watercon 2013

Pre-Conference Program and Registration2

On behalf of the Illinois Section American Water Works Association I would like to invite each of you to attend WATERCON 2013 in March, 2013. Springfield is always a great place to meet with water and wastewater professionals from around the state and the country. If you have attended WATERCON previously, you already know how much there is to see and do and the 2013 program offers even more!

As always there will be multiple days of water and wastewater training allowing operators the opportunity to earn CEU’s, an exhibit hall with over 200 booths, the water works museum, TOP OPs, Meter Madness, Tapping Contest and a Texas Holdem tournament. There truly is something for everyone! Please mark your calendars and make plans to join us. Your attendance is what makes WATERCON 2013 the place to be! Kevin LookisIllinois Section Chair 2012-2013

On behalf of the Illinois Water Environment Association (IWEA), I welcome you to attend the WATERCON 2013 Conference and Exhibition. Due to the importance of water as an integrated resource for the benefit of the people, the environment, and prosperity of Illinois, ISAWWA and IWEA have agreed to hold WATERCON as a joint conference every year. WATERCON 2013, is the fifth joint conference of the two complementary organizations in Illinois. This event provides an unparalleled educational and networking opportunity for water professionals across the state. We have made strong efforts to encourage the participation of students and young professionals by expanding targeted programs. The collaboration of our two organizations has resulted in a program which highlights many of the regulatory, and operational issues of concern. The technologies showcased by the vendors serve all infrastructure needs of the water utilities. I hope you spend time outside of the technical sessions in the exhibit hall to see what the new and innovative technologies are. The IWEA Board, committees, and conference volunteers look forward to continued collaboration of our two organizations who are jointly committed to enhancing and protecting the Illinois Water Environment today and for future generations. We are looking forward to a great conference and hope to see you there. Krishna R. PagillaIWEA President 2012-2013

Welcome to WATERCON 2013

Pre-Conference Program and Registration 3

Who Will AttendWATERCON is Illinois’ largest water conference covering potable water and wastewater issues with more than 200 technical presentations and poster presentations, exhibits, receptions and banquets. Attendees from many different disciplines will attend this conference.

WATERCON 2013 Overview

Monday, March 18 7:30 am - 4:30 pm ..............Registration Open 8:30 am - 5:00 pm ..............Technical Sessions - Wastewater 9:00 am - 10:00 am .............Meeting of ISAWWA & IWEA Board 10:00 am - 12:00 pm ............Safety Committee Meeting 10:00 am - 1:00 pm .............. ISAWWA Board Meeting and Lunch11:00 am - 1:00 pm ............... IWEA Lunch and Business Meeting 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm .............Grand Opening Exhibit Hall 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm ..............Technical Sessions - Potable Water 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm ............. I5S Meeting 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm .............TOP Ops - Exhibit Hall 6:30 pm.. .............................. IWEA Awards Banquet Erin’s Pavillion 6:30 pm ............................... ISAWWA Board - Comm. Chair Dinner

Tuesday, March 19 7:30 am - 4:30 pm ..............Registration Open 8:00 am - 5:00 pm ..............Tech. Sessions Potable Water 8:00 am - 5:00 pm ..............Tech. Sessions Wastewater 8:00 am - 9:00 am .............Exhibit Hall - Exhibitor-Client Meetings 8:00 am - 5:30 pm ..............Committee Meetings 8:00 am - 4:30 pm ..............Operator’s and Small System’s Day 9:00 am - 6:00 pm .............Exhibit Hall Open 9:00 am - 11:00 am .............Poster Session Open 11:00 am - 12:00 pm .............Poster Session Judging10:00 am - 6:00 pm ..............Water For People Silent Auction Bidding10:00 am - 5:00 pm ..............WaterWorks Museum Open12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ..............Drinking Water Taste Test 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ..............Water Commissions of Illinois Meeting 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ...............Water Distribution Committee Meeting 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm ..............Career Fair 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ...............Education Committee Meeting 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm ..............Meet & Greet (Exhibit Hall) 9:00 pm - ????? ..................Texas Holdem (Second Floor)

