Below are papers and presentations from Texas Water 2011, April 5-8, at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
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Wastewater Treatment & Operations
Water For People/International Issues
Workforce Issues/Public Information
9:30AM 4/7/11
828
Celine Hyer
Arcadis/Malcolm Pirnie
10:00AM 4/7/11
858
Buried In-Plant Piping - The Forgotten Asset
John Dantoni
Alan Plummer Associates
Jose Villalobos
V&A Consulting Engineers
James Chadwick
Trinity River Authority
10:30AM 4/7/11
876
Condition assessment of a pre-stressed concrete cylinder pipe while in service
David Kurtz
Pure Technologies
Larry McDaniel
Dallas County Park Cities MUD
Gary Dreighton
CDM
11:00AM 4/7/11
719
Pump Station Performance Monitoring System Pilot
Randy Rinon
MWH
Philip Smith
MWH
11:30AM 4/7/11
900
Aging Plant Infrastructure? Start with a CIP Prioritization Risk Based Assessment
Angellia Points
Freese and Nichols
Theodore Chan
Freese and Nichols
1:30PM 4/6/11
901
Fred Ramirez
Austin Water Utility
Jody Slagle
Austin Water Utility
Ken Lockard
Austin Water Utility
Matt Berg
CH2M Hill
2:00PM 4/6/11
942
Multiple Biosolids End Use/Disposal Options Improve Flexibility to the Lubbock SEWRP
Ana Peña-Tijerina
Carollo Engineers
Mary Gonzales
City of Lubbock
Wood Franklin
City of Lubbock
Hani Mitchel
Carollo Engineers
2:30PM 4/6/11
1051
Process Evaluation of VerticelTM/CannibalTM Technology versus Conventional Wastewater Treatment for a Greenfield WWTP
Felicia Sanford
CH2M HILL
3:30PM 4/6/11
803
STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE SLUDGE PROCESSING THROUGH ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
Krishna Pagilla
Illinois Institute of Technology
Irina Lukicheva
Illinois Institute of Technology
Movva Reddy
MPR Engineering Corp Inc.
4:00PM 4/6/11
971
Chamindra Dassanayake
Malcolm Pirnie Inc.
James Smith
Malcolm Pirnie Inc.
4:30PM 4/6/11
1023
How Gold is Your Waste?
Clay Rahn
Freese and Nichols
Leonard Ripley
Freese and Nichols
Jerry Pressley
City of Fort Worth
9:30AM 4/7/11
753
Managing the Alarms That Manage You
Kevin Patel
CDM
10:00AM 4/7/11
919
Dallas Water Utilities Innovative Approach to Water Distribution SCADA Replacement
James Glegg
Westin Engineering
Darrell Engelbrecht
Dallas Water Utilities
Raul Aranda
Dallas Water Utilities
Bill Dang
Westin Engineering
10:30AM 4/7/11
955
Surviving a Cyber Security Attack on Your SCADA System
Christopher Minich
CDM
Howard Ragunton
CDM
11:00AM 4/7/11
894
Strengthening Security through Automation
GREG BETZ
EMERSON - WATER AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS
11:30AM 4/7/11
910
Nathan Mogaru
CDM
Miguel Galaviz
CDM
1:30PM 4/6/11
960
Sunset Review of TCEQ and TWDB
Carol Batterton
WEAT
Heather Cooke
Austin Water Utility
2:00PM 4/6/11
961
82nd Legislative Session Update
Carol Batterton
WEAT
Raj Bhattarai
Austin Water Utility
Heather Cooke
Austin Water Utility
2:30PM 4/6/11
700
WEF-Government Affairs Committee Activities Update
Robert Matthews
CDM
3:30PM 4/6/11
Distribution Evaluation under DBP2
Debra Cerda
TCEQ
4:00PM 4/6/11
Groundwater Rule Overview
Joaquin Montes
TCEQ
9:00AM 4/8/11
1065
City of Fort Worth Wastewater Collection System Renewal Risk Rating, Rehabilitation and Replacement - Planning and Scheduling
BHARATH RAMALINGAM
MWH AMERICAS INC.
Randy Bush
MWH AMERICAS INC.
