge products and services in the waterworks industry will be on display—plus you can experience the excitement of the competitions there, too. We look forward to seeing you throughout the week. Have a great conference!

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Welcome to Texas Water!

On behalf of the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) and the Texas American Water Works Association (Texas AWWA), welcome to the Texas WaterTM 2026 annual conference and exhibition! This year we return to the wonderful city of San Antonio, graciously hosting our conference attendees, exhibitors, speakers, competitors and volunteers, while offering amazing amenities and cultural experiences.

As the Largest Regional Water Conference in the U.S.©, both WEAT and TAWWA proudly plan, coordinate, and implement the annual conference with an outstanding group of volunteers guided by Katie Overstreet, with the San Antonio River Authority, and Ann Peché, with the San Antonio Water System, and supported by the dedicated leadership of both organizations.

For those working in the water and wastewater industry, Texas WaterTM 2026 is the premier opportunity to collaborate with a broad range of industry leaders, operators, engineers and manufacturers. We encourage all attendees to visit with exhibitors, attend technical sessions and participate in the many conference events to share knowledge and experience. Be sure to check out all of our amazing exhibitors and visit the Innovation Lounge. Located in the Exhibit Hall, the Innovation Lounge will feature some of the newest companies presenting leading edge technologies in our industry. We hope you enjoy the conference!

Download the Texas Water 2026 Conference App

Use your smartphone’s camera or a free QR reader app and scan the QR code below. Your phone should direct you to the Texas Water app in the app store so you can download it for free to your smartphone. Or search for “Texas Water Conference” in the Google Play or Apple’s App Store.

Special thanks to Harutunian Engineering for sponsoring the TW26 app!

New Door Prize Game

Join us for our NEW door prize game in the Exhibit Hall and take your chance at winning one of many great prizes! Playing is free and easy! Just follow these steps:

• On the free Texas Water conference app, log into your attendee profile and go to the Gaming link. You can read more instructions about the game there.

• Hunt for the QR codes placed throughout the Exhibit Hall.

• Scan each code to gain points. Once you’ve reached the required number of points, you’ll be automatically entered into the drawing for a chance to win some amazing prizes.

• The winners will be randomly selected in a drawing held during the afternoon breaks in the Exhibit Hall Attendee Lounge each day. The gameboard will clear and the game will start over on Wednesday, so you have two days to try to win prizes!

The door prize drawings will be held on Tuesday during the 3-3:30 pm break and Wednesday during the 2:503:20 pm break. You do not need to be present at the time of the drawings. Note: Exhibitors are not eligible to win. Prizes will be shipped to winners after the conference.

Alissa Lockett WEAT President

Marisa Vergara Texas AWWA Chair

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

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MONDAY, APRIL 27

7:00 am Golf Tournament Quarry Golf Course

7:30 am–2:30 pm Exhibitor Move-In

Exhibit Hall 3/4

8:30 am–11:30 am Curtis Smalley Environmental Event Confluence Park

1:00 pm–4:00 pm TAWWA Annual Board Meeting 214 C/D

1:00 pm–4:00 pm WEAT Annual Board Meeting and Leader Networking 217 A/B

3:00 pm–4:00 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Pre-Meeting 217 C/D

4:00 pm–5:00 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Process Control Event 217 C/D

4:00 pm–6:30 pm Registration Lobby

4:30 pm–6:30 pm Meet & Greet Exhibit Hall 3/4

TUESDAY, APRIL 28

6:00 am Dodson Drive Fun Run (7 am start time) San Antonio River

8:00 am–8:15 am WEAT Ops Challenge Check In Exhibit Hall 3/4

8:00 am–3:15 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Laboratory, Exhibition and Exhibit Hall 3/4 Maintenance Events (Exhibit Hall is only open early for competitors; it opens at 10 am for attendees)

8:00 am–5:00 pm Registration Lobby

8:00 am–5:00 pm Speaker Ready/Moderator Check in Room

8:00 am–5:00 pm Volunteer Room

8:00 am–5:00 pm Wellness/Parenting Rooms Lobby Level and near Room 215

9:00 am–9:30 am TAWWA Hydrant Hysteria Pre-Competition Meeting Exhibit Hall 3/4

9:00 am–10:00 am Opening Session Bridge Hall

9:00 am–1:30 pm WEAT Student Design Competition 206 A

9:00 am–1:30 pm

9:00 am–3:00 pm

9:00 am–3:00 pm

9:30 am–4:00 pm TAWWA Hydrant Hysteria Exhibit Hall 3/4

10:00 am–10:30 am TAWWA Business Meeting Bridge Hall

10:00 am–5:00 pm Exhibits/Innovation Lounge

Exhibit Hall 3/4

10:00 am–11:00 am Beverage Break Exhibit Hall 3/4

10:00 am–5:00 pm Water For People Silent Auction 2nd Floor by Tech Session Rooms

11:30 am–1:00 pm Conference Awards Lunch*

Hemisfair Ballroom

12:30 pm–1:00 pm Meter Challenge Pre-Competition Meeting Exhibit Hall 3/4

1:00 pm–1:15 pm WEAT Business Meeting

1:00 pm–4:30 pm TAWWA Meter Challenge

1:20 pm–3:00 pm Technical Sessions/Poster Displays

Hemisfair Ballroom

Exhibit Hall 3/4

205/213/214/216/217

1:20 pm–5:10 pm University Forum 217 C

1:20 pm–5:10 pm Value of Water Program 214 A

3:00 pm–3:30 pm Networking Break/Door Prize Drawings

3:00 pm–3:30 pm WEAT Biosolids Beauty Contest

3:30 pm–5:00 pm Fastest Saw Cut Competition

3:30 pm–5:10 pm Technical Sessions/Poster Displays

5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes For Day

Exhibit Hall 3/4

Exhibit Hall 3/4

Exhibit Hall 3/4, Ops Challenge area

205/213/214/216/217

5:15 pm–5:30 pm Young Professional, Student & Competition Award Ceremony Hemisfair Ballroom (C2 & C3)

5:30 pm–6:15 pm Young Professional, Student & Mentor Networking Event Hemisfair Ballroom (C2 & C3)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

7:15 am–9:00 am Women of Water Breakfast* Hemisfair Ballroom (C2 & C3)

7:30 am–5:00 pm Registration Lobby

8:00 am–2:45 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Safety, Collection System, Exhibit Hall 3/4 Electrical and Exhibition Events

8:00 am–5:00 pm Speaker Ready/Moderator Check in Room 215

8:00 am–5:00 pm Volunteer Room 209

8:00 am–5:00 pm Wellness/Parenting Rooms

8:30 am–3:30 pm Exhibits/Innovation Lounge

Lobby Level and near Room 215

Exhibit Hall 3/4

8:30 am–9:30 am Exhibit Hall Break

Exhibit Hall 3/4

8:30 am–1:15 pm Water For People Silent Auction 2nd Floor by Tech Session Rooms

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

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

9:00 am–11:50 am Technical Sessions/Poster Displays

9:30 am–1:30 pm TAWWA Top Ops Competition

9:30 am–3:30 pm TAWWA Hydrant Hysteria

9:30 am–3:30 pm TAWWA Pipe Tapping Competition

Noon–1:00 pm Box Lunch with Exhibitors*

Noon–1:05 pm Awards Celebration

Exhibit Hall 3/4

Exhibit Hall 3/4

205/213/214/216/217

Exhibit Hall 3/4

Exhibit Hall 3/4

Exhibit Hall 3/4

Exhibit Hall 3/4

Hemisfair Ballroom (C2 & C3)

1:10 pm–2:50 pm Technical Sessions/Poster Displays 205/213/214/216/217

1:10 pm–5:00 pm Young Professionals Technical Session 216 A/B

1:30 pm–3:00 pm Professional Ethics Workshop for Engineers 207 A/B

1:30 pm–3:00 pm TAWWA Best-Tasting Drinking Water Event

2:45 pm–4:00 pm WEAT Operations Awards Ceremony

2:50 pm–3:20 pm Networking Break/Door Prize Drawings

Exhibit Hall 3/4, Top Ops Area

Hemisfair Ballroom (C2 & C3)

Exhibit Hall 3/4

3:20 pm–5:00 pm Technical Sessions 205/213/214/216/217

3:30 pm Exhibit Hall Closes/Exhibit Breakdown

Exhibit Hall 3/4

6:15 pm Gavel Passing The Espee

6:30 pm–8:30 pm Conference Night-Out* The Espee

THURSDAY, APRIL 30

7:00 am–8:30 am Gloyna Breakfast* 217 D

7:00 am–Noon Registration 2nd Floor by Tech Session Rooms

8:00 am–9:00 am Beverage Break Outside Technical Session Rooms

8:00 am–Noon Facility Tours* Convention Center Bus Stop

8:00 am–Noon Speaker Ready/Moderator Check in Room 215

8:00 am–Noon Volunteer Room 209

8:00 am–Noon Wellness/Parenting Rooms Lobby Level and near Room 215

8:30 am–10:10 am Technical Sessions 205/206/213/214/216/217

8:30 am–Noon Young Professionals Technical Session 216 A/B

8:45 am-Noon WEAT Ops Challenge Debrief 217 D

10:10 am–10:20 am Networking Break Outside Technical Session Rooms

10:20 am–Noon Technical Sessions 205/206/213/214/216/217

Noon Conference Adjourns

* Indicates attendance is limited to certain registration levels or requires purchased access

WEAT/TAWWA Committee Meetings

Tuesday, April 28

8:00–9:00 am WEAT Industrial Committee ‣ 211

9:00–9:30 am WEAT WQIQ - Advanced Operator Training ‣ 211

10:00–11:00 am WEAT Biosolids Committee ‣ 210 B

10:30–11:30 am TAWWA Membership Committee ‣ 212 B

10:30–11:00 am WEAT Community Connection ‣ 211

10:30–11:00 am WEAT Utility Management Committee ‣ 210 A

1:00–2:00 pm WEAT Student Panel Discussion ‣ 206 A

1:30–2:30 pm WEAT Asset Management Committee ‣ 212 A

2:00–3:00 pm WEAT & TAWWA YP Committee ‣ 212 B

2:00–3:00 pm WEAT Collection Systems Committee ‣ 210 B

2:00–3:00 pm WEAT InFLOW Program ‣ 211

3:00–4:00 pm WEAT Hydraulic Modeling Committee ‣ 210 A

3:00–4:00 pm WEAT Section Leader Networking ‣ 212 B

3:30–4:30 pm TAWWA Small Systems Division ‣ 212 A

5:15–6:15 pm WEAT Government Affairs Committee ‣ 211

Wednesday, April 29

9:00–10:00 am WEAT Public Communication & Outreach Comm. ‣ 211 10:00–11:00 am TAWWA Education Division Meeting ‣ 212 A 10:00–12:00 pm WEAT Scholarship Fund Board Meeting ‣ 206 A 10:30–11:30 am WEAT Small Systems Committee ‣ 212 B 10:30–11:30 am WEAT Workforce Development Committee ‣ 211 12:00–1:00 pm WEAT Laboratory Committee ‣ 211 1:00–2:00 pm WEAT Electrical and Instrumentation Controls Committee ‣ 212 B

1:00–2:00 pm WEAT Pretreatment Committee ‣ 211 1:10–2:10 pm TAWWA Water Efficiency Division ‣ 212 A 2:00–3:00 pm WEAT Data Intelligence ‣ 211

2:00–3:00 pm WEAT Nutrient Group ‣ 210 B

2:00–3:00 pm WEAT Odor & Corrosion Management Comm. ‣ 210 A 2:30–3:30 pm TAWWA Diversity & Inclusion Committee ‣ 212 A 2:30–3:30 pm WEAT, TAWWA, WateReuse Texas Roundtable ‣ 206 A 3:00–4:00 pm TAWWA Water Science & Research Division ‣ 212 B

3:00–4:00 pm TXWIN Meeting ‣ 210 B

5:00–6:00 pm WEAT MRRDC (Wastewater Treatment) ‣ 214 A

TEXAS WATER 2026 WELCOMES SPECIAL GUESTS

WEF Board of Trustee member

Kalpna Solanki will represent the Water Environment Federation at Texas WaterTM 2026.

Solanki is a 2025-26 member of the WEF Board of Trustees and the interim president and CEO of GAMECHANGERS Inc. She works with organizations in the water and agriculture sectors on strategic planning, board governance and capacitybuilding.

Kalpna has a passion for strategy, culture and purpose, and believes that all organizations have the potential of going from good to great. She has a proven track record of building high-performance teams, developing innovative solutions, and creating value for stakeholders.

Kalpna is a recipient of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal, Water Professionals International’s Robert C. McAnespie Award, and the BCIT Distinguished Alumni Award for Entrepreneurial Innovation.

She holds a bachelor of science degree and an MBA from Simon Fraser University, as well as a diploma in environmental health from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. She is a certified water professional, a certified interim executive, and has recently completed a Harvard Business School program on strategy.

Kalpna also enjoys volunteering, and has 25 years of board experience across multiple sectors, and currently sits on her 12th and 13th boards.

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TW26 Welcomes AWWA President

Ken Kawahara, vice president of the American Water Works Association, will represent AWWA at Texas WaterTM 2026.

Kawahara is the President of Akinaka & Associates, Ltd., a kama’āina civil engineering firm. Prior to joining the company, Kawahara served as the Deputy Director for the State of Hawaiʻi, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM).

In addition to managing the staff of CWRM, he oversaw the Engineering Division, Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, State Parks, Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the Division of Aquatic Resources. Kawahara previously worked for the City and County of Honolulu, Department of Wastewater Management and the Department of Environmental Services, Gentry Homes, R.M. Towill Corporation and M&E Pacific (now AECOM).

Kawahara’s professional experience in both the private and public sectors includes planning, design, contracting, construction, construction management, regulatory compliance, and environmental quality monitoring. He has experience in management for a variety of projects including water resource and system management, master planning, wastewater pretreatment, collection, treatment, disposal, recycled water and biosolids reclamation.

Kawahara has been active with the American Council of Engineering Companies, American Public Works Association, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association, Hawaiʻi Leeward Planning Conference, Hawaiʻi Water Environment Association, Water Environment Federation, University of Hawaiʻi College of Engineering Dean’s Council, and University of Hawaiʻi College of Engineering Alumni Association.

He is an alumnus of the Pacific Century Fellows Program, has served on the City and County of Honolulu, Zoning Board of Appeals and currently volunteers on the U.S. Air Force Civilian Advisory Council and the Board of the Oahu Transit Services. He graduated in Civil Engineering from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and received the College of Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award in 2018 and became a Chapter Member of the Chi Epsilon Honor Society in 2019.

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TEXAS WATER 2026 WELCOMES SPECIAL GUESTS

Texas WaterTM 2026 opens with remarks from Rep. Josey Garcia

State Representative Josey Garcia will provide the keynote address at Texas WaterTM 2026 during the Opening Session at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 28.

Newly-elected to serve in the 88th Texas Legislature, Rep. Garcia is the first woman, active-duty veteran to serve in the Texas House. She represents West San Antonio’s House District 124.

Rep. Garcia has committed her life to serving others, her lived-experiences guiding her quest for solutions to increase opportunities for all Texans. Rep. Garcia spent her early years bouncing from one foster home to another. By the time she reached high school, she had attended 13 schools and lived with various families. At the age of 16, she signed up for the Delay Enlistment Program, securing her place in the U.S. Air Force, serving in deployments to Cameroon, Africa and Iraq, where she served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. After Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Rep. Garcia was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in 2001. Here she would retire after

20 years of a military career. An active member of her westside community, Rep. Garcia made San Antonio her forever home.

Upon her retirement in 2014, Rep. Garcia became a published author and community advocate in San Antonio. In 2020, she co-founded Uniting America Outreach, a nonprofit that delivers food and supplies to people in need. During Winter Storm Uri in 2021, Uniting America Outreach delivered over 9,000 meals to San Antonio’s most vulnerable residents. Her organization raised over $50,000 to provide food, clothing, and hygiene products, which they took directly to Ciudad Acuña, Mexico during the 2022 crisis at the border.

Rep. Garcia is happily married to her husband Ramon, an Army veteran who served in both Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq and Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan, where he was awarded a Purple Heart when he was shot during a combat mission. Their blended family consists of eight children, including two adult sons on the autism spectrum.

SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT

MONDAY, APRIL 27, 7 A.M.

The Texas Water 2026 Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held at the Quarry Golf Course. The tournament benefits the scholarship programs of WEAT and TAWWA.

CURTIS SMALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL EVENT

MONDAY, APRIL 27, 8:30 A.M. TO 11:30 A.M.

This year’s Curtis Smalley Environmental Event will be held in partnership with the San Antonio River Authority at Confluence Park along Mission Reach. We will be cleaning up litter and planting native species to help keep the parks beautiful and safe for visitors and wildlife. We will also be collecting photos of wildlife for the worldwide 2026 City Nature Challenge. Work gloves, tools and supplies will be provided along with light breakfast and refreshments. Come prepared to get dirty as we help maintain the natural beauty of the river! The park is located South of Downtown San Antonio. Transportation is not provided, but there is limited free parking. Please consider carpooling if possible.

EXHIBITION

MONDAY, APRIL 27 – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

EXHIBIT HALL

Texas WaterTM 2026 will host the largest regional water exhibition on the continent. More than 740 exhibit booths are in one place, at one time, in the Exhibit Hall. See pages 56-69 for a list of exhibitors.

INNOVATION LOUNGE

MONDAY, APRIL 27 – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

EXHIBIT HALL

The Innovation Lounge highlights innovative and advanced technologies from across North America. Don’t miss this opportunity to check out new technologies exhibited by EGSW, Evonik Corp, H2OLL, LG Sonic, LSPS Solutions, NJBSoft, Pyxis Lab, RED Group, SIPP Americas, SmartCover (a Badger Meter brand), Triple T Purification Ltd. and VAPAR.

Thanks to our sponsors!

MEET & GREET/EXHIBIT HALL

MONDAY, APRIL 27, 4:30 P.M. TO 6:30 P.M.

Texas Water attendees Meet & Greet in the Exhibit Hall at the Henry B. González Convention Center for refreshments. Registration opens at 4 p.m., then you can enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the Exhibit Hall.

Thanks to our sponsors!

YP DODSON DRIVE 5K FUN RUN/WALK

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 6:00 A.M. CHECK IN;

7:00 A.M. START TIME

The Dodson Drive Fun Run supports young professionals in the Texas water industry by raising funds to support the WEAT/TAWWA Dodson Drive Fund. The Dodson Drive Fund, established in 2011 to honor the late Kenneth Dodson, provides scholarships for young professionals and funding to send our young professionals to the annual Young Professionals Summit. This year’s Fun Run is a 5K course starting on the San Antonio River at 220 E Nueva Street, a short walk from the convention center and hotels. Participants will run along a scenic route adjacent to the San Antonio River. The route is perfect for a morning run, offering participants a chance to experience the relaxed atmosphere of the San Antonio River through the Historic King William and Blue Star neighborhoods. A map of the route is provided on page 34. All teams and paid participants will be chip timed and receive a performance t-shirt. All finishers will also receive their very own finisher’s ribbon to wear on their Texas Water badge. Awards will be given to the fastest male and female overall runners, fastest male and female masters runners, fastest YP male and female runners and the fastest team. Water will be distributed during the race. Afterwards, join us for a post-race party with breakfast tacos and fruit. Be sure to follow our social media pages for other event updates: www.facebook.com/YPDD5k and www.linkedin.com/company/yp-dodson-drive And thank you so much to our generous sponsors for their support of this year’s YP Dodson Drive 5k!

