attendee brochure
Texas Water 2017
april 10 ­– 13, 2017
austin convention center
What’s Inside:
Conference Tours....................17
Competitions...........................12
Gloyna Breakfast....................11
Golf Registration Form...........26
Guest Program.........................16
Highlights..............................6-11
Registration Form ...................27
Technical Sessions ...........18-25
Tentative Schedule...................5
Advertiser Index:
BlueInGreen..............................14
CROM........................................15
International Flow Stop...........16
Layne Christensen...................10
PondMedics................................4
Precon Corporation...................9
RootX..........................................8
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Water For People Silent Auction
Texas Water 2017
TM
April 10-13, Austin, TX
WATER FOR PEOPLE NEEDS YOUR HELP!!!
Please donate to the Texas Water 2017 Silent Auction
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Details:
• Silent Auction items can include tickets to sporting events, art,
wine, clothing, professional memberships, electronics, gift cards,
etc…
• Monetary donations and corporate sponsorships are welcome.
Donations are tax-deductible up to the value of the item.
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• The Texas Water 2017 silent auction will take place on
Tuesday and Wednesday and will be located at the entry to the
exhibit hall.
• Bidding closes Wednesday at 1:15 P.M. Most items will be
displayed at the booth, and some items may be used as a prize in
the raffle.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, FOR SPONSORSHIP, OR TO MAKE A
DONATION, PLEASE
Want to
CONTACT:
volunteer at
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Tel: 512.587.8669 - [email protected]
https://www.txwater.org/wfp_auction_submission.cfm
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Let us know!
Water For People helps people in developing countries
improve quality of life by supporting the development of
locally sustainable drinking water resources, sanitation
facilities, and hygiene education programs. The vision is, “A
world where all people have access to safe drinking water
and sanitation, a world where no one suffers or dies from a
water – or sanitation – related disease.”
www.waterforpeople.org
Keeping it Weird in Austin
Don’t miss out on the chance to join the Texas Water
Community to celebrate our 22nd year at the Largest
Regional Water Conference in the U.S.©!
Volunteers for Texas Water 2017TM have been putting
in long hours so that your experience in Austin is
educational, historic and fun! The technical sessions,
carefully crafted by a strong technical program
committee, will provide the information to make your
work easier. The Austin Convention Center Exhibit Hall invites you to learn about new tools
and technology that solve problems — some you know you have and some you may not have
discovered yet. Don’t forget to stop by and see the competitions, or sign up if you dare!
After learning and networking, it is time to have fun at Wednesday’s Conference Night-Out at
the Mexican American Cultural Center. We look forward to seeing you in Austin for Texas
Water 2017TM!
Charlie Maddox
Texas Water Co-Chair
Texas Section American Water Works Association
Full registration is your best value for Texas
Water 2017TM. With full registration, you receive:
• access to all technical sessions
• full access to the Exhibit Hall
• tickets to the Awards Lunch, the Awards
Breakfast, the Box Lunch, and the
Wednesday evening Night-Out event
Non-member full registration includes a free*
one-year membership in either AWWA or WEF.
Tickets for the Awards Breakfast, Facility Tours,
Lunches, Conference Night-Out Event, Gloyna
Breakfast and the Guest Program are also
available for purchase.
*New members only, not for membership
renewals
Raj Bhattarai
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
March 20, 2017
After April 3, 2017, you must register onsite.
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TENTATIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
NOTE: All events are at the Austin Convention Center, 500 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, unless otherwise noted.
Schedule is subject to change. For the most up-to-date listing, go to www.txwater.org.
MONDAY, APRIL 10
7:00 am
8:00 am–12:00 pm
8:00 am–3:00 pm
2:00 pm–5:00 pm
2:00 pm–5:00 pm
4:30 pm–7:00 pm
5:00 pm–6:00 pm
5:00 pm–7:00 pm
Golf Tournament • Jimmy Clay/Roy Kizer
Curtis Smalley Environmental Event
Exhibitor Move-In • Exhibit Hall
TAWWA Annual Board Meeting • Hilton Hotel
WEAT Annual Board Meeting • Hilton Hotel
Registration • Convention Center Lobby
WEAT Ops Challenge Pre-Meeting
Meet & Greet • Exhibit Hall
TUESDAY, APRIL 11
6:30 am
Dodson’s Drive Fun Run
8:00 am–5:00 pm
Registration • Convention Center Lobby
Speaker Ready Room
8:00 am–5:00 pm
8:30 am–9:30 am
WEAT Process Control Event
Guest Program • Hilton Hotel
8:30 am–3:30 pm
PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED
9:00 am–10:00 am Opening Session
9:00 am–11:30 am WEAT Student Design Competition
WEAT Laboratory Event & Exhibition Event 9:45 am–2:45 pm
Exhibit Hall
10:00 am–10:30 am TAWWA Business Meeting
10:00 am–11:00 am Beverage Break • Exhibit Hall
10:00 am–5:00 pm Exhibits Open • Exhibit Hall
10:00 am–5:00 pm Water For People Silent Auction
11:30 am–1:00 pm Awards Lunch
TICKET REQUIRED
1:00 pm–1:30 pm
Meter Madness Pre-Competition
Meeting • Exhibit Hall
1:00 pm–4:30 pm
Meter Madness (Jr. Meter
Madness 1 pm) • Exhibit Hall
1:00 pm–5:00 pm
Troubleshooting Your Water
System Workshop
Technical Sessions/Posters
1:30 pm–3:00 pm
University Forum
1:30 pm–5:00 pm
1:30 pm–5:00 pm
Young Professionals Session
Networking Break • Exhibit Hall
3:00 pm–3:30 pm
3:00 pm–3:30 pm
Door Prize Drawings • Exhibit Hall
3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Technical Sessions
3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Texas Shoot-Out • Exhibit Hall
Exhibit Hall Closes For Day
5:00 pm
5:00 pm–6:00 pm
Young Professionals & Student Reception/
Mentoring Program Networking Event
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
7:00 am–5:00 pm
Registration • Convention Center Lobby
7:15 am–9:00 am
Awards Breakfast • Hilton Hotel
TICKET REQUIRED
8:30 am–3:30 pm
Guest Program • Hilton Hotel
PREREGISTRATION REQUIRED
9:00 am–9:30 am
TAWWA Top Ops Pre-Competition Meeting • Exhibit Hall
TAWWA Pipe Tapping Pre-Competition 9:00 am–9:30 am
Meeting • Exhibit Hall
9:00 am–10:00 am Beverage Break • Exhibit Hall
9:00 am–1:15 pm
Water For People Silent Auction
9:00 am–2:45 pm
WEAT Ops Challenge • Exhibit Hall
9:00 am–4:00 pm
Exhibits Open • Exhibit Hall
Speaker Ready Room
9:00 am–5:00 pm
9:30 am–11:00 am Professional Ethics Workshop for Engineers
9:30 am–Noon
Technical Sessions/Posters
TAWWA Top Ops Competition • Exhibit Hall
9:30 am–1:30 pm
9:30 am–2:00 pm
TAWWA Pipe Tapping Competition
Exhibit Hall
Noon–1:00 pm
Box Lunch • Exhibit Hall
TICKET REQUIRED
Noon–1:00 pm
Women of Texas Water Lunch
TICKET REQUIRED
1:15 pm–3:15 pm
Technical Sessions/Posters
1:45 pm–3:30 pm
TAWWA Best-Tasting Drinking Water Event Exhibit Hall
2:00 pm–4:00 pm
Hydrant Hysteria • Exhibit Hall
3:00 pm–3:45 pm
WEAT Ops Challenge Awards
Ceremony • Top Ops Area
3:15 pm–4:00 pm
Networking Break • Exhibit Hall
3:15 pm–4:00 pm
Door Prize Drawings • Exhibit Hall
4:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Closes/Exhibit Breakdown
4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Technical Sessions/Posters
5:00 pm–6:00 pm
Texas WateReuse Association
Board Meeting
6:15 pm
Gavel Passing • Mexican American Cultural Center
6:30 pm–8:30 pm
Conference Night-Out • Mexican American Cultural Center
TICKET REQUIRED
THURSDAY, APRIL 13
7:00 am–8:30 am
Gloyna Breakfast
TICKET REQUIRED
8:00 am–9:00 am
Beverage Break
8:00 am–10:00 am Registration
8:00 am–Noon
Speaker Ready Room
8:30 am–10:00 am Technical Sessions
8:30 am–Noon
Facility Tours • Depart from Convention Center
TICKET REQUIRED
10:00 am–10:30 am Networking Break
10:30 am–Noon
Technical Sessions
Noon
Conference Adjourns
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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
TW17 Opens with
Rep. Lyle Larson
Rep. Lyle Larson will address
Texas Water’s Opening Session
at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 11.
Rep. Larson is a lifelong resident of the San
Antonio area. He earned a Bachelor of
Business Administration from Texas A&M
University in 1981. Directly after graduation,
Rep. Larson worked first for Nalco Chemical
Company and subsequently for Johnson &
Johnson, distributing surgical equipment. For
the last 28 years, Rep. Larson has owned
and operated a small business in San Antonio.
First elected in 1991, Rep. Larson served as
San Antonio City Councilman, District 10
for two terms and as Bexar County
Commissioner, Pct. 3 from 1997-2008. In
2010, Rep. Larson was elected State
Representative for District 122, earning more
votes than any other state representative
candidate in Texas. During his freshman
session, Rep. Larson was selected one of
three “Rookies of the Year” by the Texas
Tribune, out of 37 new members.