9:30AM 4/8/11 1040
Public Involvement In Siting A Water Recycling Center: An Uphill Challenge
Mary Gugliuzza
City of Fort Worth Water Department
10:30AM 4/8/11\
733
Using Phased Design and Construction to Minimize Pipeline Cost
Jerry Snead II
CH2M HILL
Kurt Staller
UTRWD
11:00AM 4/8/11
852
Weatherford Water Crisis: High Service Pump Station Discharge Failure
Bryan Jann
Freese and Nichols Inc.
James Hotopp
City of Weatherford
11:30AM 4/8/11
710
A River Runs Through It
Albert Head
Brown and Gay Engineers Inc.
9:00AM 4/8/11
766
Odor Mitigation and Sludge Drying Beds – Really ??!!
Ron Emmons
City of Fair Oaks Ranch
9:30AM 4/8/11
939
Odor Control Performance Testing - Did Superoxygenation Work?
Alan Davis
Alan Plummer Associates Inc.
10:30AM 4/8/11
810
No Odor, No More: The City of Cedar ParkÆs Effective Approach to Minimize Odors at their WRF
Ana Karamalegos
CDM
Thomas Dawkins
City of Cedar Park
11:00AM 4/8/11
895
Sustainable Odor Control: What's in Your Gas?
Jeffrey Hlad
MWH Global
Craig Hibbard
Fort Collins Utilities
Shelley Trujillo
MWH Global
11:30AM 4/8/11
1075
Analysis of Ventilation and Odor Control for Wastewater Tunnel Systems
Christopher Hunniford
OCTC VA
Ayman Benyamin
City of Austin
Thomas Rohlack
URS
James Joyce
OCTC VA
1:15PM 4/7/11
732
REGULATORY HURDLES FOR RECLAIMED WATER USE IN SMALL COMMUNITIES IN TEXAS
Michael Clough, P.E.
Engineering Support Intl.
1:45PM 4/7/11
847
Harold Schmidt
MWH
2:15PM 4/7/11
953
Nutrients are Here: Challenges for Texas Utilities
Rajendra Bhattarai
Austin Water Utility
Ana Peña-Tijerina
Carollo Engineers
2:45PM 4/7/11
995
Whole Effluent Toxicity - Danger Ahead: Sublethal Permit Provisions
Chris Pasch
Alan Plummer Associates Inc.
4:00PM 4/7/11
1043
Nitrosamine Occurrent in Texas: Planning for Potential Future Regulations
Caroline Russell
Malcolm Pirnie
Steve Via
AWWA
Nicole Blute
Malcolm Pirnie
Zaid Chowdhury
Malcolm Pirnie
4:30PM 4/7/11
987
New Certification Programs for Water Treatment and Distribution Products
David Purkiss
NSF International
Theresa Bellish
NSF International
Peter Greiner
NSF International
1:15PM 4/7/11
878
Use of Reclaimed Water in the City of Arlington: A Tapped Resource!
Julia Hunt
City of Arlington
Valery Jean-Bart
City of Arlington
Ellen McDonald
Alan Plummer Associates, Inc.
Daniel Applegate
Alan Plummer Associates, Inc.
1:45PM 4/7/11
924
Siting and Design of the First Texas Chapter 321 Satellite Plant
Samir Mathur
CDM
Stuart Purvis
City of Midland
Don Vandertulip
CDM
2:15PM 4/7/11
1076
Potable Reuse in the Permian Basin
David Sloan
Freese and Nichols
2:45PM 4/7/11
1063
Reclaimed Water or Seawater: Source Water Cost Options
Don Vandertulip
CDM
Greg Wetterau
CDM
4:00PM 4/7/11
744
Does Water Reuse Make Even More Sense Following Texas' Water Quality Standards Revisions?
Ken Hall
CH2M HILL
4:30PM 4/7/11
976
Modeling from Within – SAWS Recycled Water Model Update and Calibration
Scott Cole
Freese and Nichols Inc.
