2013 Conference – spokane, wa
Here you will find presentation materials from sessions held during the 2013 Pacific Northwest Section AWWA conference in Spokane, Washington.
Wednesday Precons
Distribution
Engineering
- Pacific NW Seismicity
- Water Infrastructure Seismic Considerations
- Geotechnical Input for Seismic Design
- You Just Got the Geotech Report
- Seismic Effects on Water Infrastructure
- The Oregon Resilience Plan
- Resilient Washington State
- Seismic Design Guidelines for Distribution Piping
- Concrete Water Storage Seismic Design
- Steel Reservoir Seismic Design Criteria
- Treatment Facility Seismic Design Criteria
Utility Management – Asset Management
- Overview
- Develop Asset Registry
- Assess Condition, Failure Modes
- Determine Residual Life
- Determine Life Cycle and Replacement Costs
- Set Target Level of Service
- Determine Business Risk
- Optimized Investment Decision Making
- Optimized Operations and Maintenance Investment
- Optimized Capital Investment
- Determine Funding Strategy
- Build Asset Management Plan
Water Loss Control Group
Thursday
Distribution
Engineering
Research
Safety
Utility Management
Water Information Technology
Water Quality
- Evaluating Portland Water Bureau’s Algae Monitoring Programs
- Harmful Algal Blooms a Proactive Monitoring Approach
- Water Quallity Monitoring of Lake Chaplain Reservoir
- Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to Understand & Improve Treatment
- Management of Disruptive Aquatic Species
- Oregon’s New Best Management Practices for Blue Green Algae
Friday
Morning Sessions
Distribution
Distribution/Research
Engineering
- Comparison of Conventional and Alternative Project Delivery Methods
- Misadventures in Projects: One Engineer’s Journey
- How Construction Documents Different for Alternative Delivery Projects
- Risks Associated with Alternative Delivery Methods
- Questions Regarding Contract Documents/Altenative Delivery Methods
Public Information
Public Officials
Small Systems
Water Resources
- Integrating Ground and Surface Water Management
- Spokane Valley Aquifer Storage and Recovery for Summer Flow
- Rural Water System Positioned to Meet Future Demands
- Conjunctive Use of Surface Water – City of Kennewick
- Evolution of Source Water Appropriation – Walla Walla
- Balancing Surface Water and Ground Water – Portland
Water Treatment
Afternoon Sessions
Distribution
Distribution/Research
Engineering
- Reservoir Inspection and Structural Analysis
- Data Driven Analysis of Pipeline System Performance & Service Life
- Using Hydraulic Modeling as a Basis for Design
- Master Planning on a Budget
- Horizontal Direction Drilling in an Urban Environment
- 6,000 GPM of Dewatering for 200-ft of Microtunneling Installed Pipe?
Small Systems
Water Resources
Water Treatment
- Check Up on Microfiltration Water Treatment Plants
- Developing a Coastal Oregon Water Supply
- Reconsidering Ozone as an Oxidant in Manganese Treatment
- Design of a New Water Supply and Treatment Plant – Longview
- Incorporating Operational and Construction Safety into a WTP Expansion
- Re-Engineering a Failing UF System to Increase Reliability