Texas Water 2026 Conference Program

Texas Water 2026 TM

Conference Program April 27–30, 2026 Henry B. González Convention Center San Antonio, Texas

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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!

Katie Overstreet Texas Water Co-Chair Water Environment Association of Texas

Ann Peché Texas Water Co-Chair Texas Section American Water Works Association

Where to find...

Competitions....................................26-31 Conference Highlights......................12-23 Conference Schedule...........................6-7 Exhibit Hall Map................................54-55 Exhibitor List.....................................56-69 Door Prize Game....................................5 Facility Tours..........................................24 Gloyna Breakfast...................................23 Host Committee.....................................48 Maps................................................36-37 Night Out Event ...................................20

Poster Topics.....................................46-47 Special Guests....................................8-11 Sponsors..........................................52-53 TAWWA............................................72-73 TCEQ Hours..........................................32 Technical Sessions............................38-45 TW26 App.................................................5 TW27 Info...............................................74 Water For People Silent Auction.............51 WEAT...............................................70-71 Women of Water Breakfast....................18

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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!

Alissa Lockett WEAT President

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!

Marisa Vergara Texas AWWA Chair

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.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE All events are at the Henry B. González Convention Center, 900 E Market St, San Antonio, TX 78205, unless otherwise noted.

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 215 8:00 am–5:00 pm Volunteer Room 209 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

TAWWA Student Design Competition 207 A 9:00 am–3:00 pm Nutrient Removal Workshop* 206 B 9:00 am–3:00 pm Water License Exam Prep* 207 B 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 Hemisfair Ballroom 1:00 pm–4:30 pm TAWWA Meter Challenge Exhibit Hall 3/4 1:20 pm–3:00 pm Technical Sessions/Poster Displays 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 Exhibit Hall 3/4 3:00 pm–3:30 pm WEAT Biosolids Beauty Contest Exhibit Hall 3/4 3:30 pm–5:00 pm Fastest Saw Cut Competition Exhibit Hall 3/4, Ops Challenge area 3:30 pm–5:10 pm Technical Sessions/Poster Displays 205/213/214/216/217 5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes For Day 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 Lobby Level and near Room 215 8:30 am–3:30 pm Exhibits/Innovation Lounge Exhibit Hall 3/4

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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 Exhibit Hall 3/4 9:00 am–9:30 am TAWWA Top Ops Pre-Competition Meeting Exhibit Hall 3/4 9:00 am–11:50 am Technical Sessions/Poster Displays 205/213/214/216/217 9:30 am–1:30 pm TAWWA Top Ops Competition Exhibit Hall 3/4 9:30 am–3:30 pm TAWWA Hydrant Hysteria Exhibit Hall 3/4 9:30 am–3:30 pm TAWWA Pipe Tapping Competition Exhibit Hall 3/4 Noon–1:00 pm Box Lunch with Exhibitors*

Exhibit Hall 3/4 Noon–1:05 pm Awards Celebration 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 Exhibit Hall 3/4, Top Ops Area 2:45 pm–4:00 pm WEAT Operations Awards Ceremony Hemisfair Ballroom (C2 & C3) 2:50 pm–3:20 pm Networking Break/Door Prize Drawings 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 8:00–9:00 am 9:00–9:30 am 10:00–11:00 am 10:30–11:30 am 10:30–11:00 am 10:30–11:00 am 1:00–2:00 pm 1:30–2:30 pm 2:00–3:00 pm 2:00–3:00 pm 2:00–3:00 pm 3:00–4:00 pm 3:00–4:00 pm 3:30–4:30 pm 5:15–6:15 pm

Tuesday, April 28

WEAT Industrial Committee ‣ 211 WEAT WQIQ - Advanced Operator Training ‣ 211 WEAT Biosolids Committee ‣ 210 B TAWWA Membership Committee ‣ 212 B WEAT Community Connection ‣ 211 WEAT Utility Management Committee ‣ 210 A WEAT Student Panel Discussion ‣ 206 A WEAT Asset Management Committee ‣ 212 A WEAT & TAWWA YP Committee ‣ 212 B WEAT Collection Systems Committee ‣ 210 B WEAT InFLOW Program ‣ 211 WEAT Hydraulic Modeling Committee ‣ 210 A WEAT Section Leader Networking ‣ 212 B TAWWA Small Systems Division ‣ 212 A WEAT Government Affairs Committee ‣ 211

9:00–10:00 am 10:00–11:00 am 10:00–12:00 pm 10:30–11:30 am 10:30–11:30 am 12:00–1:00 pm 1:00–2:00 pm 1:00–2:00 pm 1:10–2:10 pm 2:00–3:00 pm 2:00–3:00 pm 2:00–3:00 pm 2:30–3:30 pm 2:30–3:30 pm 3:00–4:00 pm 3:00–4:00 pm 5:00–6:00 pm

