| 2010
AWEA CONFERENCE AGENDA |
|
| SUNDAY
APRIL 18, 2010 |
| Time |
Event |
Location/Speaker |
| 8:00-4:00 |
Exhibit
Hall Set Up |
|
| 9:00-5:00 |
Registration
Desk Open |
|
| 9:00-11:45 |
Golf
Tournament Registration, Practice, Putting Competition, and Lunch |
Glenlakes
Golf Club |
| 12:00 |
Golf
Tournament (shotgun start) |
Glenlakes
Golf Club |
| 5:00-7:00 |
Reception |
Exhibition
Hall |
|
| MONDAY
APRIL 19, 2010 |
| Time |
Event |
Location/Speaker |
| 7:30-4:00 |
Registration
Desk Open |
|
| 8:00-8:30 |
Kick-Off
Coffee |
Exhibition
Hall |
| 8:30 |
Opening
Session
Breakfast |
Ballrooms
D & E |
| 8:45-8:55 |
Invocation & Welcome |
Rob
Coleman, President |
| 8:55-9:05 |
Welcome
from Orange Beach |
Honorable
Tony Kennon, Mayor |
| 9:05-9:30 |
WEF
Update |
Judy
Jones, Board of Trustees |
| 9:30-10:00 |
Awards
and Recognition |
|
| 10:00-10:30 |
ADEM
Update |
James
McIndoe, Water Division Chief |
| 10:30-1:00 |
Strolling
Lunch / Equipment Demonstrations / Door Prizes |
Exhibition
Hall |
| 12:00-12:45 |
AWEA
Committee Meetings: |
|
| 12:00-12:15 |
Government
Affairs |
Ballroom
C |
| 12:00-12:15 |
Wastewater
Operations |
Ballroom
D |
| 12:15-12:30 |
Industrial |
Ballroom
E |
| 12:15-12:30 |
Water
Resources |
Ballroom
C |
| 12:30-12:45 |
Laboratory |
Ballroom
D |
| 12:30-12:45 |
Collection
Systems |
Ballroom
E |
| INDUSTRIAL
WASTEWATER WORKSHOP |
| |
SESSION
1 |
Sand
Castle I |
| 1:00-2:30 |
Aerobic
Treatment Systems: Eight Growth Pressures of Aerobic Treatment |
Michael
H. Foster, Principal Consultant
Environmental
Business Specialists, LLC |
| |
SESSION
2 |
Sand
Castle I |
| 3:00-4:30 |
Anaerobic
Treatment Systems: Principles of Anaerobic Treatment Systems |
Christopher
R. Hatch, P.E.,
Process Engineer
River Bend Labs – A Division of Chemtron Corporation |
|
| SESSION
A – Ballroom C |
| |
COLLECTION
SYSTEMS |
|
| 1:00-1:30 |
SSES:
Concept to Construction - Tools and Technologies for Evaluating |
Jimmy
Stewart
Compliance EnviroSystems, LLC |
| 1:30-2:00 |
Private
Lateral Replacement Program |
Calressia
Clark
Mobile Area Water & Sewer System |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Calculating
Spill Volumes |
Danny
Lyndall
Daphne Utilities |
| 2:30-3:00 |
Break
/ Door Prize Drawings |
Exhibition
Hall |
| 3:00-3:30 |
A
Microbiological Solution to Collection System Odor Control |
Jack
Hampton
Crystal River Technologies |
| 3:30-4:00 |
Trenchless
Installation Methodologies for Sewer System Rehabilitation |
Roger
Tatum
Underground Solutions, Inc. |
|
| SESSION
B – Ballroom D |
| |
PROFESSIONAL
ISSUES IN UTILITY MANAGEMENT |
|
| 1:00-1:30 |
Wading
through the Pitfalls of the Alabama Ethics Law |
James
L. Sumner, Jr.
Alabama Ethics Commission |
| 1:30-2:00 |
Can
You Hear Me Now?