Wednesday, March 20 6:30 am - 8:00 am .............Bike and Breakfast 7:30 am - 4:30 pm ............Registration Open 7:30 am - 8:30 am ............. ISAWWA Past Chair Breakfast 8:00 am - 9:00 am .............YP Breakfast and Workshop 8:00 am - 9:00 am .............Water Operator Associations Breakfast 8:00 am - 5:00 pm .............Tech. Sessions - Potable Water 8:00 am - 5:00 pm ............Tech. Sessions - Wastewater 9:00 am - 10:00 am .............Backflow Committee Meeting 9:00 am - 12:00 pm .............Exhibit Hall Open 9:00 am - 3:00 pm .............WaterWorks Museum Open 10:00 am ...............................Logo Hunt Ends11:00 am ................................Water For People Silent Auction Closes12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ............... IWEA Board Meeting12:00 pm - 2:00 pm ...............Fuller Lunch 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm ...............Young Professionals Bags Competition 5:00 pm ...............................Meter Madness and Tapping Contest Thursday, March 21 7:30 am - 8:30 am ............. ISAWWA Officer and Awards Breakfast 9:00 am - 12:00 pm .............Technical Sessions

Most technical sessions qualify for Illinois operator renewal training credit. Blue coding is potable water, green coding is wastewater and purple is both. Purple and Blue sessions qualify for water operator renewal training credit. Questions? Call 866-521-3595 ext. 3 - Sandi.

• Exhibit Hall Opens MONDAY• Water Art Show during Grand Opening• Potable Water Sessions Monday• Private Exhibitor Appointment Hours • Career Fair - Tuesday• Logo Hunt Expanded

• Academic Institutions • Manufacturer’s Representatives• Consulting Engineering Firms • Suppliers• Environmental Organizations• Water and Wastewater Plant Operators • Manufacturers

• Regulatory Representatives• Laboratory Personnel• Young Professionals• Students • Young Professionals• Small Water Supply Operators

• Mission Impossible Challenge• Water Operator Challenge• More Forums!• Outdoor Safety Course - Small Systems• Field Trip - Green Technology • Field Trip - Small Systems

New This Year!!!!


Monday, March 18 Potable Water & Wastewater

Engineering - Wastewater 8:00 am - 10:30 am• Plugging the Leaks in Treatment Plant Infrastructure• Start to Finish Coordination is Key• Motor Repair Practices to Maintain Energy Levels at

Rewind• Fox Metro Water Reclamation District New Laboratory

Facility Energy-Efficient Design and Operation

Coll. Systems Prod. - Wastewater 8:00 am - 10:30 am• The New Wastewater: Collection System Challenges

Caused by Today’s Modern Trash • Rainwater Harvesting at Chicago’s Haas Park saves

potable water and keeps clean rainwater out of Chicago’s combined sewers

• Effect of Enhanced Biochemical Processes in the Sewer Collection System on Influent Wastewater Characteristics and Wastewater Treatment Plant Performance.

• Sewer Sociology Identifies Socioeconomic Status of Land Use for Water Resource Planners

Biosolids Mgmt - Wastewater 8:00 am - 11:00 am• Development of an Integrated Hauled Waste Program• Review of Biosolids Management Alternatives with a

Conventional Solution• Solids Thickening/Dewatering Investments Offer

Opportunities for Cost Reduction• Deciding on your biosolids management future - a case

study of Cape Girardeau MO: how and why they selected biosolids drying

• Sludge Thickening in Centrifuges and Gravity Belt Thickeners, a Comparison between MWRDGC Facilities

Operations - Wastewater 8:00 am - 11:00 am• Traveling Bridge Grit Removal System Decreases

Maintenance and Improves Treatment Effectiveness at the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant

• City of LaSalle, IL Wastewater Treatment Plant Flood Control Project using IKE Disaster Recovery CDBG Funding

• Capacity and Treatment Benefits of Optimized Step Feed Operation

• The Bulk Stops Here - Activated Sludge Bulking/Foaming Case Studies

• The Hunger Games: Getting the Right Amount of Food to the Evansville BAF System

Grand Opening Exhibit Hall 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (NEW TIME)

Ground Water Treatment - Potable 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm• Softener Regeneration Waste Pre-Treatment for Barium/

Radium• Challenges During Start-up at Radium Removal Treatment

Plants using HMO• Treatment Synergies to Improve Challenging Ground

Water Chemistry

Management - Both 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm• Giving Water A Voice - Outreach Efforts in Moline• Design/Build with Public Private Partnerships (P3): How