Rep. Larson was reelected to a third term in
2014, again earning the most votes of the
150 members of the Texas House.
Currently, Rep. Larson serves on the House
Natural Resources Committee; the Culture,
Recreation and Tourism Committee; the
General Investigating and Ethics Committee,
the Calendars Committee; and as the
Chairman of the Texas Republican
Representative Campaign Committee.
Rep. Larson is committed to working to
secure Texas’s water future. Over the course
of the last five years, he has traveled across
the state to meet with individuals involved in
water policy and planning. Since 2011,
Rep. Larson has visited 49 groundwater
conservation districts, 12 river authorities,
all large public utilities, and several other
municipalities and water districts.
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TEXAS WATER 2017TM
ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 7 A.M.
The Texas Water 2017 Scholarship Golf Tournament will
be held at the Jimmy Clay-Roy Kizer Mega Muni Complex in
Austin. 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 26.
MEET & GREET/EXHIBIT HALL
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 5 TO 7 P.M.
Texas Water attendees Meet & Greet in the Exhibit Hall at the
Austin Convention Center for refreshments. Registration opens
at 4:30 p.m., then you can enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of the
Exhibit Hall. Texas Water 2017TM hosts the largest regional water
exhibition on the continent. More than 450 exhibitors are in one
place, at one time, in the Convention Center.
DODSON’S DRIVE FUN RUN and 5K
TUESDAY, APRIL 11
Run, jog, or stroll along the Boardwalk Trail at Lady Bird Lake
on April 11 at the Dodson’s Drive Fun Run 2017, where water and
wastewater professionals, like yourself, can bond with coworkers,
colleagues and friends while enjoying the views of Austin’s skyline.
Texas Water is looking to make this fun run and competitive 5K
the best one yet, so don’t miss out on a bit of healthy exercise,
sweat and competition.
By participating in the Dodson’s Drive Fun Run, you are directly
impacting and supporting the water and wastewater industry in
Texas. All proceeds go directly towards young professionals and
students to help pay for travel to conferences, education materials
and any other items to help YPs and students provide value to the
water and wastewater industry. This support is possible through
the partnership with the Dodson’s Drive Sponsorship Fund,
honoring the life and work of Kenneth Dodson. “Kenny D,” as
he was known to his friends, was a tireless supporter of young
professionals’ education and growth throughout Texas during his
35-year career. You too can make a difference like Kenny D by
participating in this fun run.
Be on the lookout for more information coming soon regarding the
course, individual/team sign up and other sponsorship opportunities.
If you have any questions or inquiries, the latest information can
be found at https://www.facebook.com/YPDD5k or contact Paul
Shropshire at [email protected] or 512-653-4280.
NETWORKING BREAKS
TUESDAY, APRIL 11 – THURSDAY, APRIL 13
Start each Texas Water 2017TM day with networking breaks in the
Exhibit Hall Tuesday and Wednesday and near the Technical
Sessions on Thursday.
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
TUESDAY, APRIL 11 – THURSDAY, APRIL 13
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. For a full listing, see Pages 18–25.
AWARDS LUNCH
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 11:30 A.M. TO 1 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 Tuesday-Only Registration, and extra tickets
are available for purchase.
STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 9 A.M. TO 11:30 A.M.
The WEAT Student Design Competition gives students the
opportunity to design and present a project based on real-world
wastewater treatment plant design problem focusing on a
capacity expansion and conventional aeration design. Students
will be competing to represent WEAT at the WEFTEC Student
Design Competition in Chicago at WEFTEC 2017. Come on out
and support your alma mater. This year, Southern Methodist
University, Texas Tech University, Texas A&M University, LeTourneau
University and Louisiana State University will be represented.
TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR WATER
SYSTEM WORKSHOP
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1 P.M. TO 5 P.M.
All water operators are invited to attend a special workshop,
Troubleshooting Your Water System: Knowing How to Spot and
Recover System Problems, Tuesday, April 11 from 1-5 p.m.
Though designed to supplement the Top Ops Competition, all
water operators can benefit from this important training. Four
hours of TCEQ Operator credit have been requested.
The training will cover issues that commonly cause problems for
distribution system operators. The following topics will be
covered: controlling DBP formation (TTHMs, HAAs); controlling
taste and odor formation; how to identify and control the causes
of declining disinfectant residuals; nitrification (identification,
causes and treatment); effective flushing practices (why, when,
where and how); how to identify cross connections issues and
key factors to running a successful cross connection program.
Following the presentation, a panel of subject-matter experts will
address specific issues and questions that the group may have.
There is NO additional fee for this training or need to preregister.
CURTIS SMALLEY
ENVIRONMENTAL EVENT
MONDAY, APRIL 10, 8 A.M. TO 12 P.M.
This year’s Curtis Smalley Environmental
Event will take place on Monday, April 10,
from 8 a.m to 12 p.m. We will be working
with City of Austin Watershed Protection
Department staff
to assist them in
implementing their
Invasive Species
Management Plan.
The Austin City
Council passed a
resolution on
April 8, 2010 directing the City Manager to
develop the plan to guide efforts to minimize
the harmful environmental and economic
impacts of invasive plant species on citymanaged properties. We will be assisting
with the removal of elephant ear plants along
the shores of Lady Bird Lake.
Elephant ears, Colocasia
Esculenta, invade wetland
areas and colonize lake
banks, forming dense growth.
It outcompetes native
species, thus altering
natural habitat and
ecosystem processes, and
reduces biodiversity. It will
form dense stands along lakes and rivers
where it completely eliminates native plant
species.
Volunteers may assist with removal of plants
from the shoreline or littoral areas, or
replanting of native riparian vegetation in
areas where physical or herbicidal treatment
has recently been performed. Maintaining
the diversity of aquatic plants in riparian
areas improves shoreline stability, improves
water quality, and creates wildlife habitat.
We will be working on the water’s edge, so
come dressed accordingly. Please sign up to
volunteer, and we hope to see you there.
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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
YP TECHNICAL SESSION
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1:30 P.M. TO 5 P.M.
A panel of YPs will share their knowledge and
experiences on an array of matters aimed at engaging
the YPs and seasoned professionals alike. Refer to the
program lineup for details associated with each session.
YP & STUDENT RECEPTION/MENTORING
PROGRAM NETWORKING EVENT
display their research topics and to share the information
they discovered. The posters will be displayed in the
Austin Convention Center from Tuesday morning through
Wednesday 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.
TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 5 TO 6 P.M.
Come out and join the YPs and seasoned professionals
for drinks and hors d’oeuvres as we continue to network
and wrap up the young professionals’ sessions. We will
also recognize the winners of the Student Design
Competition, the University Forum, the Dodson’s Drive
Run and the recipient of the Dodson Drive sponsorship
to attend the AWWA/WEF YP Summit. The Mentoring
Program’s Networking Event will have participants
discuss their experience with mentors. Join us to learn
more about the program and how you can participate.
AWARDS BREAKFAST
PRESENTATION POSTERS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 9:30 A.M. TO 11 A.M.
The Texas Water Engineer’s Ethics Seminar is an
interactive and thought-provoking session led by Gina
Smith and Ron Lemons from Freese and Nichols, Inc.
While earning one Professional Development Hour and
TUESDAY, APRIL 11-WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
Texas Water 2017TM will once again give attendees an
expanded opportunity to learn with the presentation of
posters. The posters give authors the opportunity to
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 7:15 TO 9 A.M.
TICKET REQUIRED
Texas Water will honor TAWWA and WEAT friends and
colleagues who have demonstrated their commitment to
the water and wastewater profession. The ceremony,
held at the Hilton Austin Hotel, will feature fast-paced
video introductions and a full breakfast buffet. Tickets are
$35; one ticket is included with each Full Registration.
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satisfying the annual ethics requirement, you will learn to
recognize ethical situations faced by engineers, analyze
the issues of ethical situations and discuss how to resolve
ethical situations in a creative and professional manner.
There is NO additional fee for this training or need to
preregister.
BOX LUNCH
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, NOON TO 1 P.M.
TICKET REQUIRED
Wednesday is a big day at the Texas Water Conference.
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, 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 Wednesday-Only
Registration includes a ticket for the Box Lunch. Extra
tickets are available for purchase.
Baker was the Director of Intergovernmental Relations
at the Harris Galveston Subsidence District for 21 years,
serving as their Legislative Liaison to the Texas
Legislature’s Senate and House Natural Resources
Committees. Her accomplishments have yielded water
conservation legislation that is now included in the state
water planning efforts.
During this time, her activities have included numerous
statewide and national roles. She is the Chair Emeritus
of the Board for the Alliance for Water Efficiency (AWE),
a national nonprofit organization working to enhance the
more efficient use of water. In her statewide role, she is
currently the President/CEO of the Texas Water
Foundation, whose mission is to maintain and enhance
the quality of life for all Texans by mobilizing Texans to
recognize the vital role water plays in protecting human
health, supporting economic growth and safeguarding
natural resources.
Box lunches will be available, and box lunch tickets are
WOMEN OF TEXAS WATER LUNCH included in Full Registration and Wednesday-Only
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, NOON TO 1 P.M.
The annual Women of Texas Water
luncheon speaker on Wednesday, April 12,
will be Carole Baker.
Registration. Additional box lunch tickets are available
at $30 each if purchased on or before March 20; $35 after.
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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
CONFERENCE NIGHT-OUT
torch to the 2018 host city.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 6:30 TO 8:30 P.M.
Join us for an evening at the Mexican American Cultural
Center!