1:15PM 4/7/11
913
Cassia Sanchez
City of Dallas Water Utilities
Jennifer Cottingham
City of Dallas Water Utilities
Edward Motley
CH2M Hill
1:45PM 4/7/11
1027
Security, Technological, and Financial Drivers for Chlorine Gas Alternatives: A Case Study
Kimberlie Brashear
City of Dallas
Charlie Stringer
City of Dallas
Tiffany Bright
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
2:15PM 4/7/11
950
Selecting Disinfectants in a Security Conscious Environment: Six Utility Case Studies
Amlan Ghosh
DSWA, a Jacobs Company
Chad Seidel
DSWA, a Jacobs Company
Kevin Morley
AWWA
2:45PM 4/7/11
920
Fast-Track Implementation of an Enhanced Distribution System Online Water Quality Monitoring Program
Robert Lemus
Arlington Water Utilities
Terry Benton
Arlington Water Utilities
Julia Hunt
Arlington Water Utilities
Kenneth Thompson
CH2M Hill
9:00AM 4/8/11
853
Dos Rios Water Recycling Center Renewable Energy Lease Project: First in the Nation to Sell the Energy Value of the Biogas
Ila Drzymala
San Antonio Water System
9:30AM 4/8/11
947
Digesters in El Paso Fuel Biomass Co-Generation Project
Robert Boyd
Brown and Caldwell
Manuel Perez
El Paso Water Utilities
10:30AM 4/8/11
906
Jody Barksdale
MWH
11:00AM 4/8/11
998
Long-Term Cost Savings for TRA's Ten Mile Creek RWS by Converting Surface Aerators to Diffused Aeration
Amy Robinson
CDM
Randy Brooks
Trinity River Authority
11:30AM 4/8/11
877
Austin Water Utility’s Hornsby Bend Biogas-to-Energy CHP Project
Richard Grubbs
Chevron Energy Solutions
Ramesh Swaminathan
Austin Water Utility
Adam Bogusch
Chevron Energy Solutions
1:15PM 4/7/11 (until 2:45PM)
759
Leading People and Managing Assets For a Sustainable Future
James Courchaine
Westin Engineering Inc.
2:45PM 4/7/11
1078
Workforce Sustainability
Katie McCain
Wachs Water Services
4:00PM 4/7/11
927
Building Future Workforce Through Leadership Training
Jonathan Echols
City of Waco
4:30PM 4/7/11
980
Maintenance Program Assessment for Upper Trinity Regional Water District – A Growing Utility’s Plan to Optimize Maintenance & Assets
Randy McIntyre
Malcolm Pirnie Inc.
9:30AM 4/7/11
809
Fort Worth Tackles Infrastructure Before Superbowl
Ken Hall
CH2M Hill
Andy Cronberg
City of Fort Worth
Frank Crumb
City of Fort Worth
Doug Rademaker
City of Fort Worth
10:00AM 4/7/11
758
WE WANT MORE CONTROL -- A CASE STUDY IN ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY CONTRACTING
SUSAN CRAWFORD
CDM
LARRY MCDANIEL
DALLAS COUNTY PARK CITIES MUD
JEFF POLAK
ARCHER WESTERN
10:30AM 4/7/11
958
Ingenuity with a North Texas Brackish Water: the First Municipal Water Supply use of Lake Whitney
Scott Hekman
Freese and Nichols Inc
Michael Morrison
Freese and Nichols Inc.
11:00AM 4/7/11
1030
Planning for the Unplanned Event: Emergency Interconnects – Why We Need Them
Stephanie Neises
Freese and Nichols Inc
1:30PM 4/6/11
1028
Sanitary Sewer Force Main Condition Assessment Presents Unique Challenges
Robert Thompson
CH2M HILL
2:00PM 4/6/11
1062
Clearing the Fog: Developing a FOG Program and Fee in San Antonio
Veronica Godley
San Antonio Water System
Jennifer Ivey
Red Oak Consulting
2:30PM 4/6/11
917
Wade Brooks
CP&Y
3:30PM 4/6/11
798
There’s a hole in my Tunnel Dear Liza, Dear Liza! Well Fix it, Dear Engineer, Dear Engineer, Fix It!