Municipalities can Reduce Costs, Share Risk and Fund Projects, with a reduced Delivery Time for their Project(s)

• ENVISION: A Rating System for Sustainable Infrastructure• Relocating Utilities around Planes, Trains and

Automobiles?• Securing access your distribution and collection system

through remote access facilities• Save Time and Money with JULIE’s GIS product New Products - Both 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm• Acoustic Methods for Determining Remaining Pipe Wall

Thickness in Ferrous and Asbestos Cement Pipes• Dealing with the challenge of aging workforce and

downsizing• Grundfos SMART Digital Dosing Pumps• SEE What You’ ve Been Missing: Using Optically Active

Pigments to Extend Water Tank Service Life• Water Loss Reduction Through Pressure Management

MONDAY QUICK VIEW EVENTS• Technical Sessions - Wastewater beginning at 8:00 am• Grand Opening Exhibit Hall (NEW TIME)• Technical Sessions - Potable Water beginning at 2:00 pm• TOP OPS Challenge 5:00 pm• IWEA Awards Banquet Erin’s Pavillion• ISAWWA Board and Committee Chair Dinner

MONDAY MEETINGS• Joint Meeting of ISAWWA & IWEA Board • ISAWWA Board Meeting and Lunch• IWEA Lunch and Business Meeting• ILWARN Annual Meeting• I5S Meeting


Laboratories - Wastewater 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm• Rapid Toxicity Detection Using a Bacterial

Bioluminescence Assay• Chlorine Disinfection of Primary Effluent• Comparison of potentially pathogenic antibiotic resistant

strains of Aeromonas bacteria within the Rockford Water Reclamation District and the local Rock RiverUsing a Mobile Laboratory to Assess Estrogenicity in Water Reclamation Plant Effluent: Experimental Design and Procedure

Digesters Foam - Wastewater 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm• Microthrix parvicella and its relevance to anaerobic

digesters foaming events• Monitoring, Testing and Detection of Anaerobic Digester

Foaming• A Case Study: The Influence of PAX-14 and Solids

Retention Time on Foaming in Anaerobic Digesters• Digester Foaming Case Studies

Energy - Wastewater 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm• Fast Track Delivery of New Blower, Diffusers and

Dissolved Oxygen Control System• Water and Waste Water Facility Heat Pump System

Applications• Cutting Power Costs by $18,600 per Month• Adding High Strength Waste to Municipal Anaerobic

Digesters• Alternatives for More Effective and Economic Use of

Digester Gas

Stormwater - Wastewater 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm• Formation of a Stormwater Utility in Illinois - Is It In Your

Future?• Developing a Municipal Stormwater Utility Key Elements

and Case Study Examples• Minimizing Risk for LTCP Tunneling in a Dense Urban

Environment with an Innovative Public-Private Partnership• Two Years of Operating History with Treatment Shafts

for CSO Capture and Treatment in Dearborn Prove their Efficiency, Economy and Automated Operation

• Management of Excess Wet Weather Flows in Collection Systems and at POTWs in Illinois. History, Practices, Options, Regulatory Direction

Laboratories - Both 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm• TNI’s Efforts to Assist Small Laboratories• Environmental Laboratory Update

TOP OPS - MONDAY 5:00 pm (NEW DAY & TIME) The TOP OPS challenge tests the everyday knowledge of water treatment plant operators as part of a team in a fun, fast paced Q&A tournament. The winner of the final round will represent the Illinois AWWA at the ACE Conference in Denver, Co in June 2013. For additional information, entry forms or questions, please contact Larry Thomas at 815-355-0923 or e-mail: [email protected]

Water Operator Challenge 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Test your knowledge and participate in a “mock operator certi-fication test” session. Participants will be given questions in a workshop format and will test your own knowledge.