The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural
Center is dedicated to the preservation, creation,
presentation and promotion of the cultural arts of Mexican
Americans and other Latino cultures. The center houses
two galleries, featuring local, regional and national
Latino/a artists.
A Conference Night-Out ticket is included with Full
Registration or with the Guest Program. A limited number
of tickets are available for purchase at the cost of $65 on
or before March 20; $75 after.
Come enjoy a night out in this fabulous space next to
Lady Bird Lake, below the Austin skyline, just a short walk
from the Austin Convention Center and next to the
popular and unique Rainey Street entertainment area.
Dinner will follow a small ceremony officially passing the
C.E. HOURS
TCEQ Operator Training Certification Hours
will be available for attending technical
sessions and participating in competition
events and facility tours.
Forms will be available at the
TW17 Registration Desk.
Engineers may also receive self-reporting CE
hours for attending. Please note that we will
not have engineering forms onsite.
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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
VALUE OF WATER – TEXAS
GLOYNA BREAKFAST
Join us in a collaborative, storytelling environment as we
learn more about the tools and resources used by utilities
across the nation as they deal with an increased need for
public communication.
Rebekah Martin, a fourth year doctoral candidate at
Virginia Tech and a Member of the Virginia Tech’s Flint
Water Study Team, led by Dr. Marc Edwards, will be the
featured speaker at Gloyna Breakfast. Martin received
her bachelor’s degree in Civil and Environmental
Engineering from Bucknell University.
THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 8:30 A.M. TO NOON
The Value of Water – Texas program is designed to foster
networking and dialogue amongst water and wastewater
utilities of all sizes focusing on the community outreach
component of a project or challenges experienced with
responding to, interacting or communicating with end
users. Real-life experiences and lessons learned will be
told. This program includes oral presentations,
interactive discussions and an opportunity to meet and
discuss outreach with the program speakers in a dynamic
environment.
April 13, 8:30 am: Rate Case Messaging: The
Character/Competency Conundrum, Sapna Mulki,
Hahn Public Communications
April 13, 9 am: H2O Conservation Education that
Works: All About the TEKS, William Nahas, City of Allen
April 13, 9:30 am: Public Outreach Grass Tops and
Roots: Applying Florida Potable Reuse Lessons
Learned, Emile Moore, Tetra Tech
April 13, 10:30 am: “What’s on your Mind?” – Utilizing
Web-Based Media for a Large Residential Construction
Project #socialmediaworks, Cassia Sanchez,
Dallas Water Utilities; Amanda Hill, Lewis Public
Relations; Madonna Smith, Nathan
D. Maier Consulting Engineers
April 13, 11 am: Partnerships and
Communication Strategies for
Successful Drought Response:
Case Studies and BMPs, EPA
Drought Response Guide, Susan
Butler, CH2M
April 13, 11:30 am: Water Wise
Workshops – Water Conservation
& Watershed Protection, Joyce
Warren, City of Frisco
Texas Water 2017TM is a registered servicemark of
Texas AWWA for the exclusive use for this joint
conference with WEAT. All rights reserved.
THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 7 TO 8:30 A.M.
The Flint Water Study Team presentation
“Flint Water Study: Revisiting Science
and Engineering for the Public Good” will
be featured at the Gloyna Breakfast at
7 a.m. on Thursday, April 13 at the Austin
Rebekah Martin
Convention Center. The presentation will
be of interest to both the technical as well as the
nontechnical members of the audience alike.
Since graduation she has been pursuing her Ph.D. in Civil
Engineering at Virginia Tech. Her research experience
includes detection of disinfection byproduct precursors
in surface waters, spatial analysis of hydraulic fracturing
waste transport routes, and opportunistic pathogen
proliferation in plumbing systems.
The research group at Virginia Tech was alerted to the
water issues in Flint by a concerned mother whose water
lead concentrations coming from her kitchen tap reached
a concentration of more than 13,000 parts per billion.
After surveying 270 homes across the city and finding
a 90th percentile value greater than the EPA actionable
lead level, the research team members knew they had
to help the people of Flint by listening to their concerns,
providing more data to citizen scientists, and studying the
impacts of water age and water quality on their
distribution system.
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 $35 and are sold
separately.
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COMPETITIONS
TUESDAY, APRIL 11
Junior Meter Madness Contest
1-2:30 pm, Exhibit Hall
The Junior Meter Madness Contest matches students
from high school environmental programs, for a test of
their meter-assembling skills and dexterity in the Exhibit
Hall from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Please support these “future
water professionals” by attending on Tuesday.
Meter Madness
2:30-4:30 pm, Exhibit Hall
Contestants race to assemble a 5/8-inch meter from
loose parts and test for leaks. The winner represents
Texas at the AWWA national competition. For information,
check online at www.txwater.org.
Texas Shoot Out
3:30-5 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 Wike at gdwike@
lan-inc.com for more information and to sign up.
TUESDAY, APRIL 11 & WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
Operations Challenge
Tuesday, April 11, 8:30 am-3:15 pm
Wednesday, April 12, 9 am-3:45 pm
The WEAT Operations Challenge invites you to join the
best and the brightest professionals that Texas has to
offer. Sign up your utility today! Teams of two to four
members can compete in one or more (up to six) events.
Anyone can sign up a team! The competition takes place
Tuesday and Wednesday in the Exhibit Hall. Join teams
from Arkansas, California, Colorado, Louisiana,
Austin, Dallas, TRA, North Richland Hills and NTMWD in
a multi-day competition designed to showcase the team’s
knowledge and skills in Process Control (Sponsored by
Freese and Nichols), Laboratory Analysis (Sponsored
by Hartwell Environmental), Pump Maintenance (Sponsored by CP&Y), Collection System Repair (Sponsored
by AECOM), Safety (Sponsored by Carollo), Electrical
(Sponsored by Gupta) and our 6th Annual Exhibition
Event (Sponsored by Victaulic). Non-Utility Teams can
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sions are available: Division I for past teams who compete in all of the events, and Division II for any new team
that wants to compete in any event for the first time.
Competitors can receive up to 10 TCEQ CEU hours, tshirts, entry into the technical sessions and exhibit halls,
and bragging rights! The Top Five Texas Teams earn a
free trip to WEFTEC Nationals, which will be held in September in Chicago. Contact Jeff Sober at 214-883-6263
or [email protected] or register at www.weat.org
or www.txwater.org.
Top Ops
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
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 Philadelphia in June at the AWWA Annual
Conference. For more information, contact Rhonda Harris
at [email protected] or online at www.txwater.org.
Pipe Tapping Contest
9:30 am-2 pm, Exhibit Hall
Four-person teams from across the state compete to
determine who will represent Texas at the AWWA National
Pipe Tapping Competition in Philadelphia in June. For
information, contact Rhonda Harris, reharris57@gmail.
com or check online at www.txwater.org.
Best-Tasting Drinking Water Contest
1:45-3 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 the
AWWA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia
in June. For information, see www.txwater.org.
Hydrant Hysteria
2 pm-4 pm, Exhibit Hall
The Texas Section AWWA is introducing a new utility
competition at Texas Water 2017TM­—Hydrant Hysteria!
Hydrant Hysteria is a fast-paced competition where twomember teams assemble a specified hydrant as quickly
as they can. The Section winners will compete at the
AWWA ACE17 Conference in June in Philadelphia. For
complete details, contact Rhonda Harris at reharris57@
gmail.com.
HOTEL INFORMATION
The host hotel for Texas Water 2017TM is the Hilton Austin
Hotel (within walking distance of the Austin Convention
Center).
After the Hilton is full, there are numerous other hotels
close to the Austin Convention Center. Please refer to
www.txwater.org for a list.
Hilton Austin Hotel
500 E 4th St.
Austin, TX 78701
*Texas Water negotiates hotel rates to provide reasonable rates
for conference attendees. As part of this agreement, Texas
Water 2017TM assumes financial responsibility for any unsold
rooms at the hotels where we have contracts.
Room rates at the Hilton Austin Hotel are $169 per night,
plus tax (single/double). To reserve online, visit
https://resweb.passkey.com/go/TXWater17. Attendees
can also make reservations by calling Hilton’s toll-free call
center 24/7, seven days a week at 800-236-1592. Guests
can identify the conference name (Texas Water
Conference) or the reservation code: TWC, to make their
reservation. The cutoff date for the group rate is March 10.
You will also receive a 20% discount off the self-parking
full day rate (reduced to $22.40 from $26; the standard
rate of $37 per day for valet will be in effect).
Reservations made online will limit guests to only one
reservation per each confirmation. See special
information below regarding booking more than
5 hotel rooms.
The following policy will apply to anyone who books more than
five hotel rooms at the negotiated Texas Water rate. Any person, group, company or organization that reserves more than
five rooms at the Texas Water Conference rate agrees that they
will cancel any rooms they do not plan to use earlier than the
normal cut-off date for room reservations. The cutoff date for
reservations in excess of 5 rooms is February 10, 2017.
Additionally, any person, group, company or organization
agrees, by reserving rooms at the discounted Conference
rate, that if they fail to cancel the rooms by the cutoff date
below, 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
WEAT and/or Texas AWWA responsible for any unused rooms
under the terms of the contract. Please direct any questions
regarding this policy to [email protected].
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GUEST PROGRAM (for spouses and companions at conference)
TUESDAY, APRIL 11 & WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12
Spouses and companions of Texas Water attendees can
join a tour of Texas’ Capital City as we check out some of
Austin’s most interesting spots! The two-day package
includes light breakfast, lunch, transportation and entrance fees, as well as a ticket to the conference-wide
event on Wednesday evening. The Guest Program costs
$125 on or before March 20 and $135 after.