OPENING GENERAL SESSION

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 9 A.M. TO 10 A.M. BRIDGE HALL

Joining keynote Rep. Josey Garcia at Tuesday’s Opening Session will be WEF Board of Trustee member Kalpna Solanki and AWWA Vice President Ken Kawahara.

Thanks to our sponsors!

AM/PM NETWORKING & EXHIBIT HALL BREAKS

EXHIBIT HALL

Come grab your beverage of choice and good conversation in the exhibit hall during the morning and afternoon Networking/Exhibit Hall Breaks on Tuesday and Wednesday and near the Technical Sessions on Thursday.

Thanks to our sponsors!

Texas Water Insider’s Guide

The Texas WaterTM 2026 conference is at the heart of San Antonio. The Texas Water Insider’s Guide will connect you with San Antonio’s amazing history, museums, activities and restaurants. Scan the QR code to access the online Insider’s Guide.

From source to reuse, STV guides Texas utilities from planning to delivery of integrated solutions across water, wastewater, water resources and resource recovery.

With expertise in potable reuse and construction management, we help advance supply and execute capital programs with TWDB funding pathways and Texas-sized delivery.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

WATER FOR PEOPLE SILENT AUCTION

TUESDAY, APRIL 28 – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

2ND FLOOR BY TECHNICAL SESSION ROOMS

Water For People volunteers have been rounding up treasures to offer in the annual silent auction. All net proceeds benefit the Water For People effort to assist developing countries in providing safe drinking water and sanitation services for their communities. Check out the offerings on the second floor by the technical session rooms. All bidding is through the Handbid app/website. See our ad on page 51 or stop by the auction for more information. The auction ends at 1:15 pm Wednesday.

WEAT STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 9 A.M. TO 1:30 P.M. ROOM 206 A

The WEAT Student Design Competition gives students the opportunity to design and present a project based on a real-world wastewater treatment plant design project. Students will be competing to represent WEAT at the Student Design Competition in New Orleans at WEFTEC 2026. The prompt this year is based on the John T. Hickerson Water Reclamation Facility, which is owned

and operated by El Paso Water. Students shall propose design alternatives to treat increased levels of influent BOD, increased peak flows, and operational challenges. Come out and support your alma mater or see some prospective future leaders in the industry! This year teams from Texas Tech University, University of Texas at Austin, University of Houston, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas State University and Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, will compete.

TAWWA STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 9 A.M. TO 1:30 P.M. ROOM 207 A

The TAWWA Student Design Competition gives students the opportunity to design and present a project based on a real-world municipal water treatment plant design problem. The second edition of the TAWWA SDC will focus on Upper Trinity Regional Water District’s Tom Harpool Water Treatment Plant, located in the town of Providence Village, situated in North Texas. The 30 MGD Harpool WTP was originally built in 2006 to meet demands of a growing region as a 20 MGD and was recently expanded to its current capacity in 2022. As growth in the region continues at breakneck pace, UTRWD is looking again to the facility’s

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2026 TEXAS WATER CONFERENCE

COASTAL WATER AUTHORITY MAIN CANAL CAPACITY EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION

Wednesday, April 29 10:10 am - 10:40 am, Room 216AB

PRESENTERS

Greg Olinger, Coastal Water Authority; Chris Doherty, PE, BGE, Inc.; Lizanne Douglas, PE, BGE, Inc.

EXPANDING BAYTOWN’S WATER FUTURE – A PROGRESSIVE DESIGN-BUILD APPROACH FOR THE BAWA EAST WATER TREATMENT PLANT

Thursday, April 30 8:30 am - 9:00 am, Room 205

PRESENTERS

Geovanna Arguellas, City of Baytown; Xi Zhao, Carollo; Sarah Espinosa, McCarthy Building Companies; Lindsay Kovar, PE, BGE, Inc.

next expansion up to 40 MGD but must also consider provisions for future expansions up to 60 MGD. Students participating in the competition are tasked with expanding portions of the existing plant to meet growing water demands. Student’s scope for the expansion will be limited to a new Membrane Filtration System Complex; their existing chemical facilities, and clearwell storage capacity.

Thanks to our Student Design sponsors!

WORKSHOP: NUTRIENT REMOVAL

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M. ROOM 206 B

SPECIAL PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Course highlights include wastewater characteristics; biological nitrogen removal; enhanced biological phosphorus removal; combined nitrogen and phosphorus removal; biological nutrient removal; polishing treatment for high quality reuse waters; why remove nutrients; nutrients in water quality standards and regulations; chemical nutrient removal; hands-on exercises and a brief overview of biological nutrient removal. 6 hours of Wastewater CEUs have been approved through the TCEQ. Includes a boxed lunch and access to the Exhibit Hall after the workshop ends. Workshop facilitators include Raj Bhattarai with Clean Water Strategies, Kristin O’Neill with Brown and Caldwell and Ana Peña Tijerina with Plummer.

WORKSHOP: WATER LICENSE EXAM PREP

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M.

ROOM 207 B

SPECIAL PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED

This workshop aims at improving the pass rate for water operators that take the C, B or A Water License exam from the TCEQ and is designed to help you learn how to study for the exam, how to prepare the night before, and go over material that you will most likely encounter on your exam. 6 hours of Water CEUs have been approved through the TCEQ. Workshop includes a boxed lunch and access to the Exhibit Hall after the workshop ends.

Thanks to our Workshop sponsors!

CONFERENCE AWARDS LUNCH

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 11:30 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. HEMISFAIR BALLROOM

Attendance is limited to Full Registrants, Tues. Only Registrants or those who purchased access separately. Enjoy 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.

Thanks to our sponsors!

WEAT/WEF AWARDS

WEAT Community Connection Award

WEAT Emerging Leader Award

WEAT Outstanding Public Official Awards

WEAT Exemplary Employer Awards

WEAT Dennis R. Laskowski Recruitment Awards

WEAT Outstanding Service Award

WEF Laboratory Analyst Excellence Award

WEF George W. Burke, Jr. Award

WEAT Medal of Honor for Heroism Award

WEF William D. Hatfield Award

WEAT Engineer of the Year (Emergent) Award

WEF/WEAT Lifetime Members

WEAT Clean Water Achievement Award

WEAT Clean Water Leadership Award

WEAT Winfield S. Mahlie Award

WEAT Walter Chiang Lifetime Achievement Award

WEAT Earnest F. Gloyna Pillars of the Profession Award

WEF Arthur Sidney Bedell Award

TAWWA/AWWA AWARDS

TAWWA Young Professional Maverick Award

TAWWA Operator Meritorious Service Award

TAWWA 5 Under 35 Outstanding Young Professional Diversity & Inclusion Award

Award of Merit

AWWA Honorary Member Award

TAWWA Dean Sharp Utility Award

Mike Howe Outstanding Service to TAWWA Award

Wendell Ladue Utility Safety Award

AWWA Membership Awards

AWWA William T. “Doc” Ballard Award

AWWA George Warren Fuller Awards

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

UNIVERSITY FORUM

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1:20 P.M. TO 5:10 P.M. ROOM 217 C

University students share their research presentations and compete for a chance to win cash prizes. Reference the program lineup for details.

Thanks to our sponsor!

VALUE OF WATER PROGRAM

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1:20 P.M. TO 5:10 P.M.

ROOM 214 A

Please join us for six exciting presentations that will dive into building trust in water resources through water infrastructure/resiliency planning! The Value of Water (VOW) Program at the Texas Water conference is a halfday session devoted to promoting water communication successes and best practices in Texas. This unique session

YP, STUDENT & COMPETITION AWARD CEREMONY

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 5:15 P.M. TO 5:30 P.M.

HEMISFAIR BALLROOM C2 & C3

This special ceremony will recognize the outstanding achievements and hard work of the winners of the WEAT and TAWWA Student Design Competitions, the University Forum, and Dodson Drive Fun Run, setting the stage for an evening of inspiration and connection. The celebration will seamlessly be followed by the YP, Students and Mentors Networking Event. All are welcome!

YP, STUDENT & MENTOR NETWORKING EVENT

TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 5:30 P.M. TO 6:15 P.M.

HEMISFAIR BALLROOM C2 & C3

Join us for an engaging evening of networking with students, young professionals and experienced mentors over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. This is a fantastic opportunity for Young Professionals to interact with mentors, share their career journeys, and gain valuable insights. Learn about the WEAT and TAWWA Mentoring Program and discover how you can get involved. Don’t miss this chance to expand your network and foster meaningful connections! All are welcome!

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Use your smartphone’s camera or a free QR reader app and scan the QR code below. Your phone should direct you to the Texas Water app in the app store so you can download it for free to your smartphone. Or search for “Texas Water Conference” in the Google Play or Apple’s App Store. The conference app provides an in-depth look at technical sessions and speakers, exhibitors and is how you’ll participate in this year’s Door Prize Drawing game in the Exhibit Hall.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

WOMEN OF WATER BREAKFAST

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 7:15 A.M. TO 9:00 A.M.

HEMISFAIR BALLROOM C2 & C3

Attendance is limited to Full Registrants or those who purchased access separately.

The annual Women of Water Breakfast will feature three dynamic panel members who will share their career stories, leadership successes and challenges, their thoughts on work-life integration, mentorship, and much more. This year’s Breakfast will feature a panel moderated by Delaine Mathieu, a former veteran news anchor and 5-time Emmy-winning journalist. Participating will be Stacey Allison Steinbach, Executive Director Texas Water Association; Brooke Paup, Chair of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and L’Oreal Stepney, Chair of the Texas Water Development Board. We look forward to having you join us for breakfast as these women showcase the difference women can make in our water community, while also providing a forum for future leaders to network with seasoned professionals.

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BOX LUNCH

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, NOON TO 1:00 P.M.

EXHIBIT HALL

Limited to Full Registrants, Weds. Only Registrants or those who purchased separately.

Wednesday is a big day at Texas Water. In addition to the great Technical Programs and the full day of Exhibits, Wednesday is also your opportunity to cheer on your favorite team at the Exhibit Hall competitions –Pipe Tapping, Operations Challenge, Hydrant Hysteria 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.

Thanks to our sponsors!

WEAT AND TAWWA AWARDS CELEBRATION

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, NOON TO 1:05 P.M.

HEMISFAIR BALLROOM (C2 & C3)

Texas Water will honor WEAT and TAWWA have demonstrated their commitment to the water and wastewater profession. Your box lunch for the Awards Celebration is included with Full or Wednesday-Only Registration (you can pick up your box lunch at the event).

WEAT Ronald B. Sieger Biosolids Management Award

WEAT Alan H. Plummer Environmental Sustainability Award

WEAT Clean Shores Challenge Awards

Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers

WEAT Project Excellence Award

WEAT Innovative Technology Award

WEAT Sidney L. Allison Award

TAWWA Water Conservation & Reuse Awards

TAWWA Bob Derrington Reuse Award

Ken Miller Water For People Founders Award

YP TECHNICAL SESSIONS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1:10 P.M. TO 5:00 P.M.

THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 8:30 A.M. TO NOON

ROOM 216 A/B

Young Professionals will share their knowledge and experiences on an array of matters aimed at engaging YPs and seasoned professionals alike. Reference the program lineup for details.

ETHICS WORKSHOP FOR ENGINEERS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1:30 P.M. TO 3 P.M. ROOM 207 A/B

The Engineer’s Ethics Seminar

thought-provoking session led by Clayton Barnard and Anne Hoskins 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. no additional fee or need to preregister for this training.

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

CONFERENCE NIGHT OUT

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 6:15 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M. Attendance is limited to Full Registrants or those who purchased access separately.

THE ESPEE

Join us for a memorable night at The Espee, San Antonio’s beautifully restored Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, originally opened in 1902. Once known as the city’s “Grand Central Station,” this striking Mission Revival landmark served as a bustling gateway that connected travelers across Texas and beyond. Today, The Espee has been transformed into one of San Antonio’s most distinctive venues—where historic character meets modern energy.

The evening will feature great food, music by a DJ, Folklorico Dancers, a photo booth and drinks (includes one drink ticket, followed by a cash bar). We’ll kick things off with the gavel-passing ceremony, then continue the celebration of another successful Texas Water Conference.

Access to the Conference Night Out is included with Full Registration or may be purchased separately for $110.

The Espee is located at 1174 E. Commerce Street, San Antonio, TX 78205, and is within walking distance of the conference convention center.

Thanks to our sponsors!

Transportation:

Shuttle buses:

• Shuttle Buses will drop off along Hoefgen Ave. in front of the Espee entrance.

• Shuttle buses depart from the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center every 15-20 mins starting at 5:45 p.m.

• Shuttle service to the Conference Night Out will run continuously starting at 5:45 PM, with the last trip departing at 8:45 PM.

Self-parking:

• Paid parking is available at the south end of The Espee.

On foot:

• The Espee is located less than 0.5 miles east of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.

Austin Water Careers

Your talents can transform Austin!

We're seeking innovative minds across diverse roles to drive sustainable solutions that impact our entire community. Whether you're an:

z Engineer passionate about cutting-edge technology

z SCADA analyst designing smart water systems

z Operations expert optimizing critical infrastructure

z Business professional driving strategic initiatives

Austin Water offers you a unique opportunity to make a meaningful difference. Here, your expertise isn’t just a job— it’s a chance to build a more reliable and sustainable future!

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

GLOYNA BREAKFAST

THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 7 TO 8:30 A.M.

ROOM 217 D Attendance is limited to those who purchased access separately. Jeff Haby will be the featured speaker at the Gloyna Breakfast at 7 a.m. on Thursday, April 30.

Haby retired from the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) in December 2025 after a 38-year engineering career including 28-years at SAWS where he served as the Senior Vice President of Production. During his 28-years at SAWS, Haby supported and managed SAWS engineering’s replacements and improvements, infrastructure planning, wastewater treatment operations, recycle operations, chilled water operations, lift station operations, electrical maintenance, instrumentation & controls maintenance, mechanical maintenance, and predictive maintenance.

Haby is a graduate of Texas A&M University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas and Missouri. He holds an “A” Water Operator license in Texas and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Water Works Association, the Water Environment Association of Texas and the Water Environment Federation, and a Board Member of the South Texas Underground Construction Technology Association.

The breakfast honors the long and distinguished career of the late Earnest F. Gloyna, 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. Access to the Gloyna Breakfast is $50.

FACILITY TOURS

Attendees who pre-registered will enjoy one of these tours on Thursday. Tour buses depart from the Henry B. González Convention Center at 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 30 and return around noon.

SAWS H2Oaks Center

The San Antonio Water System’s H2Oaks Center is the hub for three unique water supplies, which provides up to 60 million gallons per day (MGD) to the citizens of San Antonio. Guests will embark on a tour of the facility to see how SAWS manages the three supplies including: Desalinated water: The SAWS desalination plant was commissioned in 2017, where water from the Wilcox Aquifer located 1,200 to 1,800 feet below ground is treated through a state of the art reverse osmosis facility and produces up to 10 million gallons per day. To supply water to the facility, there are 14 desal wells and 7 Carrizo wells. Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR): Commissioned in 2004, the SAWS ASR facility stores excess Edwards Aquifer water in the Carrizo Aquifer during rainy or low demand seasons for use during dryer times of the year. Local Carrizo Aquifer: Constructed in conjunction with the ASR, SAWS has the ability to pump up to 9 MGD of water directly from the Carrizo Aquifer and treat it through a separate conventional treatment facility with a capacity of 30 MGD to handle a combination of Carrizo Aquifer water and stored Edwards Aquifer water. Desal and Carrizo both use treatment processes to condition the water to be compatible with the Edwards Aquifer water. Attendees will need to wear closed-toe shoes.

Exploring San Antonio’s Watershed: A Tour of Flood Control and Creek Restoration Projects

Join us for a guided tour exploring how San Antonio’s waterways work together to manage flood risk, improve water quality, and strengthen our watershed. We’ll begin at the Lock and Dam on the Museum Reach, a critical structure that helps regulate water levels along the San Antonio River, balancing flood management, navigation, and ecosystem needs. Next, we’ll visit the San Pedro Creek Cultural Park, a remarkable example of how engineering and design can protect the community while celebrating heritage. The project reduces flood risk through a large underground tunnel that diverts excess stormwater, while the creek above provides a vibrant place where history, art, and culture come together. As we continue, we’ll drive by Alazán Creek, one of the four creeks included in the Westside Creeks Restoration Project. These creeks, Alazán, Apache, Martinez, and San Pedro, are all part of the same watershed and

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eventually flow into the San Antonio River. The restoration effort aims to improve flood conveyance, restore natural habitats, and create safer connections for surrounding neighborhoods. Our final stop will be Confluence Park, located where San Pedro Creek meets the Mission Reach of the San Antonio River. This restored river segment functions as a natural floodplain, reducing erosion, absorbing stormwater, and supporting native wildlife while offering a scenic and educational public space. Through this tour, you’ll see firsthand how thoughtful watershed planning and restoration are creating a safer, more resilient San Antonio, one creek at a time. Attendees should wear closed-toe shoes, light clothing (it may be hot), sunscreen, sunglasses, a hat/cap and bring a water bottle.

Innovative Technologies at Gruene Reclamation Facilities & Trinity Membrane Treatment Plant

Gruene Water Reclamation Facility: Originally built in 1975 the Gruene WRF was relocated and replaced in 2019 to serve the City of New Braunfels’ rapidly growing population. The WRF discharges into the Guadalupe River. It utilizes an enhanced biological phosphorus removal process combining an Anoxic/Oxic process with an anoxic selector for return activated sludge and backup alum feed system to meet its 1 mg/L Total Phosphorus limit. This facility is one of the first in Texas to install and operate silicon carbide plate membranes for sludge thickening. NBU Trinity Membrane Treatment Plant: Commissioned in 2019, the New Braunfels Utilities Trinity Membrane Treatment Plant is a state-of-the-art facility providing high-quality drinking water to the growing New Braunfels community by treating groundwater from the Trinity Aquifer. Originally designed with a capacity of 3.75 million gallons per day, the facility was recently expanded to a total treatment capacity of 7.5 MGD to meet increasing system demands. The Trinity Plant employs a direct microfiltration membrane process— without intermediate settling—to remove turbidity and other particulates from groundwater under the direct influence of surface water (GUI). The process provides a compact, efficient, and highly reliable treatment solution that consistently meets stringent water quality and regulatory standards set by the TCEQ. Attendees will need to wear closed-toe shoes.

Join us at Garver’s booth to meet our experts, discover how Garver supports Texas infrastructure, and explore innovative solutions in treatment, conveyance, and reuse.

Whether you’re protecting precious resources, planning for growth, or modernizing your systems, Garver brings the right card to the table to keep your project moving forward.

