Texas Water '23 Preview

TEXAS WATER™ 2023

TAWWA WEAT

Texas Water 2023 TM

Conference Preview

April 11–14, 2023 • George R. Brown Convention Center • Houston, Texas

What’s Inside: Competitions........................21

Highlights...........................6-18

Facility Tours...................24-25

Registration Form.................36

Gloyna Breakfast.................16

Technical Sessions ...........26-33

Golf Registration Form........35

Tentative Schedule..................5

Head to Houston for Texas WaterTM 2023 We’re excited to welcome you back to Houston for Texas WaterTM 2023, the Largest Regional Water Conference in the U.S.©!

Volunteers for Texas WaterTM 2023 have been putting in long hours so that your experience in Houston is educational and fun! The technical sessions, carefully crafted by a strong technical program committee, will provide the information to make your work easier.

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

After learning and networking, it’s time to have fun at Thursday’s Conference Night-Out at Pitch 25. We look forward to seeing you in Houston for Texas WaterTM 2023!

Venus Price Texas Water Co-Chair Texas Section American Water Works Association

Full registration is your best value for Texas WaterTM 2023. With full registration, you receive: • access to all technical sessions • full access to the Exhibit Hall • tickets to the Awards Lunch, the Women of Water Breakfast, the Box Lunch and the Thursday Night Out event Non-member full registration includes a free* one-year membership in either AWWA/TAWWA or WEF/WEAT. *New members only, not for membership renewals Tickets for the Women of Water Breakfast, Facility Tours, Lunches, Conference Night Out event and the Gloyna Breakfast are also available for purchase.

Elizabeth Fazio Hale Texas Water Co-Chair Water Environment Association of Texas

REGISTER ONLINE AT

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

You may also register by mail to Texas Water c/o GCP Association Services PO Box 676 Pflugerville, TX 78691 or by fax to 512-251-8152

Deadline for discounted early registration is

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TENTATIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE All events are at the George R. Brown Convention Center, 91001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, unless otherwise noted.

Schedule is subject to change.

TUESDAY, APRIL 11 7:00 am Golf Tournament • Memorial Golf Course 7:30 am–2:30 pm Exhibitor Move-In • Exhibit Hall 8:30 am–11:30 am Curtis Smalley Environmental Event • Buffalo Bayou 1:00 pm–4:00 pm TAWWA Annual Board Meeting 1:00 pm–4:00 pm WEAT Annual Board Meeting 4:00 pm–6:30 pm Registration 4:30 pm–6:30 pm Meet & Greet • Exhibit Hall 5:00 pm–6:00 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Pre-Meeting 6:00 pm–7:30 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Process Control Event

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12

6:30 am 8:00 am–5:00 pm 8:00 am–5:00 pm 8:30 am–4:45 pm

Dodson’s Drive Fun Run Registration Speaker Ready/Moderator Check in Room WEAT Ops Challenge Laboratory, Exhibition and Electrical Events • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–9:30 am TAWWA Hydrant Hysteria Pre-Competition Meeting • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–10:00 am Opening Session 9:00 am–1:30 pm WEAT Student Design Competition 9:30 am–4:00 pm TAWWA Hydrant Hysteria • Exhibit Hall 10:00 am–10:30 am TAWWA Business Meeting 10:00 am–11:00 am Beverage Break • Exhibit Hall 10:00 am–5:00 pm Exhibits/Innovation Lounge • Exhibit Hall 10:00 am–5:00 pm Water For People Silent Auction • Exhibit Hall 11:30 am–1:00 pm Awards Lunch TICKET REQUIRED 1:00 pm–1:15 pm WEAT Business Meeting 1:00 pm–1:30 pm Meter Challenge Pre-Competition Meeting • Exhibit Hall 1:00 pm–4:30 pm Meter Challenge (Jr. Meter Challenge 1 pm) • Exhibit Hall 1:20 pm–3:00 pm Technical Sessions/Posters 1:20 pm–5:10 pm University Forum 1:20 pm–5:10 pm Young Professionals Technical Session 3:00 pm–3:30 pm Networking Break • Exhibit Hall 3:00 pm–3:30 pm Door Prize Drawings • Exhibit Hall 3:30 pm–5:00 pm Texas Shoot-Out • Exhibit Hall 3:30 pm–5:10 pm Technical Sessions/Posters 5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes For Day 5:15 pm–6:15 pm Young Professionals & Student Reception/ Mentoring Program Networking Event

THURSDAY, APRIL 13

7:15 am–9:00 am Women of Water Breakfast TICKET REQUIRED

7:30 am–5:00 pm 8:00 am–2:45 pm

Registration WEAT Ops Challenge Safety, Collection System, Maintenance and Exhibition Events • Exhibit Hall 8:00 am–5:00 pm Speaker Ready/Moderator Check in Room 8:30 am–9:30 am Exhibit Hall Break • Exhibit Hall 8:30 am–1:15 pm Water For People Silent Auction • Exhibit Hall 8:30 am–4:00 pm Exhibits/Innovation Lounge • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–9:30 am TAWWA Top Ops Pre-Competition Meeting • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–9:30 am TAWWA Pipe Tapping Pre-Competition Meeting • Exhibit Hall 9:00 am–11:50 am Technical Sessions/Posters 9:00 am–11:50 am Value of Water Program 9:30 am–1:30 pm TAWWA Top Ops Competition • Exhibit Hall 9:30 am–4:00 pm TAWWA Hydrant Hysteria • Exhibit Hall 9:30 am–4:00 pm TAWWA Pipe Tapping Competition • Exhibit Hall Noon–1:00 pm Box Lunch with Exhibitors • Exhibit Hall TICKET REQUIRED Noon–1:00 pm Awards Celebration Lunch • Exhibit Hall TICKET REQUIRED FOR BOX LUNCH 1:10 pm–2:50 pm Technical Sessions/Posters 1:30 pm–3:00 pm Professional Ethics Workshop for Engineers 1:30 pm–3:00 pm TAWWA Best-Tasting Drinking Water Event • Exhibit Hall, Top Ops Area 2:45 pm–3:45 pm WEAT Ops Challenge Awards Ceremony • Exhibit Hall 2:50 pm–3:20 pm Networking Break • Exhibit Hall 2:50 pm–3:20 pm Door Prize Drawings • Exhibit Hall 3:20 pm–5:00 pm Technical Sessions/Posters 4:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes/Exhibit Breakdown 6:15 pm Gavel Passing • Pitch 25 6:30 pm–8:30 pm Conference Night-Out • Pitch 25 TICKET REQUIRED

FRIDAY, APRIL 14 7:00 am–8:30 am Gloyna Breakfast TICKET REQUIRED 7:00 am–Noon Registration • Outside Tech Session Rooms 8:00 am–9:00 am Beverage Break • Outside Tech Session Rooms 8:00 am–Noon Facility Tours • Depart from Convention Center TICKET REQUIRED 8:00 am–Noon Speaker Ready/Moderator Check in Room 8:30 am–10:10 am Technical Sessions 10:10 am–10:20 am Networking Break • Outside Tech Session Rooms 10:20 am–Noon Technical Sessions Noon Conference Adjourns

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS TW23 Keynote: Mayor Sylvester Turner Texas Water is excited to welcome Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner to provide the keynote comments at Texas WaterTM 2023. The address will take place during the Opening Session at 9 a.m.

Wednesday, April 12.

Elected in December 2015 and overwhelmingly reelected in December 2019, Mayor Turner is serving his second four-year term. He is Houston’s 62nd mayor.

Operating within the city’s fiscal constraints, Mayor Turner has passed five balanced budgets. He also oversaw Houston’s remarkable rebound from Hurricane Harvey, championed historic pension reform, and cheered on the World Series Houston Astros. He also launched Houston’s first Climate Action Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, meet the Paris Agreement goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, and lead the global energy transition.

In February 2022, Mayor Turner released his One Safe Houston initiative to combat the increase in violence resulting from the pandemic, domestic violence, mental illness and the proliferation of guns on the street.

As the chief executive of the world’s energy capital, Mayor Turner brings a performance-driven approach to the job, creating a more responsive, streamlined, and efficient delivery of city services while shoring up Houston’s financial future. Thanks to his leadership, the Texas Legislature, and local voters approved the pension reform package that reduced the city’s liability by billions of dollars and provided a “fix” that had eluded the city for 17 years.

Before serving as Houston’s mayor, Turner served for 27 years as the Representative for Texas House District 139. He worked on the House Appropriations Committee for 21 years and served as Speaker Pro Tem for three terms. He was appointed to several Budget Conference Committees to balance the state’s budget and serve on the Legislative Budget Board.

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ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 7 A.M. The Texas Water 2023 Scholarship Golf Tournament will be held at the Memorial Golf Course. The tournament benefits the scholarship programs of both TAWWA and WEAT and is a great way to meet new friends and colleagues. Get more details and a registration form on Page 35 or sign up online at www.txwater.org.

CURTIS SMALLEY ENVIRONMENTAL EVENT TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 8:30 A.M. TO 11:30 A.M. The Curtis Smalley Environmental Event honors the legacy of Curtis Smalley. His contribution, leadership, mentorship, dedication to service and passion for the water industry left a significant impact. He was a driving force to include the environmental event as part of Texas Water to provide fellowship for colleagues and an opportunity to give back to the community.

This year’s Curtis Smalley Environmental Event will be held in partnership with Buffalo Bayou Parks on Tuesday, April 11 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. Kayaks will be provided as we pick up trash and work to beautify the Bayou. All volunteers will be provided with gloves, trash bags and water. If you would like to volunteer, please sign up for the event online at www.txwater.org (under “Events”) and be sure to sign any waivers. Transportation will not be provided but parking information will be available closer to the event date. Let’s work together to beautify the Bayou.