Exhibit Hall Events Monday, March 18, 2013 1:00 pm: Grand Opening of exhibit hall with all the hoopla that should accompany a Grand Opening – music, art show and ribbon cutting 1:00 pm: Exhibit Hall Logo Hunt begins 5:00 pm: TOP OPS - Jeopardy-style competition for water operators 5:00 pm: Meet and Greet – Food & drink and mingle with the exhibitors 5:00 pm: WFP 50-50 raffle - Half the money collected goes to Water for People and the other half goes to the winner

Monday, March 18Potable Water & Wastewater

Please Join Us IWEA Annual Awards

Banquet Monday, March 19, 2013

Erin’s Pavillion Southwind Park, 4965 S. 2nd St., Springfield, IL

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Tuesday, March 19 - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Operator and Small System Day - Special Rate $50.00 for Operators

8:00 am – 9:00 am Illinois EPA, Meet the Staff

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency - Staff 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Exhibit Hall Break - Opening of Exhibit Hall

Operator Track SUCCESSION PLANNING & THE

FUTURE OF THE WATER INDUSTRY 10:00 am- 4:00 pm Operators Track• Succession Planning: Finding Your Replacement in the

21st Century• Keeping the Workforce Positive in a Tough Economy• Accomplishing More with Less: An operator’s Perspective

on Managing Multiple Utilities Simultaneously• Integrating the Use of Technology with Facility Operations• Doing more with less: Utilizing technology to overcome

loss of resources• Customer Service - Lessons in Efficiency

Small Systems Track TRAINING FOR MINIMALLY

STAFFED UTILITIES 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Small Systems Track• Contractual Operations – Who is Doing What? • Boil orders - What are the Requirements? • Sampling How to. What to Avoid?• Small Systems Attendees Lunch• ILWARN and Smallwatersupply.org presentations• Visit exhibit hall• Traffic Challenge rules and overview.• Traffic Challenge - (outdoor activity)• Traffic Challenge - wrap up and drop off entry forms. 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - In the Plant Training: South Sangamon Water CommissionThis offsite bus trip and seminar will provide an overview of the membrane technology that the plant operates. This will be in conjunction with Illinois Section AWWA WATERCON’s Small Systems track. This will offer a hands on approach for operators interested in the membrane filtration equipment and zeolite softeners that are used at the South Sangamon Water Commission’s plant. Bus transporation will be provided from the Crowne Plaza and will return participants to the Crowne Plaza at 5:00 pm. TUESDAY MEETINGS

Tuesday, March 19Operator & Small Systems Day

TUESDAY QUICK VIEW EVENTS• Registration Open• Technical Sessions - Potable & Wastewater• Exhibit Hall - Exhibitor-Client Meetings (NEW)• Operator’s and Small System’s Day• Exhibit Hall Open• Poster Session Open• Poster Session Judging• Water For People Silent Auction Bidding• WaterWorks Museum Open• Drinking Water Taste Test• Career Fair• Meet & Greet (Exhibit Hall)• Texas Holdem

• Illinois Water Commissions Meeting• Water Operators Certification Advisory Board Meeting• ISAWWA Water Distribution Committee• ISAWWA Education Committee • Small Systems Committee Meeting• Water Utility Council Meeting


Management - Potable Water 8:00 am - 2:30 pm • Envision Rating System Training: One Woman s Journey• Starting a Water System from Scratch in Illinois: A Case Study• How Does it Work? Successes and Pitfalls in the Start-up

of a Plant• Updating your 10 year old Vulnerability Assessment• Chicago’s Capital Improvement Plan: The Next 10 Years• How To Transform Overwhelming Water Main Replacement

Needs Into A Manageable Renewal Plan• Buying into Asset Management• Reducing the Cost of Failure; Time is the Enemy• Water Supply Planning though Regional Collaboration in

Chicago’s Far Northwest Suburbs• Predicting the Future: Taking a Closer Look at Long Range

Water Demands• Water Loss Control in the Great Lakes States: A Utility

Survey Report

Distribution - Potable Water 8:00 am - 4:30 pm • Tips for Ductile Iron Pipe System Design & Installation• “Give me a Break” Uncovering the Truth of Water Main Breaks• Evaluating Indirect Leak Detection• Unidirectional Water Main Flushing• Protect Your Infrastructure; Case Studies for Modeling and

Controlling Hydraulic Transients in Water and Wastewater Systems

• Chicago’s Experience in Disinfection of New Main Installations

• Advanced Maintenance Flushing for Improving Water Quality in Distribution Systems

• Chicago’s On-Site Meter Testing Program• Ice Pigging: Cleaning Mains with Ice• What is Expected Coating Life for a Water Tank?• Antennas & Water Towers: Why or Why Not?• Antenna Contracts: What You Need to Know Before You Sign• Roof Replacement and Rehabilitation of the Orme Pump