Let’s build a future where every community holds a winning card!

Stop by our booth and claim a Fiesta medal!

COMPETITIONS

TUESDAY, APRIL 28–WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

WEAT Operations Challenge

Competitions: Tuesday, April 28, 8 am–Wednesday, April 29, 2:45 pm

Watch the nation’s best operators and maintenance staff compete in the Operations Challenge Competition at Texas Water. This multi-day competition challenges utility teams to test their knowledge in different aspects of their day-to-day responsibilities. The Operations Challenge is composed of five individual events that carry over to nationals. In addition, Texas has created additional exhibition events to provide other opportunities for teams to compete. The competitions include:

Freese and Nichols Process Control Event

Teams will complete a written test consisting of short math and process scenario questions, electronic multiple-choice questions, and process simulation using GPS-x software. This event is also available for Teams to compete in pairs of two! More info below and on page 29.

Hartwell Environmental Laboratory Event

This year, the lab event will include taking total phosphorus and soluble phosphorus readings as well as chlorine residuals.

STV - Walter Chiang Maintenance Event

The purpose of this event is to test the skills of a maintenance team to respond to trouble at a sanitary sewer lift station that has resulted in an alarm. Teams must remove an in-service pump and replace the impeller, and put it back in service as fast as possible.

AECOM Collection System Event

Teams are required to cut out a section of an 8-inch PVC sewer pipe with water flowing through it, drill and install a 4-inch ADS tee in the replacement pipe, cut and install the replacement section with couplings. Building a Victaulic pipe tree is also required.

Carollo Safety Event

Teams will be required to rescue an injured worker from a simulated aeration tank incident. Team members will isolate the system using LOTO, perform a permit-required confined space entry, remove and decontaminate the worker, replace air diffuser membranes and retaining rings, inspect the air piping, and return the system to service.

Gupta Electrical Event

A race to troubleshoot a lift station control panel and power supply. Teams must work through relays to determine where the problem is before it’s too late!

Seepex Exhibition Event

Competitors will race to replace the stator and rotor in a Seepex Smart Conveying Technology (SCT) pump.

Victaulic Exhibition Event

A race to put together a style 31 coupling tree arrangement using Victaulic couplings, pipes, and drill drivers.

Grundfos Exhibition Event

Timed race for competitors to remove and replace a Grundfos pump cartridge.

McKim and Creed Cybersecurity Event

A desktop cybersecurity crisis simulator and response planning.

Ardurra Fastest Saw Cut

Who can saw through sewer pipe the fastest? Come test your pipe-cutting skills and compete for a plaque and bragging rights within a division: Ops Challenge Competitor, Men and Women’s Open Division, or Team Relay! The top 4 teams with the fastest team time will make it to the playoffs! This competition will be at 3:30 pm on Tuesday, April 28. See flyer on page 30 for more info.

McCarthy YP Process Event

Want to test your operational skills? Are you up for a challenge? Want to earn bragging rights? Participate in our 20-minute competition to see which team of two at Texas Water has the best operational know-how. Anyone can sign up! See the flyer on page 29 for more info.

Awards Ceremony

Awards for the Operations Challenge Competition, as well as the Biosolids Beauty Contest, three Municipal Treatment Plant of the Year awards and Operator of the Year Award, will be handed out at the Operations Awards Ceremony on Wednesday at 2:45 pm in the Hemisfair Ballroom (C2 & C3).

Biosolids Beauty Contest Winners

WEAT Committee Engagement Award

WEAT Trent Woodward Philanthropy Award

WEAT Bill Tatum Operations Excellence Awards

WEAT Susan B Hier Award for Excellence in Education and Licensing

WEAT Lee Bohme Outstanding Pretreatment Professional Award

WEAT Workforce Development Award

WEAT Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year Award

WEAT Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year

Category 1 (<1 MGD) Award

WEAT Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year

Category 2 (1 MGD to 15 MGD) Award

WEAT Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant of the Year

Category 3 (greater than 15 MGD) Award

WEAT Outstanding Operator of the Year Award Operations Challenge Awards

Want to test your operational skills?

Are you up for a c hallenge?

Want to earn braggi ng rights?

Participate in our 20-minute co mpetition to see which team of two at Texas Water has the best operational know-how.

Anyone ca n sign up!

EVEN T DETAILS:

Teams of two will solve operational challenges that occur in a wastewater treatment facility using a computer simulator.

You’ll have 15 minutes to tackle as many challenges as possible.

Get in the game and see if your team has what it takes to operate!

In addition, there will be two written operational scenarios (one for water and one for wastewater). Teams can choose which scenario to tackle, with an additional 15 minutes to complete it.

Fastest Saw Cut

Fastest Saw Cut Competition Schedule of Events:

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. RELAY EVENT

Fastest team to cut a 6-in pipe* wins!

• 3-person team relay

• Teams must have at least one female team member

• Teams may include pro(s) *Teams with a pro must all cut an 8-in pipe*

Top 4 teams with the fastest team time will make it to the playoffs!

4:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Traditional Head to Head Sawcut (Women, Men, Pro)

All events are open to all TX Water attendees.

Proceeds benefit the Curtis Smalley Memorial Fund

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Entry Details:

$15 per relay team entry · $5 per individual entry All equipment provided

Pre-Registration + Questions: e-registration (recommended, not required) and additional information, Stefanie.Massey@aecom.com

Which division title will you take home? Team Relay · Women · Men · Pro

TUESDAY, APRIL 28

Hydrant Hysteria

Tuesday, April 28, 9:30 am-4 pm, Exhibit Hall

Wednesday, April 29, 9:30 am-3:30 pm, Exhibit Hall

Hydrant Hysteria is a fast-paced competition where two member teams assemble a specified hydrant as quickly as they can.

Meter Challenge

1 pm-4:30 pm, Exhibit Hall

Contestants race to assemble a 5/8-inch meter from loose parts and test for leaks. The winner represents Texas at AWWA ACE26 in Washington, D.C. in June.

Biosolids Beauty Contest

Tuesday, April 28, 3 pm-3:30 pm, Exhibit Hall – Judging

Wednesday, April 29, 2:45 pm, Awards Ceremony

Raise awareness and provide recognition for the great work utilities do in producing this valuable nutrient-rich resource. A panel of guest judges will grade biosolids samples from utilities across Texas, and attendees can vote for their favorite. Categories include Class B, Class AB, Class A, Most Creative Presentation, and People’s Choice.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

Top Ops

9:30 am-1:30 pm, Exhibit Hall

The Top Ops competition is widely regarded as the “Super Bowl” of the water industry. It challenges competitors’ technical knowledge and problem-solving abilities with complex math and operational questions. Some topics covered are water treatment plant processes, distribution, groundwater, lab procedures, maintenance, and safety. It aims to recognize and promote excellence and professionalism in all aspects of water operations by establishing a competition that gives operators the opportunity to showcase their talents. The winning team advances to the National Top Ops Competition at AWWA ACE26 in Washington, D.C. in June.

Pipe Tapping Contest

9:30 am-3:30 pm, Exhibit Hall

Four-person teams from across the state compete to determine who will represent Texas at the National Pipe Tapping Competition at AWWA ACE26 in Washington, D.C. in June.

Best Tasting Drinking Water Contest

1:30 pm-3 pm, Exhibit Hall, Top Ops Area

The Best Tasting Drinking Water Contest brings together twenty entries representing utilities across Texas. A panel of celebrity judges, including Edwards Aquifer Authority

Board Member Deborah Carington, Alamo Trust Associate

Director Emily Baucum, San Antonio River Authority

Board Member Jim Campbell, Local Food Influencer

Chris Flores, San Antonio icon and local celebrity Spurs

Jesus and AWWA Vice President Ken Kawahara will take their shot of being a water sommelier to score the entries. Along with Texas bragging rights, the winning entrant competes at AWWA ACE26 in Washington, D.C. in June.

INFO ABOUT TCEQ OPERATOR HOURS

TCEQ has approved Texas WaterTM 2026 for a maximum of 11.5 hours of Operator Training Certification credit for water and wastewater personnel. Credit hours will be available for attending most technical sessions. Please refer to the schedule on pages 38-45 to see which sessions count for credit hours.

Badge scans will be the only record of session attendance so before you leave each technical session, make sure a Texas Water official has scanned your badge. You’ll receive a record of the sessions you had your badge scanned at after the conference.

We will report your hours to TCEQ based on your badge scans and license number on your registration.

The program will show which sessions count towards w = water, ww = wastewater, w/ww = water and wastewater and RESIL(W/WW) = Resiliency credit. Each approved technical session counts as .5 hour. N/A indicates it was not approved for TCEQ credit.

Please allow up to six weeks for processing hours to

Engineers may also receive licensing CE hours for attending on a self-reporting basis (please note: we will not have engineering forms on-site but be sure to have your badge scanned at the sessions you attend to receive a report after the conference; it’s up to you to report your CE hours). The Professional Ethics Workshop for engineers course offered on Wednesday satisfies the Professional Ethics requirement.

WEAT’s Operations Challenge competitors can receive 14 hours of wastewater credit and TAWWA Top Ops competitors can receive 4.5 hours of water credit. Paper forms will be available to record competition hours.

BADGES

All participants of Texas WaterTM 2026 must register. Your badge is proof of registration and must be worn at all times. Your badge is your admission pass for all technical sessions, the Exhibit Hall and conference events. Admission will not be granted without a badge. Replacement of lost badges is available at the

DODSON DRIVE 5K ROUTE

The 2026 Dodson Drive course starts on the San Antonio River at 220 E Nueva Street, a short walk from the convention center and hotels. Participants will run along a scenic route adjacent to the San Antonio River. The run will start at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 28. Plan on arriving prior to 7:00 am for time to register and warm up (check in opens at 6:00 a.m.). Water will be distributed during the race. Afterwards, join us for a post-race party with breakfast tacos and fruit. A map of the route is provided below.

Texas Water Insider’s Guide

The Texas WaterTM 2026 conference is at the heart of San Antonio. The Texas Water Insider’s Guide will connect you with San Antonio’s amazing history, museums, activities and restaurants.

Scan the QR code to access the online Insider’s Guide.

Henry B. González Convention Center

GROUND FLOOR

Texas Water Registration

Texas Water Exhibit Hall

Henry B. González Convention Center

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3RD FLOOR

TECHNICAL SESSIONS • TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 28

Moderators

Luz Elana Holguin El Paso Water

Atzuko Reveles Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson

Utility Executives on the Three Keys to Building Future Ready Organizations

Jason Carter Arcadis

Marc Cottingame North Texas Municipal Water District

Matthew Jalbert

Trinity River Authority

Ryan Kelso New Braunfels Utilities

Alissa Lockett

San Antonio Water System

Gilbert Trejo

El Paso Water Utilities W/WW (1 hour credit)

Moderators Tim Powell EJ Group Inc.

Black

Facing Fatal Fumes: Research-Driven Odor Control Design for Extreme H2S

Dhruv Deshmukh

Freese and Nichols

Coby Gee

Freese and Nichols WW

Top Ten Corrosion & Materials Issues Design Engineers Face in Wastewater

Douglas Sherman Corrosion Probe

Jarod Barbee Corrosion Probe

Murray Heywood Corrosion Probe WW

Water as a Limiting Factor in Texas

Carlos Rubinstein RSAH2O W/WW

B.M.P. Easy as 1,2,3. Conserve with TWDB!

Jessica Paz

Texas Water Development Board W/WW

AWWA National Update

View from Washington: Federal Update from WEF

Ashley Voskuhl Water Environment Federation N/A

A Machine Learning Flow Prediction Framework for Reuse Process Optimization

Carli Brucker Carollo W/WW 2:303:00

Interactive CIP Tools to Support Informed and Near Real Time Decision Making

Geneva Caponi Black & Veatch N/A

A Complex Program –Managing a $1B CIP & Construction Challenges with Large-Diameter Water Lines

Mackrena Ramos, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam

Melissa Mack, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam

Panduranga Kuruva, City of Houston N/A

Going With The Flow: Predictive Digital Twin At Denton Creek

Eric Redmond Black & Veatch

Scott Kisner

Trinity River Authority

A Holistic Odor and Corrosion Mitigation Strategy for a Complex Large Diameter Interceptor System Experiencing Rapid Growth

Neepa Shah, Hazen and Sawyer

Scott Hoelzle, NTMWD

Ashley Burt, NTMWD WW

What Will Make My Sludge Trucks Smell Better on the Road and How Can I Prove It?

Ian Atkins, Mead & Hunt

Mark Perkins, Mead & Hunt

Bradley Crement, North Texas Municipal Water District WW

Is Public Trust on Your Asset Management List? It Should Be!

Chelsea Boozer

Rogue Water Lab N/A

Turning Vision into Value: Taylor’s Water Supply Journey to High-Tech Growth

N/A

Updates from the Public Water System Supervision Program and Water Supply Division

Michele Risko TCEQ W/WW

TCEQ Updates on Water Quality and Related Issues

Baltazar Lucero-Ramirez

TCEQ

N/A

Sunlight-Based Photobioreactors for Rapid Silica Removal from Reverse Osmosis Concentrate Using Mixed Diatom Cultures from South Texas

Keisuke Ikehata, Texas State University

Lokendra Acharya, Texas State University

Harrison Gredick, Texas State University

Emma Clow, Texas State University

Hunter Adams, City of Wichita Falls W/WW

Developing the First Carbon Based Advanced Treatment (CBAT) Direct Potable Reuse (DPR) Facility in the United States

Anthony Luu, Steger Bizzell

Mitchell Haug, Mustang Special Utility District

Cragi Stowell, Steger Bizzell W/WW 4:054:35 pm

Caitlin Ruff Black & Veatch W/WW

4:405:10 pm

Houston’s AIAP as a Catalyst for Transformation: Aligning Workforce Expectations with RealTime, Predictive, and Prescriptive Analytics

Fazle Rabbi

City of Houston W/WW

Asset Management and Service Life: How to Prioritize Repairs to Concrete Infrastructure

Stephen Foster Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates WW

The Other Type of Severe Wastewater CorrosionPart 2

John Mitchell

Austin Water

Rode Mora

Austin Water WW

Cool Clouds, Hot Demands: Big Data’s Big Thirst in Texas

Toni Rask

Lloyd, Gosselink, Rochelle & Townsend W/WW

Once Upon a Flush: Public Education Through the Magic of Storytelling

Nikki Ingram City of Tyler

N/A

The Texas Legislature and Texas Water: Here We Go Round the Prickly Pear... Julie Nahrgang WEAT/TACWA W/WW It had to be Reuse - the City of Liberty Hill’s Journey to Long Term Water Supply Resilience

Finding the Right Biosolids Management Solutions in a New Era of Uncertainty

Gregory Knight

Garver

WW

Jennifer Glaess, Pape-Dawson

Jeff Meadows, Garver

James Herrera, City of Liberty Hill W/WW

Reclaimed Reality: The Gap in TCEQ’s Beneficial Reuse Credit

Christianne Castleberry

Castleberry Engineering & Consulting

Earl Foster

Lakeway MUD N/A

TECHNICAL SESSIONS • TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 28

Moderators

Robert Warren

Trinity River Authority

Doug Short

Trinity River Authority

214 D

Moderators

Ryan Stangel

Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Lisa Lattu LAN 216 AB

Resiliency, Safety & Cybersecurity Watershed Mgmt/ Stormwater

Solving The Human Risk In Cybersecurity

Randy Petersen

San Jacinto River Authority

RESIL(W/WW)

Demystifying SCADA Cybersecurity for Utilities

Clayton Tidwell

Garver

RESIL(W/WW)

TRA Embarks on

Ultimate Safety Journey for Handling Chlorine and Sulfur Dioxide

Spencer Lindsay, Freese and Nichols

Gennady Boksiner, Freese and Nichols

Theo Chan, Trinity River Authority W/WW

Getting Pumped About Storm Water for NHHIP

Paul Smith

WSP USA W/WW

Charging Construction Stormwater Compliance for Lower Colorado River Authority’s Long Linear Projects Using Technology-Powered Solutions

Nathaniel Gregory, Plummer

Jennifer Leeper, Lower Colorado River Authority W/WW

Jumpstart Your Project with CMAR Contracts, an Overview of the Will Ruth Pond and Conveyance Improvements

Clinton Swearingen Arcadis N/A

Moderators

Elaine Masters

Trinity River Authority

Shashank Khatiwada Carollo

A

Digester Doomsday: A Tale of Revival

Daniel Roberts

Trinity River Authority

Miguel Zavala

Trinity River Authority WW

Doing Good and Getting Paid: Financial Incentives for Biogas Projects

Grant Gayle

Brown and Caldwell

Christian Chiodo

Brown and Caldwell N/A

Using a Holistic Approach to Assessing the Impact of PFAS Emissions on Human Health Using Lifecycle Assessments (LCA)

Andrew Shaw, Black & Veatch

Patrick McNamara, Black & Veatch

Leah Pifer, Black & Veatch

Lynne Moss, Black & Veatch WW

Moderators

Curtis Feronti

Carollo

Amy Middleton Plummer

Wet Weather Resilience Across Two BiofilmBased Wastewater

Treatment Technologies

Priyanka Ali

Black & Veatch

Andrew Shaw

Black & Veatch

Lauren Stadler

Rice University WW

Implementing a Novel Biodrying Process to Transform THP

Biosolids Cake

Arifur Rahman

Jacobs

Tanner Pipher

Jacobs

Todd Williams

Jacobs WW

Development of Design Criteria for Partial Denitrification Anammox (PdNA) for Low Cost BNR

Ahmed Al-Omari

Brown and Caldwell WW

Moderators

Kayleigh Millerick

Texas Tech University

C

A Nationwide Study of Opportunistic Pathogens in Drinking Water Distribution Systems: Early Findings from the Consortium on DBPs and OPs in Water Networks (CODOWN) Project

Nowrina Rahim, Katherine Dowdell, Yun Shen, Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes, Lutgarde

Raskin & Mary Jo Kirisits

University of Texas at Austin N/A

Developing a New Fouling Index for Assessing Fouling Potential in Membrane-based Technologies for Water and Wastewater Treatment

Hossein Ebadi, Shane Walker & Lianfa Song

Texas Tech University N/A

A Low-Cost Method to Estimate Fiscal & Energy Savings at Wastewater Treatment Plants if Aeration Operation is Upgraded to Automated DO Control

Jordan Buechler & Bryan Rasmussen

Texas A&M University N/A

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

Ripple Effects: Evaluating the Financial Impact of Cybersecurity on Water Utility Infrastructure

David Brearley

HDR

Pranav Kapadia

HDR

RESIL(W/WW)

Leveraging Connected Devices to Promote

Lone Worker Safety

Chad Grady

Stormwater Compliance Under the New MultiSector General Permit: A Spotlight on Driving Watershed-Scale Improvements

Meg Pierce-Walsh Plummer

Tres Koenings Plummer W/WW

Optimizing Biosolids ManagementTransitioning from Class B to Class A Amid Cost, Energy, and PFAS Challenges