MEET & GREET/EXHIBIT HALL

TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 4:30 TO 6:30 P.M. Texas Water attendees Meet & Greet in the Exhibit Hall at the George R. Brown Convention Center for refreshments. Registration opens at 4 p.m., then you can enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the Exhibit Hall.

Texas WaterTM 2023 hosts the largest regional water exhibition on the continent. More than 600 exhibitors are in one place, at one time, in the convention center.

INNOVATION LOUNGE

TUESDAY, APRIL 11 – THURSDAY, APRIL 13 The Texas Water™Conference has always promoted innovation and creative design to solve some of our most complex water problems. The Innovation Lounge highlights innovative and advanced technologies from across North America. Don’t miss this opportunity to check out these new technologies while collaborating with your colleagues in the Innovation Lounge inside the Exhibit Hall. There is no additional fee to visit the Innovation Lounge.

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS TEXAS WATER DODSON’S DRIVE 5K FUN RUN/WALK

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 5:30 A.M. CHECK IN; 6:30 A.M. START TIME The Dodson’s Drive Fun Run supports young professionals in the Texas water industry by raising funds to support the TAWWA/WEAT Dodson’s Drive Fund. The Dodson’s 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 location starting in front of the George R. Brown Convention Center. It will be a five-loop course (1K per loop) around beautiful Discovery Green where participants will see the Downtown Houston skyline at sunrise. All teams and paid participants will be chip timed and receive a technical shirt. Finishers will receive their very own finisher’s ribbon to wear on your 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. Sign up at www.txwater.org! Don’t miss being a part of this conference tradition!

NETWORKING BREAKS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 – FRIDAY, APRIL 14 Start each Texas WaterTM 2023 day with networking breaks in the Exhibit Hall Wednesday and Thursday and near the Technical Sessions on Friday.

TECHNICAL SESSIONS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 – FRIDAY, APRIL 14 The Texas Water Program Committee offers technical sessions presented by the top experts in the industry and targeted to the most important issues facing water and wastewater professionals today. This year we had more than 700 abstracts submitted that were peer-reviewed to bring you 195 leading-edge presentations that are offered only at Texas WaterTM 2023. And, once again, we will provide a number of top Poster Sessions as part of our full technical program presentation. Attending Texas WaterTM allows you access to the best of the best technical presentations. For a full listing, see Pages 26-33.

PRESENTATION POSTERS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 – THURSDAY, APRIL 13 Texas WaterTM 2023 will give attendees an expanded opportunity to learn with the presentation of posters.

The posters give authors the opportunity to display their

research topics and to share the information they discovered. The posters will be displayed in the George R. Brown Convention Center from Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon. Authors are encouraged to leave business cards or other contact information so that viewers can direct questions or comments their way. A listing of the posters will be provided in the Texas Water Conference Program and in the conference app.

STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 9 A.M. TO 1:30 P.M. The WEAT Student Design Competition gives students the opportunity to design and present a project based on a real-world wastewater treatment plant design problem.

Students will be competing to represent WEAT at the Student Design Competition in Chicago at WEFTEC 2023. The prompt this year is focused around the City of Austin Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, Austin’s largest WWTP. Students are tasked with developing detailed design alternatives and final recommendations for expansion of the WCWWTP from 75 MGD to 100 MGD Average Annual Daily Flow (AADF) and converting the Conventional Activated Sludge system to a BNR system. Students will have to factor in the industrial loading that sends large loads of ammonia with low concentrations of organics. Additionally, students are to evaluate and present on phosphorus sequestration technology to remove phosphorus from the process streams and ultimate disposal. Recommendations and solutions for plant expansion and to meet permit requirements are presented in a detailed Preliminary Design Report and presentation as described in the Competition Details handout. Come out and support your alma mater or see some prospective future leaders in the industry! This year, teams from Texas Tech University, Southern Methodist University, University of Texas, and Tecnologico de Monterrey will compete.

AWARDS LUNCH

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 11:30 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. TICKET REQUIRED 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.

Your ticket to the luncheon is included with Full or Wednesday-Only Registration. Additional tickets are available for $75 on or before March 20; $85 after.

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS YP TECHNICAL SESSION

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1:20 P.M. TO 5:10 P.M. 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.

YP & STUDENT RECEPTION/MENTORING PROGRAM NETWORKING EVENT

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 5:15 P.M. TO 6:15 P.M. Join the YPs and seasoned professionals for drinks and hors d’oeuvres during this networking event. We will also recognize the winners of the Student Design Competition, the University Forum, the Dodson’s Drive Run and Inflow.

The Networking Event will provide Young Professionals an opportunity to meet with Mentors and discuss their career journey. Join us to learn more about the Mentoring Program and how you can participate.

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WOMEN OF WATER BREAKFAST

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 7:15 A.M. TO 9:00 A.M. TICKET REQUIRED Each year at the annual Texas WaterTM Conference, we host the Women of Water breakfast. At this event, the participants will hear from women leaders in the water industry who will share their career stories, leadership successes and challenges, their thoughts on work-life integration, mentorship and much more! This year, Liz Fazio Hale, General Manager for Gulf Coast Authority, will moderate a panel of women leaders that include Jenna Covington, General Manager for North Texas Municipal Water District; Carol Haddock, Director for Houston Public Works; Tina Peterson, Executive Director for Harris County Flood Control District; and Irazema Rojas, Chief of Technical Services at El Paso Water.

We look forward to having you join us for breakfast as these women showcase the difference women can make in our water community, while also providing a forum for future leaders to network with seasoned professionals.

One ticket is included with Full Registration. Additional breakfast tickets are available at $50 each if purchased on or before March 20; $60 after March 20.

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS VALUE OF WATER PROGRAM

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 9 A.M. TO 11:50 A.M. The Value of Water (VOW) Program at the Texas Water conference is a half-day session devoted to promoting water communication successes and best practices in Texas. This year’s presentations focus on the theme of MAKING TEXAS WATER RESILIENT. This unique session provides an interactive and collaborative environment for water education and outreach professionals across the nation, as well as any other water professionals interested in improving their relationship with rate payers and the general public.

In 2015, TAWWA partnered with WEAT to embrace the “one water” concept and since that time the VOW Committee consists of co-chairs from the TAWWA Education Division and the WEAT Public Communication and Outreach Committee. Please join us again at the Texas WaterTM 2023 conference on Thursday from 9 am to 11:50 am for another exciting program!

BOX LUNCH

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, NOON TO 1:00 P.M. TICKET REQUIRED Thursday is a big day at the Texas Water Conference. In addition to the great Technical Programs and the full day of Exhibits, Thursday is also your opportunity to cheer on your favorite team at the Exhibit Hall competitions – Pipe Tapping, Operations Challenge, 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. Your Full Registration or Thursday-Only Registration includes a ticket for the Box Lunch. Extra tickets are available for $40 on or before March 20; $50 after.

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AWARDS CELEBRATION LUNCH

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, NOON TO 1:00 P.M. TICKET REQUIRED Texas Water will honor TAWWA and WEAT friends and colleagues who have demonstrated their commitment to the water and wastewater profession. This fast-paced, live and fun event will take place in the Exhibit Hall. Box lunches will be available, and box lunch tickets are included in Full Registration and Thursday-Only Registration. Additional box lunch tickets are available at $40 each if purchased on or before March 20; $50 after.

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS WORKSHOP FOR ENGINEERS

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1:30 P.M. TO 3 P.M. The Texas Water Engineer’s Ethics Seminar is an interactive and thought-provoking session led by Bob Pence and Gina Smith from Freese and Nichols, Inc. While earning one Professional Development Hour and satisfying the annual ethics requirement, you will learn to recognize ethical situations faced by engineers, analyze the issues of ethical situations and discuss how to resolve ethical situations in a creative and professional manner.

There is no additional fee or need to preregister for this training.

Register for Texas WaterTM 2023 at

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C.E. HOURS TCEQ Operator Training Certification Hours will be available for attending technical sessions and participating in competition events and facility tours.

Engineers may also self-report CE hours for attending sessions.

Please note that we will not have engineering forms onsite. Keep track of the sessions you attend so you can self-report your hours.

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS CONFERENCE NIGHT OUT

THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 6:30 P.M. TO 8:30 P.M. TICKET REQUIRED Our conference mixer and night out will take place just a few minutes’ walk away from the convention center at Pitch 25 (2120 Walker St, Houston, TX 77003). Located in East Downtown (EaDo), practically in the shadow of the George R. Brown Convention Center, Pitch 25 is the creation of former Houston Dynamos superstar, Brian Ching. With over 45 screens, multiple bars, patio games, hammocks, and even a miniature indoor soccer field (or pitch), there really is nowhere else like it.

The hallmark of any good sports bar starts with a strong selection of drinks and Pitch 25 definitely does not disappoint. With nearly 100 beers, ciders, and even wines on tap and a 25,000 square-foot venue, you are sure to find the perfect refreshment while visiting with your comrades in the water industry. A drink ticket will be included, followed by a cash/credit bar for those that wish to continue. To keep you satisfied, there will be several amazing food options throughout the event. Vegetarian options will be available as well.

Guests can make the 10-minute walk to the venue or use the free shuttle service. Shuttle transportation will be provided at the south entrance of the Conference hotel, right across the street from the Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen located in the George R. Brown Convention Center.

The Gavel Passing will be held on stage at 6:15 p.m. and the mixer starts at 6:30 p.m. with plenty of food and drinks and a chance to network, mingle, and even jump on the pitch for a game of cornhole.

Signage and volunteers will be stationed near the hotel and conference exits to provide guidance to the shuttle bus pick-up location. The event concludes at 8:30 p.m., and shuttle rides back to the hotel will be provided until that time. A Conference Night Out ticket is included with Full Registration or with the Guest Badge. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase for $95 by March 11 and $105 after March 11.

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS GLOYNA BREAKFAST

FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 7 TO 8:30 A.M. TICKET REQUIRED Rhonda Harris will be the featured speaker at the Gloyna Breakfast at 7 a.m. on Friday, April 14.