Wednesday, April 29

WEAT Public Communication & Outreach Comm. ‣ 211 TAWWA Education Division Meeting ‣ 212 A WEAT Scholarship Fund Board Meeting ‣ 206 A WEAT Small Systems Committee ‣ 212 B WEAT Workforce Development Committee ‣ 211 WEAT Laboratory Committee ‣ 211 WEAT Electrical and Instrumentation Controls Committee ‣ 212 B WEAT Pretreatment Committee ‣ 211 TAWWA Water Efficiency Division ‣ 212 A WEAT Data Intelligence ‣ 211 WEAT Nutrient Group ‣ 210 B WEAT Odor & Corrosion Management Comm. ‣ 210 A TAWWA Diversity & Inclusion Committee ‣ 212 A WEAT, TAWWA, WateReuse Texas Roundtable ‣ 206 A TAWWA Water Science & Research Division ‣ 212 B TXWIN Meeting ‣ 210 B WEAT MRRDC (Wastewater Treatment) ‣ 214 A

TEXAS WATER 2026 WELCOMES SPECIAL GUESTS WEF Trustee visits TW26

TW26 Welcomes AWWA President

WEF Board of Trustee member Kalpna Solanki will represent the Water Environment Federation at Texas WaterTM 2026.

Ken Kawahara, vice president of the American Water Works Association, will represent AWWA 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.

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).

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.

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).

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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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.

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS 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!

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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!

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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!

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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.

Come see us at Booth No. 523

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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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CHRIS DOHERTY, PE

LIZANNE DOUGLAS, PE

COASTAL WATER AUTHORITY MAIN CANAL CAPACITY EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION Wednesday, April 29 10:10 am - 10:40 am, Room 216AB

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

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

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LINDSAY KOVAR, PE

PRESENTERS

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

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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!

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!

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!

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

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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.

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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 provides an interactive and collaborative environment for water professionals interested in improving their relationship with rate payers and the general public.

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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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.

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 friends who 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).

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 Thanks to our sponsors! 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 WEAT AWARDS Commission on Environmental Quality; and L’Oreal WEAT Ronald B. Sieger Biosolids Management Award Stepney, Chair of the Texas Water Development Board.

WEAT Alan H. Plummer Environmental Sustainability Award We look forward to having you join us for breakfast WEAT Clean Shores Challenge Awards Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers as these women showcase the difference women can WEAT Project Excellence Award make in our water community, while also providing a WEAT Innovative Technology Award forum for future leaders to network with seasoned WEAT Sidney L. Allison Award professionals.

TAWWA AWARDS TAWWA Chapter Awards TAWWA Water Conservation & Reuse Awards TAWWA Bob Derrington Reuse Award

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YP TECHNICAL SESSIONS 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.

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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 is an interactive and 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. There is 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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

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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!

EVENT 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.

SCAN TO SIGN UP!

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)

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Entry Details:

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

Pre-Registration + Questions:

For pre-registration (recommended, not required) and additional information, contact: Stefi Massey Stefanie.Massey@aecom.com

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All events are open to all TX Water attendees.

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COMPETITIONS 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.

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.

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.

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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 TCEQ. Hours will not be processed until payment for the conference is received.

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 Registration Counter at a cost of $10.

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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.

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Texas Water Registration

Texas Water Exhibit Hall

Speaker Ready Rm Gloyna Breakfast

WFP Auction

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Conference Awards Lunch (Tues) YP Reception (Tues) Women of Water Breakfast (Wed) Awards Celebration (Wed) WEAT Operations Awards Ceremony (Wed)

TECHNICAL SESSIONS • TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 28

Moderators Luz Elana Holguin El Paso Water Atzuko Reveles Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson

Moderators Tim Powell EJ Group Inc. Austin Black Armorock

Moderators Nyla Hubbard McKim & Creed Madeline Seiser CDM Smith

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213 AB Odor & Corrosion Control

214 A

2:30 - 3:00 pm

1:55 - 2:25 pm

1:20 - 1:50 pm

Utility Management

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)

Interactive CIP Tools to Support Informed and Near Real Time Decision Making Geneva Caponi Black & Veatch N/A

Value of Water

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

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

Is Public Trust on Your Asset Management List?

It Should Be! Chelsea Boozer Rogue Water Lab N/A

Moderators Heather Cooke Austin Water Eric Anderson Austin Water

Moderators Venus Price LAN Kendall Crawford Tetra Tech

214 B

214 C

Legislative/Regulatory

Water Reuse

AWWA National Update

Reuse Roadmapping for Alternative Water Supplies

Heather Cooke City of Austin - Austin Water Dan Crowley San Antonio Water System N/A

View from Washington: Federal Update from WEF

Ashley Voskuhl Water Environment Federation N/A

Updates from the Public Water System Supervision Program and Water Supply Division Michele Risko TCEQ W/WW

Andrea Tom CDM Smith W/WW

A Machine Learning Flow Prediction Framework for Reuse Process Optimization Carli Brucker Carollo W/WW