Aykut Sayin

CDM Smith WW

The Slow Burn: How Low-Level Anti-Freeze Compound Propylene Glycol Sneaks Up to Inhibit Nitrifiers

Yunfan Lu UT Austin N/A

Incorporating Hydrothermal Liquefaction into WRRFs by Addressing Emerging Concerns with Biosolids Restrictions and Managing the Residual Byproduct Steam

W. Wehner, L. J. Winchell, J. Willis, A. Marcus, J. Norton, T. Abbott, G. Rajagopalan & X. Fonoll Almansa

University of Texas at Austin N/A

Moderators

Erika Crespo

Braun Intertec Corporation

Maureen Gonzalez

Othon 217 D

Texas Two Step: Showcasing Voices in the Water Industry

Tanya Miro

Kimley-Horn

Lindsey Kubes

Mbroh Engineering

Greg Wukasch

San Antonio Water System

Dedra Ecklund TAWWA N/A

Shape the Future. Lead with Purpose

Shawna Arroyo

San Antonio River Authority

Sandy West San Antonio River Authority N/A

Putting Data to Work: Using AMI Insights to Proactively Assist Low-Income Customers with Leaks

Chad Cosper San Antonio Water System W

Advancing Toward Class A Biosolids

Certification: Strategic Pathways for Wastewater Treatment Plants

Rose Sobel, Seagull PME

Mikel Wilkins, San Antonio River Authority

Blackline Safety W/WW From Proposition 1 to Policy Impact: Building Resilience Through the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program

Gian Villarreal, Seagull PME W/WW

Securing the Flow: Lessons from a Real-World Cyberattack

Tamika Bass GFT

RESIL(W/WW)

Sinkhole Whack-A-Mole: Adaptive Management in San Antonio’s CMP Program

Sulieman Naser

Tetra Tech

Sylvester Ogidan

Tetra Tech

Victoria Escobedo

City of San Antonio W/WW

Jack Dillavou, Stantec

Nicole Stephens, Stantec

Jacob McCrary, City of Chattanooga WW

To Recover or Sequester? Holistic Approaches to Managing Phosphorus (and Struvite) through Anaerobic Digestion

Brandt Miller

Hazen and Sawyer

Wendell Khunjar

Hazen and Sawyer WW

Nutrient Data Collection in the Texas Hill Country and a Review of Laboratory Total Phosphorus Methods

Elizabeth Edgerton, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Miliana Hernandez, GuadalupeBlanco River Authority WW

Pilot Testing New Filter Media Configurations for the East Water Purification Plant

Enhancement Project

Greg Pope, Carollo Xi Zhao, Carollo

Drew Leonard, City of Houston WW

The Influence of Precipitation and Navigation on the Distribution of Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Microbial Source Tracking Markers in Surface and Groundwater Along the Brazoria County Coastline in Texas

Carlos Alberto Romero-Vázquez & Vikram Kapoor, University of Texas at San Antonio N/A

Barium and Strontium Scaling of End-Of-Life Membranes in a Full-Scale Reverse Osmosis System

Guorui Zhang & Shankar Chellam

Texas A&M University N/A

Bridging Connections; Strengthening Collaborations between Operators, Engineers & Water Professionals

Fernando Olivas Brown and Caldwell

Sergio Castro El Paso Water N/A

Make Neuroscience

Your Superpower

Chelsea Boozer

Rogue Water Lab N/A

TECHNICAL SESSIONS • WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL

Moderators

Jackson Coleman Wade Trim

Kelly Hajek

Strand Associates 205

From Disposal to Reuse:

Produced Water Lessons from Texas Pilots and National Comparisons

Bhavani Chowdary Chimata

University of Texas at Arlington Madhuri Arjun

University of Texas at Arlington

Kruthika Kokku

Eyncon Engineering and Surveying W/WW

Blueprint for Indirect

Potable Reuse: Cleburne’s

Path to Augmenting

Lake Pat Cleburne

Jeremy Hutt

City of Cleburne

Nick Landes

Freese and Nichols

Moderators

Corey Smith

Civitas Engineering Group

Nicholas Cook Missouri City 213 AB

Finding the Just-Right Dose: Revisiting the “Goldilocks Principle” in Two-Stage Ozone Treatment

Mohammad Bayan

Quiddity Engineering

Mariana Anguiano

Trinity River Authority

Soon Wong

Trinity River Authority

Tania Ho

Trinity River Authority W/WW

Optimizing Multi-Barrier Approaches for Geosmin, TOC, and DBP Challenges at Lake Palestine WTP

Katie Livas

HDR

Nikki Ingram City of Tyler

Samuel Brodfuehrer

Moderators

Paco Guerrero

Pape-Dawson

Dami George LAN

214 A

A Tale of Two Winters: South Austin Regional Wastewater Plant Overcoming Nitrite Locks with Operational Innovation and Engineering Solutions

Wesley Tait Austin Water Utility WW

PFAS in Wastewater –Opportunities for Managing PFAS using Existing WRRF Processes

Samir Mathur CDM Smith WW

Moderators

Toni Rask

Lloyd Gosselink

Nathan Vassar

Lloyd Gosselink 214 B

Less Than a Year to Go: Your Guide to Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) Readiness

Wendy Lundeen CDM Smith W

TRAcking Against the Clock: TPDES Permitting Strategies for Fast Growing Wastewater Systems

Peter Reale Plummer

Jennifer Moore

Moderators

Sheldon Buck

Freese and Nichols

Todd Danielson Plummer

214 C

Simplifying Digital Transformation: Lessons from Houston for Smaller Utilities

Pratistha Paudel

PNA Technical Services

Fazle Rabbi City of Houston W/WW 9:3510:05 am

David Jackson

Freese and Nichols W/WW

From Lab to Utility: A Case Study Piloting Electrodialysis Metathesis for Brine Management in El Paso

Tayia Oddonetto Garver W/WW

Planning for Emergency

Reuse Implementation: Utility Responses to Drought in Texas

Brigit Buff

Plummer

Noelle George

WateReuse Texas W/WW (1 hour credit)

HDR

Matthew Dieffenthaller

HDR W/WW

Cutting-Edge Approach to LCRR Compliance: Field Testing of Advanced Metal Detection for Service Line

Material Identification

Kirstin Eller

San Antonio Water System

Bradley Ficko

White River Technologies

David Arambula

San Antonio Water System

Veronica Cantu

San Antonio Water System

Gregory Schultz

White River Technologies W

Ozone in Action: Enhancing Filtration While Controlling Bromate in Houston’s

EWPP Pilot Study

Xi Zhao Carollo

Drew Leonard

City of Houston

Greg Pope Carollo W/WW

Management of Nitrification in Consecutive Systems: Best Practices and Wholesaler Engagement

Amlan Ghosh

Corona Environmental Consulting W

Eliminating Uncertainties and Improving Hydraulic Efficiencies at Walnut Creek WWTP by Utilizing Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Physical Modeling

Xiaohong He

AECOM

Ioan Chilarescu AECOM

WW

Step Up Your Screening Game: Reviewing the Design and Operation of Step Screens in the 212.5 MGD Headworks A Fine Screen Facility at TRA CRWS

Matthew Jalbert

Trinity River Authority

Kevin Flinn Garver W/WW

Beyond the BeamAdvanced UV Design Approaches for Tomorrow’s WRRFs

Nicole Stephens Stantec W/WW

Trinity River Authority WW

The Federal Funding Cliff and Texas’ Strategic Response: Maximizing IIJA Funding, Managing Annual Appropriations Uncertainty and Advancing Opportunities in the Texas Water Fund

Stacy Barna CDM Smith W/WW

Stronger Together: Partnerships That Move Flood Projects Forward Scott Elmer

Harris County Flood Control District

Chitra Foster Carollo W/WW

Navigating Cultural Resources During the Federal and State Permitting Process

Molly Hall

AR Consultants

Allen Rutherford

AR Consultants N/A

AI Readiness and Hallucination: When Your Data and Your AI Disagree

Paola De La Torre

City of Sugar Land

Huy Ton

City of Sugar Land

Alence Poudel

City of Sugar Land

Carla Barrios

City of Sugar Land

Trevor Surface

City of Sugar Land N/A

Right-Sized, Future-Ready: Strategic Improvements in a High-Growth Era

Jennifer Henke Jacobs

Kurt Staller

Upper Trinity Regional Water District

Adam McKnight

Upper Trinity Regional Water District W/WW

Digital Twins in the Water Industry: Asset-Centric, Network-Centric, and Operational Approaches

Freddie Guerra GHD W/WW

City of Houston Driving Opportunities for Data in the Age of AI

William Kuehne Ardurra

Fazle Rabbi

City of Houston W/WW

TECHNICAL SESSIONS • WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL

Moderators

Issa McDaniel

CDM Smith

Elston Johnson

Elston Johnson & Associates 214 D

Securing the Stream: A Case Study in Successful Water and Wastewater Funding with East Rio Hondo Water Supply Corporation

Brian Macmanus East Rio Hondo Water

Supply Corporation

Liz Range-Pendell

Halff Associates W/WW

It’s Now or Never Part 2, How Rapid Growth in Fort Worth and Northlake Led to a Mutually Beneficial Solution

Frank Crumb Halff Associates W/WW

Tips and Tricks for State and Federal Funding

Erika Donaghy Carollo W/WW

Community Dollars in Action: Improving Small Water Systems Through Public Collaboration, Funding Strategy and Proactive Agency

Engagement

Mariana Williams

HR Green

Leigh Thomas

HR Green W/WW

Adopt, Update, Audit: Navigating New Texas Impact Fee

Requirements

Jessica Vassar Freese and Nichols

W/WW

Moderators

Dedra

Integrating Urban Flood Risk and One Water Strategies in Fort Worth’s Urban Flood Risk Initiative

Zubin Sukheswalla

Pape-Dawson

Kiran Konduru

City of Fort Worth W/WW

Piloting In-pipe Filters and Biofiltration Basins to Remove Bacteria from Stormwater in New Braunfels

Nissim Gore-Datar, Arcadis

Phillip Quast, City of New Braunfels

Ashley Kent, Arcadis

Maxwell Wallack, Arcadis W/WW

Coastal Water Authority

Main Canal Capacity Evaluation and Recommendation

Christopher Doherty BGE

Greg Olinger

Coastal Water Authority

Lizanne Douglas BGE W/WW

Feasibility of Regional Aquifer Storage & Recovery to Help Small Water Providers in Medina County, TX Meet 55-year Projected Water Demands

Russell Persyn, RESPEC Company

Scooter Mangold, Yancey WSC

Cole Ruiz, Lloyd Gosselink

Rochelle & Townsend W

Chasing Water: How to Access Deeper, More Challenging Aquifers in Texas

Madeleine Brehaut

CDM Smith

Aaron Bustamante

CDM Smith

Jayson Barfknecht

City of Bryan W

Moderators

Moderators Helen Olivarez

Freese and Nichols

Connecting Your Utility Across Generations for a Global Impact

Turning Biogas Surplus into a Facility Superpower

Megan

Melissa Mack

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Farida Goderya Fort Worth Water

Jessica Carner Water for People

Julie Kauffman Water for People N/A

Moderators

Joseph Fielding

Trinity River Authority

Cassie Villarreal

Mead & Hunt 217 C

QACs – The Emerging Contaminants

Actually Impacting Plants Around Texas

Andrew Shaw

Black & Veatch

Elaine Masters

Trinity River Authority

Eric Redmond

Black & Veatch

Patrick McNamara

Black & Veatch WW

Moderators

Ben Glynn

City of Fulshear

Tye Jordan

City of Austin

217 D

A Tale of Two Ceramic Membrane Evaluations: A Perspective on Membrane Reliability and Flexibility and Future Trends

Yue Sun

Ardurra W/WW

Centrifuge Operational Adjustments Result in Real Cost Saving Opportunities

Adam Parmenter

HDR W/WW

Solids Handling Study: Optimizing Sludge Transfer at the South Austin Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant

Wesley Tait

Austin Water Utility

WW

Solids-Centric Wastewater Treatment: Navigating the New Paradigm

Joel Cantwell

HDR

Patrick Young

HDR WW

Pressing Matters:

Phased Sludge Dewatering System

Improvements Under Pressure: A Case Study from the City Pasadena, Texas

Keval Satra

HR Green

Venu Upadhyay

HR Green

WW

Binational Cooperation, Challenges, and Strategies for Transboundary Water Governance in the Rio Bravo/Rio Grande Basin

Alfredo Rodriguez

CDM Smith N/A

Water For People Impact Exchange – Malawi 2025: Creating Sustainable Access to Water and Sanitation for Everyone Forever

Kim Hanson

Hazen and Sawyer

Marcela Tuñón

Hazen and Sawyer W/WW

Impact of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds on Wastewater Treatment and Regulatory Compliance

Mary Sadler

Hazen and Sawyer

Brandt Miller

Hazen and Sawyer WW

Broken Arrow PFAS Study: Wastewater Considerations, Actions, and Planning

Jonathan Thompson

HDR

Timothy Robins

Broken Arrow Municipal Authority

Justin Macmanus

HDR WW

From Flood to Fine-Tuned: Austin Water’s Journey to Resilience with Polymer Feed Systems

Chance Bailey, Austin Water

Olivia Beck, Austin Water

Greg Pope, Carollo

Trey Stewart, Austin Water W/WW

Pilot Scale Aeration for TTHM Reduction

Erin Mulligan

NCS Engineers

Ramesh Narasimhan

NCS Engineers W

Transforming Peru’s Water Systems: Strategies for Infrastructure and Quality Enhancement

Jill Tarski

Malone & Wheeler W/WW

Seawater DesalinationRecent Trends to Address Water Quality Changes due to Climate Change

Vasu Veerapaneni

Black & Veatch

Christopher Munson

Black & Veatch W

Demonstrating an Onsite, Closed-loop PFAS Pre-Treatment Solution for Hauled-in Landfill Leachate at a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)

Steven Butel, E2Metrix USA

Zia Klocke, Ovivo Water N/A

How Computer and Physical Modeling Came Together to Save the Day! Addressing the Design Challenges of a 105 MGD Raw Water Pump Station Upgrade

Chetan Soni

CDM Smith

Emily Phaneuf

CDM Smith

W/WW

Could Your Effluent Be Toxic? What to Know, and When to Worry

Jenni Griesel Plummer WW

Emerging Disinfection Byproducts: Challenges, Solutions, and Regulatory Readiness

Ashley Pifer

Halff Associates W

1:452:15 pm

TECHNICAL SESSIONS • WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 29

Moderators

David Garcia

Aguazé Solutions

Justin Diviney

Diviney Infrastructure Group 205

CMOM Without the Chaos: A Friendly Guide to Getting Ahead of Emergencies

Neepa Shah

Hazen and Sawyer

Alfredo Alcala-Jordan El Paso Water

Kate Mennemeyer

Hazen and Sawyer RESIL(W/WW)

Beyond Conveyance: Evaluating the Trade-Offs Between Storage and Treatment Expansion in a Major Regional Wastewater System

Joel Wilson, Aguaze Solutions

Rami Issa, AECOM

Brad Pierce, Trinity River Authority W/WW

2:202:50 pm

Seeing Beneath the Surface: Prioritizing Sewer Rehabilitation in an Aging Wastewater Basin

Brian Fiske

Gresham Smith

Noreen Housewright City of Grand Prairie N/A

So You Have a CIP, Now What? A Case Study in Planning for Project Implementation

Ethan Shires

Freese and Nichols N/A

When the Force isn’t with You: Utilizing Innovative Force Main Design Approaches for Lift Stations in Developing Areas

Natalie Cronk, Kimley-Horn

Jack Earney, Kimley-Horn

Moderators

Mahith Nadella

Civitas Engineering Group

Steven Hand HDR 213 AB

Innovative Costing Tool for PFAS Treatment: Supporting Utility Planning and Compliance in a Changing Regulatory Environment

Ramanathan Ganesan

Civitas Engineering Group

Corey Smith

Civitas Engineering Group

Sulochana Sneha Eati

Civitas Engineering Group W/WW

Addressing PFAS Rule Compliance at a Surface Water Treatment Plant

Zaid Chowdhury Garver W/WW

A Collaborative Effort to FastTrack Critical Repairs that Restore Production Capacity at the City of Houston East Water Purification Plant

Yong Wang, City of Houston

Ryan George, Freese and Nichols

Sheldon Buck, Freese and Nichols

David Munn, Freese and Nichols

Alyssa Lawrence, Freese and Nichols W

Why ‘Settle’ for Conventional Sedimentation? Piloting High-Rate Clarification at Dallas Water Utilities’ Elm Fork WTP

Gail Charles, Arcadis

Matthew Johnson, City of Dallas

Rosalyn Miller, Arcadis

Anna Stehouwer, Arcadis W/WW

Advanced Statistics Driving Lead and Copper Rule

Success Before and After the Deadline

Manal Alduraibi, Ardurra

Chad Morris, Ardurra

Matthew Carlson, Ardurra

Moderators

Aaron Waters Plummer

Virginia Wang Garver 214 A

Sweating the Assets - Low Build Intensification with the Mobile Organic Biofilm™ (MOB) Process Installation in Reno, Nevada Graig Rosenberger NUVODA W/WW

Resilient Wastewater Solutions for the Semiconductor Surge:

Sherman’s Fast Track MBR CMAR Design, Startup and Lessons Learned

Jeff Rigdon, City of Sherman

Paul Monaco, Plummer Quentin Geile, Plummer W/WW

Low DO, High Impact: An Affordable Approach to Nitrogen Management Integrating Mobile Media

Nicole Stephens

Stantec

Bikram Sabherwal

Stantec W/WW

Redefining Disinfection: Texas’ First Full-Scale Peracetic Acid (PAA) System at Hutto South WWTP

Ankita Jain

Garver W/WW

A Look into the Crystal Ball for Three Forks WRF: How to Predict the Future with Quantitative Probabilistic Modeling

Theresa Kopper, CDM Smith

Alexandra Doody, CDM Smith

Moderators

Stacy Barna

CDM Smith

Travis Pruski

Nueces River Authority 214 B

Sludge Treatment Reed

Beds: A Proven, NatureBased Alternative for Sustainable Sludge Management

Christopher Allen, Plummer Cody McCann, Plummer Steen Nielsen, WSP Denmark WW

Less Can Be More: Practical Approaches for Selecting the Right Hydraulic Model

Maia Dupes

Freese and Nichols

Stephanie Neises

Freese and Nichols

Dave Christiansen Freese and Nichols W/WW

Thinking Outside the Box: Design Considerations for One of the First-MBR Facilities in Texas to Incorporate Vertically Oriented External Tubular Membranes for Enhanced Process Efficiency

Julia Nania, Kimley-Horn

Raul Dominguez, Kimley-Horn

Jeff Danner, Innovatreat W/WW

Septic to Spectacular: Increasing the Capacity of Existing Wastewater Infrastructure for Rural Communities with Limited Resources

Anastasia Lassmann, AECOM Erin Morris, AECOM W/WW

Oh No, My Water’s Red!