Tuesday, April 11
The group will meet for
introductions over breakfast at
the Hilton Hotel and then we’ll
walk across the street to board
the chartered bus at the
Convention Center. First stop
will be the Texas State
Capitol for a private tour of the building and a chance to
walk around the grounds—a great photo opportunity. The
Capitol Building is considered one of the most
distinguished state capitols and there’s no shortage of
Texas stars throughout the décor and architecture.
Tuesday’s lunch will be at The Tavern, which features a
variety of American food and is located in a historical
building constructed in 1916.
The afternoon is when things start to get Austin-style:
weird! We’ll made quick excursion after lunch to the HOPE
Outdoor Gallery—aka Austin’s famous graffiti park. This
park features a revolving array of street art, supported by
the Helping Other People Everywhere (HOPE) organization.
We’ll continue exploring the City’s character at South
Congress Street. Guests will
have the chance to walk around
the quintessential South Austin
street and visit whichever shops
they wish. This area hosts many
boutique shops, a boot store,
art galleries, bookstores, antique shops and various
options for an afternoon snack or coffee break. Don’t
worry if it sounds like too much—we’ll provide a list of
suggestions for fun places to check out!
Wednesday, April 12
After breakfast, we’ll board the
chartered bus and ride to the
Zilker Botanical Gardens—
located in Zilker Park, just
southwest of Downtown. The
Garden is located on 26 acres
that houses various habitats containing native, hybrid and
exotic plants. Some of the beautiful features include a
rose garden, succulent garden, prehistoric garden,
sculptures, gift shop and much more!
What’s a trip to Austin without
eating at a food truck? Lunch on
Wednesday will be at the Barton
Springs Picnic Food Truck Park.
Guests will get to choose from
some of the City’s top rated food trucks and enjoy eating
in the picnic table atmosphere.
The Guest Program will conclude on Wednesday
afternoon with a trip to the Lyndon B. Johnson
Presidential Library located on the University of Texas
campus. The library keeps millions of pages of
historical papers from both LBJ and his associates, as
well as hours of conversations from the President’s
private phone that the public can listen to. Along with
teaching visitors about of LBJ’s life and presidency,
the museum provides an overview of American history
throughout those decades.
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FACILITY TOURS
Attendees can add to their Texas Water 2017 experience by registering for one of the three Thursday morning tours.
Tour tickets are in addition to Conference registration and include transportation. Cost is $30 if purchased by
March 20; $35 thereafter. A limited number of tickets may be available for purchase on-site. Choose one of the three
tours that will leave from the Austin Convention Center at 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning:
Option 1: Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Ultrapure Water Facilities Tour
Samsung Austin Semiconductor is home to two 300-mm
semiconductor fabrication plants which run in unison to
produce large scale integrated circuits for mobile
devices. The first fabrication plant was built in 1996 with
installation of the second plant occurring in 2006. At the
end of 2015, Samsung’s total investment in Austin was
over $15 billion. The Facilities team supports over 300
acres which uses over 5 MGD of water. The incoming
water is provided from the City of Austin, and eighty-five
percent is treated in the Ultrapure Water (UPW) plant to
achieve greater than 18.2 MΩ and sub parts per trillion
levels of contaminants. The tour will include an overview
presentation of the UPW system followed by a field tour
showing the make-up system, major equipment, and an
explanation of the purpose of each treatment step which
will include filtration, reverse osmosis, and ion exchange
processes. Attendees will then proceed to the polishing
area to see the final polishing equipment and the start
of the distribution loops which will include ion exchange,
UV, membrane filtration, and membrane degasification
processes. The tour will last approximately two hours and
will be led by plant personnel. The tour will be conducted
both indoors and outdoors. Closed-toed leather shoes,
full-length pants, and hard hats and safety glasses are
required. Hard hats and safety glasses will be provided.
No cameras, cell phones or recording devices are
allowed on the tour. They will need to be left in the
vehicle before entering the security access points.
(Limited to 25 attendees)
Option 2: Water Treatment Plant 4
Located on Lake Travis, Water Treatment Plant 4 (WTP4)
is Austin’s newest water treatment plant. Built to add
needed redundancy and reliability to Austin Water’s
existing system and meet future water demands in one of
the fastest growing cities in the country, WTP4 is capable
of treating 50 million gallons per day (MGD) with room
to expand to 300 MGD. This $530 million multifaceted
construction project is one of the most significant public
works projects ever executed by the City of Austin. It
includes an intake system in Lake Travis, a nine-foot
diameter raw water tunnel with an access shaft excavated
350 feet below ground, a pump station, the treatment
plant and a seven-foot diameter underground
transmission main that travels 6.5 miles to connect the
plant to one of the City’s main reservoirs. At this LEED™
Silver facility, see a water treatment plant in action and
learn what it takes to get water from its source to your
tap. Attendees are required to wear long pants and
closed-toed shoes with flat soles. Not all areas of the tour
are ADA accessible. (Limited to 40 attendees)
Option 3: Walnut Creek Wastewater
Treatment Plant
The Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant has
been serving the citizens of Austin by providing excellent
wastewater treatment since September 1977. The plant
was expanded in the 1980s, 1990s and the early 2000s
to its current treatment capacity of 75 million gallons per
day. It was one of the first wastewater treatment plants in
Texas to feature enclosed underground preliminary and
primary treatment units for extensive odor control.
The plant was on the cover of the Journal WPCF
(predecessor of WEF) in a cover story about its unique
aesthetic features resulting from a significant public input
that help make it a friendly neighbor. For more than
39 years, the plant has maintained its exceptional effluent
quality and received numerous awards for its operation.
Depending on the availability of time, attendees may be
able to get a windshield tour of Austin’s Hornsby Bend
Biosolids Management Plant during the return trip to the
Austin Convention Center. All attendees should be
prepared to walk in an industrial setting wearing long
pants and closed-toed shoes with flat soles. As the plant
is an active location with ongoing work, any safety
equipment needed will be provided by the plant. Not all
areas of the tour are ADA accessible. (Limited to
30 attendees)
Visit www.txwater.org
for the latest conference
information and updates.
See you in Austin!
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 11
2:30 - 3:00 pm
2:00 - 2:30 pm
1:30 - 2:00 pm
Electrical/I&C
Legislative/Regulatory
Want to Save Some Money?
Tune Them Pumps
Marcelino Trujillo
Parkhill Smith & Cooper
W. Dean Lackey
Parkhill Smith & Cooper
TCEQ Placeholder Drinking Water Issues
TBA
SCADA Upgrades in the
21st Century: The Challenges for
Municipal Project Management
Regina Stencel
Dallas Water Utilities
John Robinson
CDM Smith
Michael Rice
CDM Smith
Lance Philip
Dallas Water Utilities, CWWTP
Variable Frequency
Motor Control – 30 Years of
Lessons Learned
Jeff Miller
Schneider Electric
TCEQ Placeholder Wastewater Issues
David Galindo
TCEQ
Nutrients are Returning:
New Developments on
the Federal Front
Rajendra Bhattarai
Austin Water
Ana Peña-Tijerina
Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility
Construction Issues
Managing the Construction
of the $148M Surface Water
Transmission System Portion
of the SJRA’s GRP Program
Shane Porter
San Jacinto River Authority
Phillip Smith
San Jacinto River Authority
John Montalvo
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Sheet Pile Wall – Retaining
System for Large Sewer Main
Roberto Sauceda
City of Fort Worth
Tony Sholola
City of Fort Worth
A Trenchless Approach to
Lift Station Elimination
Scott Maughn
Freese and Nichols
Daniel Huffines
Freese and Nichols
Lindy Higginbotham
City of Garland
Watershed Management/
Stormwater
A Dynamic Model for a Dynamic
Process: Moving Beyond Steady
State Hydraulic Modeling to
Better Understand Plant
Performance and Operation
Jennifer Henke, CH2M
Sherri van der Wege, Trinity River Authority
Matt Jalbert, Trinity River Authority
Mark Reeves, Trinity River Authority
Jeff Sober, Garver
Watershed Management
and Source Water Protection
in North Texas
Galen Roberts
North Texas Municipal Water District
Stream Restoration in an Urban
Park – Shoal Creek at
Pease Park, Austin, TX
George Doubleday
HDR
Eric Stewart
HDR
4:30 - 5:00 pm
4:00 - 4:30 pm
3:30 - 4:00 pm
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 3:00 - 3:30 PM
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Electrical Infrastructure –
Time for an Upgrade?
Bill Sako
Gupta & Associates
Mohammad Bayan
City of Arlington
Cloud SCADA,
is it Right for You?