Harris has more than 45 years of experience in managing and administering a variety of facilities and programs in the water environment sector. Her experience includes developing and implementing training programs for public and private sector personnel, developing regulations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, knowledge management and management consulting, condition assessments, business practice evaluations, asset management and life cycle costing, engineering design, construction and O&M renewals, and operations for facilities and systems.

Harris is a certified Texas Water and Wastewater Operator and approved Operations Trainer, as well as a licensed Wastewater Operator in Ontario, Canada. She is also a registered Professional Engineer in Texas, a

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P. Eng, in Ontario, Canada, a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer(BCEE) from the American Association of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES), a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Diploma-Certified Member of the Institute of Asset Management (MIAM), an Elected Fellow of the Water Environment Federation (F.WEF) and an Honorary Member of AWWA. Ms. Harris is a leader in operations management, O&M Issues and asset management, working for change, improvement and enhancement in the global water environment. She served as the 19961997 President of the Water Environment Association of Texas and the 1998-1999 President of the Water Environment Federation.

The breakfast honors the long and distinguished career of Dr. Earnest F. Gloyna, Emeritus Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Gloyna’s teaching, research and professional practice have touched an unusually large number of students, educators, engineers and the public leadership not only in Texas but throughout the world. Tickets for the Gloyna Breakfast are $50 and are sold separately.

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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS CONFERENCE GUEST INSIDER’S GUIDE *new this year

The Texas WaterTM 2023 conference hotel and convention center are at the heart of one of the most exciting cities in the nation, Houston. Houston’s Discovery Green Park, Minute Maid Park and the restaurants along the Avenida De Las Americas are just steps away from your hotel. Spouses and guests of the registered attendees at Texas WaterTM 2023 will have the opportunity to embark in self-guided tours to explore the sights, sounds and amazing cuisine of the Bayou City in a self-guided program.

Registered conference guests will be provided access to the Texas WaterTM 2023 Insiders Guidebook that will connect you with Houston’s amazing history, art and antiques, museums, sports and outdoor activities, restaurants, shopping and available downtown guided tours of the City. This year, you can plan and visit all the attractions this vibrant City has to offer at your own pace and schedule.

Conference guests will be offered a special guest registration* that includes a ticket to the Conference Night Out, access to the convention center and exhibit hall, the Conference Meet and Greet and networking opportunities with other registered conference guests. *Guest registration must accompany a full or one day registration (excluding Exhibit Hall Only badge) and costs $110 if purchased by March 20; $130 after.

Texas WaterTM Code of Conduct The Texas Section of American Water Works Association (TAWWA) and the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) are dedicated to providing a safe, harassment-free experience for everyone during Texas WaterTM and official Texas WaterTM conference events.

TAWWA and WEAT will not tolerate harassment of conference attendees, exhibitors, speakers, volunteers, or staff. TAWWA and WEAT prohibit Texas WaterTM participants from intimidating, harassing, unwelcome, abusive, disruptive, violent or offensive conduct. Texas WaterTM participants asked to stop any such behavior must comply immediately. Violators may be subject to expulsion without refund. Harassment should be reported to conference staff immediately.

Please refer to our full Code of Conduct at www.txwater.org/codeofconduct_2023.cfm for more information including contact information for reporting actions contrary to the Texas WaterTM code of conduct.

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COMPETITIONS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12–THURSDAY, APRIL 13 Operations Challenge

Wednesday, April 12, 8:30 am-4:45 pm Thursday, April 13, 8 am-2:45 pm Thursday, April 13, 2:45 pm-3:45 pm: Awards Ceremony Watch the nation’s best operators and maintenance staff compete in the Operations Challenge Competition at Texas WaterTM 2023. The competition returns in person this year and is open to any team that would like to sign up; teams of two to four can compete in as many as seven events. Sign up your utility today! The competition takes place in the Exhibit Hall on Wednesday and Thursday. This multi-day competition showcases each team’s knowledge and skills in Process Control (Sponsored by Freese and Nichols), Laboratory Event (Sponsored by Hartwell Environmental), Maintenance (Sponsored by CP&Y), Collection System (Sponsored

by AECOM), Safety (Sponsored by Carollo), and our three exhibition events: Electrical (Sponsored by Gupta), Vaughan Exhibition Event (Sponsored by Vaughan), and Victaulic Exhibition Event (Sponsored by Victaulic).

Awards for the Operations Challenge Competition, as well as the Three Municipal Treatment Plant of the Year awards and Operator of the Year Award will be handed out at the Operations Awards Ceremony at 2:45 pm in the Exhibit Hall in the Meter Challenge area.

Non-Utility teams and any person in attendance at the show can sign up and compete in the Exhibition Events where two divisions are available. Division I represents past teams who have competed in all events, and Division II represents new teams competing in any event for the first time. And finally, do not forget the Texas Shoot Out! An open quick competition where anyone can compete in multiple divisions to see who can cut an 8” PVC pipe the fastest with a hand saw. The winner gets extreme bragging rights and $100 cash! Competitors can receive up to 10 TCEQ CEU hours, t-shirts, entry into the technical sessions and exhibit halls, and bragging rights!

The top Texas Teams earn a free trip to the National WEFTEC competition. Contact Jeff Sober at 214-8836263 or jlsober@garverusa.com or register at www.txwater.org.

Hydrant Hysteria

Wednesday, April 12, 9:30 am-4 pm, Exhibit Hall Thursday, April 13, 9:30 am-4 pm, Exhibit Hall Hydrant Hysteria is a fast-paced competition where two member teams assemble a specified hydrant as quickly as they can. The Section winners will compete at AWWA ACE23 in Toronto in June. Visit www.txwater.org to sign up.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 Junior Meter Challenge Contest

1 pm-2:30 pm, Exhibit Hall The Junior Meter Challenge Contest matches students from high school environmental programs for a test of their meter-assembling skills and dexterity. Please support these future water professionals by attending on Wednesday.

Meter Challenge

2:30 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 ACE23 in Toronto in June. Limited to 12 competitors. Visit www.txwater.org to sign up.

Texas Shoot Out

3:30 pm-5 pm, Exhibit Hall, Ops Challenge Area Who is the fastest draw on cutting a piece of 8-inch SDR 35 pipe with a hand saw? It’s time to show who really has the quickest hands in Texas at the annual Texas Shoot Out. This competition is designed to demonstrate elements of the Operations Challenge’s Collection event. The event is open to all. The $5 entry fee proceeds go to Curtis Smalley Memorial Fund. First place in all events will receive a plaque. Contact Grace Sober at gdsober@ lan-inc.com for more information and to sign up.

Top Ops

THURSDAY, APRIL 13

9:30 am-1:30 pm, Exhibit Hall Water operations personnel can impress their coworkers and dazzle their bosses with their technical knowledge by competing in this quiz show-style event.

The winning team advances to the National Top Ops Competition in June at AWWA ACE23 in Toronto. Visit www.txwater.org to sign up.

Pipe Tapping Contest

9:30 am-4 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 ACE23 in Toronto. Visit www.txwater.org to sign up.

Best Tasting Drinking Water Contest

1:30 pm-3 pm, Exhibit Hall The Best Tasting Drinking Water Contest brings together entries representing utilities across Texas. A panel of celebrity judges will grade the samples. Along with Texas bragging rights, the winning entrant competes at AWWA ACE23 in Toronto in June. Visit www.txwater.org to sign up.

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HOTEL INFORMATION The Texas Water 2023 room block at the Hilton AmericasHouston hotel is sold out. The Hilton may have rooms at their regular rate. You can contact them at 713-739-8000 or access their website here.

Please check availability at the alternate hotels below.

Texas Water does not have room blocks, special rates or arrangements with the below hotels, but all are within a short walking distance to the George R. Brown Convention Center. No transportation is being provided

by Texas Water 2023. Rates may be higher so if you make a reservation at another hotel, note your cancellation date and check back often to see if more rooms become available at the Hilton at the conference rate: https://book.passkey.com/go/TEXASwater23.

Marriott Marquis Houston - Adjacent to George R. Brown Convention Center 1777 Walker Street, Houston, Texas 77010 +1 713-654-1777 Website Embassy Suites by Hilton Houston Downtown 1515 Dallas St, Houston, TX 77010 (713) 739-9100 Website Courtyard Houston Downtown/Convention Center 916 Dallas Street, Houston, Texas, 77002 832-366-1600 Website

COVID Statement - Subject to change During the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas Water™ 2023 has been making the necessary adjustments to ensure participant safety is our top priority.

Together, with the George R. Brown Convention Center and local hotels and venues, we are following current guidance and information shared by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Harris County and the City of Houston. Attendees are encouraged to take any necessary steps to protect themselves and others when attending conference events including being vaccinated, wearing masks and distancing when appropriate.

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Residence Inn by Marriott Houston Downtown/ Convention Center 904 Dallas St, Houston, TX 77002 (832) 366-1000 Website SpringHill Suites by Marriott Houston Downtown/ Convention Center 914 Dallas St, Houston, TX 77002 (713) 655-0002 Website See special information below regarding booking more than 5 hotel rooms.* *Texas Water negotiates hotel rates to provide reasonable rates for conference attendees. As part of this agreement, Texas WaterTM 2023 assumes financial responsibility for any unsold rooms at the hotels where we have contracts.

The following policy will apply to anyone who books more than 5 hotel rooms at the negotiated Texas Water rate.

Any person, group, company or organization that reserves more than 5 rooms at the Texas Water Conference rate agrees that they will cancel any rooms they do not plan to use earlier than the normal cut-off date for room reservations. The cut-off date for reservations in excess of 5 rooms is February 27, 2023.