How We Tamed Iron and Manganese at Rock Creek

Mohammad Bayan, Quiddity

Engineering

Derek Kovalcik, Texas Water Utilities

Keyur Gorji, WETS

Moderators

Adam Farguson

Fort Worth Water

Ajay Shrivastav

CDM Smith

214 C

First Mechanical Evaporator Approved for Domestic

Wastewater Disposal!

Kendall Longbotham reUse Engineering

Lauren Wahl reUse Engineering WW

Anatomy and Evolution of the Combination Sewer Cleaning Machine

Rusty (M.A.) Nezat Nezat Training and Consulting WW

Toward Fuel-resilient Thermal Hydrolysis Process (THP) Operation at TRA CRWS Plant: Boiler Fuel Management and NG Distribution

Arifur Rahman, Jacobs Raj Mehta, Jacobs Tom Davies, Trinity River Authority W/WW

Operational Excellence Through Generational Collaboration and Training

Lance Phillips

Kimley Horn

Ryan Kelly

Dallas Water Utility

Rodney Johnson

Preventing Electrical Failures: HVAC Strategies for Water Facilities

Electrical Rooms

Garrett Bennett Freese and Nichols

Van Cashen

Dallas Water Utility W/WW 3:554:25 pm

Will Weidman, Kimley-Horn W/WW

Wastewater Sizing Using Development Density and Land Use Overlays –The FLOWS Method

Sarah Alverson

Austin Water

Joe Smith

Austin Water

Kaden Morris, Ardurra W/WW

Lewisville’s Journey to Achieve Enhanced Multi-Barrier Treatment: A Process / Pilot Study at the CRFWTP

Robert Hoffman, HDR

Katelyn Hearon, City of Lewisville

Sterling Greback, CDM Smith W/WW

Operational Considerations & Preparedness for Primary Clarification Emergency Bypass: A Case Study at El Paso Water’s Roberto R. Bustamante WWTP

Chamindra Dassanayake Hazen and Sawyer

Toby McQueary, Quiddity

Engineering W/WW

Freese and Nichols N/A 4:305:00 pm

Rachel Chisolm

Austin Water N/A

Samuel Brodfuehrer, HDR W/WW

Jaime Benevides, El Paso Water

Sergio Castro, El Paso Water RESIL(W/WW)

Beyond the Bore: Balancing Site Selection, Budget, and Regulatory Hurdles of Well Drilling

Camryn Smiley

Kimley-Horn WW

Using Cloth Media Filtration to Remove Microplastics from the Environment

Brian Huyge Aqua-Aerobic Systems

WW

TECHNICAL SESSIONS • WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 29

Moderators

Andre Garces Plummer

Guadalupe Bailey

Dallas Water Utilities 214 D

Construction

Playing Nice in the Sandbox: Coordinating Four Construction Contracts at the City of Houston’s Southeast WWTP

Christopher Varnon, CDM Smith Micah Allison, LEM Construction Company

Gauher Khan, City of Houston W/WW

Austin Water’s Wastewater Treatment Plant Rehabilitation - Collaborating With Two CMARs Constructing Four CIPs Worth $1.5B With Overlapping Construction Limits, Aggressive Schedules and Twelve GMPs

Erik Kunkel, City of Austin

Charles Celauro, City of Austin

Joe Sesil, MWH Constructors

Kevin Little, MGC Contractors W/WW

Resilience Realized with CMAR: The EPWater + Arcadis + PCL/SUNDT Story

Joel Mora

Arcadis

Geoffrey Espineli

El Paso Water

Juan Lopez

PCL Construction W/WW

Texas Design Build –How Does Legislation Effect You?

Patrick Worley Burns & McDonnell W/WW

Scaling Up Without Slowing Down: The MABR Expansion Story

James Nash, Black & Veatch

Prachi Salekar, Black & Veatch

Tania Ho, Trinity River Authority

Monica Ramirez, Black & Veatch W/WW

From the Huddle to the End Zone: Scoring Big with a Texas-Sized Collaborative Water Program

Jean Autrey, Pape-Dawson

Paul Terrill, Terrill & Waldrop

Chad Sharbono, Garney Construction N/A

Moderators

Carlos Espindola Black & Veach

Anna Howard Hazen 216 AB

Can Bugs Climb a Mountain: Adaptation of Microorganisms to Low Dissolved Oxygen Conditions

Shashank Khatiwada Carollo WW

The Dog Ate the Record Drawings: Tips and Tricks for Successful Project Onboarding and Documentation from a YP’s Viewpoint

Kelly Lewis

Kimley-Horn

Maggie Erickson

Kimley-Horn N/A

Calming the Mains: Turning a Water Model into a Management Machine

Varenya Mehta, Civitas Engineering Group Alence Poudel, City of Sugar Land

Carla Barrios, City of Sugar Land

Samanata Silwal, Civitas Engineering Group W

Moderators

Nicholas McCormick

Freese and Nichols

Freddie Guerra GHD 217 A

Cracking the Code: Lessons Learned from One of North Texas’s Largest Wastewater Regional System Hydraulic Model Calibration

Nick Dons, Trinity River Authority

Don Walker, AECOM W/WW

Free Asset Management Program for Small Systems - Everything

You Wanted to Know

Elston Johnson, Elston

Johnson and Associates

Gian Villarreal, Seagull PME

Michael Urrutia, Elston

Johnson and Associates

Tehrene Hart, Texas Water Development Board N/A

Miles Ahead of the Breaks - Predictive Planning for Smarter Pipe Replacement

Lance Rothe

San Antonio Water System

Cristina Brantley

San Antonio Water System W

Moderators

Isabel Walters SAWS

Sylvester Johnson STV

Digging Smarter, Not Harder: San Antonio’s Blueprint for Inventory Success

David Arambula

San Antonio Water System

Veronica Cantu

San Antonio Water System

Kirstin Eller

San Antonio Water System W/WW

Creating Utility Ambassadors: El Paso and Arlington’s Stories

Adam Holguin El Paso Water Traci Peterson

Arlington Water Utilities N/A

From Breaking News to Building Trust: Real-Life Strategies from Journalists Turned Water Agency

Communicators

David DiSalvo

Hazen and Sawyer Terry Fairchild Hazen and Sawyer N/A

Moderators

Jaime Kypuros

Tetra Tech

Jorge Flores

Eagle Pass Water Works System 217 C

From Hydraulic Model to Digital Twin: Establishing an AI-Ready Foundation for Real-Time and Predictive Operations in a Mega-Utility

Satish Tripathi, City of Houston

Jim Cooper, Arcadis

Ben Chenevey, Arcadis

Shah Rahman, Arcadis W/WW

Pump It Up: Lessons Learned and How to Spec Pump Testing in the Field

Chloe Walsingham AECOM

Matthew Abbe AECOM W/WW

Smart Solutions, Steady Service: Reimagining the DWU’s Walnut Hill Pump Station

Swaroop Puchalapalli STV

James McQuery

Dallas Water Utilities

Jose Puente

Dallas Water Utilities W/WW

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 2:50 - 3:20 PM

Assess and Progress: From Condition Assessment to Action at Denton’s Pecan Creek WRP

Ian Gillett

Kimley-Horn & Associates N/A

Enhancing Design Efficiency and Accuracy with Advanced Mobile Scanning Technology

Chris Ackerman Garver

Drew Moffitt Garver W/WW

Flush with Challenges, Full of Solutions: Thinking Inside the Box at DCRWS

Prachi Salekar

Black & Veatch

Tania Ho

Trinity River Authority

Eric Redmond

Black & Veatch W/WW

Using Data Science to Tackle I&I and Optimize Basin Performance

Manal Alduraibi

Ardurra

Chad Morris

Ardurra

Kaden Morris

Ardurra N/A

From Data-Poor to Knowledge-Rich: Advancing Asset Management

Marcela Tunon

Hazen and Sawyer

Conor Brennan

Hazen and Sawyer N/A

Bottom-Up Approach to Achieving Citywide Asset Management and Coordinated Infrastructure Renewal Planning

Steven Rhodes

Freese and Nichols

Janalea Hembree

City of Burleson

Tanu Kulkarni

Freese and Nichols N/A

Pause, Prep, Plant: A Community-Based Approach to Water Saving Landscapes in San Antonio

Juan Soulas

San Antonio Water System N/A

Construction in Motion: Visual Storytelling for Water Infrastructure Projects

Janet Rummel

Sigler Communications

James McQuery

Dallas Water Utilities N/A

Crafting the Conversation: A Sustainable Water Future for the Hill Country

Martin Bartlett Consor

Dalton Rice

City of Kerrville N/A

Moderators

Keith O’Connor

Civitas Engineering Group

Susana Blauser

Brown & Caldwell

217 D

Making GAC Work for PFAS: Design and O&M Lessons from Full-Scale U.S. Plants

Dhruv Deshmukh

Freese and Nichols

Viraj deSilva Freese and Nichols W/WW

This Little Piggy Went to the Water Plant. The Challenges of Operating and Maintaining 24 Miles of 30” Raw Water Pipeline

Kasey Belote Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority W/WW

Scaling for the Future: Strategic Planning and Execution of Central Texas WTP

Ana Marie Karamalegos

CDM Smith

Ryan Schey City of Georgetown

Russell Bradshaw City of Georgetown W/WW

Tight Fit: New EST with Unique Tank Geometry

Replacing an Existing EST on a Tight Site near DFW Airport

Ashley Waits, Irving Water Utilities

Ryan Opgenorth, Garver

Bob Werling, Landmark Structures W/WW

Catastrophic Water

Plant Failure – Are You Prepared to Respond

Robert Upton GCWA

RESIL(W/WW)

Snow White and the Seven Hundred Feet of Clogged 84-inch Pipe: Mining 620 Tons of Mineral Build-up from a Critical Treatment Pipeline

Andrew Brower, NTMWD

Kelly Rouse, NTMWD W

When the Lake Turned on Us: 2025 Flood Impacts and Treatment

Tactics at Handcox WTP

Tye Jordan

Austin Water

William Bailey

Austin Water W/WW

“LCLL” – Lead and Copper Lessons Learned

Abigail Hall Garver W

Playing for Time: Balancing Urgency and Sustainability with Brackish Groundwater

Amid Extreme Drought in Corpus Christi

Crystal Ybanez

City of Corpus Christi

Nicholas Winkelmann

City of Corpus Christi W

11:25 am

TECHNICAL SESSIONS • THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 30

Moderators

Andre Garces Plummer

Marshall Preas Pape-Dawson 205

Expanding Baytown’s Water Future – A Progressive Design-Build Approach for the BAWA East Water Treatment Plant

Geovanna Arguelles, City of Baytown Xi Zhao, Carollo

Sarah Espinosa, McCarthy

Building Companies

Lindsay Kovar, BGE W/WW

Redefining Possibilities: Value Engineering Collaboration at Goliad WWTP

Prachi Kala Ardurra

Shane Simpson

Associated Construction Partners W/WW

TXWIN Contractor Panel Discussion

Perry Fowler

Texas Water Infrastructure Network N/A

Moderators

Sahar Saffar

Ardurra

Mark Podbielski CDM Smith 213 AB

Using Digital Twins to Train and Equip Operators at Houston’s NEWPP

Joey Eickhoff City of Houston

Mike Bernard Specific Energy W/WW

Electrical Equipment Procurement: Design Strategies to Avoid a Shock to Your Project Schedule

Robert Dickman STV N/A

Closing the Cybersecurity Gap: What Utilities Have Learned and What to Fix Next

Nicholas Claudio Freese and Nichols

RESIL(W/WW)

Moderators

Kevin Kluge

Austin Water

Progga Chirontoni STV

When Servers Meet Service Lines: A Primer and Lessons Learned for Utilities, Water Managers, and Data Center Developers

Morgan Jackson, Stantec

Shiladitya (Shil) Basu, Stantec Eric Hersh, Stantec W/WW

Cloud Computing Without a Forecast: The Data Deficit on Data Center Water Usage

Adam Conner, Freese and Nichols

Jeremiah Bihl, City of Abilene

Adam Foster, Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts

Margaret Cook, Houston Advanced Research Center W/WW

Data Centers, Exploring the Water/Energy Nexus

Eddie Wilcut Plummer W/WW

Moderators

Katie Zheng

Lochner

Rikki Anderson Plummer 214 B

Strengthening the Current: Training the Next Wave of Water/Wastewater Operators

Katie Overstreet

San Antonio River Authority

Sandy West San Antonio River Authority W/WW

Building the Texas Water Workforce by Bridging Perspectives between the Public and Private Sector

Ola Wenno Plummer

Mariana Anguiano

Trinity River Authority

Paula Szymanski

Texas Tech University N/A

Austin Water’s Talent Apprenticeship Program (TAP)

Erin Blair

Austin Water N/A

Networking Break in Technical Session Area • 10:10 - 10:20 AM

Collaborative Delivery Saves Time! Expanding Taylor Regional Water Treatment Plant in a Hurry - $150M Construction Executed through 6 Packages, 4 years Conception to Commissioning

Jordan Muell, Plummer W/WW

Addressing Differential Settlement for Critical Services while meeting Schedule and Budget at the Largest Municipal Project Utilizing

Collaborative Delivery

Randy Rogers, CDM Smith

David Briggs, Victaulic

Andrew Molly, City of Houston N/A

Coordinating the Relocation of a 72-inch Water Line in Downtown Houston

David Pineda

Aurora Technical Services

Jim Wilson

City of Houston W/WW

From Patchwork to Masterpiece: Untangling Your SCADA Systems through Master Planning

Kevin Patel McKim & Creed

Doug Short

Trinity River Authority W/WW

Generating Harmonics: A Review on the Impact of VFDs on Generator Sizing and System Efficiency

Robert Dickman STV

Bobby Rodriguez

Canyon Regional Water Authority W/WW

Machine Learning Based Risk Detection and Predictive Maintenance of Wastewater

Lift Station Pumps Using SCADA Data in AWS Data Lake

Nahal Maymandi, IMS Engineers

Fazle Rabbi, City of Houston

Pratistha Pradhan Paudel, PNA Technical Services W/WW

Gigs to Gallons – Municipal Considerations for Data Center Development

Marcela Tunon Hazen and Sawyer W/WW

Balancing Digital Growth and Water Sustainability: The Impact of Data Centers in Texas

Burhanuddin Khuzema Zaveri

Mead & Hunt W/WW

Sustainable Data Centers: Modeling Water and Power Demands For Cooling

Michael Weller

Tetra Tech

Kenneth Nichols

Tetra Tech W/WW

Flow Forward: Empowering the Next Generation of NTMWD’s Operations Staff

Zachary Jackson North Texas Municipal Water District

Caitlin Ruff

Black & Veatch

Eric Redmond

Black & Veatch

N/A

Bridging the Gap: GenAI Implementation Roadmap

Justas Rutkauskas

Freese and Nichols

N/A

Beyond Innovation: Building a Resilient Foundation for Change

Stephanie Corso Isle

Greg Wukasch

San Antonio Water System

N/A

Moderators

Tori Hancock

Black & Veatch

Freddie Guerra GHD

Impacts of High TDS Discharges on Activated Sludge Nitrification and Settleability Performance

Soklida Hong Hazen and Sawyer W/WW

From Downtime to Uptime: AI-Powered Asset Intelligence for Water/ Wastewater Systems

Bret Young Rockwell Automation W/WW

Process Intensification

Paul Wood Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam

Brooke Schroeder Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam W/WW

First Prioritize, Then Optimize: The Difference Between Risk-Based and Reliability-Based Decisions

Tacoma Zach

MentorAPM

N/A

Smarter Pump Management Starts Here: From Three SCADA Signals to Many Meaningful KPIs

Nahal Maymandi, IMS Engineers

Fazle Rabbi, City of Houston

Pratistha Pradhan Paudel, PNA

Technical Services W/WW

Beyond the Blueprint: How Collaboration with Operations, Laboratory, Engineering, and Maintenance Provided a Recipe for Success During Upset Conditions

Randy Booker, Gresham Smith

Ryan Kelly, Dallas Water Utility

Chad Kopecki, Dallas Water Utility

Darrell Poore, Dallas Water Utility

W/WW

Moderators

TECHNICAL SESSIONS • THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 30

Jonathan Shirk

Kennedy Jenks

AJ Czubai

Autodesk 214 D

From Manholes to Master Plans: A Holistic Take on CMOM

Marissa Bradley

Freese and Nichols

Stephen Johnson

Freese and Nichols WW

Smart Asset Intelligence: Revolutionizing Sewer System Risk Assessment Through Integrated GPAD-SSO Analytics

Sateesh Puri, Ardurra Jinia Islam, City of Houston Fazle Rabbi, City of Houston WW

The First Drop: The Lift Station and Force Mains

Supplying North Texas’s Newest Regional Water Resource Recovery Facility

Chloe Walsingham, AECOM

Matthew Abbe, AECOM

Roshan Thapa, North Texas Municipal Water District W/WW

Transforming Wastewater Management: El Paso Water Uses Real-Time Monitoring & Data

Alfredo Alcala-Jordan

El Paso Water

Rudy Daniels SmartCover Systems W/WW

Innovative Solutions to Meeting TCEQ Flow Standards in New Sewer Siphons

Adam Eddy

San Antonio Water System

K.W. Chan

Unintech Consulting Engineers

WW

A Double Inversion: Defying Gravity to Make Way for a New River in Fort Worth

Josh Kercho

Kimley-Horn WW

Moderators

Mahith Nadella

Civitas Engineering Group

Megan Ingram CDM Smith 216 AB

4D Puzzle: Design-Build Delivery With 3D

Utility Modeling

Jared Jeffries

Halff Associates

Leah Hodge

Halff Associates

Justine Rojas

Kiewit Engineering Group N/A

Planning with People: How Public Participation Shaped Water System Improvements in Central Texas

Mariana Williams

HR Green

Owen Krauskopf

HR Green W/WW

Lessons Learned Along the Line

Brett Bohn

Providence Infrastructure Consultants

Daniel Rice

Providence Infrastructure Consultants N/A

Moderators

Tanu Kulkarni

Freese and Nichols

Robert Jenkins Arcadis 217 A

Bridging Condition and Risk: An Integrated Asset Management Approach at VCWRF

Fari Samadi

City of Fort Worth

Reza Broun

City of Fort Worth

Shannon Dunne

City of Fort Worth W/WW

Launching a Water & Wastewater

Infrastructure Enterprise Asset Management Initiative for Amarillo

Water Utilities

William Johnson

City of Amarillo

Prescilla Finkey

City of Amarillo W/WW

Planning with Flexibility – A Dynamic

Master Plan

Tania Ho

Trinity River Authority

Eric Redmond

Black & Veatch

Tom Davies

Trinity River Authority

Jennifer Loconsole

Black & Veatch W/WW

Moderators

Jessica Woods

City of Round Rock

Jacey Stewart LCRA 217 B

From Insights to Action: How NTMWD is Applying Public Opinion Research Results to Strengthen Water Conservation Messaging and Programming

Alex Johnson, North Texas Municipal Water District N/A

Empowering Customers to Fix Leaks through Phone Consultations

Martha Wright San Antonio Water System N/A

From Policy to Action: Making Water Conservation a Cornerstone of LongTerm Water Supply Planning in Texas

