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AWWA 2025 Annual Conference and Expo (ACE)
Denver, Colorado | June 8-11, 2025
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Texas Water 2025
Houston, Texas | March 18-21, 2025
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WQTC
Schaumburg IL | November 17-21
WaterJam
Virginia Beach Convention Center | September 10-12
WEFTEC 2024 Conference and Exposition | October 2024
AWWA/WEF Utility Management Conference 2025 February 11-14, 2025 | Dallas, Texas
AWWA 2025 Annual Conference and Expo (ACE) June 8-11, 2025 | Denver, Colorado
AWWA Water Infrastructure Conference and Exposition (WIC) September 14-17, 2025 | Orlando, Florida
Water Environment Federation's Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) September 27-October 1, 2025 | Chicago, Illinois
WaterJam 2024 | September 2024
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WQTC 2024 | November 2024
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Utility Management Conference 2025 | February 2025
Texas Water 2025 March 18-21 2025 | Houston, Texas
WEFTEC 2024
Ed Becker | Presenter & Facilitator
W02 OPERATIONALIZING DIGITAL TWINS TO ADVANCE PROCESS CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION
SATURDAY, October 5
8:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Room 345
New Orleans, LA | October 5-9
Prabhu Chandrasekeran | Workshop Chair, Presenter, and Facilitator
W02 OPERATIONALIZING DIGITAL TWINS TO ADVANCE PROCESS CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATIOn
MONDAY, October 7
WEFTEC 2024 Conference and Exposition
Prabhu Chandrasekeran | Moderator
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Room 350
Leveraging Automation and Analytics for Better Situational Awareness and Optimization: Part I
Hugh-Berk Sinclair | Moderator
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Room 335
DE&I: Representation and Impact
Kevin Slaven | Moderator
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Room 235
Leveraging Digital Technologies to Make Better Decisions
Trey Waagen | Presenter
1:45 PM – 1:55 PM | Room 356
The Ultimate Collection Systems Basics Trivia Challenge 3.0 Grouting Basics
Nadia Mugisha | Presenter
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM | Room 354
Community-based Approach to Generate Equitable and Just Outcomes through Infrastructure Planning Operationalizing Equity in Long Term Control Plan (LTCP) Planning: Case Study of the Buffalo Sewer Authority
Rucha Shah | Co-Moderator
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Room 244
Stormwater Infrastructure Operation and Maintenance: Management and Funding
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Room 350
Leveraging Automation and Analytics for Better Situational Awareness and Optimization: Part II
TUESDAY, October 8
Prabhu Chandrasekeran | Chair and Moderator
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | Booth 841 - Hall B2
Technology Spotlight: Decision Support Systems and Digital Twins for Operations and Maintenance (Non-Mobile)
Mark Knight | Moderator
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Room 338
Driving the Circular Water Economy by Reusing Industrial and Municipal Effluents
Prabhu Chandrasekeran | Presenter and Panelist
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Room 256
Exploring the Future Impacts and Improving Utility’s Readiness for AI Implementation
James Shelton | Moderator
Pump Station Design Considerations and Construction Solutions
WEDNESDAY, October 9
Donnell Duncan | Presenter
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Room 238
Building the Workforce of Tomorrow Inclusive Leadership and the Elements of Professionalism
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Room 354
Exploring Force Main Condition Assessment Programs
Mark Van Auken | Facilitator
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Room 346
Impacts of Innovative Solutions on Stormwater Data Gathering and Analysis
Dan Scrutchfield | Presenter
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Room 349
Automation and Analysis: Data-Driven Strategies Improve Utility Processes Automation and Analysis: Data-Driven Strategies Improve Utility Processes and Analyze Performance at WSSC Water
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SATURDAY, Oct 5
TUESDAY, Oct 8
MONDAY, Oct 7
WEDNESDAY, Oct 9
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Kevin Slaven | Facilitator
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Room 354
What IS the Workforce of the Future?: Utility Leaders Roundtable
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Room 344
Advancements in Nutrient Removal: Insights from Urban Watersheds
Force Main Condition Assessment
Automation and Analysis: Data-Driven Strategies Improve Utility Processes
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WaterJam 2024
Amanda Berger
Non-Lead Certification Strategies for Systems with No Known Lead Service Lines
TUESDAY, September 10
4:00 PM | Meeting Room 3C
September 10-12 | Virginia Beach Convention Center
John Millspaugh
WEDNESDAY, September 11
Giovana Batista
11:30 AM | Meeting Room 1C
The New Normal for Natural Hazards: How Prepared Are You to Adapt?