By registering for Texas WaterTM 2023 at the conference rate, and/or within the Texas Water negotiated room block, any person, group, company or organization agrees that if they fail to cancel the rooms by the cutoff date above, they will assume full responsibility to pay for any unused rooms at the full conference rate including all taxes and other fees in the event the rooms go unsold and the hotel acts to hold Texas WaterTM 2023, TAWWA and/or WEAT, responsible for any unused rooms under the terms of the contract. Please direct any questions regarding this policy to info@txwater.org.

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FACILITY TOURS Attendees can add to their Texas WaterTM 2023 experience by registering for one of the three Friday morning tours.

Tour tickets are in addition to conference registration and include transportation. Cost is $35 if purchased by March 20; $40 thereafter. A limited number of tickets may be available for purchase on-site. Choose one of the three tours that will leave from the George R. Brown Convention Center at 8 a.m. Friday morning: Option 1: City of Houston Northeast Water Purification Plant Expansion The City of Houston partnered with four regional water authorities to plan, design and construct a 320 MGD expansion to the Northeast Water Purification Plant (NEWPP). The project has been underway since 2012, design was completed in 2019, and construction is progressing towards start-up of the first phase of operation in 2023 and final completion by mid-2025. The project is being delivered using progressive design-build with a total budget of almost $2 billion. The City, authorities, project advisor and design-builder have worked collaboratively through many issues and challenges to be ready to deliver a new source of drinking water to over 2 million customers in the greater Houston area.

Participants will be guided on a walking tour of the areas that are under construction including pretreatment, intermediate ozonation, filtration, pumping and other support facilities. All participants for this tour will be required to wear approved PPE and must arrive wearing construction-toed shoes. Hard hats, vests, gloves, and safety goggles will be available for loan. The tour is limited to the first 40 people who sign up.

Schedule: 8:00 am: Leave from George R. Brown Convention Center 8:45 am: Arrive at Northeast Water Purification Plant 9:00 am: Safety Briefing and Project Overview 9:30 am: Walking Tour of Expansion facilities 11:00 am: Complete tour and leave for George R. Brown Convention Center 11:45 am: Arrive back at George R. Brown Convention Center 24 |

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Option 2: Sugar Land Surface Water Treatment Plant & Constellation Stadium The City of Sugar Land’s surface water treatment plant began delivering water to Sugar Land customers in November 2013. The completion of this plant marked an important milestone in the city’s long-range plans to meet growing water demands and comply with state mandate for groundwater reduction requirements. Water produced by the treatment plants originates from the Brazos River.

The plant can deliver 10.86 MGD. Two raw water storage reservoirs can hold 27 MGD. The raw water undergoes robust treatment processes including high-rate plate settlers, membrane filters and granular activated carbon filters. Sugar Land’s water is treated to meet a very high standard which surpasses all federal and state drinking water standards. The plant received the Best Tasting Water in Texas in 2019 and the Best Tasting Water in USA in 2019.

Next, the tour will stop at the Constellation Stadium.

Constellation Stadium is a state-of-the-art field and is the home of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, the official Triple-A Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Houston Astros. The ballpark’s multi-purpose design features a variety of dynamic settings accommodating everything from intimate catered events to large festivals. This tour will provide an intimate look at the stadium. The tour is limited to the first 40 people who sign up.

Schedule: 8:00 am: Leave from George R. Brown Convention Center 8:45 am: Arrive at Sugar Land Surface Water Treatment Plant 9:45 am: Complete Tour and Leave from Sugar Land Surface Water Treatment Plant 10:00 am: Arrive at Constellation Stadium 10:45 am: Complete tour and leave for George R. Brown Convention Center 11:30 am: Arrive back at George R. Brown Convention Center

Schedule: 8:00 am: Leave from George R. Brown Convention Center 8:45 am: Arrive at GCA Bayport Wastewater Treatment Facility 9:45 am: Complete Tour and Leave from GCA Bayport Wastewater Treatment Facility 10:00 am: Arrive at Armand Bayou Nature Center 11:00 am: Complete tour and leave for George R. Brown Convention Center 11:45 AM - Arrive back at George R. Brown Convention Center

Option 3: GCA Bayport Wastewater Treatment Facility & Armand Bayou Nature Center Bayport Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) is Gulf Coast Authority’s largest facility, serving primarily industrial customers via a 2.25-mile BioSan pipeline for process wastewater and contaminated storm water runoff and a parallel “Clean Stream” concrete channel for streams that require solids treatment only, such as cooling tower blow-down water. The original plant was built by Friendswood Development Company, then owned

by Exxon, as part of its Bayport Industrial Complex.

GCA acquired the facility in 1974 and has expanded and improved it since. With customers ranging from petrochemical plants, warehouses and transportation cleaning facilities, Bayport WWTF treats one of the most diverse wastewater streams in the GCA system.

Next, you will have the opportunity to experience Armand Bayou Nature Center (ABNC) on a Bayou Safari Tour.

ABNC is one of the largest urban wilderness preserves in the United States, containing 2,500 acres of the natural wetlands forest, prairie and marsh habitats once abundant in the Houston and Galveston area. ABNC is home to over 370 species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians and offers hiking trails, live animal exhibits and a historic farm site. The Bayou Safari Tour begins with a leisurely stroll down our elevated boardwalk to our Environmental Learning Center, observing an abundance of local plants and wildlife. Then board on electric vehicles, the Bayou Ranger I and II, for a ride through the riparian forest down to the bayou, prairie and farm area, and end by saying hello to our bison. The tour is limited to the first 40 people who sign up.

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*The Texas Water Program Committee has cultivated a wide-ranging array of technical sessions that address many pressing drinking water and clean water issues.

While these sessions have been arranged into primary subject tracks for organizational purposes, attendees are encouraged to review the entire program in-depth, as many technical sessions address multiple relevant subjects.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 12

2:30 - 3:00 pm

1:55 - 2:25 pm

1:20 - 1:50 pm

Biosolids

Odor & Corrosion Control

No Redundancy, No Space, No Problem: A Dewatering Solution Jason Crawley Freese and Nichols Tim Walker Town of Little Elm Spencer Lindsay Freese and Nichols

Are Your Wet Scrubbers Effective/ Operating - A Working Guide for the Successful Operator!

Richard J Pope Hazen and Sawyer

Wastewater: A Reflection of Society. The Impact of PFAS on Water Reclamation Facilities

Odor Mitigation in Wastewater Interceptor Collection Systems

Jane Madden CDM Smith Eric Spargimino CDM Smith

Eric Dawson Parsons

Fort Worth’s Transition to Thermal Drying of Biosolids Steven Nutter City of Fort Worth Water Department

The Other Type of Severe Wastewater Corrosion (not hydrogen sulfide) John Mitchell Austin Water Rode Mora Austin Water

Workforce Development Planning, Training, Funding – Partnerships and Programs that are Building the Water Workforce of Tomorrow Chirine Chidiac Arcadis Mariana Anguiano Trinity River Authority of Texas

A Pipeline For Success: WEAT SDC and Inflow Collaboration Designing a Diverse Workforce for the Future Tori Haugvoll Black & Veatch Caitlin Ruff Black & Veatch Tanya Miro-Warren Kimley-Horn and Associates

Tally the Score: Improving Staffing through the Comparison of Benchmark Metrics Kyle Swank KIT Professionals Robert Upton City of Pearland Sunil Kommineni KIT Professionals Julian Kelly City of Pearland

Young Professionals

Emerging Membrane Strategies to “Unstick” PFAS from WRF’s Raul Dominguez Kimley-Horn and Associates Kaylee Waldo Kimley-Horn and Associates

X-Ray Vision with Advanced Hydraulic Modeling – Conquering Water Quality Issues in Nooks and Crannies of a Water System Varenya Mehta, KIT Professionals Debbie Webb, City of Lake Jackson Sunil Kommineni, KIT Professionals Justin Bartlett, KIT Professionals

The ABCs of Technical Writing: Improving Readability Using Accuracy, Brevity, and Clarity Abigail Graves Garver Jami Castillo Garver

4:40 - 5:10 pm

4:05 - 4:35 pm

3:30 - 4:00 pm

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

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Pretreatment

Water Conservation

A Personality of Its Own What is Sludge Rheology and Why is it Important?

Pretreatment Program Audits – A TCEQ Perspective

Tracy Chouinard Brown and Caldwell

Colleen Cook TCEQ

Connecting Conservation and Planning: A Texas Water Story

Innovating City of Austin’s Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant: Design Challenges Behind the First Municipal Deammonification Plant in Texas

Pretreatment to the Rescue: Emergency Pretreatment Tools for Tackling Industrial Challenges

Sugar Land Leak Detection Program Case Study – Ranking Performance Against the ASTERRA Texas Big 12 Client Base

Aldo Sotelo Stantec Consulting Services Nicole Stephens Stantec Consulting Services John Mitchell Austin Water

PAD Your Mainstream - A Novel Dual N and P Sidestream Approach Caitlin Ruff Black & Veatch Theo Chan Trinity River Authority of Texas Mike Young Trinity River Authority of Texas Leon Downing Black & Veatch

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Peter Reale Plummer Jennifer Moore Trinity River Authority of Texas

When Surcharge Limits Are Not Enough: The Affects of Uncontrolled Overstrength Waste on a Treatment Facility Natalie Taylor Trinity River Authority of Texas

Shae Luther Texas Water Development Board

Merritt Nolte-Roth City of Sugar Land Gadi Kovarsky ASTERRA

Water Conservation in 4DX Kevin Kluge Austin Water

Change Can Be Good: The Story of Aeration Upgrades and Process Changes at Three Oklahoma City WWTPs Annie Jiang, Ardurra Joy Kotey, City of Oklahoma City Megan Martin, Ardurra Randel West, Ardurra

Dive into Virtual Reality: Incorporating 3D Visualization Tools for Design, Client Communications, and Operator Engagement Tasie Kade Carollo Engineers Steven Hand Carollo Engineers

Know Your Wastewater’s Character Arc - Influence and Impact of Influent Characterization Prachi Salekar Black & Veatch Eric Redmond Black & Veatch

*The Texas Water Program Committee has cultivated a wide-ranging array of technical sessions that address many pressing drinking water and clean water issues.