Qiwen Zhang, Plummer

Brigit Buff, Plummer N/A

Moderators

Jaime Kypuros

Tetra Tech

Daniel Lamas

Brown & Caldwell 217 C

Meeting Demand, Ensuring Compliance: A Success Story in Executing Fast-Paced Water System Improvements in Missouri City, Texas

Keval Satra, HR Green

Nicholas Cook, City of Missouri City

Gabriela Mejia, HR Green W/WW

Transforming Water Management: El Paso Water’s Journey from High NRW to Operational Excellence Jo-El Moore

Kamstrup Water Metering

Adam Wickersham El Paso Water W/WW

AI Agents in Water Utilities: Advancing Modeling, Planning, and Operations

Satish Tripathi City of Houston W/WW

Networking Break in Technical Session Area • 10:10 - 10:20 AM

Mining for Gold - How to Leverage AMI Data for Better System Operations

Taylor Townes

Kimley-Horn

Emma Morgan Kimley-Horn N/A

Thickening the Plot: Choosing the Right Solids Handling Process for Your System

Imaya Farrell Plummer

Ana Pena-Tijerina Plummer

Hannah Leppla Plummer W/WW

Data to Dollars: Optimizing the City of Denton’s WWTP Design Through Influent Sampling

Santos Sotelo, Kimley-Horn

Chris Bye, EnviroSim Associates

Matthew Rowland, City of Denton WW

Smarter Water Main

Management in Sugar Land: Dual-Horizon Planning and Machine Learning for Break Prediction

Alence Poudel, City of Sugar Land

Carla Barrios, City of Sugar Land

Paola De La Torre, City of Sugar Land

Huy Ton, City of Sugar Land

Trevor Surface, City of Sugar Land W/WW

How the City of Baytown is Building Resilience through Asset ManagementSustaining Critical Water Infrastructure in an Era of Aging Assets and Limited Budgets

Sterling Beaver, City of Baytown

Amy Andrews, City of Baytown

Camille Brooks, Carollo

Vidula Bhadkamkar, Carollo

Ann Casey, Carollo W/WW

Go Vertical! Raising NTMWD’s Vertical Asset Management Program to New Heights

Thomas Paulmann

HDR Tyler Mott

North Texas Municipal Water District W/WW

Better Irrigation: Mandatory Inspections for New Residential Irrigation Systems in Austin

Steve Villatoro

Austin Water N/A

Cultivating Conservation: A Community-Wide Approach to Outdoor Water Efficiency

Jennifer Barr

El Paso Water N/A

Creating the Weekly Watering Advice Service for North Central Texas

Dustan Compton

Tarrant Regional Water District

N/A

Moderators

Carlos Espindola

Black & Veatch

Jennifer Whitaker

Trinity River Authority 206 AB

Pass or Fail? Reviewing WET Testing Laboratory Reports

Meg Pierce-Walsh Plummer

Chris Pasch Plummer

Kristin Arnold Plummer WW

Reducing the Cost of Poor Quality and Improving Efficiency with Quality Management

Elizabeth Turner Eurofins Environment Testing W/WW

Methods for Monitoring Cyanobacteria, Cyanotoxins, and Taste and Odor in Water

Hunter Adams

City of Wichita Falls

Mark Southard

City of Wichita Falls

Sam Reeder

City of Wichita Falls

Ben Colvin

City of Wichita Falls W/WW

Balancing Growth and Supply: A Collaborative Approach to Utility Planning

Noreen Housewright City of Grand Prairie

Mickey Tucker City of Grand Prairie

Mazen Kawasmi

Freese and Nichols

Andrew Franko

Freese and Nichols

Nicholas McCormick

Freese and Nichols W/WW

Physical Modeling to the Rescue; Addressing the Design Challenges of a 50 MGD Expansion of Eagle Mountain WTP in Fort Worth, TX

Chetan Soni

CDM Smith W/WW

Built to Last, but at What Cost? Life-Cycle Cost Analysis for Optimum Design Life for Water Pipelines

Firat Sever

CDM Smith

N/A

Inside the Pipeline: Technical Workflows in Wastewater-Based Epidemiology

Victoria Salinas

Texas Department of State Health Services

Laura Langan

University of South Carolina W/WW

Strategic Lab Planning for Water Sector

Leaders: Designing for Compliance, Credibility, and Collaboration

Steven Andersen Mead & Hunt W/WW

Advancing Drinking Water Methods for Comprehensive Potable Water Reuse Monitoring

Yongtao Li

Eurofins Eaton Analytical W/WW

Texas WaterTM 2026 will give attendees an expanded opportunity to learn with a series of posters. The posters give authors the opportunity to display their research topics and to share the information they discovered. The posters will be displayed on the second floor of the Henry B. González Convention Center (by the Tower View and Park View registration areas near the technical sessions) from Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon. Authors are encouraged to spend time at their posters to answer questions and discuss their results with colleagues. Stop by the technical session area to join us for an informal, interactive opportunity to discuss some of the most interesting and challenging projects in our industry.

Thanks to our sponsor!

A Solid Ask: Walnut Creek WWTP’s Solids Transfer Operational Optimization

Noe Martinez, Austin Water - City of Austin & Jean Pressly, Austin Water - City of Austin

Advanced Techniques for Monitoring Monochloramine in Drinking Water Distribution Systems

Travis Silveri, Halogen Systems, Inc. - Reno, NV

Assess and Progress: From Condition Assessment to Action at Denton’s Pecan Creek WRP

Ian Gillett, Kimley-Horn & Associates

Assessing Fecal Contamination Sources in Coastal Waters of Brazoria County, Texas Using Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Microbial Source Tracking Markers

Dipti Anik Dhar, University of Texas at San Antonio; Dorina Murgulet, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi; Joseph Felix, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi & Vikram Kapoor, University of Texas at San Antonio

Building Trust Through Transparency: Effective PFAS Communication for Water Systems and Beyond

Swaroop Puchalapalli, STV Inc.

Buried History, Future Ready: Replacing Half Century Infrastructure

Lisa Lattu, Lockwood Andrews & Newnam, Inc. & Melissa Mack, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.

Coding Concrete: Accelerating Data Skills for the Future of Water Infrastructure

Varenya Mehta, Civitas Engineering Group; Alence Poudel, City of Sugar Land; Carla Barrios, City of Sugar Land & Samanata Silwal, Civitas Engineering Group

Everything But the Kitchen Sink: Planning for a Future in Water Reuse

Brigit Buff, Plummer Associates, Inc. & Noelle George, WateReuse Texas

Finding Water: Second Career Stories

Katie Zheng, Lochner; Sterling Beaver, City of Baytown; Jed Gonzales, San Antonio Water System & Randy Hasten, Trinity River Authority of Texas

From Research to Management: A Dual-Horizon Framework with Machine Learning for Smarter Water Main Decisions in Sugar Land

Carla Barrios, City of Sugar Land; Alence Poudel, City of Sugar Land; Trevor Surface, City of Sugar Land; Huy Ton, City of Sugar Land and Paola De La Torre, City of Sugar Land

Gravity Works: A Low-Maintenance Approach to HighVolume Screenings Conveyance at one of Texas’s Largest WWTPs

Darpan Chorghe, Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Dusty Brannum, Trinity River Authority of Texas and Erin Flanagan, Freese and Nichols, Inc.

Guidance and Tips for Preparing Municipal Wastewater Permit Applications

Mark Palmie, Elston Johnson and Associates

H2Oaks Brackish Groundwater Desalination Facility –Operation Optimization Led to Cost Savings

Saqib Shirazi, San Antonio Water System and Robert Escobar, San Antonio Water System

Innovative Service Line Detection: San Antonio Water System Applies Machine Learning to Identify Lead and Galvanized Pipes

Emily Baca, Arcadis; Veronica Cantu, San Antonio Water System; Kirstin Eller, San Antonio Water System and David Arambula, San Antonio Water System

Keeping the Funding Flowing: Managing Program

Funds from Multiple Sources

Jessica Taylor, STV, Inc.; Ryan Owen, STV, Inc. and Jeff Dunsworth, City of Pflugerville

Managing Tripling Demand Over a Century: Demand Reduction Strategies for a Rapidly Growing City

Qiwen Zhang, Plummer Associates, Inc.; Marisa Flores-Gonzalez, Austin Water and Brigit Buff, Plummer Associates, Inc.

No Roads, No Electricity, Small Budget? No Problem! Overcoming Challenges to Deliver Clean Water in Rural Nicaragua

Selina Serna, Project Schoolhouse

Overcoming Design Challenges to Provide Reliable Water Infrastructure – Withdrawing Water from Wright Patman Lake Using Dredging, Tunneling, and Versatile Pump Station Design

Michael Wray, Black & Veatch; Eli Hunt, Riverbend Water Resources District; Trevor Otter, Black & Veatch and Corey Evans, Black & Veatch

SCADA Planning for Resilient Texas Water Utilities

Robert Ivanovic, CDM Smith

Strengthening Water Treatment Resilience: Texas Utilities Compared with National Strategies

Bhavani Chowdary Chimata, The University of Texas at Arlington; Madhuri Arjun, The University of Texas at Arlington and Kruthika Kokku, Eyncon Engineering and Surveying, LLC

TAYA: An Advanced Fill-And-Drain Contact Bed Process

Yehuda Adler, WFI and Scott Wallace, WFI

Temporary Turbidity Reduction System Constructed to Pretreat Potable Water at William DeBruhl WTP as Emergency Response to Tropical Storm Helene in Ashville, NC

William Shively, Weston Solutions

The Future of Work: A Look into the Young Professional Mindset

Progga Chirontoni, STV, Inc.

When Small Details Make Big Waves: Lessons Learned from NEWPP Expansion Operation

Chenjun Li, Carollo Engineers, Inc.; Joey Eickhoff, City of Houston; Sarah Berkey, Carollo Engineers, Inc.; Bill Stauber, Carollo Engineers, Inc. and Shubhankar Shinde, Carollo Engineers, Inc.

Why Treatment Plants Don’t Fall Down: Structural Considerations for Process Mechanical Systems

Avianna Gallegos, Hazen and Sawyer

TEXAS WATER 2026 HOST COMMITTEE

Chairs

Katie Overstreet, San Antonio River Authority (WEAT)

Ann Peché, San Antonio Water System (TAWWA)

Administrative

Elvia Guzman, San Antonio Water System Awards

Cristina De La Garza, Quiddity

Gaby Guthrie, Pape-Dawson

Rebekah Ramos, San Antonio Water System

Nick Stevens, Dunaway

Best-Tasting Drinking Water

Marshall Preas, Pape-Dawson

Pablo Martinez, San Antonio Water System

Daniel Smith Saldago, San Antonio Water System

Mary Gugliuzza, Fort Worth Water

Biosolids Beauty Contest

Catherine Goodin, San Antonio Water System

Conference Night Out

Kat Price, San Antonio Water System

Rosa Valdez, San Antonio River Authority

Kristin O’Neill, Brown & Caldwell

Curtis Smalley Environmental Event

Helen Oliveras, Arcadis

Eli Cipriano, San Antonio River Authority

Ana Garcia, Hazen

Dodson Drive 5K

Cale Underberg, HDR

Mark Schnur, San Antonio Water System

Brandy Martinez, Brown and Caldwell

Door Prizes

Joy Etkins, San Antonio Water System

Joel Valdez, BGE

Exhibits

Donald Lange, BGE

Shane Howell, BGE

Aron Soto, MGC

Texas WaterTM 2026 is a registered trademark of Texas AWWA for the exclusive use for this joint conference with WEAT. All rights reserved.

Finance

Vicente Garza, Freese and Nichols

Golf

Jeremy Doege, WGI

Stephanie Meissner, Plummer

Mario Valdez, Kimley-Horn

Hydrant Hysteria

Joseph Villarreal, San Antonio Water System

Insider’s Guide

Trevor Stokes, Kimley-Horn

Angelica Zuniga, San Antonio Water System

Logo

Brian Wilkie, San Antonio Water System

Meter Challenge/Jr Meter Challenge

Manuel Gonzales, San Antonio Water System

Mentoring

Evana Toll, BGE

Operations Challenge

Allison Bennett, Garver

Jeff Sober, Garver

Kevin Flinn, Garver

Pipe Tapping

Randy Payton, North Texas Municipal Water District

Posters

Mike Persyn, Lochner

Tate Coker, Jacobs Program

Jennie Almerico, 5engineering

Julie Hunt, Hunt Strategies Publicity

Nicole Marshall, San Antonio River Authority Registration

Jackie McMahon, Freese and Nichols

Ashley Zimmerman, New Braunfels Utilities

Signs

Makenzie Davis, BGE

Sulieman Naser, Tetra Tech

Todd Warrix, HDR

Student Design Competitions

Jenny Beth Murray, Plummer

Santos Sotelo, Kimley-Horn

Gabe Trejo, Arcadis

Technical Session Support

Steven Thai, BGE

Greg Swoboda, Garver

Top Ops

Roy Aristizabal, Jacobs

Jin Ye, City of Webster

Tours

Nick Mejias, San Antonio Water System

Amado Zambrano, San Antonio River Authority

Transportation

Javier Esquivel, STV

Citlali Martinez Vallejo, San Antonio Water System

University Forum

Kayleigh Millerick, Texas Tech University

Volunteers

Alisa Gruber, STV

Annette Duron, San Antonio Water System

Eric Kong, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Water For People

Imaya Farrell, Plummer

Alison Musil, Arcadis Women of Water

Rikki Anderson, Plummer

Erin Mills, Freese and Nichols

Young Professionals

Anissa Calamaco, STV

Brent Styles, McKim & Creed Staff Support

Julie Nahrgang, WEAT

Daniel Nix, TAWWA

Alondra Hernandez, WEAT

Matias Pasch, WEAT

Claudia Bradley, WEAT

Clay Avery, GCP Association Services

Lisa Nejtek, GCP Association Services

Liz Rose, GCP Association Services

Tracy Wagner, GCP Association Services

BADGES

All participants of Texas WaterTM 2026 must register. Your badge is proof of registration and must be worn at all times. Your badge is your admission pass for all technical sessions, the Exhibit Hall and conference events. Admission will not be granted without a badge. Replacement of lost badges is available at the Registration Counter at a cost of $10.

To receive credit for attending technical sessions, you must get your badge scanned at the end of everything 30 minute session you attend.

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Texas Water 2026 Sponsors

EXHIBIT HALL

TEXAS WATER 2026 EXHIBITORS

3M Company.…………………………………………….……..1278

A-Squared Water Treatment…………………………….…….1183

A. Y. McDonald Mfg. Co..……………………………….……..1047

A.W. Chesterton Co..………………………….……..2019 & 2021

AAW Pumps Motors Controls………………….…….1137 & 1139

ABB Inc..………………………………………………….……..1291

ACCUCAST LTD.………………….…………………………..2023

Accurate Meter & Supply………………………………….…….784

Ace Pipe Cleaning Inc.…………………………………….…….433

ACFM, Inc.……………………………………………….……..1095

Adaptor, Inc..…………………………………………….……..1722

ADS Environmental Services…………………………….…….319

Advance Products & Systems, LLC…………………….……..800

Advanced Process Inc..………………………………….……..483

Advanced Water Well Technologies, LLC…………..1141 & 1143

AECOM.………………………………………………….……..1827

Aero-Mod, Inc.…………………………………………….…….1094

Aerzen, USA……………………………………………….…….565

AET Aqua-Equipment…………………………………….……..696

Afton Pumps……………………………………………….……..663

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+ Water supply, transmission and distribution

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+ Wastewater collection and treatment

+ Stormwater and drainage

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Air Clean USA, LLC………………….…….…….…….………..982

Albin Pump USA………………….…….…….…….…….……..585 Alliance for PE Pipe.....1901, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1909, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 & 2008

Alsay, Inc.……………….…….…….…….…….………….…….644

AMERICAN…………….…….…….……………….…….128 & 130

American AVK Company.……….…….………………….……..842

Amiad Water Systems…………….…….……………….…….2012 AMWELL / Grundfos……………….…….…….……….……….974

Andritz Separation, Inc.…………….…….……………….…….574 APG-Neuros.………………….…….…….…….……….……..2005

Aqseptence / Johnson Screens……….……………….……….849

Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.…………….…….………….…….572

Aqua-Metric Sales Company…………….……………….…….701

Aqua-Zyme Disposal Systems.………….…………….……..1175

Aquaturbo | Hellan Strainer…………….…….………….……..681 Aquestia USA.………………….…….…….…….…….………..540 Archer Western……………………….…….…….…….….…….751 Aries Industries…….……..1027, 1029, 1126, 1128, 1130 & 1132

Armorock.………………….……….…….…….…….…….…..1626

Asahi/America, Inc.…………….…….…….…………….…….1609

ASM Water……………………….…….…….…….……..…….1518 Assmann……………………….…….…….…….…….….……..759 ASTERRA………………….…….…….……….……..1915 & 1917

Atlas Copco.…………….…….…….…….…………….……..1703

Atlas Utility Supply………….…….…….……………….……….793

AUC Group / Seven Seas Water Group……………….…….1716 Autodesk……………….…….…….…….……….……….……..472 AV Water Technologies.………….…….……………….……..1077 AWI……………………….…….…….…….…….…….….……..865

AWWA - Community Engineering Corps.…………….……..1294 Azuria-Insituform Technologies, LLCUnderground Solutions, Inc.………………….…….…712

Badger Meter, Inc.…………….…….…….……………….…….689

Baker Water Systems………….…….…….…………….…….1289

Bartlett & West………………….…….…….…….……….…….838

Bass & Hays Foundry……….…….…….……………….…….1277

BDP Industries, Inc..………….…….…….…………….……..1414

Beacon WT………………….…….…….…….…….…….……..597

BECK, Harold & Sons, Inc.……….…….……………….……..795

BenMark Supply Company……………….…….……….…….1185

Bermad………………….…….…….…….…….……..1605 & 1607

Big Wave Water Technologies Inc..…………………….……..657

Bingham & Taylor………………….…….…….…….…….…….904

BioAir Solutions LLC…………….…….…….…………….…….854

BioCOPE, Inc.………………….…….…….…….…….…….….220

Biorem………….…….…….…….…….…….…………….……..596

Black & Veatch.…………….…….…….…….………….……..2114

Blue-White Industries……….…….……………….…….754 & 756

Boerger LLC.………………….…….…….…….…….….……..677

Boyer, Inc..…………………….…….…….…….…….….……..956

Brad Greer and Associates…………………….…….1621 & 1623

Brenntag North America………….…….…….………….…….2001

Brentwood / Polychem…………….…….…….………….…….861

BSI Online………………….…….…….…….…….…….……..1150

Burgess & Niple, Inc..…………….…….…….………….……..955

Butler & Land Technologies.……….…….…………….……..2003

C.C. Lynch & Associates, Inc.……….….……………….……..747

Calgon Carbon Corp - GAC………….…….…………….…….139

Carboline Global, Inc.……………….…………….…….443 & 445

Carollo Engineers…………………….…….…….…….….…….323

CB Solutions LP.………………….…….…….…….…….……..740

CB&I………………….….…….…….…….…….…….………..1030

CCI Piping Systems…….…….…….…………………….……..542

Centrisys/CNP………….…….…….…….……………….……..997

Champion Fiberglass.………….…….…….…………….……..507

Champions Marketing…………….…….…….………….……..845

Charter Machine Company…………………………….……….660

Chemco Systems………………………………………….…….557

Chemical Injection Technologies, Inc.………………….…….1181

Cherne / Oatey…………………………………………….……..902 CLA-VAL………………………………………………….……….914

Cleanwater1 / PureAir…………………………………….……..889 ClearStream……………………………………………….……..680