Daniel Wilson
Malcolm Pirnie
4:00PM 4/6/11
726
Testing Your Design Projections Against a Real Hurricane
Hugh Kelso
RJN Group Inc
4:30PM 4/6/11
954
Design Challenges of a 72-ft Deep Submersible-Pump Lift Station
Martin Rumbaugh
AECOM
Ian Taylor
New Braunfels Utilities
Abu Alam
AECOM
1:15PM 4/7/11
742
Ben Gould
Ashbrook Simon-Hartley
1:45PM 4/7/11
723
Startup of a State of the Art Nutrient Removal MBR Facility Under Stringent Operating Guarantees
John Bratby
Brown and Caldwell
2:15PM 4/7/11
731
Substantiated Savings: The Untold Story of Turbo Compressor Performance Verification
Mitch Hylen
Siemens Energy - Turbomachinery Solutions
2:45PM 4/7/11
735
Selecting Aerations Systems on "Best Value" Selection Can Reduces Your Energy Cost
Richard Atoulikian
MWH Americas
4:00PM 4/7/11
773
Doing More with Less: Improving Effluent Quality, Reducing Energy Costs and Managing Water Resources
Harold Schmidt
MWH
4:30PM 4/7/11
867
Benefits of Optimal BOD Loading and Operation at Desired Minimum SRT of the Activated Sludge Process
Movva Reddy
MPR Engineering Corp Inc
9:00AM 4/8/11
825
Regional vs Distributed Wastewater Treatment: A North Texas Case Study
Leon Downing
Freese and Nichols
Richard Weatherly
Freese and Nichols
9:30AM 4/8/11
932
True Grit! – A Side by Side Comparison of Vortex versus Headcell Grit Removal
Jeffrey Sober
Carollo Engineers
Meera Victor
Carollo Engineers
Jeff Ray
NTMWD
Dolan McKnight
NTMWD
10:30AM 4/8/11
1034
Meeting Ammonia Limits - Breakpoint Chlorination and Optimizing Biological Nitrification
Joshua Brown
Damon S. Williams and Associates
Jonathan Howard
Damon S. Williams and Associates
Logan Burton
LNV inc.
Foster Crowell
City of Corpus Christi
11:00AM 4/8/11
899
Controlling Energy Costs and Increasing Reliability with Innovative Aeration System Rehabilitation
Megan
Martin
CP&Y
Bill Tatum
Trinity River Authority
11:30AM 4/8/11
952
Singing Kumbaya: Working Together for a Better Water Environment
Rajendra Bhattarai
Austin Water Utility City of Austin
Ana Peña-Tijerina
Carollo Engineers
Sterling Lee
San Antonio River Authority
Roberto Macias
SAWS
Wastewater Treatment & Operations
9:30AM 4/7/11
772
Open your mind, not your checkbook: An updated approach to clarifier rehabilitation
Troy Laman
Carollo Engineers Inc.
Regina Stencel
Dallas Water Utilities
Larry Rowe
Dallas Water Utilities
10:30AM 4/7/11
914
Getting the Most Out of Your WWTP: An Innovative Uprating Case Study
John Marler
HDR Engineering Inc.
11:00AM 4/7/11
911
Moving into the 21st Century – City of Bryan Goes from Package Plant to New Technology
Mary Hinson
CDM
Danny Hurtado
CDM
Mark Jurica
City of Bryan
11:30AM 4/7/11
1042
Life Cycle Analysis of Tertiary Filters for Rerate Expansions
Marisa Vergara
CP&Y
Ilknur Drzymala
SAWS
9:30AM 4/7/11
728
My Bill is How High? The Effect of High Bill Alerts on Water Conservation
Drema Gross
Austin Water Utility
Serguei Boukhonine
Austin Water Utility
10:00AM 4/7/11
1035
Lessons Learned: Starting a Water Conservation Program
Jessica Woods
City of Round Rock
10:30AM 4/7/11
988
Water Conservation - What does it mean in Texas?
John Sutton
Texas Water Development Board
11:00AM 4/7/11
788
Residential & Commercial Irrigation Retrofits – Pilot Program to Implementation
Mark Peterson
San Antonio Water System
11:30AM 4/7/11
768
Dallas Commits Texas-Sized Dollars to More Water Conservation
Carole Davis
City of Dallas Water Utilities
1:30PM 4/6/11
974
Where Do I Spend My Rehab Dollars? - Developing a Risk Based Approach to Prioritizing Water System Renewal
Scott Cole
Freese and Nichols Inc.