While these sessions have been arranged into primary subject tracks for organizational purposes, attendees are encouraged to review the entire program in-depth, as many technical sessions address multiple relevant subjects.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 12 Water For People/ International Issues

Jacob Niemeier Vera Aqua Vera Vita Sonja Cook Plummer

AWWA National Update

Successful PFAS Public Communications: How to Handle the Press and the Public During Discoveries and Panics

Tommy Holmes AWWA

Mike McGill WaterPIO

View from Washington: Federal Update from NACWA or WEF NACWA/WEF

Crystal M Broadbent Hazen and Saywer

Roel Huerta AECOM

EPA Presentation EPA

Lauren Willis Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Outreach Strategies to Protect Our Wastewater System from Fats, Oil and Grease Ryan Prillman City of Houston

Manage Alarms, Manage Your Process – How to Implement an Alarm Management System Joanne MacDougall Gulf Coast Authority

Improving SCADA Situation Awareness and Process Optimization Using Machine Learning Models in Water and Wastewater System Francisco Alcala CDM Smith

Restoring An Aging SCADA System and Increasing the Reliability of a Private Radio Communication Network for CRMWD Michael Schuster Freese and Nichols

University Forum Polarity Modulation Enhances Electrocatalytic Reduction of Nitrate by Iron Nanocatalysts Yuren Feng, Rice University Xiaochuan Huang, Rice University Zhen-yu Wu, Rice University Haotian Wang, Rice University Kuichang Zuo, Rice University Qilin Li, Rice University

Electrochemical Conversion of Waste Activated Sludge to Short Chain Fatty Acids on the Surface of NonPrecious Metal Electrodes Maasoomeh Jafari Texas Tech University Gerardine G. Botte Texas Tech University

Quantifying Intra- and Extracellular Legionella in Building Plumbing and Drinking Water Distribution Systems Across the U.S. Danielle M. Angert, UT Austin Lan Nguyen, UT Austin Jess Brown, UT Austin Caroline Russell, UT Austin Melina Bautista, UT Austin Eric D. Cambronne, UT Austin Mary Jo Kirisits, UT Austin

2:30 - 3:00 pm

Water/Wastewater Masterplanning Challenges for an Orphange in Oaxaca, Mexico

Establishing a Customer Service Program for Small Systems

Electrical and SCADA/ I&C

1:55 - 2:25 pm

Water For People Bolivia Municipalities Reaches Sustainability: History of Programs, Advocacy, Outreach and Communication from 1992 to 2022

Public Info

1:20 - 1:50 pm

Uniting Entire Communities Around “One Water”: WASH Solutions & Modeling in Rural Peru

Legislative/Regulatory

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

Infrastructure Financing

TCEQ Presentation TCEQ

Stacy Barna CDM Smith

Kristin O’Neill Brown and Caldwell Brian Perkins Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Kelly Hajek Strand Associates Mark Rudolph Strand Associates

Julie Nahrgang WEAT/TACWA

Nutrient Regulations in Texas – Status Update from the WEAT Nutrient Committee Peter Reale Plummer Chris Pasch Plummer

An Exploration of Sample Prep Techniques for Nontargeted Analysis of PFAS Using Combustion Ion Chromatography Jay Gandhi Metrohm USA

How Laboratories use Computer Databases to Increase Communication, Accuracy, and Traceability that can Assist Operations Kylie Gudgell Guadalupe Blanco River Authority

Susan Spore Brown and Caldwell

Hot, Hot, Hot: Biological Treatment Temperature Control Strategies Under Extreme Heat Conditions Joanne MacDougall Gulf Coast Authority

Calculating Water QualityBased Effluent Limitations In The Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permits

Ultrafiltration for Municipal Wastewater Reclamation and Potable Reuse Qinlin Li Texas A&M University Shankar Chellam Texas A&M University

Chlorine-resistant Covalent Organic Framework (COF) Thin-Film Composite Membranes for Desalination Siddhartha Paul University of Houston Devin L. Shaffer University of Houston

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Michael Redda TCEQ

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4:40 - 5:10 pm

Impact Fees: An Effective Means to Economically Distribute Costs for Water, Wastewater, Drainage, and Street Improvements to Developers

The 88th Session of the Texas Legislature: It’s Always a Water Session in Texas!

Hunter Adams, City of Wichita Falls Sam Reeder, City of Wichita Falls Emily Appleton, City of Wichita Falls Mark Southard, City of Wichita Falls

Microplastics - How Managing a Small Particle Can Become a Macro-Challenge

4:05 - 4:35 pm

Industry ESG Commitments Create New Funding Opportunities for Utilities

A Proactive Monitoring Plan for Algal Blooms, Taste & Odor, and Cyanotoxins

3:30 - 4:00 pm

This is Water’s Moment: Navigating New Funding Streams for Your Water Projects

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11:20 am - 11:50 am

10:45 - 11:15 am

10:10 -10:40 am

9:35 - 10:05 am

9:00 - 9:30 am

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 13

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Water Reuse

Resiliency, Safety & Cybersecurity

Proposed Design Criteria Changes to 30 TAC Chapter 217 Subchapters C and D with Emphasis on Reclaimed Water Distribution Systems

Network Asset Visibility – Fundamental for OT Cybersecurity

Paul Brochi TCEQ

20 Years in the Making on Mary’s Creek - A New Water Reclamation Facility for the City of Fort Worth

Ellen McDonald Plummer Chris Harder City of Fort Worth Water Department

Getting Closer to the Finish Line with El Paso’s Advanced Water Purification Facility Gianna Aguirre Carollo Engineers

Harnessing Sustainable Water for Weatherford with Indirect Potable Reuse Bill Smith City of Weatherford Allison Blake Hage Freese and Nichols Ryan Opgenorth Freese and Nichols

Use and Benefits of GAC Adsorption in Potable Reuse Applications Zaid Chowdhury Garver

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Randy Petersen San Jacinto River Authority

Flood Mitigation Improvements and Funding Resources for Liberty WWTP Rebekkah Sandt HR Green Keval Satra HR Green

Building Back a Resilient and Sustainable Wastewater System Using Emergency Management Funding to Maximize the Benefit-Cost Ratio Jeff Pelletier Atkins North America Fazle Rabbi Houston Public Works

Water Sector Federal Cybersecurity Legislation - What You Need To Know to Prepare Mark McKinney Tetra Tech

Getting it Right: Utility Resilience Beyond Legislative Requirements Linda Warren Launch! Consulting

Small Systems

TAP into Conservation: A Technical Assistance Program for Water Conservation Plans Shae Luther Texas Water Development Board Travis Brice Texas Water Development Board

Texas Sized Needs in Small Communities: Ensuring Small Communities are Represented in Regional Flood Planning Jenny Bywater CDM Smith Travis Pruski Nueces River Authority Stacy Barna CDM Smith Jessica Watts CDM Smith

Integrated Wastewater Planning and Financing to Solve the Pains of Rapid Growth Rachel Adkisson Freese and Nichols Dan Johnson City of Manvel Ishita Rahman Freese and Nichols Adam Conner Freese and Nichols

Come and Take It! A Utility’s Struggle for Water Independence

Matt Froehlich BGE Danny McGuire Port O’Connor Improvement District

Cloud-Based SCADA Levels the Playing Field for Small Systems Mauritz Botha XiO

Water Resources

Climate and Hydrology Modeling for Austin’s Integrated Water Resource Plan Helen Gerlach Austin Water

Enhancing CIP Resilience: Lessons Learned for a Tangible Approach to Resilient Planning Tess Sprague Brown and Caldwell

Navigating the Regulatory Maze Permitting Lake Ralph Hall, a Look Back Edward Motley Upper Trinity Regional Water District Ronna Hartt Upper Trinity Regional Water District

Utilizing Reclaimed Water to Sustainably Revitalize Park Land While Aiding in Subsidence Groundwater Reduction Goals City of Rosenberg Seabourne Creek Reclaimed Water System Kyle Kaspar Quiddity Engineering

Digging Deep for Long-term Flood Relief: Phase 2 Tunnel Feasibility Study

Jason Becker Halff Associates Chris Mueller Black & Veatch Scott Elmer Harris County Flood Control District

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 13 Applied Research

Kyle Thompson Carollo Engineers Eva Steinle-Darling Carollo Engineers

Ahmed Al-Omari Brown and Caldwell

Charlie Liu Kennedy Jenks Consultants

Camille McCall Rice University

Erik Valseth The University of Texas at Austin Matthew Scarborough The University of Texas at Austin Chayanon Wichitrnithed The University of Texas at Austin Clint Dawson The University of Texas at Austin

DEI 201: Tools and Resources to Build a Safe and Welcoming Workplace Ari Copeland Black & Veatch Xi Zhao Black & Veatch

Empowering Every Colleague: Strategies to Address Intersectionality in Inclusion and Diversity Isabel Perez Rios Bravo Stantec Sarang Agarwal Stantec

Making Sense of the Monsoon: Using Storytelling to Build a Foundation of Collaboration to Advance an Equitable Water Future Across Texas Sarah Robinson US Water Alliance

Seth Nehrke CDM Smith Michael Schmidt CDM Smith Eduardo Tovar Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Ada Inda Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport

Navigating the Implementation of Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) Through Polluted Waters Samantha Agniel CDM Smith Cory Sellars City of Beaumont

Noble Technique for Bank Stabilization at Wastewater Line Utilizing Stream Barbs Made of Christmas Trees, City of Frisco, TX Aiza Jose HDR Emily Daniel HDR

Resilience Through Stream Restoration: How Fort Worth is Protecting its Critical Infrastructure Keith Byrne Freese and Nichols Pratima Poudyul City of Fort Worth Jonathan Schwartzenberg Freese and Nichols

Laying the Foundation for a New Reservoir: Economic Analysis and Financial Planning to Ensure Success

Joseph Grano Arcadis Robert Moss Austin Water Utility

Angie Flores Raftelis Financial Consultants Daniel Nix City of Wichita Falls

Two-Headed Monster: Operational Startup Challenges during a MultiOrganizational Startup of a Dual Purpose Pump Station James McQuery Dallas Water Utilities Gabe Trejo Arcadis Jeff Haasch JH Engineering Lelya Gutierez Freese and Nichols

A Fast Track With Extra Hurdles: New Braunfels Expands a Water Treatment Plant Amid Economic Volatility Bansi Khajuria Freese and Nichols Ashley Zimmermann New Braunfels Utilities Kira Iles Freese and Nichols

What Have You Always Wanted to Ask a Contractor?

