Michigan Section, AWWA
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2009 Annual Conference
Technical/Educational Program
Williams / Location: Tower Ballroom
Sustainable Water Solutions
William Bellamy, P.E., CH2M HILL / Englewood, CO
WaterSense and Conservation
Cary McElhinney, U.S. EPA Region 5 / Chicago, IL
Providing Innovation and Value to a New Membrane Filtration Facility
Heather Cheslek, P.E., Black & Veatch / Indianapolis, IN
A Case Study—Granular Media Filter Rehabilitation at one of North American’s Largest Water Treatment Plants – DWSD Springwells
Grant Gartrell, P.E., CDM / Detroit, MI
Achieving Simultaneous Compliance of Corrosion, DBP and Softening Goals at Bay City, MI
Sean Chaparro, Malcolm Pirnie / Detroit, MI and John Dekam, Superintendent Bay City Municipal WTP / Bay City, MI
NDMA: An EDC in Drinking Water— Occurrence and Removal by UV Photolysis and AOP
Khalil Atasi, P.E., CDM / Maitland, FL
RTP Fellowship Speaker: Oxidation of Pharmaceuticals
Rebecca Hullman, Michigan State University / East Lansing, MI
Aquifer Storage and Recovery— An Innovative Water Resource Management Solution
Chris Brown and Arlene Anderson-Vincent, Golder Associates / Lansing, MI
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CSI Michigan: Diagnosing Pipe Failures
Jim Hegarty, P.E., Prein & Newhof / Grand Rapids, MI
Shutting Down a City’s Lifeline
Melissa Henderson, P.E., Lockwood, Andrews & Newman / Houston, TX
Trenchless Technology in Water Main Construction—A Case Study
Shela Chowdhury, P.E. & Todd King, P.E., CDM / Detroit, MI
Accumulation of Contaminants in Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Darren Lytle, PhD, P.E., U.S. EPA / Cincinnati, OH
Trenchless Technologies for Potable Pressure Pipe Rehabilitation— Monroe, MI Case Study
David Rosenberg Insituform Technologies, Chesterfield, MO and Barry LaRoy, Director Water/Wastewater Utilities City of Monroe / Monroe, MI
Criticality of Valve Operability
Paul Schumi, Wachs Utility Services / Lincolnshire, IL
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Find Funds for New Construction
Thomas Hutka, P.E., HNTB Corporation / Indianapolis, IN
Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Performance Metrics
Tom J. DeLaura, P.E., Westin Engineering / Detroit, MI
Managing the Asset of Knowledge
Christine Herndon, Herndon Solutions Group / Las Vegas, NV
Asset Management: What it Means for Distribution
Paul Schumi, Wachs Utility Services / Lincolnshire, IL
Facilities Assessments for Capital Improvements Planning
John Willemin, P.E., FTC&H / Grand Rapids, MI
derators: Troy Gallagher & Brian Thurston / Location: Mackinac Room
Water Efficiency and Conservation Programs: “How to Go About it”
Ken Zarzecki, P.E., Director of Utilities, Ottawa County Public Utilities / Grand Haven, MI
The Link Between Carbon Markets and Fresh Water Resources
Valerie Strassberg, Natures Voice Our Choice / Ann Arbor, MI
Avoid Wasting Energy in Pumping: A Operational Evaluation and Selection to Maximize Efficiency
Dave Koch, P.E., Black & Veatch / Grand Rapids, MI
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Geothermal Heat Pumps: A Review of the Technology and Regulations
Mike Brennan, CPG, Malcolm Pirnie / Detroit, MI and Mike Gaber, MDEQ Water Bureau / Lansing, MI
What is Happening to our Groundwater?
Dave Hamilton, MDEQ-LWMD / Lansing, MI
Geologic Carbon Sequestration: EPA P Proposed Rule and Potential Impact on Michigan’s Water Supplies
Janice Skadsen, CDM / Ann Arbor, MI
Safe Water in Ecuador Committee
Christine Spitzley, Tri-County Regional Planning
News from the Field
Presented by the MI-AWWA Young Professionals Committee
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Infrastructure Partnering—Water Storage and Fire Protection for the City of Grand Ledge and the Michigan National Guard
Tim McNamara, P.E. and Jeff Brown, P.E., FTC&H / Grand Rapids,
MI
Value of Interconnects and Teamwork for the City of Wyoming
Mike Averill, City of Wyoming / Wyoming, MI
MDEQ Water Bureau Update
Jim Cleland, P.E., MDEQ Water Bureau / Lansing, MI
10:00 – 10:15
Being Proactive Saves Money and Improves Water Operations
Allan Schneck, Director/City Engineer and Gregory McCaffery, Public Utilities Administrator City of Pontiac / Pontiac, MI
Science of Mixing Water Storage Tanks
Michael Duer, Red Valve Company / Carnegie, PA
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