Troy Hertog
Primex
High Performance HMI for
WW Plants? Yes/No/Aspects
Michael Woolsey
Trinity River Authority of Texas
TEXAS WATER 2017TM
Hot Off The Press: Mid-Session
Update From 85th
Texas Legislature
Julie Nahrgang
Water Environment
Association of Texas
Heather Cooke
City of Austin
WEF
Steve Dye
WEF
AWWA Placeholder Federal Updates
TBA
The Only Constant is Change –
Lessons Learned During
Construction Related
to Staff Changes
Todd Warix
CH2M
Meagan Brown
San Antonio Water System
TRA’s Solids Management
Improvements Project –
Alternative Delivery
Process and Current Status
Tom Jacobs
Trinity River Authority
Best Value Selection – Lessons
Learned from Pearland’s First Use
of CSP Procurement for Water
Reclamation Plant
Construction Projects
Kimberly Chanslor, CDM Smith
Sarah Stewart, CDM Smith
Andrea Brinkley, City of Pearland
Eric Wilson, City of Pearland
The Upper San Antonio River
Stormwater Retrofit Best
Management Practice
Implementation of Watershed
Protection Plan 319 Grant
Michelle Garza
San Antonio River Authority
San Antonio’s Integrative
Approach to Low Impact
Development Implementation
Melissa Bryant
San Antonio River Authority
ArcGIS Decision Tool
Model for Sub Basin Scale
BMP Placement and Water
Quality Sampling
Wisdom Oghenerurie
Texas A&M University Kingsville
Kim Jones
Institute for Sustainable Energy and
Environment, TAMUK
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 11
Biosolids
Jeff Sober
Garver
Leon Downing
CH2M
Sherri van der Wege
Trinity River Authority of Texas
Mike Young
Trinity River Authority of Texas
Melissa Woo
CDM Smith
Tom Jacobs
Trinity River Authority of Texas
Engin Guven
CDM Smith
Samir Mathur
CDM Smith
Samir Mathur
CDM Smith
Tom Jacobs
Trinity River Authority of Texas
High Stakes Piloting: Navigating
Challenging Water and Process
Surprises while Selecting a
Treatment Approach for a $1.5B
320 MGD WTP Expansion
Peter von Bucher, Carollo Engineers
Andrew Molly, City of Houston
Paul Walker, Carollo Engineers
Jeffrey Benjamin, City of Houston
A Stage 3 DBP Rule in Texas:
If Chloramine Can’t Get Us
There, Will GAC?
Ben Stanford
Hazen and Sawyer
Buddy Boysen
Hazen and Sawyer
John Erickson
Hazen and Sawyer
Boron Removal from Hydraulic
Fracturing Wastewater Using
Chemical Coagulation:
Processes and Mechanisms
Darpan Chorghe
Texas A&M University
Shankar Chellam
Texas A&M University
Katie Stowers
CP&Y
It’s Not Finished Until It’s
Started: Start-up, Testing, and
Commissioning
Madeline Kull
CDM Smith
Writing Specifications:
A True Art Form
Impact of a Phosphorus Limitation
on Drinking – Water Biofilters
Sarah Keithley
University of Texas at Austin
Mary Jo Kirisits
University of Texas at Austin
Cementitious Materials Modified
with Iron (Hydr)oxide Nanoparticles
for Uranium Immobilization
Bo Cao
University of Houston
Mo Li
University of Houston
Yandi Hu
University of Houston
Ikram Sayed
CDM Smith
Aqeel Abdool-Ghany
CDM Smith
2:30 - 3:00 pm
Thermal Hydrolysis Comes To
CRWS! – Lessons Learned and
Challenges in Designing the
First THP Facility in Texas
Robert Hoffman
HDR
Glenn Barker
City of Lewisville
Karen Emadiazar
City of Lewisville
Cooling Tower Design for Drinking
Water Applications: How
Drinking Water Regulations
Drastically Affects Design
University Forum
2:00 - 2:30 pm
From Biogas to Boiler Fuel –
Cleaning Up Digester Gas
Biologically at a Large Scale
Copper Ions – A Simpler,
Lower Cost Solution for
Zebra Mussels?
Young Professionals
1:30 - 2:00 pm
Phosphate Harvesting
Options for a Thermal Hydrolysis
Anaerobic Digestion Facility
Drinking Water Quality
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 3:00 - 3:30 PM
Ron Latimer
Hazen and Sawyer
Scott Hardy
Hazen and Sawyer
David Ornelas
El Paso Water Utilities
Edward Keenan
Hazen and Sawyer
Spyros Pavlostathis
Georgia Institute of Technology
Matthew Berg
CH2M
Todd Williams
CH2M
From Nonstick Cookware to
Firefighting Foams: Tracking the
Presence and Treatment of
Perfluorinated Compounds in
Drinking Water
Christina Alito
HDR
Peter D’Adamo
HDR
Pierre Kwan
HDR
Simultaneous Removal
of Multiple Contaminants
with Biological Filtration
Greg Pope
Carollo Engineers
Jacob Niemeier
Stantec
Jason Shroyer
Town of Addison
Ramon Salazar
Stantec
Nitrification of High Strength
Wastewater Utilizing Membrane
Aerated Biological Reactors
Dylan Christenson
Texas Tech University
Audra Morse
Texas Tech University
Andrew Jackson
Texas Tech University
AWWA Initiative – Community
Enigneering Corps
The Influence of Carbon Content in
Sediment towards Sequestration of
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
by Carbon-based Materials
Visual Articulation: Distinctly
Tell Your Data’s Story
Unlocking the Role of Dopant
Concentration of Interfacial Stability
of Indium Tin Oxide Nanoparticles
in Aquatic Environments
Jennifer Elms
EHRA
Jason Crawley
Freese and Nichols
Aparna Balasubramani
University of Houston
Hanadi Rifai
University of Houston
Christine Ngan, Navid Saleh,
Mary Jo Kirisits, Lynn Katz and
Delia Milliron
University of Texas at Austin
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4:30 - 5:00 pm
Thermal Hydrolysis Offerings
and Performance
Sunil Kommineni, KIT Professionals
Howard Christian, City of Richmond
Poolkeshi Patel, KIT Professionals
Yongki Shim, KIT Professionals
Water Master Planning in the
Present is the Future for
Smaller Cities – Town of
Addison Case Study
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Codigestion Study Helps Turn
Industrial Pre-Treatment Problem
to Renewable Energy Benefit
Proactive Blended Water Quality
Management and Optimized
Corrosion Control for Introduction
of a New Water Supply
3:30 - 4:00 pm
The Nutrient Recovery Frontier:
Proven Benefits of Wasstrip and
Ostara Technologies in the United
States from Design Through
Full Scale Start Up
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WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 12
11:30 am - Noon
11:00 - 11:30 am
10:30 -11:00 am
10:00 - 10:30 am
9:30 - 10:00 am
Water Reuse
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Nanofiltration Rejection of
Chemicals of Emerging Concern
from Municipal WRRF Secondary
Effluents for Direct Potable
Reuse Applications
Steven Jones
Garver
Michael Watts
Garver
Biological Phosphorus Removal
Pretreatment for a Direct Potable
Reuse Pilot Study
Alan Davis
Alan Plummer Associates
Chris Boyd
Alan Plummer Associates
Impact of Pasteurization
Pretreatment on Membrane
Performance at a DPR Pilot Facility
Justin Sutherland
Carollo Engineers
Elisa Garvey
Carollo Engineers
Andrew Salveson
Carollo Engineers
Dan Hugaboom
Carollo Engineers
Considering the Challenges of
Providing Pathogen Reduction of
10-Orders of Magnitude or More
Phil Brandhuber
HDR
Jason Christensen
HDR
Are you Speaking a Foreign
Language? Translating Potable
Reuse Lingo Between States
Eva Steinle-Darling
Carollo Engineers
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Wastewater Collection
Sewage Air Release Valves:
Keeping a Necessary Evil from
Becoming Unnecessarily Evil
Mark Perkins
Perkins Engineering Consultants
They Are Coming, You Better
Build It! Wastewater Master
Planning for a RapidlyGrowing Community
Shela Chowdhury
North Texas Municipal Water District
Mia Welch
CH2M
Yan Hartkemeyer
CH2M
Yanbo Li
North Texas Municipal Water District
Innovative Approaches to
Wastewater Main Replacement
Planning and Construction
Procurement
Bob Johnson
McManus & Johnson
Consulting Engineers
Interceptor Manhole Condition
Assessment Using Manned Entry
and Surface Penetrating Radar
Chris Hunniford
V&A Consulting Engineers
City of Round Rock Lake Creek
Wastewater Line Upgrade Project:
Challenges and Lessons Learned
Stephanie Blew
Stantec Consulting Services
MRRDC
Water Distribution
Improving Grit Removal Through
Low Cost Customized Equipment
Designs – A DWU Case Study
The Luce Bayou Interbasin Transfer
Project-Initial Planning for Major
Regional Water Distribution Project
Through Start of Construction
Jeff Sober
Garver
Regina Stencel
Dallas Water Utilities
VCWRF’s Approach on Embracing
Innovative Technologies
Ana Peña-Tijerina
City of Fort Worth Water Department
Post Aerobic Digestion:
An Alternative Means for
Managing Sidestream Nitrogen
Leon Downing
CH2M
Mike Young
TRA - CRWS
Eric Redmond
CH2M
Jeff Sober
Garver
Demonstration Testing of
Innovative Mixed Liquor
Fermentation at TRA’s
Ten Mile Creek WWTP
Patrick Dunlap, Black & Veatch
Ronald K. Tamada, Trinity River
Authority of Texas
Mike Easley, Trinity River Authority
Betty Jordan, Alan Plummer Associates
James Barnard, Black & Veatch
Real-Time Phosphorus Control:
Efficient Process and
Chemical Cost Savings
Srikanth Koduri
CDM Smith
P.S. Arora
City of Denton
Rusty Willard
City of Denton
Donald Ripley
Coastal Water Authority
David Miller
Coastal Water Authority
Can a Pump Station Do All That?