Use it or Lose It: Lubbock’s Next Sustainable Water Supply Aubrey Spear City of Lubbock

Water Supply Augmentation to Rio Grande Diversions and Water Conservation Charles Ortiz Laguna Madre Water District

San Antonio’s Ever Changing Path to Water Resiliency

Mike Watson MWH

Jeffrey Haby San Antonio Water System Gregg Eckhardt San Antonio Water System

Construction in a Volatile Market from an Owner and Design Builder Perspective

The Economic Importance of Your Utility – What Your Customers Need to Know and How to Tell Them

Aron Soto MGC Contractors

William Zieburtz Stantec

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11:20 am - 11:50 am

Development of a Hurricane Storm Surge and River Runoff Model for the Texas Coast

Chad Cosper San Antonio Water System

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFWIA) – A Resilient Stormwater Master Plan

The Plot Thickens: Maintaining Sludge Processing Operations During Replacement of Gravity Thickener

10:45 - 11:15 am

Wastewater Surveillance for Monitoring COVID-19 and Other Infectious Diseases in Houston, Texas

Assistance that Saves: Let us Count the Ways An Analysis of Actual Water Savings of the Plumbers to People Program

Gretchen Miller Collier Consulting

Value of Water

10:10 - 10:40 am

Not-So-Forever Chemicals: Field Demonstration of PFAS Destruction by a Pilot-Scale Nanofiltration and UV-Sulfite Treatment Train

Dedra Ecklund Lockwood Andrews & Newman

Using Stormwater for Managed Aquifer Recharge

Construction Issues

9:35 - 10:05 am

A Successful Demonstration of Ammonia Based Aeration Control (ABAC) Results in Energy and Chemical Savings via Simultaneous Nitrification and Denitrification (SND)

Sharing Stories: DEI in TAWWA

Watershed Mgmt/ Stormwater

9:00 - 9:30 am

Investigation of Alternative Management Strategies to Prevent PFAS from Entering Drinking Water Supplies and Wastewater

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 13

2:20 - 2:50 pm

1:45 - 2:15 pm

1:10 - 1:40 pm

Wastewater Collection

Utility Management

Designing the Perfect Storm: Utilizing Historical Rainfall to Validate a Design Storm and Evaluate Your Modeled Collection System

LCRR: Failure to Communicate is a Violation Waiting to Happen

Dan Hilderbrandt San Jacinto River Authority Kendall Ryan Freese and Nichols Nabeel Khan Freese and Nichols

Mary Gugliuzza City of Fort Worth

Dynamic Water Systems How SJRA is Applying Digital Transformation Strategies

How to See it All: Machine Learning for Prediction of Manhole Condition

Chris Meeks San Jacinto River Authority Shawn Dent Carollo Engineers Meera Meera Carollo Engineers

Samantha Greivell Garver

Truthiness: Field Data, Model Data, Design Data – Resolving Reality Among Conflicting Sources of Information

How a $200 Air Release Valve Postponed a $2,500,000 Booster Pump Station Project by Years – A Valuable Lesson in Air-Locking

Andrew Czubai Trinity River Authority Nick Dons Trinity River Authority

Eric Dole Garver

Water Treatment & Operations Fast and Furious: Expanding a Membrane Water Treatment Plant through Retrofit while Coping with a Volatile Market Yue Sun, Ardurra Brandon Pritchett, City of Pflugerville Jonathan Degen, Ardurra Brian Camp, City of Pflugerville

Houston’s Approach to Preparing and Equipping Staff to Operate and Maintain a New $1.8B, 320 MGD WTP Paul Walker, Carollo Engineers Eric Garza, City of Houston Joey Eickhoff, City of Houston William Stauber, Carollo Engineers

Optimized Biofilters – How To Get There: Side-by-Side Evaluation at 440 MGD Plant Kimberlie Brashear City of Dallas Water Utilities

MRRDC Successful Full-Scale Continuous Flow Densification of Activated Sludge at Crooked Creek Water Reclamation Facility Without Physical Selection Brandt Miller Hazen and Sawyer Ron Latimer Hazen and Sawyer Gaya Ram Mohan Hazen and Sawyer

Stories of Carbon Redirection for Energy Efficient Wastewater Treatment in the Age of Advanced Nutrient Removal Arifur Rahman Jacobs Tim Constantine Jacobs Emma Shen Jacobs

Innovative Process Piping Modifications to Enhance Carbon Management in Primary Treatment Anton Dapcic Carollo Engineers Tanya Rauch-Williams Carollo Engineers Dale Gabel Carollo Engineers

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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E-74 Rosillo Creek Sewer Project: Keeping Sewer in Line with In-line Storage Solutions Jeffrey Reck Arcadis Cristina de la Garza San Antonio Water System

Quick – The Wastewater is Coming!

A Multi-phase System Improvement Approach for a Rapidly Growing Area with High Head Pumping Requirements Anamika Kumari CDM Smith Ana Marie Karamalegos CDM Smith Charles Leist City of Waco Water Utilities

Collection System Moneyball Temple Williamson Pipeline Analysis Wesley Nebgen City of Corpus Christi

TEXAS WATERTM 2023

How the Workforce of Tomorrow Influences City of Houston’s Digital Transformation Today William Kuehne Ardurra Fazle Rabbi Houston Public Works

Leveraging Asset Life Cycle Data to Optimize Capital and Maintenance Investments John D’Antoni Black & Veatch

Baking up Fresh Transmission Pipeline Design Standards from Scratch Ryan Sowa Kimley-Horn and Associates Graham Moore Alliance Regional Water Authority

Implications of the Reactions Between Monochloramine and Free Chlorine for Water Operations David Simons TCEQ

That’s Right, You’re Not from Texas but Texas Wants You Anyways: Using an Established Technology that is New to Texas for Iron and Manganese Removal Joseph Jenkins Walker Partners

Equipment and Subsystem Testing on Houston’s First Drinking Water Ozone Disinfection System Lander Kennedy CDM Smith Daniel Bond CDM Smith Jasmin Zambrano City of Houston

Benefits of Hydrocyclones for WRRF Performance: Better Settling, Improved Nitrification… and Reduced E. coli?!

Alexandra Doody, CDM Smith Samir Mathur, CDM Smith Jamie Belden, City of Wichita Daniel Dair, World Water Works

There’s a New (Primary) Sheriff in Town: Evaluating Primary Filters for Texas WRRFs Dylan Christenson Black & Veatch Elaine Hung Trinity River Authority of Texas Andrew Moore Trinity River Authority of Texas Eric Redmond Black & Veatch

Addition by Subtraction – Expanding Lewisville’s Secondary Treatment Capacity From Three Processes to One Joel Cantwell HDR Kelly Rouse City of Lewisville Cedric West City of Lewisville

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 13 Wastewater Operations & Maintenance

Christine Ngan CDM Smith Brian Hilts CDM Smith Samir Mathur CDM Smith Domenico Santoro USP Technologies

Jeff Maier Garver

Mike Querry Trinity River Authority of Texas Emile Lang Trinity River Authority of Texas

From Conceptualization to Reality – Austin Water’s Vertical Asset Management Program Lauren King Austin Water

One Strategic Step for Fort Worth Water, One Practical Leap for Asset Management Wendy Chi Babulal City of Fort Worth Nicholas McCormick Freese and Nichols Mazen Kawasmi Freese and Nichols Jessica Brown Freese and Nichols

If It Ain’t Broke, Do Fix It? Phosphate Demonstration Testing towards Achieving Compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions

Design of an 84” Water Transmission Line Curved Tunnel under a Major Texas Highway Interchange

Justin Bartlett, KIT Professionals Nicholas Cook, City of Deer Park Cindy Dong, KIT Professionals Kyle Swank, KIT Professionals

Chris Campbell Binkley & Barfield

Three For One - Alliance Water’s $50 Million Segment A Pipeline Brings Water to Central Texas, Plus 2 Future Pipelines

Coupon Immersion vs. Pipe Loop Study: Two Road Maps for Developing OCCTs

Amlan Ghosh Corona Environmental Consulting

Travis Michel Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam

Using Something Tried and True When you Can’t Build a Pump Station to be Brand New

Source to Tap: Optimizing Treatment and Distribution System Operation and Tracking to Prevent Nitrification

Lizanne Douglas BGE David Miller CWA Makenzie Davis BGE

Tyler Hudson, Hazen and Sawyer Logan Burton, Ardurra Meric Selbes, Hazen and Sawyer Michael Rodgers, City of Laredo

2:20 - 2:50 pm

When Material/Equipment Delivery Dates Can’t Be Met

Scott Taylor Trinity River Authority of Texas Diego Ramirez Trinity River Authority of Texas

Drinking Water Quality

1:45 - 2:15 pm

A Utility Might Not Own That Connection, But They Own What Comes Down It – Getting the Most Out of Trenchless Lateral Rehabilitation