Melissa Brunger
Freese and Nichols Inc.
2:00PM 4/6/11
831
Drinking Water Source/Contaminant Tracing Using a Hydraulic Modeling Tool
Terry Benton
Arlington Water Utilities
Julia Hunt, P.E.
Arlington Water Utilities
Robert Lemus
Arlington Water Utilities
Kenneth Thompson
CH2M HILL
2:30PM 4/6/11
880
Determining Overall Meter Accuracy for Calculating Water Loss
Dan Strub
Austin Water Utility
Serguei Boukhonine
Austin Water Utility
3:30PM 4/6/11
1064
Trenchless Crossing of the Galveston Intercoastal Waterway
Randy Bush
MWH
4:00PM 4/6/11
1033
Integrating Surface Water into Groundwater System – Blending and Corrosion Inhibitor Considerations
Howard Christian
City of Sugar Land
Dhananjay Mishra
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
4:30PM 4/6/11
804
Development of a Polygon-Based Pipe Replacement Priority Tool
Peter Rogers
University of Texas at Tyler
9:00AM 4/8/11
860
World Water Corps: How you can participate in a Water for People Project
Matthew Berg
CH2M Hill
Ellison Carter
UT Austin
Water For People/Intl. Issues
9:30AM 4/8/11
970
More than Just Toilets and Taps: Observations from a Field Visit to Water For People Project Sites in Bolivia
ChristopherVarnon
CDM
10:30AM 4/8/11
872
Sustaining an Endangered Culture: Volunteering to provide clean water in Panama
Dhumal Aturaliye
CH2M Hill
Natalie Gnat
University of Texas - Austin
Corrie Thompson
University of Texas - Austin
1:30PM 4/6/11
704
Improvements in Onsite Generation of Sodium Hypochlorite -
Gunnar Thordarson
Process Solutions Inc.
2:00PM 4/6/11
1072
City of Corpus Christi Water Department's Approach to Monitor and Identify Nitrification in the Distribution System
Celina Camarena
City of Corpus Christi Water Department
2:30PM 4/6/11
972
Lake Belton’s Affects on the Leon River, a Water Quality Challenge for Temple
Phillip Pope
Carollo Engineers
Jason Anderson
Carollo Engineers
Hani Michel
Carollo Engineers
Nicole Torralva
City of Temple
3:30PM 4/6/11
990
Beating the Heat: Two Texas Cities Address Distribution System Water Quality through Comprehensive Action Plans
Melissa Brunger
Freese and Nichols
Scott Cole
Freese and Nichols
Stephanie Neises
Freese and Nichols
4:00PM 4/6/11
1024
Kimberlie Brashear
City of Dallas
David Robinson
City of Dallas
Stu Hooper
CitiLogics, LLC
Mia Welch
CH2M Hill, Inc.
4:30PM 4/6/11
767
Getting the Stink Out: Piloting Taste and Odor Removal at Lake Conroe
Katie Walker
HDR
Stanley Williams, P.E.
HDR
Donald Sarich, P.E.
San Jacinto River Authority
1:15PM 4/7/11
762
Water Portfolio Management Central Texas Style: Lower Colorado River Authority’s Water Supply Resource Plan
Susan Butler
CH2M HILL
Tom Hegemier
Lower Colorado River Authority
1:45PM 4/7/11
889
NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT'S EAST FORK WETLAND
Loretta Mokry
Alan Plummer Associates Inc.
2:15PM 4/7/11
763
Updates on TWDB’s Innovative Water Technology Programs
Jorge Arroyo
TWDB
2:45PM 4/7/11
782
Mussels in Your Water – Now What?