Designing the Lane City Reservoir
Relift Pump Station
Ken Hall
CH2M
Ken Hansen
CH2M
Jason Eichler
Lower Colorado River Authority
“Getting the Lead Out”– What
the Future Holds for Utility
Lead Service Lines & Other
Lead Rule Issues
Charlie Maddox
Austin Water
Mark Dollins
Austin Water
CMAR Delivery Method Facilitates
Fast-Paced Construction of PK
Second Stage Drought Strategy
Transmisison System Project,
Providing Abilene with Much
Needed Access to Water
John Sedbrook
Garney Construction
Colden Rich
eHT Engineering
Developing a Long Range Plan for
Pressure and Water Quality
Monitoring Stations in a Large
Water Utility to Aide with System
Security and Daily Operations
Shannon Rodriguez
City of Houston
Kira Smith
City of Houston
Water Treatment
& Operations
Ashley Evans
Arcadis
Lyda Hakes
Alameda County Water District
Hello Homeowner,
Meet Your Utility
How We Respond To Diversity
Dan Strub
Austin Water
Public Communication
in a Time of Crisis
Sapna Mulki
Hahn Public Communications
Carlos Rubinstein
RSAH2O
A Tale of Two Waters – Remove
Radionuclides,
Desalinate or Both?
Keep Austin Wired – Guiding
Water Efficient Behavior
in a Mobile World
Josh Berryhill
Enprotec/Hibbs & Todd
Ken DelRegno
Dallas Water Utilities
Robert Hoffman
HDR
Janet Rummel
North Texas Municipal Water District
Denise Hickey
North Texas Municipal Water District
Wastewater Treatment
Permitting – Not in My
Backyard (NIMBY)!
Katherine Hallaway
BGE
How We Respond To Diversity
TBD
How We Respond To Diversity
TBD
Green Water Potential in
Food Security
Amjad Assi
Texas A&M University
Rabi Mohtar
Texas A&M University
11:30 am - Noon
With Ozone Comes
Biofiltration in North Texas
(Sooner of Later)
Show and Tell: Communicating
Rates and the Value of Water
TBD
11:00 - 11:30 am
Interim Zebra Mussel Control Using
Sodium Permanganate at Dallas’
Bachman WTP Intake: A Balanced
Approach that Manages Risk with
Minimal Capital Investment
Mark Jordan
Austin Water
How We Respond To Diversity
10:30 - 11:00 am
William Becker
Hazen and Sawyer
Marc Santos
Hazen and Sawyer
TBD
10:00 - 10:30 am
Biological Filtration: Principles,
Particles, and Performance
Diversity
9:30 - 10:00 am
Troubleshooting Reduced Biofilter
Manganese Removal Effectivness
Following Winter Shutdowns
Public Information
Visit www.txwater.org for the latest conference
information and updates and to register for the conference.
See you in Austin!
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 12
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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 12
2:45 - 3:15 pm
2:15 - 2:45 pm
1:45 - 2:15 pm
1:15 - 1:45 pm
Water Reuse
Wastewater Collection
MRRDC
The Nitty Gritty: Houston’s Grit
Evaluation Tool
New Supply vs Reuse: A
Framework for First-Level
Evaluations of Supplemental
Water Resource Alternatives
Pipeline Symphony
in the Sun City
Michael Ramirez
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper
Evan Tromble
Garver
Tina Hanson, Garver
Jason Iken, City of Houston Department
of Public Works and Engineering
Geyan Zuo, City of Houston Department
of Public Works and Engineering
Ali Khariandish, City of Houston Department
of Public Works and Engineering
Water Distribution
Nitrification Action Plans for
Drinking Water Systems
Using Chloramines
Yadhira Resendez
Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
The Final Frontier: Going Where No
Lubbock Model Has Gone Before
Feasibility Study for a Nonpotable
Reuse System for the Dowdell
Public Utility District Near Houston
Michael Bloom
R.G. Miller Engineers
Modeling the Potential Impacts
of a Conceptual Indirect Potable
Reuse Extreme Drought Supply
Strategy on Water Quality in
Lady Bird Lake, Austin, TX
Ernest To, Alan Plummer Associates
Tom Hegemier, Alan Plummer Associates
Steve Coonan, Alan Plummer Associates
Hannah Frels, Alan Plummer Associates
Teresa Lutes, Austin Water
Planning for Future Water Supply
in Lubbock, Texas: What is the
Role of Potable Water Reuse?
Aubrey Spear
City of Lubbock
Ellen McDonald
Alan Plummer Associates
Pumping Modifications
for Savings
Timothy Lackey
Halff
Not Your Father’s Interceptor:
Designing Large Diameter Sewers
Through Developed Cities
Paul Banschbach
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Kelly Davis
Trinity River Authority of Texas
Cover Your Assets:
Maintenance and Repair of Low
Water Utility Crossings
Raj Mehta
JQ Infrastructure
Jessie Allen
Arlington Water Utilities
Matt Marsh
North Texas Municipal Water District
Advanced Primary Treatment via
Filtration to Increase Energy
Savings and Plant Capacity
Onder Caliskaner
Kennedy Jenks Consultants
Energy Improvements Achieved
via the Implementation of
Simultaneous Nitrification/
Denitrification with an Anaerobic
Selector (Modified AO Process)
Adam Kohut, Lockwood, Andrews &
Newnam
Paul Wood, Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam
Jeremy Nakashima, Lockwood, Andrews
& Newnam
Scott Taylor, City of Conroe
Disinfection Strategies
for Storm-Event Relief Flows
at Texas WRRFs
Michael Watts
Garver
Jessica Brown
Freese and Nichols
Andrew Franko
Freese and Nichols
Greg Baier
City of Lubbock
John Turpin
City of Lubbock
City of Houston’s Northeast
Transmission Water Line
“Workaround Solution”
Breaks Ground
Michael Liga, LAN
Michael Salinas, LAN
Venus Price, City of Houston Department
of Public Works and Engineering
Arthur Morris, City of Houston Department
of Public Works and Engineering
Our Models Aren’t Just a Pretty
Face – Advancing Pump
Station Design Through
Hydraulic Modeling
Jason Ward
Freese and Nichols
Eric Engelskirchen
Freese and Nichols
Nick Landes
Freese and Nichols
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Targeting Water Quality for
Industrial Use – Ammonia Removal
from Tertiary Effluent using MBR
4:30 - 5:00 pm
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 3:15 - 4 PM
Determination of Sensible PPCP
Analyte Schemes for IPR and DPR
Source Water Evaluation and
Pilot Study Planning
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Troy Walker
Hazen and Sawyer
Bryce Danker
Hazen and Sawyer
Brad Cahoon
Eurofins Eaton Analytical
TEXAS WATER 2017TM
From Proposal to Paper to Public
to Project: Managing Risk for
Cured-in-Place Pipe through
Prestigious Properties in Plano
Philip Wheat
Halff
Between the Army Corps
and a Soft Place: Weak Soil
Conditions for Sewer Interceptor
Relocations for the Trinity
River Vision in Fort Worth
Josh Kercho
Kimley-Horn and Associates
Liam Conlon
City of Fort Worth
More With Less: First Magnetite
Ballasted Activated Sludge
Full-Scale Demonstration in Texas
Toshio Shimada, Carollo Engineers
Jody Zabolio, Upper Trinity Regional
Water District
Joe Thompson, Upper Trinity Regional
Water District
Ben Hodges, Upper Trinity Regional
Water District
Sam Barraco, Carollo Engineers
Peripheral Feed Clarifier
Rehabilitation Analysis & Cloth
Media Filter Pilot Study: A
Cooperative Design Effort Between
Engineering and Operations
Amy Middleton
San Antonio River Authority
Sterling Lee
San Antonio River Authority
Austin Performs Comprehensive
Pipeline Assessment and Targeted
Repair of a Critical
Transmission Main
Mark Dollins
Austin Water
Silver Linings Playbook:
Waterline Relocation Achieves
Operation Improvements
Tina Hanson
Garver
David Smith
Benbrook Water Authority
Water Conservation
Safety & Security
Startup and Initial Operations of
the SAWS Brackish Groundwater
Desalination Project
Using Local Codes and Green
Building Ratings to Advance
Conservation
Clouds & Things: The Implications
of Cloud and Internet-of-Things
for SCADA/ICS
Jarrett Kinslow
Tetra Tech
Marc Santos, Hazen and Sawyer
Rafael Martinez, City of Corpus Christi
Logan Burton, LNV
Jim DeWolfe, Hazen and Sawyer
Gabriel Ramirez, City of Corpus Christi
Walter Winn, Winn Professional
Engineers and Constructors
David Stanley, Winn Professional
Engineers and Constructors
Darryl Low, LeTourneau University
Katie Walker, HDR
Stanley Williams, HDR
Ron McCullough, San Jacinto River
Authority
Don Sarich, San Jacinto River Authority
Albert Rodriguez, HDR
Customized Irrigation Design
Rebates: A Paradigm Shift in
Outdoor Conservation
Programming
David Munn, AECOM
Shannon Rodriguez, City of Houston
Kira Smith, City of Houston
Valetta Saldanha, AECOM
CYA – Covering Your Assets:
Applying Cybersecurity Best
Practices to your Cellular
SCADA Network
Nathan Riggs
San Antonio Water System
Jon-Paul Dixon
Shrader Engineering
Matthew Froehilch
BGE
How Water Conservation and
Adult Education Changed the
Landscape in Small City
Don’t be Scared of Medium Voltage,
Embrace the Revolution Enhancing
Safety and Sustainability
Gail Donaldson
City of Allen
Jeff Miller
Schneider Electric
2:45 - 3:15 pm
Bubbling Away the DBP Blues:
Optimizing Plant Performance with
a Multi-Barrier Approach
Brett Briant
Lower Colorado River Authority
Preparing for 1,000,000 Visitors;
Enhancing Distribution System
Water Quality Monitoring and
Security in Preparation for
Super Bowl 51
2:15 - 2:45 pm
Our New Water Well Has Issues with
Turbidity and Color – How Did This
Happen and What Can We Do?