Streamlined Risk Management: Less Intrusive Methods; Same Benefit

Water Distribution

1:10 - 1:40 pm

Performic Acid: The New Kid on the WRRF Disinfection Block

Asset Management

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

Laura Moreno Black & Veatch Simon Watson Black & Veatch

Kiersten Lee MWH Constructors

Eduardo Aguirre City of Fort Worth Water Department Russell Redder City of Fort Worth Water Department

Houston Implements an Automated Risk-based Capacity and Condition Assessment Model for its 6000 Miles of Wastewater Gravity Pipes Jinia Islam City of Houston Fazle Rabbi City of Houston

Fort Worth’s Storm Drain Rehabilitation Program: Exploring Artificial Intelligence For Cost-Effective Operations and Planning Matt Stahl Halff Associates Cannon Henry City of Fort Worth Cooper Hoffman Halff Associates

Marty Martinez San Antonio Water System Jeff Evans VASS Solutions

The Decisive Factor: Building a Decision Matrix Dashboard for the City of Houston Surface Water Transmission Program Kate Hallaway BGE Singarpal Sekhorn City of Houston Lindsay Kovar BGE

The Show Ain’t Over Until the Pipeline is Installed: A Case Study on Design Improvements During Construction

Jason Ward, Freese and Nichols Jared Barber, Freese and Nichols Nathan McMillan, Freese and Nichols Chase Juhl, Dannenbaum Engineering Corporation

Corrosion Control Study on Harvested Lead and Copper Service Lines Trevin Heisey Burns & McDonnell

Unregulated Contaminants – Navigating Integration of Advanced Water Treatment Technologies Sunil Kommineni KIT Professionals Kyle Swank KIT Professionals Justin Bartlett KIT Professionals

Estimating the PFAS Price Tag for Drinking Water Utilities: Cost Model Collaboration with AWWA Adam Feffer Black & Veatch Xi Zhao Black & Veatch Nicholas Burns Black & Veatch

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4:30 - 5:00 pm

Try This One Bizarre Trick! How Fort Worth Water Bridged The Gap During The Replacement of Their Primary Thickening Process

Brent Bassett Austin Water

Mass Deployment of Static Meters

3:55 - 4:25 pm

Words Every Engineer Love, but Commissioning Managers Dread…

“Largest installation ever” / “Full System Integration” / “First of its Kind”

City of Austin Water Service Line Analytics That Identify Highly Frequented Customers

3:20 - 3:50 pm

What’s In Your Maintenance Wallet?

Developing and Implementing a Maintenance Management Strategy to Decrease Risk and Improve Equipment Availability

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Gloyna Breakfast ● 7-8:30 am ● Friday, April 14 ● Tickets Sold Separately

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 14

One Year into the City of Houston’s use of Artificial Intelligence in Automated Defect Recognition and Coding of Sewer Lines, Reflections, Challenges and Lessons Learned

Water Treatment & Operations

MRRDC

Water-Cooled New Customer You Have! Understanding Data Centers’ Water Demands and Meeting Them Sustainably

Evening the Playing Field: Modeling Carrier Water to Optimize Chemical Diffusion

Overview of Treatment Technologies Commonly Utilized

by Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants in Texas for Total Phosphorus Removal

Nissim Gore-Datar Arcadis

Haste To Make Waste: Fast-Tracking WWTP Expansion in Response to Accelerated Growth

9:05 - 9:35 am

Ayobamidele Bello, HR Green Fazle Rabbi, Houston Public Works Bintuan Zhui, Houston Public Works

Utility Management

San Antonio’s Transition to Polymer Concrete Sanitary Sewer Structures Jonathan Vorheis Jacobs Engineering Joshua Garcia San Antonio Water System

Amy Middleton Plummer Amy Uniacke Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority Hannah Leppla Plummer Ana Pena-Tijerina Plummer

9:40 - 10:10 am

8:30 - 9:00 am

Wastewater Collection

HDPE Pipe – It’s Not Just For Waterlines Anymore

Who’s on First? What’s on Second?

The Pathway to a Prioritized CIP

Edward Ambler Alliance for PE Pipe David Freireich City of Round Rock Aaron Davey Alliance for PE Pipe

Robert Hoffman HDR Marc Cottingame Dallas Water Utilities Eva Gorgi Dallas Water Utilities

Corey Smith KIT Professionals

Baltazar Lucero-Ramirez TCEQ

Smart Utility: What it Means for Planners and Operators? A Case Study of Houston Water!

Is Digital Cloning (TWIN) a Reality: Future of Nutrient Removal Optimization and Operation in WRRFs

Satish Tripathi City of Houston Jassim Jaf City of Houston

PFAS Treatment at Cape Fear Public Utility Authority: Design and Commissioning of the Largest GAC Facility in North Carolina Adam Feffer Black & Veatch Xi Zhao Black & Veatch Nicholas Burns Black & Veatch

Raj Chavan Atkins

Bringing Westbank to Central Texas: Expansion and Upgrade of City of Austin Walnut Creek WWTP for Biological Nutrient Removal Xiaohong He, AECOM Keith Sears, AECOM Rebecca Vento, Austin Water Charles Celauro, Austin Water

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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The Journey to Develop an Executable Wastewater CIP Project Rebekah Pepper Austin Water

Simplifying Force Main Inspections with New Inline Tool Patrick Hulsebosch RJN Group

Twice the Lift Station, Half the Space: Lessons Learned from Wastewater Infrastructure Expansion in a Constrained Site Matthew Abbe AECOM Roshan Thapa North Texas Municipal Water District

TEXAS WATERTM 2023

Canyon Regional Water Authority: The Strengths and Challenges of Regional Cooperation Chris Ekrut NewGen Strategies & Solutions Humberto Ramos Canyon Regional Water Authority

Continuous Improvement Results: Austin Water’s Success Using Effective Utility Management Framework Matthew Saragosa Austin Water Utility

Demonstration of a Laser-Focused Utility Diagnostic Tool, Developed for Senior Leadership Training and Work Prioritization Ben Stanford Hazen and Sawyer

Optimizing Filter Backwash Flow Control by Minimizing Cavitation and Modifying Control Technique Tyler Hudson Hazen and Sawyer Mariana Anguiano Trinity River Authority of Texas Sid McCain Trinity River Authority of Texas

Does Your Utility Need a Resiliency Check? Don’t Forget to Give Backup Disinfection a Reality Check Gail Charles Arcadis Derek Littlejohn Arcadis Emily Hannon City of Arlington

Two for the Price of One – Dual-Purpose Centrifuges Rajeev Datta Kamalampet CDM Smith Kenneth Dement City of Houston Steve Lynk CDM Smith

AGS – (Another Great Solution) (Aerobic Granular sludge) Perran Hutton Plummer

My Nitrifiers are Better Than Yours - Low DO Nitrification Eric Redmond Black & Veatch Raudel Juarez Trinity River Authority of Texas Monica Ramirez University of Houston Mike Young Trinity River Authority of Texas

Nutrient Removal Operations A Compilation of Lessons Learned Over 30 Years Randall Wirtz Strand Associates Kelly Hajek Strand Associates Mark Rudolph Strand Associates

Gloyna Breakfast ● 7-8:30 am ● Friday, April 14 ● Tickets Sold Separately

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 14 Wastewater Operations & Maintenance

Asset Management

Alexander Zuniga, LAN Greg Vaughn, LAN Lance Phillips, Dallas Water Utilities Tim O’Brien, Gresham Smith

Manuel Moncholi Stantec Nicole Stephens Stantec

Martin Tower Austin Water

Your Blood Work Came Back, and We Found an Issue with your Babbitt Bearing – Predictive Maintenance for Slow Rotating Equipment Daniel Halter City of Dallas

Adam Parmenter HDR

Fazle Rabbi Houston Public Works Pratistha Pradhan Houston Public Works

Austin Water’s Cyanotoxin Monitoring and Response Plan: Proactive Approach to Safeguard Public Health

Shah Rahman KCI Technologies Kevin Tran City of Houston Ram Chakradhar City of Houston Denis Atwood KCI Technologies

Caroline Russell, Carollo Engineers Stephanie Sue, Austin Water Kasi Kasi, Austin Water Claire Sembera, CAS Consulting & Services

The Importance of Corrosion Analysis, Sampling, and NonDestructive Testing as Part of a Complete Condition Assessment

Blending Chlorinated and Chloraminated Water: Introduction to Disinfection Water Chemistry, TCEQ Exception Requirements, Testing/monitoring Best Practices, and Lessons Learned

Beyond the Winter Storm: Using Post-Winter Storm Assessments to Address Broader Risks to Facilities

LCRR Compliance: Best Practices in Lead Service Line Inventories and Replacements – Trenton Water Works Case Study

Jerry Snead HDR Engineering

Keller Drozdick Merrick & Company

Keval Satra HR Green Scott Landers HR Green

Kristin Epstein CDM Smith

9:40 - 10:10 am

Anaerobic Digesters Operations – Tricks and Traps

Over 10-years of Houston’s Digital Transformation Journey Led by Domain Specialists Lessons Learned

City of Houston’s Large Diameter Pipe Experience: The Northeast Transmission Line

9:05 - 9:35 am

Out of Space for All Your Waste?