Jennafer Covington
CH2M HILL
Dale Gabel
CH2M HILL
Sharook Madon
CH2M HILL
4:00PM 4/7/11
854
Precipitation Harvesting for Dual Source Reuse Systems
Roger Schenk
CDM
4:30PM 4/7/11
982
Assessing Federalization – the Potential to Impact Texas Water Primacy and Local Operations
Tom Ray
LAN
9:30AM 4/7/11
874
Full Scale Results Using Dissolved Air Flotation for Algae Removal in Texas Waters
Brian Fuerst
CH2M Hill
Ricky Garrett
City of Waco
Robert Wallace
The Wallace Group
10:00AM 4/7/11
776
UV Advanced Oxidation Treatment of Emerging Contaminants in Drinking and Reuse Water
Erik Rosenfeldt
Hazen and Sawyer P.C.
10:30AM 4/7/11
871
The Generation Gap: Advancements in Disinfection are Phasing out the Old Standards
Jennifer Gibbons
Carollo Engineers
Hector Ortiz
Upper Trinity Regional Water District
Ben Hodges
Upper Trinity Regional Water District
11:00AM 4/7/11
1066
Thomas Caponi
Bury Partners Inc
11:30AM 4/7/11
896
Advantages of Combined Oxidants in Water Treatment
Douglas Rittmann
UTEP and Eka Chemicals
1:15PM 4/7/11
935
SAWS Brackish Groundwater Desalination: Effects of Extended Operation and Air Leaks on RO Membranes
Justin Sutherland
Carollo Engineers
Graham Juby
Carollo Engineers
Duane Bryant
SAWS
Kevin Morrison
SAWS
1:45PM 4/7/11
992
On-Site Sodium Hypochlorite Generation: A Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Available Technologies
Shay Roalson
HDR Engineering Inc.
Mark Graves
HDR Engineering Inc.
Aaron Archer
HDR Engineering Inc.
2:15PM
4/7/11
1011
Jim DeWolfe
Malcolm Pirnie
Mike Urrutia
Guadalupe Blanco River Authority
Juan Vasquez
Guadalupe Blanco River Authority
Dhananjay Mishra
Malcolm Pirnie
Water Treatment
2:45PM 4/7/11
712
Keith McLeroy
Texas Engineering Extension Service
4:00PM 4/7/11
805
The Challenges Associated with Expanding an Existing Ozone System
James Gallovich
Carollo Engineers
Julia Hunt
City of Arlington
David Smith
City of Arlington
Ron Joost
Carollo Engineers
4:30PM 4/7/11
770
Successful Commissioning of the West Travis County Regional WTP Phase 2 Expansion
Chris Chen
AECOM
John McLeod
LCRA
Kevin Koeller
9:30AM 4/7/11
740
Lake Arlington Master Plan: An Integrated Approach to Watershed Management
Julia Hunt
City of Arlington
Valery Jean-Bart
City of Arlington
Fred Blumberg
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.
10:00AM 4/7/11
966
Developing A Regional, Multi-Entity Approach to Proactive Watershed Management
Heather Harris
CH2M Hill
Lisa Bacon
CH2M Hill
Mike Bastian
CH2M Hill
10:30AM 4/7/11
1059
Evaluating Low Impact Development Stormwater Practices in Texas
Fouad Jaber
Texas A and M University
Saed Shannak
Texas A&M
Sandhya Mohan
Texas AgriLife Research
11:00AM 4/7/11
739
Watershed Management Issues with Indirect Wastewater Reuse
Paul Jensen
PBS&J
11:30AM 4/7/11
859
BIG Ideas for Cleaner Waters: Making Houston's Waterways Safer for Swimming
Rachel Powers
Houston-Galveston Area Council
Workforce Issues/Public Information
9:00AM 4/8/11
725
Look Before You Tweet: Making Sure Social Media Hits the Mark
Patricia Tennyson
Katz and Associates
9:30AM 4/8/11
922
Training Frontline Staff to Avoid Becoming Media Targets
Terry Cole
Jacobs Engineering Group
10:30AM 4/8/11
1039
Determine Your Own Fate: Hero or Villain
Danielle Felts
City of Weatherford
Sharon Hayes
City of Weatherford
James Hotopp
City of Weatherford
11:00AM 4/8/11
717
The Water Efficiency Network of North Texas
Lorrie Reeves
Texas AgriLife Research
11:30AM 4/8/11
1052
The Evolution of Conservation Education at El Paso Water Utilities
Anai Padilla
El Paso Water Utilities