The WaterMyYard Program – Using
Science to Water Your Yard
Bob George
Tetra Tech
1:45 - 2:15 pm
It’s Time to Convert Disinfectants:
Is Your System Prepared?
Robert Stefani
Austin Water Utility
1:15 - 1:45 pm
Water Treatment
& Operations
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall • 3:15 - 4 PM
Mandi Siebels, Tetra Tech
Jorge Barrera, City of Eagle Pass Water
Works System
Jorge Flores, City of Eagle Pass Water
Works System
Jaime Kypuros, Tetra Tech
Jarrett Kinslow, Tetra Tech
Peter Stencel
Dallas Water Utilities
Benjamin Wherley
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Jorge Alvarado
Texas A&M University
Richard White
Texas A&M University
Fouad Jaber
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Remaining Relevant When
There’s a Water Surplus
Micah Reed
Fort Worth Water
Top Ten Ways to Improve
the Safety Culture
Becky Chen
Austin Water
Emergency Response Plan
Guidance for Water and
Wastewater Systems
Andrea Odegard-Begay
Garver
4:30 - 5:00 pm
Dissolved Ozone Sample Chamber
Improvement and Optimization of
the Ozone Production
Development of a Landscape
Irrigation Runoff Mitigation System
4:00 - 4:30 pm
Extending the Useful Life of a
15 MGD Rio Grande
Ultrafiltration Facility
Visit www.txwater.org for the latest conference
information and updates and to register for the conference.
See you in Austin!
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 12
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Flint Water Study: Revisiting Science and Engineering for the Public Good ● Rebekah Martin ● See more info on Page 11
9:30 - 10:00 am
9:00 - 9:30 am
8:30 - 9:00 am
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 13
Odor Control
Utility Management
Water Resources
Laboratory
How Will Biosolids Smell When
They Reach the Application Site?
An Assessment of Odor
Measurement Techniques and the
Impact of Plant Processes
Don’t Get Caught with
Your Pumps Down
Ethics and Integrity in Flooding
and Drainage Litigation Cases
Preparing a Laboratory to
Handle Stormwater and
Intensive Monitoring Samples
Charlotte Smith
Perkins Engineering Consultants
Matt Jalbert
Trinity River Authority
Steven Nutter
City of Fort Worth Water Department
Corrosion Basics for
Concrete and Metals in
Wastewater Applications
Douglas Sherman
Corrosion Probe
Randy Nixon
Corrosion Probe
David Crowe
Corrosion Probe
From Odor Task Force to Design
– Improving Communications and
Odor Control at the Upper Trinity
Regional Water District Lakeview
Water Reclamation Plant
Alan Davis
Alan Plummer Associates
Brian Kelm
Upper Trinity Regional Water District
Andrew Molly
City of Houston
What’s in Your Toolbox?
Applying Information
Technology to Reduce SSOs
William Lloyd
HDR
Annette Duron
San Antonio Water System
Communicating Fort Worth’s
Plan to Get the Lead Out
Mary Gugliuzza
City of Fort Worth Water Department
T. Lynn Lovell
Halff
Strategic Water Supply Planning
for the Future: City of Lubbock
Develops a 100-Year Supply Plan
Aubrey Spear
City of Lubbock
Soil Moisture Sensing for Water
Resources in the Lower Colorado
River Basin of Texas
Ronald Anderson
Lower Colorado River Authority
David Walker
Lower Colorado River Authority
David Murdoch
Lower Colorado River Authority
David Hernandez
San Antonio River Authority
An InnovIntroduction and the
Importance of Reuse/Recycle Water
and The Use of Defined Substrate
Technology for the Detection of
Indicator Bacteria for Reuse Water
Gil Dichter
IDEXX Laboratories
LIMS Benefits for NELAC
Regulated Industries
Sonja Stutsman
Accelerated Technology Laboratories
Networking Break in Technical Session Area • 10:00 - 10:30 AM
11:30 - Noon
11:00 - 11:30 am
10:30 - 11:00 am
WW Operations
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Find the Right Balance: Optimizing
Secondary Clarifier Operation Using
a Simple Spreadsheet-Based Tool
Nick Landes
Freese and Nichols
Enduring a Quadruple Bypass with
Aged Organs: Challenges to
Sustaining Flow and Treatment
During Major Expansion and
Rehabilitation
Kyle Kruger
Garver
Secondary Clarification
Performance and Capacity
Evaluation
Eric Redmond, CH2M
Leon Downing, CH2M
Mike Young, Trinity River Authority
Sherri van der Wege, Trinity River
Authority
Jeff Sober, Garver
TEXAS WATER 2017TM
Better Together: Regional
Collaboration and CMOM
in North Texas
Jenna Covington
NTMWD
Scott Hoelzle
NTMWD
Ken Hall
CH2M
How to Get a New Custom
Plant For $4/Gallon: Improving
the City of Victoria’s
Wastewater Infrastructure
Danny Hurtado
CDM Smith
Lynn Short
City of Victoria
Embracing Modern Data
Management at Bistone MWSD
Steve Walden
Steve Walden Consulting
Industrial
To the Rio Grande and Beyond:
Strategic Planning to Diversify
Water Supply in McAllen, TX
Ellen McDonald
Alan Plummer Associates
Eva Steinle-Darling
Carollo Engineers
A Wave of Aquifer Storage and
Recovery (ASR) – The Impact of the
New TCEQ Regulatory Framework
on ASR projects in Texas
Tina Peterson
CDM Smith
Bill Mullican
CDM Smith
David Smith
CDM Smith
Enhancing Dam Safety
in the City of Dallas
Kimberlie West Brashear
Dallas Water Utilities
Gail Charles
Arcadis
Kimberly Dewailly
Trinity Watershed Management
Reclamation of Oil Field
Wastewaters in the Permian
Basin at Regional Facilities
Peggy Glass, Alan Plummer Associates
Rex Hunt, Alan Plummer Associates
Charles (Choc) Harris, Gordon W.
Pederson, Leonard Levine, Gulf Coast
Waste Disposal Authority
The First Peracetic Acid
Disinfection System in Texas –
Up and Running!
Sarah Stewart, CDM Smith
Leonard Levine, Gulf Coast Waste
Disposal Authority
Carl Hennigar, Gulf Coast Waste
Disposal Authority
Adam Eaton, CDM Smith
Mitigation of UV Quenching
Substances (UVQS) by Chemical
Enhanced Primary Treatment
(CEPT) in Co-Treatment of Landfill
Leachate and Sewage
Harsh Patel
Lamar University
Renzun Zhao
Lamar University
Gloyna Breakfast ● 7-8:30 am ● Thursday, April 13 ● Tickets Sold Separately
Flint Water Study: Revisiting Science and Engineering for the Public Good ● Rebekah Martin ● See more info on Page 11
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE • TECHNICAL SESSIONS
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 13
Asset Management
I Conserved – Your Raised Rates –
Yes But You Pay Less
Determining Condition and
Effective Useful Life of Pipelines
Using Statistical Models
Bill Hoffman
H.W (Bill) Hoffman & Associates
Randy McIntyre
Garver
Considerations in
Capital Planning
Robert Ryall
Willdan
Andrew Brady
City of Houston
Wayne Pratt
Wachs Water Services
Stacy Barna
Tetra Tech
Rachel Ickert
Tarrant Regional Water District
Rachel Crawley
Tarrant Regional Water District
Esteban Azagra
Arcadis
A Tiered Approach to Finding the
Right Industrial Surcharge Fees
Sapna Mulki
Hahn Public Communications
Murali Erat
Freese and Nichols
Mistie Gonzales
City of Waco Water Utilities
Nick Landes
Freese and Nichols
H2O Conservation Education that
Works: All About the TEKS
When to Say Enough is
Enough – Development of
Chloride Discharge Limit for
an Indirect Discharger
William Nahas
City of Allen
Public Outreach Grass Tops and
Roots: Applying Florida Potable
Reuse Lessons Learned
Emile Moore
Tetra Tech
Janet Sims
Perkins Engineering Consultants
Dazed & Confused: Reporting
Requirements for Hazardous
Substance Discharges to POTWs
David James
TCEQ
9:30 - 10:00 am
What’s Better and Cheaper,
Funding from the SWIFT
or the SRF?
Organizational Considerations
for a Successful Asset
Management Journey
Rate Case Messaging: The
Character/Competency Conundrum
Pretreatment
9:00 - 9:30 am
Implementing a System-Wide
Valve Inventory in Houston, TX –
The Fourth Largest City
in the United States
Value of Water
8:30 - 9:00 am
Infrastructure Financing
Networking Break in Technical Session Area • 10:00 - 10:30 AM
Robert Ryall
Willdan
Ties that Bind – Linking Water
Planning and State Funding
David Dunn
HDR
What is an Asset?
John D’Antoni
Black & Veatch
Hunting in Huntsville: Developing
Water and Wastewater Asset
Management Solutions
Richard Weatherly
Freese and Nichols
Kristen Burns
Freese and Nichols
Kendall Ryan
Freese and Nichols
Cassia Sanchez
Dallas Water Utilities
Amanda Hill
Lewis Public Relations
Madonna Smith
Nathan D. Maier Consulting Engineers
Partnerships and
Communication Strategies for
Successful Drought Response:
Case Studies and BMPs, EPA
Drought Response Drive
Rebecca Villalba
TCEQ
Do My Industrial User Surcharges
Reflect the True Cost of Treatment?