CLS, Sewer Tools………………………………….…….336 & 338

Coburns Supply Company……………………………….……..137

Collier Consulting, Inc.…………………………………….…….604

Composite Access Products.…………………………….……..545 Consor………………….………………………………………..1715

Continental Blower LLC.………………………………….……..579

Continental Carbon Group, Inc.……………………….…….….862

Control Panels USA……………………………………….…….218 Core and Main………………….………………………………..141

Cortrol Process Systems, Inc..………….……….……..841 & 843

CPM Pipelines…………………………………………….…….1020

Creston Water Solution.………………………………….……..664

Cretex Speciality Products……………………………….……..515

Crispin Valve.…………………………………………….……..2104

CROM………………….……….……….……….……….…….1323

CST Industries, Inc..…………….……….…………….………..583

D.R. Cordell.…………………….……….……….……….……..594

Dakota Pump | Hallsten Corp.…………….…………….……..673

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Danby PVC Lining.……………………….……….……..958 & 960

Danfoss LLC………………………….……….……….….……..942

Daniel Mechanical…………………….……….………….……..662

DCCM…………………….……….……….…….………..311 & 313

De Nora Water Technologies, LLC…………………….……….859

DeNora Water Technologies………………….…………….…..564

Detection Instruments Corp..………………….……….……..1097

DFW Plastics, Inc..………………….……….……….………..1023

Diamond Fiberglass………………….……….………….……..895

Diesel Fuel Maintenance, Inc.…………….…………….…….1024

DN………………….………….……….……….………….……1509

Doucet A Kleinfelder Company………………………….…….1136

Dresser TPS………………….……….……….………1612 & 1614

Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association………………….……143

Duke’s Root Control, Inc.…………….………………….…….1513

Dunham Engineering, LLC…………….……………….……….459

Duperon Corporation.……………………….…….242, 244 & 246

DuPont Water Solutions……………………….………….…….672

Dynamatic………………………….……….……….…….……..994

Eaton………………….………….……….……….……….……1306

EBAA Iron, Inc.…………………….……….……….…….…….1619

ECO Oxygen Technologies (ECO2)………………….….…….555

ECS Environmental Solutions.………………….……….……..584

ECS House Industries / Enchanted Rock……………………..882

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Egger Pumps.……………….……….……….………….……...860

EGSW.………….……….……….….….…..8 (Innovation Lounge)

EGW - Water & Plumbing Group.…………….……..1073 & 1075

EI2 COE.………………….……….……….……….…………..1700 EJ……………………….……….……….………….…….937 & 939

Electrolytic Technologies, Corp.………………………….…….972

Element 13, LLC………………….……….……….…………..1416

Elston Johnson and Associates………………….….….…….2100

EM Fluids.………………….……….……….……….…………..743

Emerald Coast Manufacturing.………….……………….……..761

Emerson (Rosemount/Flexim)………….……………….……..762

Enprotec / Hibbs & Todd, Inc.…………………….…….530 & 532

Enviro Tech, an Arxada Company………………….….……..1279 EnviroMix………………….………….……….……….………….595 Environment One Corporation…………….…………….……..695 Environmental Improvements, Inc. (EI2)………………….…..896 Environmental Treatment Technologies, Inc. .…………..1627, 1629, 1631, 1726, 1728, 1730 & 1732

EquipSolutions, LLC………………….……….………….……..981

Evonik Corp.………………………….…...10 (Innovation Lounge) Fairfield Service | Aqueo US Vets……………………….……..679

FB Procedes………………….………….……….………….…..655 Felix Construction Company………………….……..1049 & 1051 Ferguson.……………..801, 803, 805, 807, 809, 811, 813 & 815

Fibracast Ltd.…………….……….……….…………….……….554

Five Star Electric…………………….……….…….…….145 & 147 FKC Co., Ltd.……………………….……….……….….……….864 Flo Trend LLC…………………….……….……….…….……….844 Flomatic Valves………………….……….……….……….…….490 FLOTTWEG……………………….……….……….…….…….1406 Flowserve Corporation…………….……….…………….……..940 FlowTronic…………………………….……….……….….……..755 Fluence Corp.…………………….……….……….…….……..1418 Flygt, Xylem…………………….……….………….…….610 & 612 Force Flow & Halogen………….……….……………….…….1704 Ford Hall Company / TITUS Wastewater Solutions Inc.…….890 FORGE………………………….……….……….………..…….1043 Fortiline Waterworks.…………….……………….……..455 & 457 Fournier Industries……………….……….……………….…….582 Foust Marketing, Inc.……………….……….………….……….503 Franklin Miller Inc.……………….………….….….….….……..342

Freese & Nichols………………………………….……..437 & 439

Fuquay, Inc..…………………………….……..1037, 1039 & 1041 Gajeske, Inc..…………………………………………….……..1196

Garney Construction.……………………………….…………..413 Garver………………….…………………………….111, 113 & 115

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GCSwater.………………………………………….……..591 & 593

GEA Westfalia.…………………………………………….……..239

Geospace Technologies.……………………………….……..1284

GF Industry and Infrastructure Flow Solutions……………….142 GFT………………….…………………………………………….461

Glasco UV LLC…………………………………………….…….983

Global Pump Solutions.……………….1815, 1817, 1914 & 1916

Global Treat Inc.………………………………………….…….1512

GLX Technologies……………………………………….……….484

Godwin.………………….………………………………………..609

GOVAPEX………………………………………………….…….682

Grace Water Services.………………………………….……..1514

Grande Water Management.…………………………….……..588

Green Equipment Company…………………………….…….2102

Grundfos………………………………………………….……..1082

Gulf Coast Authority.……………………..4_A (Attendee Lounge)

Gutermann, Inc.………………………………………….……..1633

H2O Innovation…………………………………………….…….344

H2OLL……………………………………….4 (Innovation Lounge)

Hach.……………………………………………………….……..965

Hahn Equipment Co., Inc.…………………….……..1423 & 1527

Halff………………………………………………….…….119 & 121

Halogen Systems, Inc.………………………………….……..2120

Harrington.……………………………………………….……..1504

Hartwell Environmental Corp.…………………….…….573 & 575

Haskell………………………………………………….……….1720

Hawkins, Inc..…………………………………………….……..2027

Hayward Flow Control…………………………………….…….308

Hayward Gordon / Five Star Filtration………………….……..893

HB Systems…………………………………………….……….1080

HDR.………………….…………………………………………..528

Headworks………………………………………………….…….866

Helix Environmental Solutions.………………………….……..478

Hendrick Screen Company……………………………….…….676

Henkel Corporation……………………………………….……..541

HF Scientific…………………………………………….………..741

Hidrostal North America………………………………….……..973

Hobas Pipe USA.………………………………….……..131 & 133

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TEXAS WATER 2026 EXHIBITORS

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Houston Public WorksGive Water a Break….….….…..3_A (Attendee Lounge)

HR Green Inc..…………………………………….……..421 & 423

Hubbell.………………….………………………………………..908

Huber Technology, Inc..………………………………….……..879

Hugh M. Cunningham Companies……………………….…….906

Hultec.…………………………………………………….……..1727

Hydra-Shield Manufacturing, Inc.……………………….……..495

Hydra-Stop.………………….…….…….…….…….…….……..402

Hydraulic Institute.…………….…….…….…………….……..1072

Hydro Gate………………….…….…….…….…….…….……..556

Hydro International……………….…….…….……….……….1400

Hydro-Dyne Engineering.…………….…….…………….……..675

Hydromax USA…………………….…….…….……….….…….420

HydroPro Solutions.……………….…….…….………….……..306

In-Situ……………………….…….…….…….…….…….802 & 804

Indepth Utility Solutions LLC……………….……..706, 708 & 710

Inframark Automation & Intelligence…………….……..703 & 705

Infrastructure Dynamics………………….…….………….…….856

Inland Environmental Resources, Inc.………………….…….1184 Innovatreat.………………….…….…….…….…….…….……..846

International Flow Technologies, Inc..……….……..1040 & 1042

Invent Environmental Technologies / ect2…………………….894

ITpipes………………….…….…….…….…….…….…….…….465

Itron, Inc..……………….…….…….…….…….……….……..2007

J&S Valve…………….…….…….…….…….………….……….549

Jacob & Martin, LLC.……………….…….…….……….……..2017

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.………………….……..518 & 520

Jaeger-Aeration.………………….…….…….…….…….……..247

JCM Industries, Inc..……………….…….…….……….……..1045

JCS Industries, Inc..……………….……….……..941, 943 & 945

JDC Fluid Equipment.…………….…….…….………….……..797

JDV Equipment Corp..………….…….…….…………….……..580

JENNMAR Civil………………….…….…….…….……….…….602

Jet Stream by Pipelife………….…….…….…………….…….1714

Jim Myers & Sons, Inc.……….…….…….……………….…….880

JM Eagle…………………….…….….……….211, 213, 310 & 312

JMI OSSF Consulting………….…….…….…………….…….1517

JQ IMEG………………….………….………….………….…….642

JWC Environmental.………….…….…………………….……..562

Kaesar | Inovair………………….…….…….……….…….…….692

Kasco Marine - CertiSafe…………….…….…………….……..208

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Kasco Marine - HydraForce…………….…….………….……..209

Kiewit.………………….…….…….…….…….…….…….……..230

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.……….……………….…….123

Kingdom Technology Services………….……………….……..482

Klir.…………………….……….….…….…….…….…….……..606

KLP Construction Supply………….……….…………….…….1179

Kobold…………………….…….…….…….…….……….…….1079

Komax………………….…….…….…….…….…….…….……..558

Komline-Heron…………….…….…….…….…………….……..892

Komline-Sanderson………….…….…….……………….……..979

Krohne……………………….…….…….…….…….…….…….1182

Kubota Membrane USA Corporation…………………….…….885

Kupferle Water Solutions……….…….……………….……….1618

Kusters Water.………………….…….…….…….……….……..985

Ladtech, Inc.……………….…….…….…….…………….…….543

Lakeside Equipment Corporation……………………….……..666

Landia Inc..……………….…….…….…….…….……….……..441

Landia, Inc.……………………….…….…….…….……..……..948

Landmark Structures…………….…………….……..1506 & 1508

LCRA Environmental Laboratory Services…………………..1285

LG Sonic………………….………….……...1 (Innovation Lounge)

Lhoist North America……….…….…….……………….……..1913

Liberty Pumps.……………….…….…….……….……….……..944

Lime Association of Texas……….…….………………….…….785

LJA……………………….…….…….…….……..……….404 & 406

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc..………………….……..329

Lone Star Blower.…………….…….…….……………….……..878

Lonestar Municipal Equipment………………….…..1927 & 2022

Lovibond………………….…….…….……….…….…….…….1172

LSPS Solutions, LLC………….…….……..9 (Innovation Lounge)

Lutz-JESCO America.…………….…….…….………….……..501

M.E. Simpson Co., Inc..………………….…………..1031 & 1033

MacroTech | Parkson.…………….…….…….………….……..688

Magna Flow Environmental…………… 337, 339, 341, 343, 345, 347, 436, 438, 440, 442, 444 & 446

Maguire.……………….…….…….…….……….……….……..1146

Mansfield Pumps.………….…….…………….……..1813 & 1912

MarMac Water………………….…….……….…….…….……..236

MARS Company………………………………………….…….1036

Maslowski Controls, LLC.……………………………….……..2009

Master Meter, Inc..……………………………………….……..2014

Mazzei Injector Company, LLC………………………….……..848

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McCain Waterworks Marketing………………………….……..544

McCarthy Building Company…………………………….……..919

McCrometer/McCrometer Hach Flow.……….……..1076 & 1078

McIntire Management Group…………………….……..806 & 808

McKee Utility.…………………………………………….……..1055

McWane, Inc.………………….………..707, 709, 711, 713 & 715

Mead & Hunt.…………………………………………….……..2016

Metron………………….………………………………………..1280

Meurer Research Inc.…………………………………….……..577

Milton Roy………………………………………………….……..978

Mitsubishi Electric Automation.………………………….……..976

Mixtec North America.…………………………………….……..863

ML Spirals………………….……………………………………..990

MLM Conveying Systems, Inc..………………………….……..237

Modus Engineered Solutions………………….…….1601 & 1603

Moody Bros., Inc.………………………………….……..736 & 738

MUELLER.………………….…………..229, 231, 233, 330 & 332

Municipal Valve & Equipment Company .………………………….……..772, 774, 776, 778 & 780

Murphy Pipeline Contractors…………………………….…….2116

Neel-Schaffer, Inc..……………………………………….……..206

Neenah Foundry………………………………………….…….1123

NEFCO Systems, Inc.…………………………………….……..694

Neptune Technology Group, Inc..……………………….……..782

NETZSCH Pumps USA.………………………………….……..996

NewGen Stratigies and Solutions, LLC………………….…….509

Newman Regency Group……………………………….……..1500

Newterra………………….……………………………………..1301

Newterra Corp.…………………………………………….……..477

NEXOM/EDI……………………………………………….……..674

Next-Turbo Americas…………………………………….…….1412

NIBCO, Inc. (Chemtrol).………………………………….……..505

NJBSoft………………….…………………12 (Innovation Lounge)

Nordic Water a Sulzer brand…………………………….……..850

Norit Activated Carbon…………………………………….…….463

North Water District Laboratory Services, Inc. ….………………………1305, 1307, 1315, 1317 & 1515

NOV.……………………………………………………….……..980

NOV………………….…………………………………………..1812

NOV Fiber Glass Systems………………….………..1613 & 1615

NSF……………………………………………………….……..1800

Nuove Energie | Aqualitic.……………………………….……..685

NUVODA.………………….……………………………………..479

Nuvonic UV……………………………………………….…….1085

NWPX Infrastructure.…………………………………….……..219

NWPX Park.……………………………………………….……..318

OBIC LLC……………………………………….……..1312 & 1314

Odessa Pumps & Equipment…………………………….…….649

Oldcastle Infrastructure.………………………….……..106 & 108

Omicron Controls, Inc.…………………………….…….789 & 791

Operational Technical Services, LLC………………….……..1809

OR-TEC…………………………………………………….…….475

Orenco Composites……………………………………….…….658

Orthos…………………………………………………….……..1096

Ovivo Water.…………………………….……..1401, 1403 & 1405

Palintest, Ltd.…………………………………………….……..1516

Pape-Dawson.…………………………………….……..737 & 739

Park Process……………………………………………….…….589

Parkhill.…………………………………………………….……..107

Patterson Equipment Company………………………….…….962

Pencco Inc..…………………………………….……..1919 & 1921

Pentair…………………………………………………….……..1282

Phoenix Contact USA Inc..……………………………….……..511

Phoenix Fabricators & Erectors, LLC………………….……..1044

Phoenix Process Equipment Co..……………………….……..858

Pierce Pump-FCX.………………….…….……….…….……..1084

Pinnacle Industries……………….…….……….……….…….1502

Pipe Tools Inc……………………….…….……….……..…….1533

Pittsburg Tank & Tower Co.………….…….…………….…….1018

Pleasant Mount Welding, Inc..………………….……….……..592

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Plummer.………………….…….…….…….……….…….……..129

PMC - STS, Inc.………………….…….…….…….…….…….1923

Poly Processing / Statiflo Corporation.………………….…..1706

PowerSeal Pipeline Products.………………….……….……..321

Precision Calibrate Meter Services…………………….…….1274

PreLoad, LLC.…………………….…….……….…….….……..223

Premium Pumps & Controls, LLC……………………….……..992

Prestige Worldwide Technologies LLC……………………….1276

Primary Flow Signal, Inc.……………….…….………….……..964

Prime Controls………………….…….…….…….……….……..136

Primozone | Spirac, Inc.……………….…….…………….…….661

Process Control Dynamics, Inc..……….……………….……..215

Process Solutions Corp.………………….…..1176, 1178 & 1180

ProMinent Fluid Controls Inc..………….……………….……..766

PSC Water Operations………………….………….…….……..109

Pulsafeeder, Inc.……………………….…….…….……..……..560

Pulsco……………….…….…….…….…….…….……….……..851

Pump Solutions, Inc.……………..533, 537, 539, 636, 637 & 638

Pumps of Houston, Inc.……….……….………………….…….449

Pumps of Texas.……………….…….…….…….……….……..910

Purafil………………….…….…….…….…….…….…….……..659

Pureflow Filtration………….…….…………….……..1413 & 1415

Purifics…………………….…….…….…….…….…….….…….867

PVC Pipe Association……….………………….…….1806 & 1808

PVS DX, Inc.………………….…….………….…….…….…….497

Pyxis Lab, Inc.……………….…….……….3 (Innovation Lounge)

RACO MFG & Engineering, Co..……………………….……..481

Raftelis.……………………….…….……….…….……..……..2106

Rangeline Group………………….………….485, 489, 491 & 493

RAVA Construction, LLC……….…….……………….……….1297

Rebuild-It…………………….…….…….……….…….….……..855

Red Flint Sand and Gravel.………….…….…………….……..221

RED Group.…………………….…….…….5 (Innovation Lounge)

Red Valve - DeZURIK…………….………….………….…….1713

RedZone Robotics……………….……….…….……….……..1300

Regal Chlorinators……………….…….………….……….…….757

Rexa………………….…….…….……….…….…….…….…….563

RH Borden………………….…….…….……….…….1081 & 1083

RJN Group, Inc.……….….……….……………….…….429 & 431

RKI Instruments Inc…….…….…….…………………….……..314

Rodney Hunt Inc. / Anua…….…….…………………….…….1708

Romac Industries, Inc.……….…….………………….……….2122

RootX.………………….….…….…….…….…….…….………..744

Roto Pumps.…………….…….…….……….………….……..1417

Rotork / MokVeld.……….…….…….…….…………….……..1712

Rotork Controls, Inc.….…….…….……………………….…….847

Saf-T-Flo Water Services, Inc. / Aria Filter (Formerly PALL).….……….……….…….1705

SAK Construction, LLC.…………….……….………….……..1177

SAMCO Leak Detection Services, Inc.………………….…….903

San Antonio Water System.……………..7_A (Attendee Lounge) SARA………………….……….……….….8_A (Attendee Lounge)