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

3:30 - 4:00 pm

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

4:40 - 5:10 pm

4:05 - 4:35 pm

N/A

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Going With The Flow: Predictive Digital Twin At Denton Creek Eric Redmond Black & Veatch Scott Kisner Trinity River Authority Caitlin Ruff Black & Veatch W/WW

Houston’s AIAP as a Catalyst for Transformation: Aligning Workforce Expectations with RealTime, Predictive, and Prescriptive Analytics Fazle Rabbi City of Houston W/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

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 Corrosion Part 2 John Mitchell Austin Water Rode Mora Austin Water WW

Turning Vision into Value: Taylor’s Water Supply Journey to High-Tech Growth Jacob Walker HDR N/A

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

TEXAS WATERTM 2026

TCEQ Updates on Water Quality and Related Issues Baltazar Lucero-Ramirez TCEQ N/A

The Texas Legislature and Texas Water: Here We Go Round the Prickly Pear...

Julie Nahrgang WEAT/TACWA W/WW

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

It had to be Reuse - the City of Liberty Hill’s Journey to Long Term Water Supply Resilience

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

Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Lisa Lattu LAN

Moderators Elaine Masters Trinity River Authority Shashank Khatiwada Carollo

214 D

216 AB

217 A

Resiliency, Safety & Cybersecurity

Watershed Mgmt/ Stormwater

Biosolids

Applied Research

University Forum

Digester Doomsday: A Tale of Revival

Wet Weather Resilience Across Two BiofilmBased Wastewater Treatment Technologies

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

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

Moderators Ryan Stangel

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

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 Kayleigh Millerick Texas Tech University

Moderators Erika Crespo Braun Intertec Corporation Maureen Gonzalez Othon

217 B

217 C

217 D People of Water

Moderators Curtis Feronti Carollo Amy Middleton Plummer

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

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

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

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 Blackline Safety W/WW

Securing the Flow: Lessons from a Real-World Cyberattack Tamika Bass GFT RESIL(W/WW)

Stormwater Compliance Under the New MultiSector General Permit: A Spotlight on Driving Watershed-Scale Improvements Meg Pierce-Walsh Plummer Tres Koenings Plummer W/WW

From Proposition 1 to Policy Impact: Building Resilience Through the Edwards Aquifer Protection Program

Rose Sobel, Seagull PME Mikel Wilkins, San Antonio River Authority Gian Villarreal, Seagull PME 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

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

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

Advancing Toward Class A Biosolids Certification: Strategic Pathways for Wastewater Treatment Plants

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

Aykut Sayin CDM Smith 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

Yunfan Lu UT Austin N/A

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

www.txwater.org

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

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

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

Chad Cosper San Antonio Water System W

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

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10:45 - 11:15 am

10:10 -10:40 am

9:35 - 10:05 am

9:00 - 9:30 am

TECHNICAL SESSIONS • WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 29

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Moderators Jackson Coleman Wade Trim Kelly Hajek Strand Associates

Moderators Corey Smith Civitas Engineering Group Nicholas Cook Missouri City

Moderators Paco Guerrero Pape-Dawson Dami George LAN

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213 AB

Water Reuse

Drinking Water Quality

214 A MRRDC

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 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

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

Brigit Buff Plummer Noelle George WateReuse Texas W/WW (1 hour credit)

Optimizing Multi-Barrier Approaches for Geosmin, TOC, and DBP Challenges at Lake Palestine WTP Katie Livas HDR Nikki Ingram City of Tyler Samuel Brodfuehrer HDR Matthew Dieffenthaller HDR W/WW

PFAS in Wastewater – Opportunities for Managing PFAS using Existing WRRF Processes Samir Mathur CDM Smith 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

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

Xi Zhao Carollo Drew Leonard City of Houston Greg Pope Carollo W/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

Management of Nitrification in Consecutive Systems: Best Practices and Wholesaler Engagement Amlan Ghosh Corona Environmental Consulting W

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

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

Planning for Emergency Reuse Implementation: Utility Responses to Drought in Texas

(Wastewater Treatment)

Beyond the Beam Advanced UV Design Approaches for Tomorrow’s WRRFs Nicole Stephens Stantec W/WW

TEXAS WATERTM 2026

Moderators Toni Rask Lloyd Gosselink Nathan Vassar Lloyd Gosselink

214 B Legislative/Regulatory

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 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

Moderators Sheldon Buck Freese and Nichols Todd Danielson Plummer

214 C Utility Management

Simplifying Digital Transformation: Lessons from Houston for Smaller Utilities Pratistha Paudel PNA Technical Services Fazle Rabbi City of Houston W/WW

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 29

Moderators Issa McDaniel CDM Smith Elston Johnson

Moderators Dedra Ecklund LAN Lisa Lattu LAN

Moderators Noe Martinez Austin Water Matt Berg Jacobs

Moderators Helen Olivarez Arcadis Adam Conner Freese and Nichols

Moderators Joseph Fielding Trinity River Authority Cassie Villarreal Mead & Hunt

214 D

216 AB

217 A

217 B

217 C

217 D

Infrastructure Financing

Water Resources/ Source Water Protection

WFP / Int’l Issues

Pretreatment

Water Treatment & Operations

Connecting Your Utility Across Generations for a Global Impact

QACs – The Emerging Contaminants Actually Impacting Plants Around Texas

Elston Johnson & Associates

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

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

Biosolids

Turning Biogas Surplus into a Facility Superpower Megan Miller CDM Smith Laurel Schaich CDM Smith WW