Tools for Considering Industrial
User Discharges and the
Impacts to Treatment
Susan Butler
CH2M
Brandt Miller, Hazen and Sawyer
David Ornelas, El Paso Water Utilities
Chamindra Dassanayake, Hazen and
Sawyer
Joseph Rohrbacher, Hazen and Sawyer
Michelle Brown, Hazen and Sawyer
Water Wise Workshops – Water
Conservation & Watershed
Protection
Characterizing Non-Dispersibles:
Methodology, Visualization,
and Data Driven OutreachBased Mitigation
11:30 - Noon
David Bowman
Neel-Schaffer
Ron Patel
Dallas Water Utilities
Need-to-Know: Toxics Release
Inventory and Your Publicly Owned
Treatment Works
11:00 - 11:30 am
Developing Increased Revenues
to Cover the Cost of Infrastructure
Improvements
Aerial Drones for
Asset Inspection
10:30 - 11:00 am
Advancing Rate
Setting Practices
“What’s on your Mind?” –
Utilizing Web-Based Media for a
Large Residential Construction
Project #socialmediaworks
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City of Frisco
Jennifer Moore
Trinity River Authority of Texas
TEXAS WATER 2017 SCHOLARSHIP GOLF TOURNAMENT
Monday, April 10
•
Jimmy Clay/Roy Kizer Mega Muni Complex
7 am check-in w/breakfast. 8 am Shotgun Scramble w/lunch and awards following. No on-site registration.
This year’s event will be held at the 36-hole complex of Jimmy Clay-Roy Kizer for maximum enjoyment by all golfers, located at 5400 Jimmy
Clay Drive. Each golf course will host a maximum of 144 golfers and its own tournament. Jimmy Clay is a 6,914 yards Par 72 and plays
through traditional tree-lined fairways and elevated open greens while Roy Kizer is a 6,412 yards Par 71 links-style layout, spread over 200
acres bordered by cedars, elms, lakes and wetlands. Players will be evenly distributed between both golf courses with accommodations
for multiteam registrations on one course. Raffle tickets will be sold at the event for door prizes after the tournaments. All profits from the
Texas Water Golf Tournament go toward scholarship programs.
CALCULATE FEES
INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION
$125/person by 3/10/17; $150 after; No later than 3/31/17
Individual Registration......................... $___________
Team Registration............................... $___________
TEAM REGISTRATION
$500/team by 3/10/17; $600 after; No later than 3/31/17
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES (Per Golf Course):
PLATINUM: 2-Team registrations, Prize Sponsorship.....$3,500 Clay/$3,500
Kizer
GOLD: Team registration, Lunch Sponsorship, and company name on Golf
Towel for every golfer.....$2,500 Clay/$2,500 Kizer
SILVER: Team registration, Breakfast Sponsorship and company name on
Koozie for every golfer.....$1,750 Clay/$1,750 Kizer
BRONZE: Team registration, Goodie Bag Sponsorship and company name
on Tees/Ball Marker/Divot Tool for every golfer.....$1,500 Clay/$1,500 Kizer
INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM CAPTAIN
NAME:_______________________________________________
Firm Name:___________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________
City:_________________________________________________
State:_________________________Zip:____________________
Cell Number:___________________________________________
Email:________________________________________________
TEAM 1 PLAYER NAMES (if applicable)
#2:__________________________________________________
#3:__________________________________________________
#4:__________________________________________________
TEAM 2 PLAYER NAMES (if applicable)
#1:__________________________________________________
#2:__________________________________________________
#3:__________________________________________________
#4:__________________________________________________
THE EASIEST WAY TO REGISTER IS ONLINE!
Sponsorship Packages
Platinum Package..... ___ x $3,500....... $___________
Gold Package........... ___ x $2,500....... $___________
Silver Package.......... ___ x $1,750....... $___________
Bronze Package........ ___ x $1,500....... $___________
Sponsorship Opportunities
Tee Box....................... ___ x $150...... $___________
(sign to be given to sponsor)
Green Flag................... ___ x $225..... $___________
(sign with sponsor name to be
given to sponsor)
Closest to the Pin......... ___ x $250.....
$___________
(sign to be given to sponsor)
Longest Drive, Men...... ___ x $250...... $___________
(sign to be given to sponsor)
Longest Drive, Women.. ___ x $250...... $___________
(sign to be given to sponsor)
NAME FOR SPONSORSHIP SIGN:
_____________________________________________
Tournament Extra(s)
___Mulligans ($5/each; max 2/player).... $___________
___Forward Tee ($20/team)................ $___________
to move 150 yds. out from pin
on Par 5 per course
TOTAL (add column at right)
$___________
www.txwater.org
Or mail form with payment to:
TW17 Golf Tournament
P.O. Box 676
Pflugerville,TX78691
Or fax to 512-251-8152
PAYMENT METHOD:
 Check Payable to “Texas Water”
Tournament Chair:
Yvonne Gil-Vallejo, 512-972-2048
[email protected]
CHARGE MY:
 AMEX
 VISA
 MasterCard
 Discover
Card #: _________________________________________________________Expiration: ______________________________________
Cardholder Name: ________________________________________________Security Code: ___________________________________
Credit Card Billing Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Signature: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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TEXAS WATER 2017 REGISTRATION
April 10-13, 2017
Austin, Texas
Early Registration Deadline: March 20, 2017
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_____________________________________________
NAME FOR BADGE___________________________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS__________________________________________________________________________________________
CITY/STATE/ZIP____________________________________________________________________________________
PHONE__________________________________________MEMBER #___________________________❑ AWWA ❑ WEF
EMAIL (REQUIRED FOR PROCESSING)_____________________________________________________________________
❑ This is my first time attending the Texas Water Conference
Received on/
Received
before 3/20/17 after 3/20/17
❑ Full Registration - MEMBER ......................... $295 ......... $345 ...... ______
❑ Full Registration - NON MEMBER ................ $495 ......... $545 ...... ______
NON MEMBERS ONLY. Full registration at the non-member rate
includes a free one-year membership to either AWWA or WEF. With
full, non-member registration, please indicate which organization
you wish to join (new members only - no renewals): ❑ AWWA ❑ WEF
❑ Student (no meals) ........................................ $40 ........... $50 ........ ______
❑ Tuesday Only - MEMBER
(breakfast and awards lunch) .................... $165 .......... $195 ...... ______
❑ Tuesday Only - NON MEMBER
(breakfast and awards lunch) .................... $215 .......... $245 ...... ______
❑ Wednesday Only - MEMBER
(includes Box Lunch) ................................. $130 ......... $160 ...... ______
❑ Wednesday Only - NON MEMBER
(includes Box Lunch) ................................. $180 ......... $210 ...... ______
❑ Thursday Only - MEMBER ............................ $80 ........... $90 ........ ______
❑ Thursday Only - NON MEMBER ................... $90 ........... $100 ...... ______
❑ Guest Program .............................................. $125 ......... $135 ...... ______
Guest Name For Badge:_________________________________
❑ Exhibit Hall Only (4/11, 4/12) ........................ $55 ........... $55 ........ ______
(Sorry: No one-day passes available)
THURSDAY FACILITY TOURS
QUANTITY
Select Tour Below: ...................... _____ x $30 ........... $35 ........ ______
❑ Tour 1: Samsung Austin Semiconductor Ultrapure Water Facilities
❑ Tour 2: Water Treatment Plant 4 Sorry, sold out
❑ Tour 3: Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Sorry, sold out
EXTRA TICKET
QUANTITY
❑ * Awards Lunch (TUES.) ............. _____ x $60 ........... $65 ........ ______
❑ * Awards Breakfast (WEDS.) ....... _____ x $35 ........... $35 ........ ______
❑ I plan to participate in the Curtis Smalley Environ. Event (Mon., April 10)
❑ I plan to participate in the Dodson Drive Fun Run 5K (Tues., April 11)
❑ I plan to attend the Women of Water Lunch (Box lunch ticket required;
included in Full Registration or Wednesday Only. Or purchase ticket below.)
❑ * Box Lunch (WEDS.) .................. _____ x $30 ........... $35 ........ ______
❑ * TW17 Wednesday Night Event.. _____ x $65 ........... $75 ........ ______
❑ Gloyna Breakfast (Thurs.) ........... _____ x $35 ........... $35 ........ ______
❑ Donation “Water for People” - Optional ............................................. ______
TOTAL PAYMENT (add right column) .................... _____
* 1 ticket to event included with Full Registration
I have special dietary needs: ❑ Vegetarian
❑ Other_____________________________________________
THE EASIEST WAY TO REGISTER
IS ONLINE: www.txwater.org
PAYMENT METHOD:
❑ Check Payable to Texas Water
Bill My:
❑ AMEX
❑ VISA
❑ MasterCard
❑ Discover
Card #___________________________________________
Expiration__________________Security Code___________
Cardholder Name__________________________________
Signature________________________________________
Credit Card Billing Address___________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
(Put “Same” if same as above; necessary to process)
For more information, contact:
Texas Water
512-251-8101
Fax: 512-251-8152
[email protected]
Register online at www.txwater.org
or mail form with payment to:
Texas Water 2017 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, 2017. A $60
cancellation fee will be assessed to all refund requests made
prior to March 20, 2017. Substitutions allowed. Substitutions
may incur a $25 processing fee. All refunds must be requested
in writing. Email or fax refund requests to Texas Water at
[email protected] or (fax) 512-251-8152.
Early registration deadline: March 20, 2017.
After April 3, registration only available onsite.
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