Creative Marketing to Your Captive Audience Is the Key to Success |
Rob
McElroy
Daphne Utilities |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Financial
Planning-Rate Studies and Setting Rates |
Blair
Troutman
BlueWater Consulting |
| 2:30-3:00 |
Break
/ Door Prize Drawings |
Exhibition
Hall |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Acquisitions
of Municipal Water and Wastewater Systems-Things to Consider |
Panel
Discussion Facilitated by
Rob McElroy
Daphne Utilities |
| 3:30-4:00 |
Public-Private
Partnerships: Are They Right for Your Community |
Christopher
Morss & Richard Gardner
Sevren Trent |
|
| SESSION
C – Ballroom E |
| |
WATER
QUALITY AND LABORATORY ISSUES |
|
| 1:00-1:30 |
Permit
Renewals and the Joys of Stormwater |
Lennette
Sheffield
TTL, Inc. |
| 1:30-2:00 |
Tricks
and Traps of Sanitary Effluent Analyses |
Nathan
Levy
Analytical & Environmental Testing, Inc. |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Overview
of the USGS National Water Quality Assessment Source Water Quality
Assessment Program and Related Data in Alabama |
Amy
Gill
U.S. Geological Survey
Alabama Water Science Center |
| 2:30-3:00 |
Break
/ Door Prize Drawings |
Exhibition
Hall |
| 3:00-3:30 |
If
You Want to Run with the Big Dogs, You've Got to Get Off the
Porch |
Mike
Shaw
TTL, Inc. |
| 3:30-4:00 |
Sustainability
of Water Resources with International Case Studies |
Dr.
Jim LaMoreaux
P.E. LaMoreaux & Associates, Inc. |
|
| 4:00-5:00 |
AWEA
Young Professionals Involvement Reception |
Pool
Bar |
| 5:00 |
5K
Fun Run/Walk |
Meet
at Perdido Beach Resort Northeast Parking Lot |
|
| TUESDAY
APRIL 20, 2010 |
| Time |
Event |
Location/Speaker |
| 7:30-4:00 |
Registration
Desk Open |
|
| 7:30-8:30 |
Breakfast
/ Booth Prize Drawings |
Exhibition
Hall |
|
| SESSION
A – Ballroom C |
| |
ADEM
REGULATORY ISSUES |
|
| 8:30-9:00 |
Biosolid
Land Applications |
Ed
Sims
EPA Region IV
|
| 9:00-9:30 |
NPDES
Permit Applications |
Daphne
Smart
ADEM Municipal Permit Section
|
| 9:30-10:00 |
Discharge
Monitoring Reports |
Sheri
Festoso
ADEM Industrial Section |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Break
/ Door Prize Drawings |
Exhibition
Hall |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Municipal
Separate Sewer Storm Systems (MS4) Permits |
Chip
Crockett
ADEM Storm Water Branch |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Non-Point
Source Program: Green Infrastructure |
Scott
Hughes
ADEM Office of External Affairs |
| 11:30-1:00 |
Strolling
Lunch / Door Prizes |
Exhibition
Hall |
| 1:00-1:30 |
Water
Quality Standards |
Lynn
Sisk
ADEM Water Quality Branch |
| 1:30-2:00 |
TMDL
Development Update |
Chris
Johnson
ADEM Water Quality Branch |
| 2:00-2:30 |
TMDL
Implementation |
Glenda
Dean
ADEM Industrial/Municipal Branch |
| 2:30-3:00 |
Cooling
Water Intake Structure Requirements - 316(b) |
Scott
Ramsey
ADEM Industrial Section |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Operator
Liability |
Dennis
Harrison
ADEM Drinking Water Branch |
|
| SESSION
B – Ballroom D |
| |
WASTEWATER
OPERATIONS |
|
| 8:30-9:00 |
Troubleshooting
and Maintaining Submersible and Priming Pump |
Keith
Walsh
J.H. Wright & Associates |
| 9:00-9:30 |
Using
SCADA for Preventive and Predictive Maintenance |
Matt
Crousillac
Mission Communications
Paul Coletta