Pressure Cook Your Way Out of Anaerobic Digester Capacity Issues: Two Case Studies on Thermal Hydrolysis

Austin Water’s Asset Management Maturity Model

Drinking Water Quality

8:30 - 9:00 am

The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg: Enhancing Non-Potable Water to Improve Flexibility and Resiliency at the Dallas Water Utilities Central Wastewater Treatment Plant

Water Distribution

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

Behnaz Jalili Jalalieh Ardurra Michael Rodgers City of Laredo Ignacio Hinojosa Ardurra Tye Jordan Ardurra

Sam Irrinki Weston Solutions

Mike Bernard Specific Energy Pumping Asset Management & Optimization

Technology in Practice. How the City of Galveston Used Pressure Monitoring to Increase Visibility and Make Operational Changes on their Water Network Trino Pedraza City of Galveston Water Department Alex Forbes Syrinix

Houston’s Intelligent Planning Tool for Prioritizing and Optimizing Rehabilitation of Gravity Pipe Jobair Alam IMSEngineers Fazle Rabbi Houston Public Works Pratistha Pradhan Houston Public Works

Jasmin Zambrano City of Houston Venus Price City of Houston Paul Walker Carollo Engineers

Infrastructure for a “City within a City”: Designing Water and Sewer Infrastructure to Serve the Fields Development in Frisco, Texas Julio Olvera Kimley-Horn and Associates Alec Pollok Kimley-Horn and Associates Jason Brodigan City of Frisco

Taking Care of 44 Tanks: Austin’s Strategies for Managing its Water Storage Infrastructure Charles Kucherka Freese and Nichols Ryan Baxter Austin Water

Clean Water on a Dime - City of Houston’s Emergency Filter Repairs Ranjit Jail Freese and Nichols Yong Wang City of Houston Roberto Amezquita City of Houston Somnath Chilukuri Freese and Nichols

Comprehensive Tools to Develop Service Line Inventories Both Upstream and Downstream of Customer Meters Emily Baca, Arcadis Vishakha Kaushik, Arcadis Ashley Evans, Arcadis Gail Charles, Arcadis

Wine, not Water, Improves with Age: Using Hydraulic Modeling to Evaluate Solutions to Water Age Sherif Mabrouk HDR Heather Lindner HDR Ivan Langford Galveston County WCID #1

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11:30 - Noon

Don’t get Caught with your Pumps Down… Using Analytics to Improve Pump Reliability and Performance

Adam Farguson City of Fort Worth Billy Coffelt City of Fort Worth

Flanged Up: How Houston Prepared Transmission & Distribution Systems for Receiving 320 MGD from the Expansion to the NEWPP

10:55 - 11:25 am

Houston we Have a Problem!

We are Ready for Another Harvey!

Fort Worth Water Proactive Leak Survey Program - How We Found Success and What We Learned

10:20 - 10:50 am

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TEXAS WATERTM 2023 SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT Tuesday, April 11 • Memorial Golf Course 7 am check-in w/breakfast. 8 am Shotgun Scramble w/lunch, prizes & awards following.

No on-site registration. Limited to 32 teams.

In 2019, the Astros Golf Foundation pledged to refurbish Memorial Park Golf Course to make it a world-class playing field for all Houstonians and now the course hosts the PGA Tour's Cadence Bank Houston Open.

The new course is designed by Tom Boak and four-time major winner Brooks Koepka and even playing from the regular tees, it is a great challenge for all golfers. With the renovations, Memorial Park Golf Course is known as one of the best municipal courses in the nation and tee times are hard to come by. The course does not host tournaments often and we are lucky to have been able to command the entire course in the prime golf season in Texas. The PGA players love this course and we invite you to chase your PGA dreams on this course too! There are 5 par 3’s and 5 par 5’s, so lots of birdies and hole in one opportunities.

As you play, check out one of the most intriguing features of the course in the state-of-the-art storm water irrigation system that was designed to capture and retain 80 million gallons of storm water for irrigation purposes removing the golf course's irrigation from the city's potable water system. Water and golf coming together!

CALCULATE FEES

TEAM & SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES (Multiple sponsors available at each level): PLATINUM: TWO Team registrations, Lunch Sponsorship and company name on towel for every golfer.....$5,000 GOLD: ONE Team registration, Breakfast Sponsorship and closest to the Pin Sponsorship.....4,000 SILVER: ONE team registration and all 5 Hole in one sponsors.....$2,500 BRONZE: ONE team registration.....$1,700 PUBLIC AGENCY INDIVIDUAL: ONE individual.....$200 (limit of 8)

Public Agency Individual (limited)..$200. $ Platinum Package...............$5,000........ $ Gold Package.....................$4,000........ $ Silver Package....................$2,500........ $ Bronze Package..................$1,700........ $ Sponsorship Opportunities (Multiple sponsors available at each level; sponsorship sign to be given to sponsor):

TEAM CAPTAIN OR INDIVIDUAL

x $1,000... $

Tee Box.........................

NAME: Firm Name:

Hole in One Grand Prize Sponsor (a New Truck) .............$2,000... $

Address: City: State:

Zip:

__________________

Cell Number: Email: TEAM GOLFER NAMES

Hole in One Holes Prize Sponsor...........................$500..... $ Closest to the Pin.....................$250..... $ Longest Drive, Men..................$250..... $ Longest Drive, Women..............$250..... $

#2:

Ball Sponsor (company name on a sleeve of balls for every golfer)................$2,000.. $

#3:

Ball Launcher Sponsorship........$500..... $

#4: Tournament Extras Mulligans ($20/each)........

THE EASIEST WAY TO REGISTER IS ONLINE!

x $20......$

(Mulligan tickets are also raffle prize tickets)

www.txwater.org

Or mail form with payment to: TW23 Golf Tournament P.O. Box 676 Pflugerville, TX 78691 Or fax to 512-251-8152

PAYMENT METHOD:

! Check Payable to “Texas Water”

TOTAL (add column at right)

$

Tournament Co-Chairs: Chris Canonico, 713-540-5512, canonico@ardurra.com JD Leffingwell, 832.418.5797, jd.leffingwell@sciphyn.com Christian Annexy, 832-520-4560, cannexy@mccarthy.com CHARGE MY:

! AMEX

Card #:

Expiration:

Cardholder Name:

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TEXAS WATER 2023 REGISTRATION

April 11-14, 2023 Houston, Texas

Early Registration Deadline: March 20, 2023 Payment must accompany this form or registration cannot be processed REGISTER ONLINE: www.txwater.org. PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE

FIRST NAME______________________________________LAST NAME________________________________________ COMPANY________________________________________TITLE_____________________________________________ ADDRESS__________________________________________________________________________________________ CITY/STATE/ZIP____________________________________________________________________________________ PHONE_________________________________MEMBER #_______________________ ❑ AWWA/TAWWA ❑ WEF/WEAT EMAIL (REQUIRED FOR PROCESSING)_____________________________________________________________________ Received on/ Received before 3/20/23 after 3/20/23

❑ This is my first time attending the Texas Water Conference

Full Registration includes Wed. Awards Lunch, Thurs. Women of Water Breakfast,

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❑ Full Registration - MEMBER ....................... $395 ......... $445 ....... ______

I have special dietary needs: ❑ Vegetarian

Thurs. Box Lunch and Thurs. Night Out tickets

❑ Full Registration - NON MEMBER .............. $635 ......... $685 ....... ______ NON MEMBERS ONLY. Full registration at the non-member rate also includes a free one-year membership in either AWWA/TAWWA or WEF/WEAT. With full, non-member registration, please indicate which organization you wish to join (new members only - no renewals): ❑ AWWA/TAWWA ❑ WEF/WEAT ❑ Student ........................................................ $50 ........... $60 ......... ______ (no meals/tickets included, must register with .edu email) ❑ Wednesday Only - MEMBER (includes Awards Lunch ticket) .................. $225 .......... $265 ....... ______ ❑ Wednesday Only - NON MEMBER (includes Awards Lunch ticket) .................. $285 .......... $325 ....... ______ ❑ Thursday Only - MEMBER (includes Box Lunch ticket) ........................ $175 ......... $215 ....... ______ ❑ Thursday Only - NON MEMBER (includes Box Lunch ticket) ........................ $235 ......... $275 ....... ______ ❑ Friday Only - MEMBER ................................. $110 ......... $120 ....... ______ ❑ Friday Only - NON MEMBER ........................ $120 ......... $135 ....... ______ ❑ Exhibit Hall Only (4/12, 4/13) ........................ $65 ........... $65 ......... ______ (Sorry: No one-day passes available) ❑ I plan to participate in the Curtis Smalley Environmental Event (Tuesday) ❑ I plan to attend the Awards Celebration Lunch (Box lunch ticket required; included in Full Registration or Thursday Only. Or purchase ticket below.)

FRIDAY FACILITY TOURS Select One Tour Below: ................................. $35 ........... $40 ........ ______ ❑ Tour 1: City of Houston Northeast Water Purification Plant Expansion ❑ Tour 2: City of Sugar Land WTP/Constellation Field ❑ Tour 3: Gulf Coast Authority WW Treatment Plant/Bayou Nature Center ADD ONS

QUANTITY

*1 ticket included with Full Registration

❑ *Awards Lunch (Wed.) ................... _____ x $75 ........... $85 ........ ______ ❑ *Women of Water Breakfast (Thurs.) _____ x $50 ........... $60 ........ ______ ❑ *Box Lunch (Thurs.) ....................... _____ x $40 ........... $50 ........ ______ ❑ *TW23 Thursday Night Event ........ _____ x $100 ......... $110 ...... ______ ❑ Gloyna Breakfast (Fri.) ................. _____ x $50 ........... $50 ........ ______ ❑ Guest Badge ................................................... $110 .......... $130 ...... ______ (must accompany a full or one day registration; includes access to exhibit hall and ticket to Thurs. Night event) Badge Name: __________________________________

❑ Donation to Water For People - Optional .......................................... ______

TOTAL PAYMENT (add right column) ..................... _____

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THE EASIEST WAY TO REGISTER IS ONLINE: www.txwater.org PAYMENT METHOD: ❑ Check Payable to Texas Water Bill My:

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For more information, contact: Texas Water 512-251-8101 info@txwater.org

Register online at www.txwater.org or mail form with payment to:

Texas Water 2023 Registration c/o GCP Association Services PO Box 676 Pflugerville, TX 78691 or fax to 512-251-8152 No refunds will be granted after March 20, 2023. A $60 cancellation fee will be assessed to all refund requests made prior to March 20, 2023. Substitutions allowed. Substitutions may incur a $25 processing fee. All refunds must be requested in writing. Send refund or substitution requests to Texas Water at info@txwater.org.

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