Station Tank

Treatment Products - Wastewater 8:00 am - 11:00 am • Reducing Ammonia & Nitrogen In Wastewater• Enhanced Nitrogen Compound Removal in Cold Climate

Domestic Wastewater Treatment Lagoons• Industrial Wastewater Neutralization Using Magnesium

Hydroxide• Effect of Materials of Construction and Filtration Rating on

Performance of Cloth Media Filters• Real Time Sensing of UV-C Output Provides Accurate UV

Dose Application & Ensures Proper Disinfection

Tuesday, March 19Potable Water & Wastewater

Energy - Wastewater 8:00 am - 11:30 am• Reducing Energy Costs by Participating in a Curtailment

Program• Successful Enegy Audit Implementation Requires Both

Technical Solutions and Cultural Change to Produce Sustainable Savings

• Landfill/Digester Gas to Energy, the not so glamorous Green Energy

• Optimizing Energy Consumption at the Tulsa Southside Wastewater Treatment Plant Through the Utilization of Digester Gas

• Blower Replacement Improves Energy Efficiency• Achieving Net Zero: Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

and Resource Recovery

Nutrients - Wastewater 8:30 am - 4:00 pm • Influent Sampling and You: How your sampling plan

impacts nutrient removal planning, design, and operation• Not Every Day Is a Good Day at a Wastewater Treatment

Plant: Effects of Effluent Variability on Compliance with Phosphorus Limits

• How much chemical will I really need? Estimating chemical demands for phosphorus removal

• Lessons Learned and Case Studies from the Design and Operation of Nutrient Removal Facilities

• Seven Years and Counting Biological P Removal at the Southwest Treatment Plant of Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District

• Comparing Costs of Chemical Phosphorus Removal and Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal

• Case Study - Existing WWTP Retrofit for Nutrient Removal• Enhancing Treatment Capacity Through High Rate

Biological Contact• A New Tool to Enhance Biological Phosphorus Removal

Mixed Liquor Fermentation• Sidestream Nitrogen Removal at the John E Egan Water

Reclamation Plant by Demon Process

WATER INDUSTRY CAREER FAIR

TUESDAY 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm See page 9 for details To reserve your table

www.isawwa.org/WATERCON/CareerFair


I & I Reduction - Wastewater 8:30 am - 11:30 am• The Benefits of Continuous Flow Monitoring: A Case Study

of the Downers Grove Sanitary District Flow Monitoring Program

• An Inflow Study that Provides Significant Payback• I/I Reduction Planning In a Well Established Elgin

Neighborhood• Sanitary Sewer Lining Technology Takes Maintenance

Dollars Further• Rehabilitating Early 20th Century Bricks and Mortar Sewer

With 21st Century Technology

Watershed Management - Both 9:00 am - 4:00 pm• National Perspectives on Watershed Management• Illinois Water Quality Standards Update• IEPA Update - TMDLs and Watershed Management• Open Forum Discussion - Watershed• Integrated Watershed Management in Illinois - DuPage

River Salt Creek Workgroup• Asian Carp and Separation of the Watersheds in Chicago• Illinois Stormwater Workgroup Recommendations• Recommendations for Integrated Water Resources

Planning in Lake Zurich• Open Forum Discussion - Watershed

Engineering - Potable Water 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm • Sauk Village’s Vinyl Chloride Temporary and Permanent

Treatment Systems, Different Strokes for Different Folks .• Refurbishing Chemical Facilities In-Place• Upgrading Wilmette s SCADA System• Upgrading 48 Year Old Filters - Using New and The Old

Techniques for Success• From Concept to Operation Startup of a Membrane

Filtration System• Indiana’s Newest Filtration Facility; East Chicago

Energy Roundtable - Wastewater 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmMonitoring and managing the usage and associated costs of energy are important parts of the everyday operation of a wastewater utility. SCADA and control systems can be very effective tools to meet these demand-side energy management needs and goals. The 2013 Energy Roundtable will gather a panel of our peers and experts to discuss and share information, as well as their experiences and perspectives on the role of control systems in energy management for the wastewater industry.