Melissa Mack Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam Farida Goderya Fort Worth Water Jessica Carner Water for People Julie Kauffman Water for People N/A

Centrifuge Operational Adjustments Result in Real Cost Saving Opportunities

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

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

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

Transforming Peru’s Water Systems: Strategies for Infrastructure and Quality Enhancement Jill Tarski Malone & Wheeler W/WW

Seawater Desalination Recent Trends to Address Water Quality Changes due to Climate Change Vasu Veerapaneni Black & Veatch Christopher Munson Black & Veatch W

www.txwater.org

Andrew Shaw Black & Veatch Elaine Masters Trinity River Authority Eric Redmond Black & Veatch Patrick McNamara Black & Veatch 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

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

Could Your Effluent Be Toxic? What to Know, and When to Worry Jenni Griesel Plummer WW

Moderators Ben Glynn City of Fulshear Tye Jordan City of Austin

A Tale of Two Ceramic Membrane Evaluations: A Perspective on Membrane Reliability and Flexibility and Future Trends Yue Sun Ardurra W/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

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

Emerging Disinfection Byproducts: Challenges, Solutions, and Regulatory Readiness Ashley Pifer Halff Associates W

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1:45 - 2:15 pm

1:10 - 1:40 pm

TECHNICAL SESSIONS • WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 29

Moderators David Garcia Aguazé Solutions Justin Diviney Diviney Infrastructure Group

Moderators Mahith Nadella Civitas Engineering Group Steven Hand HDR

Moderators Aaron Waters Plummer Virginia Wang Garver

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213 AB

214 A MRRDC

Wastewater Collection

Drinking Water Quality

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

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

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

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

2:20 - 2:50 pm

Brian Fiske Gresham Smith Noreen Housewright City of Grand Prairie N/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

W/WW

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

(Wastewater Treatment)

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

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Low DO, High Impact: An Affordable Approach to Nitrogen Management Integrating Mobile Media Nicole Stephens Stantec Bikram Sabherwal Stantec W/WW

Moderators Stacy Barna CDM Smith Travis Pruski Nueces River Authority

214 B Small Systems 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

Moderators Adam Farguson Fort Worth Water Ajay Shrivastav CDM Smith

214 C Wastewater Operations & Maintenance 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

4:30 - 5:00 pm

3:55 - 4:25 pm

3:20 - 3:50 pm

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

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

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

Ethan Shires Freese and Nichols N/A

Gail Charles, Arcadis Matthew Johnson, City of Dallas Rosalyn Miller, Arcadis Anna Stehouwer, Arcadis W/WW

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

Advanced Statistics Driving Lead and Copper Rule Success Before and After the Deadline

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

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

Natalie Cronk, Kimley-Horn Jack Earney, Kimley-Horn Will Weidman, Kimley-Horn W/WW

Sarah Alverson Austin Water Joe Smith Austin Water Rachel Chisolm Austin Water N/A

Manal Alduraibi, Ardurra Chad Morris, Ardurra Matthew Carlson, Ardurra Kaden Morris, Ardurra W/WW

Robert Hoffman, HDR Katelyn Hearon, City of Lewisville Samuel Brodfuehrer, HDR 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 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 Jaime Benevides, El Paso Water Sergio Castro, El Paso Water RESIL(W/WW)

TEXAS WATERTM 2026

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 Toby McQueary, Quiddity Engineering W/WW

Beyond the Bore: Balancing Site Selection, Budget, and Regulatory Hurdles of Well Drilling Camryn Smiley Kimley-Horn WW

Operational Excellence Through Generational Collaboration and Training Lance Phillips Kimley Horn Ryan Kelly Dallas Water Utility Rodney Johnson Dallas Water Utility W/WW

Preventing Electrical Failures: HVAC Strategies for Water Facilities Electrical Rooms Garrett Bennett Freese and Nichols Van Cashen Freese and Nichols N/A

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

Moderators Carlos Espindola Black & Veach Anna Howard Hazen

Moderators Nicholas McCormick Freese and Nichols Freddie Guerra GHD

Moderators Isabel Walters SAWS Sylvester Johnson STV

214 D

216 AB

217 A

217 B

Construction

Young Professionals

Asset Management

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

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

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

Shashank Khatiwada Carollo WW

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

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

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

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

Joel Mora Arcadis Geoffrey Espineli El Paso Water Juan Lopez PCL Construction W/WW

Kelly Lewis Kimley-Horn Maggie Erickson Kimley-Horn N/A

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

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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

