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IMS Annual Conference 2019

Welcome to the Intermountain Section AWWA’s 2019 Annual Conference

11:15am

Corrosion and Its Control for Ductile Iron Pipelines ContinentalJosh Blount Developing and Implementing a Comprehensive Strategic Workforce Management Plan from Recruitment to Retirement ColumbineGerard Yates Developing Your Integrated Water Resources Plan Opera HouseRobert Harding Fire's Impact to Watershed Spark Process Upgrades to Direct Filtration Plant Boiler RoomPatrick Carlson Key Practices for Managing Water Quality in the Distribution System SawtoothJoe Huish

1:00pm

3 Water Treatment Plants 5 Reservoirs and 22 River Sample Sites Boiler RoomJoe Crawford Is There a Water Supply Camelot? Navigating the USBR Contingency Plan Process and Slaying the Dragon of Drought Opera HouseKeith Larson Never Settle on the"Best" - Always Hire the Right Candidate ColumbineDave Hardy Old Pipe, New Tricks: A Pragmatic Approach to Partially Deteriorated Pipeline Rehab Design ContinentalMitch Dabling Water Meter Sizing & Selection SawtoothGreg Johnson

1:30pm

Moving an Organization From "That's the Way We've Always Done It" to One That Embraces Change. ColumbineJason Helm Provo Aquifer Storage and Recovery the Path to a Long Term Sustainable Water Supply Opera HouseJeff Davis Recent Developments to Improve Pipeline Corrosion Protection: The 2019 Design Decision Model (DDM) ContinentalJohn Johnson Small-Scale Ultrafiltration Systems: Design Challenges, Technology Advancements, and Case Studies Boiler RoomDan Dye Utilizing Indirect Inspection Techniques to Perform Targeted Condition Assessments and Repairs on Metallic Water Pipelines SawtoothEric Nelson

2:00pm

Replacing Culinary Waterlines - When and How SawtoothStockton Denos

2:30pm

Well Performance and Maintenance SawtoothBrandon Nielsen

3:00pm

Applying Artificial Intelligence to Water Main Condition Assessments To Support GASB 34’s Modified Approach ContinentalDylan Winbourn Polymer 101 - Chemistry, Handling and Storage, Dilution Water, Optimized Mixing Boiler RoomYong Kim Small-Scale Water System Demonstration: Reducing Water-system Vulnerability, Increasing Flexibility and Creating a More Unified System by collecting, understanding and assimilating data SawtoothRandy Randall What Can We Learn from Our Neighbors? Colorado's Approach to Stakeholder Collaboration in River Basin Planning. Opera HouseMatt Lindburg Why Cognitive Diversity Matters - A Group Problem-Solving Exercise ColumbineMike Rau

3:30pm

CFD Modeling from Pipelines to Treatment Plants ContinentalRyan Willeitner Solids Management: Low Tech and High Tech Solutions Boiler RoomKaty Vandenberg Will Your Utility Meet the New Regional Conservation Goals? Learn how a Large Public Water Supplier Answered this Question. Opera HouseJacob Young Your Most Important Assets: How to Develop Them and Why ColumbineYvette Amparo-Espinoza

4:00pm

Implementing a Unidirectional Flushing Program SawtoothChuck Hale

4:30pm

Practical Applications of an Hydraulic Modeling SawtoothSteve Jones

9:45am

Bedrock Aquifer Enhancement SawtoothChristopher DeKorver Building Partnerships with Agriculture to Protect Source Waters ContinentalSarah Dominick Innovative New Financing Alternatives for Idaho and Utah ColumbineMarcus Keller Responding to Customer's Drinking Water Quality Concerns: A Risk Mitigation In Action Boiler RoomDelmas Johnson South Jordan's DPR Demonstration Project: A Critical First Step Towards Direct Potable Reuse in Utah Opera HouseAlan Domonoske

10:15am

Achieving Enhanced Water Quality with a New 12.5 MG Baffled Reservoir Boiler RoomDavid McLean Southwest Aqueduct Reach 1 - Overcoming Design and Construction Challenges SawtoothCristina Nelson Utah's Regional Water Conservation Goals ContinentalSteve Jones • Keith Larson Water Reuse; the New AWWA Standard Opera HouseMichael Hartvigsen Will your organization be prepared for a major earthquake? ColumbineBrian Child

11:30am

Brianhead Fire Flood Mitigation within Parowan City, Utah ContinentalTodd Olsen Fluoridation Facilities - Design and Operation Considerations & Lessons Learned Opera HouseYing-Ying Macauley THMs after the Fire: Water storage tanks a smart and active agent in the management and improvement of water quality Boiler RoomJeff Rhodes Tools to Keep a CIP Relevant Amidst Continual Change ColumbineJack Grayson Upgrading a Microfloc Plant to Membranes SawtoothChristina Osborn

12:00pm

Idaho Source Water Protection Collaborative: Its Your Drinking Water. Lets Protect It. ContinentalJoanna Hahn PFAS Water Treatment Study: Comparison of GAC to Single-Pass Ion Exchange Boiler RoomKatie Wolohan Unlocking Potential Treatment Capacity and Reducing Capital Cost SawtoothMichelle Peters What's Next for PFAS and Gen-X? Opera HouseAndrew Nishihara When Water Delivery Fails ColumbineDarrell Child

9:30am

City of West Jordan SCADA Master Plan & Implementation SageSteven Brenchley Designing and Conducting a Successful Corrosion Coupon Study Boiler RoomErik Cram How Do I Comply with AWIA of 2018 Risk & Resilience Requirements Opera HouseBryon Elwell How to Save Time & Money: Creating Standard Plans to Streamline the Plan Approval Process SawtoothTodd Marti Water Loss Validation: A new standard of practice ContinentalSteve Cavanaugh

10:00am

Construction Cost Escalation, Labor Shortages, Schedule Creep What are we to do? SawtoothGlen Perry Does your Strategic Plan allow for successful crisis communication? Opera HouseJosh King Leveraging technology to increase project delivery, accountability and transparency. SageJason Brown Optimizing Treatment to Mitigate Corrosion in the Distribution System Boiler RoomDelvin DeBoer Saratoga Springs Fixed Network Implementation ContinentalJeremy Lapin

10:30am

3 Kings Water Treatment Plant: Maximizing Treatment Capability and Visual Appeal on a Constrained Site Boiler RoomSean Menk Construction Contractor Pre-Qualifications SawtoothGreg Thomas Most Numbers Start With 1: Validating Water Use Data with Benford's Law ContinentalRob Sowby Responding to Water System Emergencies Opera HouseBrian LeMon The Blue Plan-it® Operational Model Takes the Complexity out of Challenging Projects during Planning, Design, Training and Operations SageAlan Domonoske

11:00am

Lessons Learned from Emergency Situations Opera HouseMarie Owens Watering Idaho: The Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer and Conjunctive Administration ContinentalChris Bromley