Leslie Steves
1:30 PM | Meeting Room 2B
Development of a Comprehensive Coastal Stormwater Asset Management Program
Mary Sawitzki
2:00 PM | Meeting Room 1B
A Challenging Wastewater Treatment Retrofit: From Zero Solid Treatments to Class B Production Through Innovative Design
Jaime Parson
4:30 PM | Meeting Room 2B
MS4 Stormwater Intelligence: Compliance at Your Fingertips
THURSDAY, September 12
Madison Smith
9:00 AM | Meeting Room 1C
Nature Had Different Plans – A Stream Story
Travis Davis
TUESDAY, Sep 10
THURSDAY, Sep 23
WEDNESDAY, Sep 11
THURSDAY , SEP 12
Alex Carlson
11:30 AM | Meeting Room 3C
Developing an Actionable Stormwater Platform
Water Quality Technology Conference 2024
Amanda Berger | 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
MON07 - Applying a Vulnerability Assessment Tool to Track Down PFAS
MONDAY, November 18
Brent Alspach | 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM
MON12 - Drinking Water in the Plasticene Era: What Utilities Need to Know About Microplastics
TUESDAY, November 19
WEDNESDAY, November 20
November 18
WQTC 2024
November 20
November 19
Francesca DePrima | 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM
MON12 - Micorplastics Sampling: Addressing Unique Challenges for an Unprecendented Contaminant
Nick Tuttle | 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM
TUE05 - WRF 5189 - State of Machine Learning and Advanced Data Solutions in the Water Industry and Case Studies
Melissa Darr | 9:15 AM – 9:45 AM
TUE05 - Laws and Ethics of Using AI in Utility Operations and Management
Rebecca Slabaugh | 7:15 AM – 8:00 AM MODERATOR
WEDEB - Understanding How to Comply with the LCRI Track: Plenary Session
Nicole Sajdak | 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM MODERATOR
WED05 - AI/ML – Applications in Distribution Systems Optimization
Ben Chenevey | 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
WED05 - Is It a Model or Is It a Digital Twin? Results of the 2024 AWWA Survey on Water Distribution Technology
Amanda Berger | 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
WED04 - Upcoming Microbial and Disinfection Byproducts Rule Revisions: Integrated Monitoring Plans and Wholesaler's Responsibility
Ben Chenevey | 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
WED05 - Water Quality Modeling to Optimize Future Water Storage and Sampling Locations
Jamie Griles | 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
WED13 - Ensuring a Healthy Future for America: Texas Water Company’s Proactive LCRR Compliance Approach for School and Childcare Monitoring
Karen Casteloes | 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
WED13 - Navigating Compliance and Community Engagement: Lessons from PWD's School and Childcare Pilot Study
Gwen Kubacki | 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
WED20 - Conducting a Representative Comprehensive Corrosion Control Study for a Complex System - Part 3: Optimizing Corrosion Control
Brent Alspach | 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM MODERATOR
WED21 - PFAS Planet: Novel Treatment and Destructive Technologies
2025 YP/Utility Management Conference (UMC)
MONDAY, Feb10
UMC 2025
WEDNESDAY, Feb12
TUESDAY, Feb11
Event Track: YP Summit Speaker: James Cooper Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST | Stemmons Ballroom AB
February 10 – 14th | Dallas, Texas
MONDAY | February 10, 2025
TUESDAY | February 11, 2025
Event Track: Pre-Conference Workshop Topic: Interactive/Collaborative and Fun Workshop, Integrated with Case Studies to Help You Plan Your Analytics Initiatives! Chair & Facilitator: Prabhushankar Chandrasekeran Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST | Cardinal Ballroom
Event Track: Pre-Conference Workshop Time: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CST | Cardinal Room Topic: Interactive Roundtables: Unpacking DaaS Delivery Challenges and Opportunities for Water Utilities Facilitator / Speaker: James Cooper Time: 10:00 a.m. CST
Water 2050 World Café: Innovation and Circular Economy
PCW04: Advancing Automation, Analytics, and AI through “Human in the Loop”
PCW05: Data-as-a-Service: Alternate Project Delivery to Streamline Water Data Management
Joanna Brunner
Jason Carter
Sara Ferrara
Robert Ryall
Kevin Slaven
David Stanley
Event Track: Track 2 Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CST | Stemmons Ballroom C Topic: A Financial Roadmap for Long-Term Asset Management Implementation Speaker: Sherry Loos, Arcadis Time: 11:00 a.m. CST
WED02: Strategizing Asset Management
WEDNESDAY | February 12, 2025