Moderators Jaime Kypuros Tetra Tech Jorge Flores

Moderators Keith O’Connor Civitas Engineering Group Susana Blauser Eagle Pass Water Works System Brown & Caldwell

217 C

217 D

Public Information

Water Distribution

Water Treatment & Operations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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)

“LCLL” – Lead and Copper Lessons Learned Abigail Hall Garver W

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

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

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TECHNICAL SESSIONS • THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 30

8:30 - 9:00 am

Moderators Andre Garces Plummer Marshall Preas Pape-Dawson

Moderators Kevin Kluge Austin Water Progga Chirontoni STV

Moderators Sahar Saffar Ardurra Mark Podbielski CDM Smith

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213 AB

Construction

Electrical and SCADA/I&C

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

214 A Industrial

Using Digital Twins to Train and Equip Operators at Houston’s NEWPP Joey Eickhoff City of Houston Mike Bernard Specific Energy W/WW

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

9:40 - 10:10 am

9:05 - 9:35 am

W/WW

Redefining Possibilities: Value Engineering Collaboration at Goliad WWTP Prachi Kala Ardurra Shane Simpson Associated Construction Partners 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

TXWIN Contractor Panel Discussion Perry Fowler Texas Water Infrastructure Network N/A

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

Nicholas Claudio Freese and Nichols RESIL(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

Moderators Tori Hancock Black & Veatch Freddie Guerra GHD

214 B Workforce Development

Wastewater Operations & Maintenance

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

214 C

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

11:30 - Noon

10:55 - 11:25 am

10:20 - 10:50 am

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

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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

Gigs to Gallons – Municipal Considerations for Data Center Development Marcela Tunon Hazen and Sawyer 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

Zachary Jackson North Texas Municipal Water District Caitlin Ruff Black & Veatch Eric Redmond Black & Veatch N/A

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

Bridging the Gap: GenAI Implementation Roadmap

Sustainable Data Centers: Modeling Water and Power Demands For Cooling

Beyond Innovation: Building a Resilient Foundation for Change

Burhanuddin Khuzema Zaveri Mead & Hunt 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

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

Michael Weller Tetra Tech Kenneth Nichols Tetra Tech W/WW

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Justas Rutkauskas Freese and Nichols N/A

Stephanie Corso Isle Greg Wukasch San Antonio Water System N/A

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 Jonathan Shirk Kennedy Jenks AJ Czubai Autodesk

TECHNICAL SESSIONS • THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 30 Moderators Mahith Nadella Civitas Engineering Group Megan Ingram CDM Smith

Moderators Tanu Kulkarni Freese and Nichols Robert Jenkins Arcadis

Moderators Jessica Woods City of Round Rock Jacey Stewart LCRA

Moderators Jaime Kypuros Tetra Tech Daniel Lamas Brown & Caldwell

Moderators Carlos Espindola Black & Veatch Jennifer Whitaker Trinity River Authority

217 C

206 AB Laboratory

214 D

216 AB

217 A

217 B

Wastewater Collection

Young Professionals

Asset Management

Water Conservation

Water Distribution

4D Puzzle: Design-Build Delivery With 3D Utility Modeling

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alex Johnson, North Texas Municipal Water District N/A

Keval Satra, HR Green Nicholas Cook, City of Missouri City Gabriela Mejia, HR Green W/WW

Empowering Customers to Fix Leaks through Phone Consultations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Taylor Townes Kimley-Horn Emma Morgan Kimley-Horn N/A

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

Thickening the Plot: Choosing the Right Solids Handling Process for Your System Imaya Farrell Plummer Ana Pena-Tijerina Plummer Hannah Leppla Plummer W/WW

How the City of Baytown is Building Resilience through Asset Management Sustaining 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

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

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

Santos Sotelo, Kimley-Horn Chris Bye, EnviroSim Associates Matthew Rowland, City of Denton WW

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

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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

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

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

Strategic Lab Planning for Water Sector Leaders: Designing for Compliance, Credibility, and Collaboration

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

Advancing Drinking Water Methods for Comprehensive Potable Water Reuse Monitoring

Chetan Soni CDM Smith W/WW

Firat Sever CDM Smith N/A

Steven Andersen Mead & Hunt W/WW

Yongtao Li Eurofins Eaton Analytical W/WW

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POSTER TOPICS and PRESENTERS 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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Meter Challenge/Jr Meter Challenge Manuel Gonzales, San Antonio Water System University Forum Kayleigh Millerick, Texas Tech University Mentoring Operations Challenge Allison Bennett, Garver Jeff Sober, Garver Kevin Flinn, Garver

Volunteers Alisa Gruber, STV Annette Duron, San Antonio Water System Eric Kong, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Pipe Tapping Randy Payton, North Texas Municipal Water District Posters Mike Persyn, Lochner Tate Coker, Jacobs

Water For People Imaya Farrell, Plummer Alison Musil, Arcadis

Program Jennie Almerico, 5engineering Julie Hunt, Hunt Strategies

Women of Water Rikki Anderson, Plummer Erin Mills, Freese and Nichols Young Professionals Anissa Calamaco, STV Brent Styles, McKim & Creed

