2014 CONFERENCE – Eugene, Or
Here you will find presentation materials from sessions held during the 2014 Pacific Northwest Section AWWA conference in Eugene, Oregon.
Wednesday Precons
Cascade To Coast, Water Treatment
Distribution
- Seismic Retrofit of Steel Reservoirs
- Sustainable Asset Management Programs
- Concrete Reservoirs
- Investigating Tanks to Develop a Capital Plan
- Solutions for Terminal Storage Reservoirs
- City of Grants Pass Reservoir #3 Replacement
Distribution – Water Loss Control
- State of Oregon Water Efficiency Standards
- Water Loss Control Tools, Techniques and Tips
- Water Audits and Loss Control Programs
- Water Distibution System Pressure Management
- The Leak Stops Here And I Get Paid For It
- Saving Energy By Saving Water
- Leak Detection: Buy the Right Equipment for Your System
Engineering – Research
- Pipeline Crossings of Bridges
- Hey It’s Just a Water Line
- Collection and Analysis of Soil Corrosion
- TVWD Approach to Addressing Aging Pipeline Infrastructure
- Ductile Iron Pipe a Century of Service
- Implementing Condition Assessment Inspections
- Pipeline Assessment Using Acoustic Technology
- Development of Defect Codes for Pressure Mains
- Risk Driven Condition Assessment
- Fault Crossing Design of 66-Inch Pipeline – San Francisco
- Trenchless Methods for Water Conveyance Projects
- Getting Out of The Trenches
Water Quality
- Pressure Loss Management
- Regulatory Drivers for Pressure Loss Management
- Public Health Impacts from Pressure Loss Events
- Oregon’s Best Management Practices for Pressure Loss
- Water Main Break Response Protocols for Chlorinated Systems
- Effective Microbial Control Strategies for Main Breaks and Depressurization
- Highlandview Depressurization Event
- Portland’s Experience with Pressure Loss Incidents in Boil Water Notices
- Pressure Loss Case Study
Water Resources
- Some Nuts and Some Bolts of Developing New Drinking Water Sources
- Unconventional Source Types
- Finding Lost Water
- Water Rights 101 and Strategic Planning for Municipalities
- Permitting 101 Oregon Overview
- Water Right Permitting in Idaho
- Washington Water Right Permitting
- A New Supply for Washington County
- Considerations When Adding a New Source
- Federal Infrastructure Financing Tools
- Communicating on Water Supply Decisions
- Developing a New Partnership for a New Regional Water Supply
- Program Management Keeps New Supply System on Track
Thursday Early Birds
Distribution
Membership
Research and Engineering
Water Resources
Thursday Afternoon
Customer Service
Distribution Small Systems
Engineering
Safety
Utility Management
Water Quality
Water Resources
- Assessing Federal Storage to Meet Future Water Needs-Willamette Basin
- Access to Federal Stored Water Willamette Basin
- Finding Solutions to Water Resource Issues on the West Plains
- City of Pasco – A Tale of Two Waters
- Developing New Sources of Municipal Supply
- Building a Water Rights Portfolio in Idaho
Water Treatment
- City of Bellingham Filter Plant Upgrade-A Filter Less Graveled
- Lessons Learned in Construction of the Lake Oswego, Tigard WTP
- Retrofit Solutions to Expand Pland Capacity In An Existing Footprint
- Retrofitting Aeration Treatment Into a 1930’s Pump Station
- Treatment Improvements for DBP Reduction
- Arsenic Treatment-Lessons From the Past Few Years
Friday Morning
Conservation
Distribution
Engineering
- Gabbert Reservoir Seismic Upgrade Project
- Implementing an On-Site Sodium Hypochlorite Generation System
- Seismic Evaluation of Vancouver’s Aging Reservoirs
- Umpqua River Water Treatment Plant: Design, Construction & Commission
- Challenges to Replace 1920’s Built Outlet Facilities in Port Townsend, WA
- 70 Degrees North – Unique WTP Design on the North Slope
Public Information
Public Officials
Water Treatment
- Testing Slow Sand with Raw Wastewater and Concentrated Cryptosporidium
- Dublin Road Plant Treatment Capacity Increase Project
- An Investigation of Screw Press Technology
- Design of a Corrosion Control & Ultraviolet Disenfection Facility for Groundwater
- Columbia WTP Membrane Replacement Project
- Chemical System Design: 30 Years of Lessons Learned
Friday Afternoon
Distribution
- Leak Detection Technology Using Helium
- Innovative Solutions in Pump Sation Implementation and Design
- Getting Developer Buy-In for a City Owned & Operated Pump Station
- Extending the Service Life of Critical Facilities
- Improving Water System Reliability and Safety for a Small City
Engineering
Water For People
Water Information Technology
- Water Utility Automated Metering Infrastructure System – Yakima, WA
- Unified SCADA Reporting
- AS-Constructed Records: Creating Something Useful
- Improving System Management Through Development of a GIS
- Enabling the Mobile Field Worker with Real-Time Intelligence
- Self-Healing SCADA Communications Networks
Water Quality
- Evaluation of the ATP Test for Nitrification Monitoring at the PWB
- Little Changes Can Cause Big Problems in a Water Distribution System
- Getting the Pipes Clean – A Tale of Two Cities
- Automated Unidirectional Flushing Software Programs
- Reduction of THMs Within Storage Tanks Using Aeration
- Using a Recirculating Aeration System to Remove Bromoform
Water Resources