Event Track: Track 1 Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CST | Stemmons Ballroom A Topic: On-Ramping a CMAR: Converting an Ongoing Program at a Water Treatment Plant over to CMAR Speaker: Gabriel Trejo Time: 11:30 a.m. CST
WED01: Alternate Project Delivery
Event Track: Pre-Conference Workshop Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CST | Stemmons Ballroom C Workshop Facilitators / Speakers: Joanna Brunner, Jason Carter, Sara Ferrara, Robert Ryall, Kevin Slaven, and David Stanley
PCW02: Crafting the Future: Building a 75-Year Strategic Plan for Water Utilities
THURSDAY | February 13, 2025
Event Track: Track 3 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. CST | Carpenter Ballroom Moderator: Hugh Sinclair
THU03: Optimizing Utility Business Through Management and Assessment
Event Track: Track 3 Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CST | Carpenter Ballroom Moderator: Hugh Sinclair
THU08: Bolstering Utility Performance
Event Track: Track 2 Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. CST Location: Stemmons Ballroom C Moderator: Robert Ryall
THU12: Securing Funding Success
Event Track: Track 2 Time: 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST Location: Stemmons Ballroom C Moderator: Robert Ryall
THU16: Finances, Funding, & Rates
Event Track: Track 4 Time: 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. CST | Stemmons Ballroom BD Topic: Water Great Campaign! Community Engagement and Outreach to Foster a Multi-Generational Culture Shift to Protect Water Resources Speaker: Nissim Gore-Datar Time: 1:30 p.m. CST
THU14: Effective Strategies for Community Communications
Event Track: Track 3 Time: 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST | Carpenter Ballroom Topic: Wayfinders at WSSC Water and a North Star: How a Team of 145+ Collaboratively Charted a Course to a Smart One Water Horizon Speaker: Katelyn Skornia and Hugh Sinclair Time: 4:30 p.m. CST
THU17: Strategic Planning – Successful Approaches
Event Track: Track 5 Time: 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CST | Imperial Ballroom Speaker: Joanna Brunner
THU19: It Takes a Village: Peer to Peer Coordination Through the Digital Innovation Journey
FRIDAY | February 14, 2025
Event Track: Track 1 Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CST | Stemmons Ballroom A Topic: Climate Change Resilience Assessment and Adaptation Framework: Case Study for the Elgin Area and Lake Huron Water Supply Systems Speaker: Corie Sapp Time: 11:00 a.m. CST
FRI06: Risk and Resilience 2: Assessment & Strategies
Event Track: Track 5 Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CST | Imperial Ballroom Topic: Enhancing Equity in Long Term Control Plan Implementation: Case Study of the Buffalo Sewer Authority Speaker: Nadia Mugisha Time: 11:00 a.m. CST
FRI10: The Future of DEI: A Long-Term Outlook
THURSDAY, Feb13
FRIDAY, Feb14
Fuel Your Passion with Us at Texas Water
WEDNESDAY, Mar 19
March 18-21 | George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston Texas
WEDNESDAY | March 19, 2025
Presenters Nissim Gore-Datar, EIT
Water Great Campaign! Community Engagement and Outreach to Foster a Multigenerational Culture Shift to Protect Water Resource
THURSDAY, Mar 20
FRIDAY, Mar 21
THURSDAY | March 20, 2025
Presenters Gabe Trejo, PE Ross Standifer, PE
On-Ramping a CMAR Converting an Ongoing Program at Water Treatment Plant over to CMAR
Value of Water Wednesday, March 19 | 4:40pm – 5:10p
Construction Thursday, March 20 | 9:35am – 10:05am
Presenters Mina Aghababaei
Water Distribution Thursday, March 20 | 10:10am – 10:40am
Uncovering the Unknown Lessons Learned from Service Line Field Investigations for San Antonio Water System
Presenters Ashley Kent, PE Nissim Gore-Datar, EIT
Drinking Water Quality Thursday, March 20 | 3:55pm – 4:25pm
Improving Water Treatment Resilience and Sustainability with Biological Treatment
FRIDAY | March 21, 2025
Presenters Max Wallack, PE
Water Treatment and Operations Friday, March 21 | 8:30am – 9:00am
SAWS’ Secrets for Maintaining Consistency Between On-Site Sodium Hypochlorite Generators Across Multiple Sites
Jared Schmerse, PE State Maintenance Event Coordinator
Asset Management Wednesday, March 19 | 1:20pm – 5:10pm
Operations Challenge Event Judges
Dario Sanchez, PE
Brian Young, PE
Wednesday, March 19, 8:00am – Thursday, March 20, 2:45pm Thursday, March 20, 2:45pm: Awards Ceremony
Moderator Rob Jenkins, PE, PMP
Young Professionals Thursday, March 20 | 1:10pm – 5:00p
Moderator Ophelie Messan