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Publicity Staff Support Nicole Marshall, San Antonio River Authority Julie Nahrgang, WEAT Registration Daniel Nix, TAWWA Jackie McMahon, Freese and Nichols Alondra Hernandez, WEAT Ashley Zimmerman, New Braunfels Utilities Matias Pasch, WEAT Signs Claudia Bradley, WEAT Makenzie Davis, BGE Clay Avery, GCP Association Services Sulieman Naser, Tetra Tech Lisa Nejtek, GCP Association Services Todd Warrix, HDR Liz Rose, GCP Association Services Tracy Wagner, GCP Association Services Student Design Competitions Jenny Beth Murray, Plummer Santos Sotelo, Kimley-Horn Gabe Trejo, Arcadis

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TEXAS WATER 2026 EXHIBITORS Please visit www.txwater.org or the conference app for full exhibitor contact information 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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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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TEXAS WATER 2026 EXHIBITORS Please visit www.txwater.org or the conference app for full exhibitor contact information 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

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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

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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

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TEXAS WATER 2026 EXHIBITORS Please visit www.txwater.org or the conference app for full exhibitor contact information 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

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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 Water Water 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

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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

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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

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President-Elect Ana Peña-Tijerina Plummer

WEF Delegate At-Large Archana Sharma Mead & Hunt

Vice President Jennie Almerico 5engineering

Past WEF Delegate Leigh Thomas HR Green

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

Section 3 North Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth) Kaylee Waldo Upper Trinity Regional Water District

Section 9 Southeast Texas (Houston/Galveston) Stephen Kelley Kimley-Horn

Rachel Macias North Texas Municipal Water District

Emma Tucker V&A Engineering

Professional Wastewater Operator Representative David Garza McAllen Public Utility

Section 4 Northeast Texas (Tyler/Longview/Texarkana) Scott Baggett City of Longview

Section 10 Deep East Texas (Beaumont/Port Arthur) Vacant

Historian David Briggs CDM Smith

David Stanley STV, Inc.

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

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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

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

William Wehner Section 14 Middle Rio Grande Ignacio Hinojosa Ardurra

Section 15 RGV (Harlingen/Brownsville/McAllen) Michael Gonzalez City of McAllen

Industrial Jonathan Sandhu Gulf Coast Authority

Water Reuse Quentin Geile Plummer Associates

Tres Koenings Plummer Associates

Jackson Coleman Wade Trim

Section 16 Port Lavaca Vacant

Laboratory Trinity O’Neal Austin Water

Delivery Committees

Section 17 Concho Valley (San Angelo) Vacant

Jennifer Whitaker Trinity River Authority

Section 18 Waco Vacant

Municipal Resource Recovery Design Nicholas Landes Freese and Nichols

Kristina Leal Halff Associates

Section 19 Wichita Falls Vacant Student Chapters

Samir Mathur CDM Smith

Texas Tech Dr. Andrew Jackson

Nutrient Management Peter Reale Plummer Associates

Texas A&M University Shankar Chellam

Meg Pierce-Walsh Plummer Associates

Texas A&M Kingsville Lucy Mar Camacho

Odor & Corrosion Management Suparna Mukhopadhyay Plummer Associates

LeTourneau University Dr. Darryl Low Rice University Marielle Hollstein COMMITTEE CHAIRS Knowledge Committees Asset Management Nicholas McCormick Freese and Nichols Marcela Sion Hazen Biosolids Management Caitlin Ruff Black & Veatch

Troy Najar Environmental Group Southwest Operations and Maintenance Darrell Poore Dallas Water Utility

Lance LeBrun Hartwell Environmental Corporation Operations Challenge Jeff Sober Garver Kevin Flinn Garver Philanthropy Chris Varnon CDM Smith

Small Systems Arianne Shipley

Pretreatment Joseph Fielding Trinity River Authority

Travis Pruski Nueces River Authority

Heather Goins Mead & Hunt

Safety, Cyber & Infrastructure Security Denney Howard Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam

Stephen Johnson Freese and Nichols

Robert Warren Trinity River Authority

Construction Lars Erickson McCarthy Building Companies

Stormwater/Watershed Management Kim Chanslor CDM Smith

Craig West Victaulic

Ben Fuentes Kennedy Jenks

Data Intelligence Ad-Hoc Committee Manal Alduraibi Ardurra

Trey Shanks Freese and Nichols

Nick Dons Trinity River Authority

Manufacturers and Reps Joju Abraham Global WET

Nicolas Mejias San Antonio Water System

Collections Systems Derek Schwanke Garver

Hydraulic Modeling Daniela Lopez RJN Group

Randy Bush STV

Scholarship Carol Serna Stantec

Jordan Wilson City of Denton

Sean McMillan Jones | Carter

Awards Kim Chanslor CDM Smith

Fritz Hurst Dallas Water Utility

Noe Martinez Austin Water

Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls Sahar Saffar Ardurra

Advanced Operator Training Christopher Myrben Trinity River Authority

Utility Management Shannon Dunne Fort Worth Water Joseph Majdalani Houston Public Works Alycia Tretta San Antonio Water System

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

WEAT PAST PRESIDENTS The presiding officer was known as a Chairman of a Section from 1928-1961 and as President since 1962.