Saveco (Enviro-Care)……….……….…………………….…….581

Schnabel Engineering………….………………….…….812 & 814

Schneider Electric……………….……….……………….……..949

Schwing Bioset Inc..……………….……….…………….……..683

SciCorp International, Corp.………….………………….……..590

Sciphyn, Inc.………………….…….……….………….………..243

Seaman Corporation……………….……….…………….……..476

Seepex, Inc..……………………….……….………….….……..576

Sensidyne.……………………….……….…………….….……..764

Serpentix Conveyor Corporation.……….……………….……..245

SETH.…………………….……….……….……….…….……..1292

SEW Eurodrive………….……….……….……………….……..884

Sewer Sentry……………….……….……….…………….…….536

Sheffy & Associates……………….……….…………….…….1617

Shelter Works / Watson Marlow……….……………….……..1702

Sherwin Williams Co.………………….……….………….…….320

ShinMaywa (America), Ltd.…………….……………….……..1283

Sigma Corporation.…………………….……….……….……..1002

SignalFire……………………….……….……….………..……..745

Signature Automation, a McKim & Creed company………….959

SIP Industries/Serampore………….……….…………….…….140

SIPP Americas.………………….………..11 (Innovation Lounge)

SmartCover (a Badger Meter brand)…….7 (Innovation Lounge)

Smith & Loveless Inc.…………………….……….…….654 & 656

Smith Pump Company.………………….……….……..936 & 938

Smith-Blair a Xylem brand………………….…………….…….614

South Western Environmental.…………….……..873, 875 & 877

Southwest Fluid Products, Inc.………….……………….……..473

Specific Energy………………….…….……….……….……….946

Specified Utility Associates…………….……………….……..1801

Specified Water Systems, LLC………………………….…….2108

SpectraShield Liner Systems/Concrete Conservation LLC...1026

SPX Flow……………………….……….…………….….…….1402

SSI Aeration Inc..…………….……….………………….……..1407

STA-CON INC……………….……….………….…….1519 & 1521

Stan Roberts & Associates…………….1138, 1140, 1142 & 1144

Stantec.…………………….……….……….……….…….……..529

Star Pipe Products.………….……….………………….……..1174

Stenner Pump Company……….……………………….……..1804

Stiver Engineering…………….……….………….……….…….303

Structural Technologies / ATEC Water Systems…………….1707

STV……………………….……….…………………….….…….523

SUEZ………………….……….……….………….……….…….810

SULZER Blowers.………….…………….……………….……..984

Supercover Composite Manhole Covers………………….…..513

Superior Tank Company Inc.………….………………….…….232

Swaby……………………….……….……….……….…….…….559

Swan Analytical USA.……….……….………………….……..1022

Synagro Technologies, Inc.…….…………………….……….1718

Syneco Systems, Inc.…………….……….…………………….538

Syntegras………………….…….………….………….……….1074

Take Care of Texas - TCEQ………….………………….…….1814

Tank Builders Inc.………………….……….……….…….…….430

Tank Connection Covers / Apex Domes / Applied Cartridge Systems LLC………………….…..881

Tank Industry Consultants……………….……….……….…….112 TAWWA.………………….………..1_A & 2_A (Attendee Lounge)

Techstar.………………….……….……….………..305, 307 & 309

TEEX Water & Wastewater Training.………………….……..1303

TEXAS WATER 2026 EXHIBITORS

Teledyne ISCO…………….……….……….…………….……..749

Tesco Controls.…………….…….…………….………..779 & 781

Tetra Tech……………….……….……….……….……….……..522

Texas Aquastore………….……….……………………….…….640

Texas AWWA.…………….……….……….…………….……..1288

Texas Commission on Environmental QualityWater Quality.……………….…………………….….1197

Texas Fluid Power Products……………….……..210, 212 & 214

Texas Municipal Equipment, LLC………………….………….1313

Texas Underground Inc ..….1717, 1719, 1721, 1723, 1816, 1818, 1820 & 1822

Texas Water Development Board……………………….…….1195

TGO Technologies / ChlorTainer……………………….……..2013

Thalle Construction Co., Inc..………………….……………..2015

The Ford Meter Box Company.………………….……..410 & 412

The Mastrrr Company…………………………………….……..758

The Rios Group, Inc..…………………………………….……..331

The Scruggs Company.………………………………….……..401

The Turner Company…………………………………….……..900

The Valve Agency, Inc.…………………………………….…….989

Thermal Process Systems……………………………….……..561

Thermo Fisher Scientific.……………………………….……..1802

Thompson Pipe Group-Pressure.……………………….……..913

Thornton, Musso and Bellemin, Inc..………………….……..1148

Titan Enviromental.……………………………………….……..977

TNEMEC - The Barry Group.…………………….……..643 & 645

TNP, Inc.………………………………………………….……..1093

Tomorrow Water………………………………………….…….1419

Tonka | Westfall Manf.…………………………………….……..667

Trihedral VTScada.……………………………….……..639 & 641

Trihydro.………………………………………………….……..2018

Trinnex.…………………………………………………….……..600

Triple T Purification Ltd...………………….6 (Innovation Lounge) Trojan Tech………………….…………………………………….665

Trumbull.………………………………………………….……..1620

TXWARN………………………………………………….…….1290

U.S. Composite Pipe, Inc..……………………………….……..954

U.S. EPA Office of WaterWater Infrastructure & Cyber Resilience Div..……..1296

U.S. Pipe………………….…..905, 907, 909, 1004, 1006 & 1008

U.S. Underwater.………………….……………………………..467

U.S.Saws………………………………………………….……...474

UES.……………………………………………………….……..418

UFT - Macaulay Controls Company…………….……..760 & 763

Ultraflote, Inc.……………………………………………….…….340

ULTRAQUA……………………………………………….…….1409

United Blower, Inc..……………………………………….……..346

Universal Blower Pac, Inc. / ISE Metal Fontaine-Aquanox….891

USABlueBook………………….……………….1190, 1192 & 1194

USALCO………………………………………………….……..1319

USG Water Solutions.…………………………………….……..836

USP Technologies………………….…………………………….966

Utility Defender.………………………………………….……..1188

V&A Consulting Engineers, Inc..……………………….……..1309

Vacall Products.………………………………………….……..2112

Vanguard Utility Service, Inc.…………………………….…….742

VAPAR………………………………………2 (Innovation Lounge)

Vaughan Company Inc…………………………………….…….690

Vector Controls and Automation Group .…………………………...921, 923, 925, 927, 929 & 931

VEGA Americas………………………………………….……..1632

Veolia Water Technologies……………………………….……..995

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions………………….…….566

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions…………….1089 & 1091

Victaulic.………………………………………………….……..1821

Vision Equipment………………………………….……..240 & 241

Vogelsang USA / World WaterWorks.………………….……..883

W/WW Apprenticeship.………………………………….……..1191

Wachs Utility Products…………………………………….…….783

Waco Products, Inc.……………………………………….…….988

Wager USA………………….………………………………….1616

Walker Partners.………………………………….……..837 & 839

Walker Process-McNish Water.………………………….……..578

Warminster Fiberglass…………………………………….…….857

Warren Environmental.………………………………………….419

Wastecorp Pumps.……………………………………….……..678

Water Environment Association of Texas.…………………...1189

WateReuse Texas.……………………………………….……..146

WaterFleet………………….…………………………………….238

Watts Water Technologies……………………………….……..912

Webber Waterworks, LLC.……………………………….……..408

WEF.……………………………………….6_A (Attendee Lounge)

WEFTEC.………………………………….5_A (Attendee Lounge)

Weisinger Incorporated.………………………………….……..840

Wemco………………………………………………….……….1408

WesTech Engineering, Inc.……………………………….…….888

Westlake Pipe & Fittings………………………………….……..407

Westwood Professional Services.…………………….……..2020

Wey Valve………………………………………….……..765 & 767

Wharton-Smith, Inc..…………………………………….……..1038

Whipps, Inc..…………………………………………….……..1404

Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP.…………….……..2118

Wigen Water | Ingersoll Rand…………………………….…….684

Winters Instruments.…………………………………….……..1028

WQIQ.…………………………………………………….……..1193

WSG & Solutions, Inc. - Atlas SSI / Enduro Composites…..1709

WSI International………………………………………….……..975

Xylem……………………………………………………….……..519

Xylem - Treatment……………………………….……….611 & 613

XYLEM / EVOQUA / W&T……………………………….…….1701

Xylem Treatment - Leopold & Wedeco………………….….…897

Xylem Treatment Sanitaire……………………………….……..567

Xylem Vue……………………………………………….………..608

YSI - Xylem.……………………………………………….……..607

Zenner…………………………………………………….……..1501

Zoeller…………………………………………………….……….950

Zone Industries……………..201, 203, 205, 207, 300, 302 & 304

WATER ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS

WEF 2025-2026 Officers

President: Keith Hobson

President Elect: Paul Schuler

Vice President: Corey Williams

Treasurer: Christine Volkay-Hilditch

Past President: Howard Carter

Secretary & Executive Director:

Ralph Erik Exton

Water Environment Association of Texas Staff

Executive Director

Julie Nahrgang

Water Environment Association of Texas 4908 Menchaca Rd Austin, TX 78745

512-693-0060

julie@weat.org

Association Manager

Alondra Hernandez alondra@weat.org

Operations Coordinator

Matias Pasch matias@weat.org

Membership & Programs Coordinator

Claudia Bradley claudia@weat.org

WEAT Officers, Directors and Management Review Committee Members

President Alissa Lockett

San Antonio Water System

President-Elect

Ana Peña-Tijerina Plummer

Vice President

Jennie Almerico

5engineering

Past President

Dylan Christenson Garver

Secretary

Katie Overstreet

San Antonio River Authority

Treasurer

Joseph Fielding

Trinity River Authority

Deputy Treasurer

Archana Sharma

Mead & Hunt

Senior WEF Delegate

Kyle Kubista

Kimley-Horn

Junior WEF Delegate

Matt Jalbert

Trinity River Authority

WEF Delegate

Nicole Conner

Kennedy Jenks

WEF Delegate

Matt Jalbert

Trinity River Authority

WEF Delegate At-Large

Archana Sharma

Mead & Hunt

Past WEF Delegate

Leigh Thomas

HR Green

Professional Wastewater Operator

Representative

David Garza

McAllen Public Utility

Historian

David Briggs

CDM Smith

Parliamentarian

Nathan Vassar

Lloyd Gosselink

Section Engagement Chair

Rick Hidalgo

Signature Automation

Young Professional Representative

Eric Kong

Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Section Representatives

Section 1 Panhandle (Amarillo) Vacant

Section 2 South Plains (Lubbock)

Darby Adams

Kimley-Horn

Daniel Albus Parkhill

Section 3 North Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth)

Kaylee Waldo

Upper Trinity Regional Water District

Rachel Macias North Texas Municipal Water District

Section 4 Northeast Texas (Tyler/Longview/Texarkana)

Scott Baggett City of Longview

David Stanley STV, Inc.

Section 5 Franklin Mountain (El Paso)

Eric Dubrule El Paso Water

Marco Ramirez Garver

Section 6 Permian (Midland/Odessa)

Aurora Gonzales Kennedy Jenks

Section 7 Abilene Vacant

Section 8 Central Texas (Austin) David Galindo

William Wehner

Section 9 Southeast Texas (Houston/Galveston)

Stephen Kelley Kimley-Horn

Emma Tucker V&A Engineering

Section 10 Deep East Texas (Beaumont/Port Arthur) Vacant

Section 11 Hill Country (San Antonio) Eric Kong

Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Marisa Martinez Palmer San Antonio Water System

Section 12 Coastal Bend (Corpus Christi) Prachi Kala Ardurra

John Loera Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Section 13 Brazos Valley (Bryan/College Station)

Jennifer Nations City of College Station

Meg Pierce-Walsh Plummer Associates

Section 14 Middle Rio Grande Ignacio Hinojosa Ardurra

Asset

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Marcela Sion Hazen

Biosolids Management

Caitlin Ruff Black & Veatch

Noe Martinez Austin Water

Collections Systems Derek Schwanke Garver

Stephen Johnson Freese and Nichols Construction Lars Erickson

Building Companies

Craig West Victaulic

Data Intelligence Ad-Hoc Committee

Manal Alduraibi Ardurra

Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls

Sahar Saffar Ardurra

Sean McMillan Jones | Carter

Hydraulic Modeling

Daniela Lopez RJN Group

Nick Dons Trinity River Authority

Industrial

Jonathan Sandhu Gulf Coast Authority

Tres Koenings Plummer Associates

Laboratory

Trinity O’Neal Austin Water

Jennifer Whitaker Trinity River Authority

Municipal Resource Recovery Design

Nicholas Landes Freese and Nichols

Samir Mathur CDM Smith

Nutrient Management

Peter Reale Plummer Associates

Meg Pierce-Walsh Plummer Associates

Odor & Corrosion Management

Suparna Mukhopadhyay Plummer Associates

Troy Najar

Environmental Group Southwest

Operations and Maintenance

Darrell Poore Dallas Water Utility

Fritz Hurst

Dallas Water Utility

Nicolas Mejias San Antonio Water System

Pretreatment

Joseph Fielding Trinity River Authority

Heather Goins Mead & Hunt

Jordan Wilson City of Denton

Safety, Cyber & Infrastructure Security

Denney Howard Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam

Robert Warren

Trinity River Authority

Stormwater/Watershed Management

Kim Chanslor

CDM Smith

Ben Fuentes

Kennedy Jenks

Trey Shanks Freese and Nichols

Utility Management

Shannon Dunne Fort Worth Water

Joseph Majdalani

Houston Public Works

Alycia Tretta San Antonio Water System

Water Reuse

Quentin Geile

Plummer Associates

Jackson Coleman

Wade Trim

Delivery Committees

Advanced Operator Training

Christopher Myrben

Trinity River Authority

Awards

Kim Chanslor

CDM Smith

Randy Bush

STV

Manufacturers and Reps

Joju Abraham

Global WET

Lance LeBrun

Hartwell Environmental Corporation

Operations Challenge

Jeff Sober

Garver

Kevin Flinn

Garver

Philanthropy

Chris Varnon

CDM Smith

Scholarship

Carol Serna

Stantec

Small Systems

Arianne Shipley

Travis Pruski

Nueces River Authority

Utility Funding Ad-Hoc

Stacy Barna

CDM Smith

Stakeholders Committees

Community Connection

Tanya Miro

Kimley-Horn

Aurora Gonzales

Kennedy Jenks

Archana Sharma

Mead & Hunt

Government Affairs

Heather Cooke

Austin Water

Nathan Vassar

Lloyd Gosselink

Phillip Goodwin

Houston Public Works

International

Hector Montanez

Houston Public Works

Pedro Munive

Houston Public Work

Public Communications & Outreach

Nyla Hubbard

McKim & Creed

Archana Sharma

Mead & Hunt

The presiding officer was known as a Chairman of a Section from 1928-1961 and as President since

Chairman, Sewage Division, Texas

Student Sections

Darpan Chorghe Freese and Nichols

Raneem Bizri Freese and Nichols

Shivani Katkar Carollo

Texas Water University Forum

Kayleigh Millerick

Texas Tech University

Workforce Development

Tori Haugvoll Black & Veatch

Ola Wenno Plummer Associates

Young Professionals

Eric Kong

Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Management Committees

Committee Leadership Council

Dylan Christenson

Garver

Nicole Conner

Kennedy Jenks

Membership

Connie Curtis

San Jacinto River Authority

Nominating

Dylan Christenson

Garver

Section Engagement

Rick Hidalgo

McKim & Creed

Strategic Planning

Ana Peña-Tijerina Plummer Associates

TEXAS SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION

Central

Chair

Chair-Elect

Deputy

Central West Texas Region Trustee

Deputy Trustee

Coastal

AWWA

AWWA

AWWA Director-Elect

Christianne Castleberry Castleberry Engineering & Consulting

Executive Director/Secretary

Treasurer Daniel Nix

Texas AWWA

P.O. Box 4067 Wichita Falls, TX 76308

512-238-9292

danielnix.wf@gmail.com

Deputy

East Texas Region Trustee Nichol (Nikki)

Deputy Trustee Shane Townson

High Plains Region Trustee Open

Deputy Trustee Open

Training & Education Coordination

Stacy Barna

CDM Smith

AWWA Small Systems Division

Elston Johnson

Elston Johnson and Associates

Water Efficiency Division

Jessica Woods, Chair

City of Round Rock

Alternative Water Supplies

Robert Stefani

Austin Water

Business/Industrial Water

Progga Chirontoni STV

Business/Industrial Water

Kevin Kluge

Austin Water

Conservation

Jennifer Nations City of College Station

Reuse

Bryce Canady Murfee Engineering Company

Water Loss Control

Mark Mathis

Texas Water Development Board

Water Quality and Technology Division

Varenya Mehta

Civitas Engineering Group

Water Resources Division

Dr. Kathlie Jeng-Bulloch City of Huntsville

Water Science and Research Division

Curtis Feronti, Chair

Carollo Engineers

Laboratory

Anna Ramos-Polanco San Antonio Water System Committees

Agricultural Water

Jennifer Elms Odyssey Engineering Group

Awards

Sally Wright City of Dallas

Bylaws Review

Karen Menard

Trinity River Authority

Customer Service

Toni Hardeman

Undine Group

Diversity and Inclusion

Dedra Ecklund

Lockwood Andrews & Newnam

International Relations

Javier Santiago

WWater Tech

Joint Conference Oversight

Marisa Vergara

STV

Local Arrangements (Texas Water)

Ann Peche

San Antonio Water System

Lone Star Leaders

Karen Menard

Trinity River Authority

Membership

Ann Peche

San Antonio Water System

Mentoring

Michael McBee Freese and Nichols

Nominating

Karen Menard

Trinity River Authority

Program (Annual Conference)

Julie Hunt Hunt Strategies LLC

Public Information/Publications

Vanassa Joseph

Trinity River Authority of Texas

Regional Activities

Karen Menard

Trinity River Authority

Resiliency & Cyber Security

Doug Short

Trinity River Authority of Texas

Scholarship

Yongki Shim, Co-Chair

KIT Professionals, Inc

Kristen Van Hoosier, Co-Chair

CobbFendley

Water For People

Alison Musil, Co-Chair Arcadis

Imaya Farrell, Co-Chair Plummer

Workforce

Erika “Rikki” Anderson Plummer

Young Professionals

Alison Kwong

CDM Smith

TAWWA PAST DIRECTORS

Year Director Conference City

1971 Atlee Cunningham San Antonio

1972-75 Robert P. Van Dyke San Antonio

1975-78 Richard G. Toler Fort Worth

1979-80 John H. Stacha Dallas

1980-81 Robert P. Van Dyke Baton Rouge

1981-84 John Kubala Corpus Christi

1984-87 Phil Kosub Little Rock

1987-90 Michael D. Meadows Fort Worth

1990-93 Glen A. Doty Houston

1993-96 Kay Kutchins Amarillo

1996-99 Randy Goss Austin

1999-2002 Katie McCain Fort Worth

2002-2005 Jeannie Wiginton San Antonio

2005-2008 Glenda Dunn Arlington

2008-2011 Charles Anderson San Antonio

2011-2014 Charlie Maddox Fort Worth

2014-2017 Dave Scholler Dallas

2017-2020 Bill R. Smith Austin

2019-2022 Jennifer Elms Houston

2020-2023 Bruce Curtis Fort Worth/Virtual

2022-2024 Daniel Nix San Antonio

TAWWA PAST CHAIRS

Year

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