J.H. Wright & Associates |
| 9:30-10:00 |
Upgrade
of the University of Mobile's Wastewater Treatment Plant Using
a Drip Disposal System |
Frank
McFadden
McFadden Engineering |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Break
/ Door Prize Drawings |
Exhibition
Hall |
| 10:30-11:00 |
Tribal
Headquarters Benefits from Water Reuse Project |
Mark
Lopp |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Montgomery
Water Works Biosolids Program: 20 Years in the Making |
Jerald
Conway
Water Works & Sanitary Sewer Board of the City of Montgomery |
| 11:30-1:00 |
Strolling
Lunch / Door Prizes |
Exhibition
Hall |
|
| |
UTILITY
PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT |
|
| 1:00-1:30 |
How
to Find and Keep Good People in a Bad Economy |
Rob
McElroy
Daphne Utilities |
| 1:30-2:00 |
Performance
Measures Used in a Bonus Incentive Program for Municipal System
Employees |
Charles
Hyland
Mobile Area Water & Sewer System |
|
| |
UTILITY
CONSTRUCTION CONSIDERATIONS |
|
| 2:00-2:30 |
Innovative
Solutions for Construction Estimates Using Cost Engineering Software |
Michael
Malires
Tetra Tech |
| 2:30-3:00 |
Rolled
Erosion Control Products (RECP)
Communication and Design of
Effective Solutions |
John
Slupecki
American Excelsior Company |
| 3:00-3:30 |
|
|
|
| SESSION
C– Ballroom E |
| |
MANAGING
NUTRIENTS |
|
| 8:30-9:00 |
Nitrogen
Removal at a Municipal
Wastewater Treatment Facility |
Jurek
Patoczka, Ph.D.
Hatch Mott McDaniel |
| 9:00-9:30 |
High
Rate Disk Filtration for the Removal of Phosphorus |
Peter
Wood
Nova Water Technologies |
| 9:30-10:00 |
Nutrient
Removal - Made Easy |
Mike
Dunigan
Schreiber Water |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Break
/ Door Prize Drawings |
Exhibition
Hall |
| 10:30-11:00 |
BioMag
Meets Upper Gwynedd WWTP Wet Weather and Nutrient Treatment Needs |
Robert
C. Backman
Cambridge Water Technology, Inc. |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Algae
Control Methods Compared: The Importance of Successful Algae
Control for Facilities with UV Disinfection |
Dr.
Shawna Gill
GillTrading.com, Inc. |
| 11:30-1:00 |
Strolling
Lunch / Door Prizes |
Exhibition
Hall |
|
| |
ENERGY
CONSERVATION IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT |
|
| 1:00-1:30 |
Going "Green" -
Optimizing Systems for Energy Savings |
Brian
Brown
CH2M HILL, Inc. |
| 1:30-2:00 |
Energy
Savings through Automated Switching of Power Consumption by Aerators
or Mixers to Unconventional Energy Sources (Solar and Wind) |
Dina
Palumbo
AEROMIX Systems |
|
| |
WASTEWATER
TREATMENT |
|
| 2:00-2:30 |
Effects
and Treatment of Siloxanes and Hydrogen Sulfide for Gas Reciprocating
Engines |
Patrick
Wootten
GE Power & Water Jenbacher Gas Engines |
| 2:30-3:00 |
Net
Present
Worth Calculations in Fine Bubble Aeration Purchase Evaluation |
Dick
Quinn
SSI Aeration, Inc. |
| 3:00-3:30 |
Reducing
Energy Costs in an
Aeration System |
Rob
Coleman
Carter & VerPlanck, Inc. |
|
| 6:00 |
Casino
Night |
Ballroom
D |
|
| WEDNESDAY
APRIL 21, 2010 |
| Time |
Event |
Location/Speaker |
|
8:30-10:30 |
Annual
AWEA Business Meeting and Breakfast |
Sand
Castle II |
If
you or someone in your organization may be interested in attending
or would like more information, contact:
Sabra
Sutton,
AWEA Conference Chairman
Phone (334) 271-1444, x59055
sabra.sutton@ch2m.com |