Chairman, Sewage Division, Texas Section, Southwest Water Works Association 1928-1931 W.S. Mahlie 1932-1933 Edgar Whedbee 1934-1936 W.S. Mahlie 1937 W.S. Stanley 1938-1943 R.M. Dixon Chairman, Sewage Division, Texas Water Works and Sewage Short School 1944 E.J.M. Berg 1945 E.M. Dixo 1946 L.C. Billings 1947 J.H. Sorrels Chair, Sewage and Industrial Waste Section Texas Water and Sewage Works Association 1951 C.H. Connell 1952 A.H. Ullrich 1953 A.C. Bryan 1954 K.E. Mills 1955 W.S. Mahlie 1956 Glen A. Doty 1957 John F. Conlon 1958 Roger Moehlman 1959 T.L. Satterwhite 1960 Cecil Williams 1961 John P. Wold President, Texas Water Pollution Control Association 1962 W. N. Wells 1963 Robert L. Nichols 1964 S.A. Garza 1965 Harry O. Henkel 1966 M.T. Garrett 1967 Jack Huppert 1968 S.O. Brady 1969 James D. Gof 1970 David G. Chase 1971 Ronald D. Sadow 1972 Curtis E. Johnson 1973 James E. Laughlin 1974 Albert Breaaux 1975 Joe Malina 1976 Tom Koederitz

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

1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

W.W. Wright D.M. Cochran Joe P. Teller P. D. Parks Robert R. Bustamante Glen Longley Marshall Haney Sharon M. D’orsie Jim Taaffe Bert Bates Bob Derrington John Cook Richard Smullen, Jr. Robert McMillon Carol Batterton

President, Water Environment Association of Texas 1992 Alice Megna 1993 Gordon Koblitz 1994 Stephen Jenkins 1995 Joe King II 1996 Rhonda Harris 1997 Martha Martin 1998 Ron Mayo 1999 Patty Cleveland 2000 Clyde Burnett 2001 Mary Evans 2002 Jim Joyce 2003 Ron Sieger 2004 Ray Longoria 2005 Richard Eason 2006 Paul Roach 2007 Raj Bhattarai 2008 Brad Castleberry 2009 Betty Jordan 2010 Jody Zabolio 2011 David Briggs 2012 John Bennett 2013 Curtis Smalley 2014 Steve Coonan 2015 Jenna Covington 2016 David Jackson 2017 Jeff Sober 2018 Leigh Cerda 2019 Heather Cooke 2020 Rick Hidalgo 2021 Jeff Caffey 2022 Matt Jalbert 2023 Kristin O’Neill 2024 Dylan Christenson 2025 Alissa Lockett

Management Committees Committee Leadership Council Dylan Christenson Garver Nicole Conner Kennedy Jenks Membership Connie Curtis San Jacinto River Authority Nominating Dylan Christenson Garver

Ola Wenno Plummer Associates

Section Engagement Rick Hidalgo McKim & Creed

Young Professionals Eric Kong Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Strategic Planning Ana Peña-Tijerina Plummer Associates

Archana Sharma Mead & Hunt

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TEXAS SECTION AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chair Marisa Vergara STV Chair-Elect Mary Gugliuzza Fort Worth Water Vice-Chair Julie Hunt Hunt Strategies Past Chair Karen Menard Trinity River Authority AWWA Director Elston Johnson Elston Johnson and Associates AWWA Director Andrew Molly City of Houston 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

Central Texas Region Trustee Christina Burleson City of Waco

North Central Texas Region Trustee Stefanie Massey AECOM

Deputy Trustee Hannah Leppla Plummer Associates

Deputy Trustee Dustan Compton TRWD

Central West Texas Region Trustee Jordan Hibbs eHt

Permian Basin Region Trustee Adriana Castillo El Paso Water

Deputy Trustee Colden Rich eHt

Deputy Trustee Troy Svede Moreno Cardenas

Coastal Bend Region Trustee Dhruv Deshmukh Freese & Nichols

Rio Grande Valley Region Trustee Javier Santiago WWaterTech

Deputy Trustee Mikail Williams City of Corpus Christi

Deputy Trustee Carlos Gonzalez City of McAllen

East Texas Region Trustee Nichol (Nikki) Ingram City of Tyler

South Central Texas Region Trustee Lance Rothe San Antonio Water System

Deputy Trustee Shane Townson City of Tyler

Deputy Trustee Lou Portillo HDR

High Plains Region Trustee Open Deputy Trustee Open

Councils and Divisions Manufacturers/Associates Council Jennifer Elms Odyssey Engineering Group Water Utility Council Dan Crowley San Antonio Water System Water Utility Council: Legislative Committee Heather Cooke Austin Water Utility Distribution Division Jaime Kypuros Tetra Tech Education Division Greg Wukasch, Chair San Antonio Water System Collaborations Shae Luther Texas Water Development Board Competitions Gabe Trejo Arcadis

Southeast Texas Region Trustee Kate Hallaway Brown & Gay Engineers

Consumer Outreach Karen Menard Trinity River Authority K-12+ Education Jessica Paz TWDB

Deputy Trustee Nabeel Khan San Jacinto River Authority

Membership Mark Southard City of Wichita Falls Value of Water Madeline Kull CDM Smith Engineering and Construction Division Andre Garces Plummer Associates Management Division Dean Sharp Sharp Consulting Services R. Brent Locke Bistone MWSD Management Division: Rates and Charges Committee Phillip Givens Superior Water Management Regulatory Agencies Division Michele Risko Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Small Systems Steven Walden, Chair Steve Walden Consulting Community Engineering Corps Katie Livas HDR Technical Assistance Hannah Leppla Plummer

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Training & Education Coordination Stacy Barna CDM Smith

Local Arrangements (Texas Water) Ann Peche San Antonio Water System

Scholarship Yongki Shim, Co-Chair KIT Professionals, Inc

AWWA Small Systems Division Elston Johnson Elston Johnson and Associates

Lone Star Leaders Karen Menard Trinity River Authority

Kristen Van Hoosier, Co-Chair CobbFendley

Water Efficiency Division Jessica Woods, Chair City of Round Rock

Membership Ann Peche San Antonio Water System

Alternative Water Supplies Robert Stefani Austin Water

Mentoring Michael McBee Freese and Nichols

Business/Industrial Water Progga Chirontoni STV

Nominating Karen Menard Trinity River Authority

Business/Industrial Water Kevin Kluge Austin Water

Program (Annual Conference) Julie Hunt Hunt Strategies LLC

Conservation Jennifer Nations City of College Station

Public Information/Publications Vanassa Joseph Trinity River Authority of Texas

Reuse Bryce Canady Murfee Engineering Company

Regional Activities Karen Menard Trinity River Authority

Water Loss Control Mark Mathis Texas Water Development Board

Resiliency & Cyber Security Doug Short Trinity River Authority of Texas

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

TAWWA PAST CHAIRS Year 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025

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 1971 1972-75 1975-78 1979-80 1980-81 1981-84 1984-87 1987-90 1990-93 1993-96 1996-99 1999-2002 2002-2005 2005-2008 2008-2011 2011-2014 2014-2017 2017-2020 2019-2022 2020-2023 2022-2024

Director Director

Conference City Atlee Cunningham San Antonio Robert P. Van Dyke San Antonio Richard G. Toler Fort Worth John H. Stacha Dallas Robert P. Van Dyke Baton Rouge John Kubala Corpus Christi Phil Kosub Little Rock Michael D. Meadows Fort Worth Glen A. Doty Houston Kay Kutchins Amarillo Randy Goss Austin Katie McCain Fort Worth Jeannie Wiginton San Antonio Glenda Dunn Arlington Charles Anderson San Antonio Charlie Maddox Fort Worth Dave Scholler Dallas Bill R. Smith Austin Jennifer Elms Houston Bruce Curtis Fort Worth/Virtual Daniel Nix San Antonio

Chair Chair

Conference City Richard G. Toler Hot Springs John Kubala El Paso John H. Stacha Tulsa Charles K. Foster Fort Worth Gordon H. Smith San Antonio George O. Muller Houston Otis Goldman Little Rock Ralph Hardy Dallas Albert Breaux Baton Rouge Phil Kosub Corpus Christi Michael K. Tubbs Oklahoma City Bill Healer San Antonio Tom Tiner Little Rock Mike Meadows Galveston Glen A. Doty New Orleans James Bailey Fort Worth Kay Kutchins Tulsa Dennis L. Allen Arlington John B. Lowe Little Rock Lee C. Bradley Houston Lowell Roberts Galveston Jack A. Renfro Amarillo Randy J. Goss Corpus Christi Ronny Hyde Austin Larry W. Webb Arlington Eduardo Garaña Galveston Katie McCain Fort Worth Bill Riley Dallas Gary Smith Houston Jeannie Wiginton San Antonio Charles Anderson Corpus Christi Glenda Dunn Arlington Bill Smith Galveston Dean Sharp Austin Charles Maddox Fort Worth Shay Ralls Roalson San Antonio John Burke Galveston Mari Garza-Bird Corpus Christi Richard Talley Fort Worth Dave Scholler San Antonio Brent Locke Galveston Christianne Castleberry Dallas Alissa Lockett Corpus Christi Jennifer Elms Fort Worth Daniel Nix Austin Bruce Curtis San Antonio Ron Tamada Houston Elston Johnson Fort Worth/Virtual Melissa Bryant Austin/Virtual Drew Molly San Antonio Drew Molly Houston Amy Middleton Fort Worth Karen Menard Houston

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