Tuesday, March 19Potable Water & Wastewater

Safety - Both 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm• Worker Safety Sparks Interest in Recent Years• Fall Protection, Confined Space and Tower Climbing• Requirements and Expectations for Electrical Hazard

Assessment Projects in Water and Wastewater Facilities• Preventing Arc Flash Injuries: Engineering is a Science,

Safety is a Culture

Source Water - Potable Water 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm • Long Term Water Supply Solutions for NE Illinois and SE

Wisconsin Groundwater Communities• Sole Source Aquifer Designation of the Mahomet Aquifer -

Is this a good idea?• Cold Steel - Lake Michigan Water Intake Risk Assessment

Exhibit Hall Events Tuesday, March 19, 2013

8:00 am - 9:00 am: Private exhibitor appointment hours only 9:00 am - 6:00 pm: Exhibit Hall Open 9:00 am: Logo Hunt Continues

12:00 pm: Water Taste Test – Guest judges savor the best water Illinois has to offer 12:00 pm: Box Lunch 5:00 pm: Meet and Greet – Food & drink and mingle with the exhibitors 5:00 pm: WFP 50-50 raffle - Half the money collected goes to Water for People and the other half to the winner 9:00 pm: Texas Hold’em – Just like the Main Event at the World Series of Poker! (second floor)


Wednesday, March 20Young Professionals Day

Young Professionals 8:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast Get Your Dream Job! Bethany Florek and Melanie Ditore from

Greeley and Hansen will present tips on topics such as: resume writing, cover letters, following up and interviewing skills.

9:00 am - 11:00 am Leadership: 6 Steps for Young Professionals As a young professional, you may think you can’t lead or advance because of your youth or short tenure in your company. Think again.

In fact, youth and short tenure can be assets. Young professionals may not bring years of experience to a company, but they bring energy, exuberance, a fresh education and knowledge of new technologies that others in the company may not have. They also bring a fresh perspective -- a new look at old problems.

As a young professional, you can still be a leader even if you’re not in a position of power. In fact, if you exercise your leadership skills as a young professional, your road to a more desirable position can be much shorter. Follow these six steps to cultivate and exercise your leadership skills without having positional power.

Jason Kent is a professional water resources engineer and manager with a consulting firm in Portland, Oregon. In his 13-year career, Jason has tackled engineering problems such as dam removal, bridge scour, flood waves and stream restoration design, as well as management issues including hiring, training and marketing. He is also a public speaker on topics including engineering career development and volunteerism, and has contributed to multiple magazines. He can reached via email ([email protected]) and on Twitter (@JJ_Kent).

11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Exhibit Hall 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Fuller Lunch 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Career Panel Ask a variety of panelists, how did they achieve their current career status and what would they have done differently. What do they wish they would have known starting out in the industry.

WEDNESDAY QUICK VIEW EVENTS

• Bike and Breakfast • ISAWWA Past Chair Breakfast• YP Breakfast and Workshop• Water Operator Associations Breakfast• Technical Sessions - Potable & Wastewater • Exhibit Hall Open 8:00 am to noon• WaterWorks Museum Open • Fuller Lunch• Logo Hunt Ends• Water For People Silent Auction Closes• Young Professionals Bags Competition• Meter Madness and Tapping Contest

Water Industry Career FairTuesday, March 19th, 2013, from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmCost: The career fair is free of charge

New this year, we will host a career fair at WATERCON 2013 for undergraduate students, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, and certification program trainees.

This event will provide job placement, networking, and mentoring opportunities for students pursuing fields of study related to the water industry, such as chemistry, biology, civil and environmental engineering, environmental science and policy, public health, water system operations, and utility management.

NO CHARGE - There is no charge for students to attend the 2 hour career fair. If you would like to stay for the entire day, and experience the technical sessions, exhibit hall and social events, you can submit a poster for the poster session and gain free registration with your poster submission. Registration is also available for Tuesday only. Poster session begins at 9am and judging will be at 11am, also on Tuesday, March 19, 2013.

If you are a full time student and involved extensively in water or wastewater topics and are unable to present a poster and need assistance to attend WATERCON 2013, email [email protected] for further assistance and details.

WEDNESDAY MEETINGS

• ISAWWA Backflow Committee• Water Operator Association’s Annual Breakfast• IWEA Board Meeting


Wednesday, March 20Potable Water & Wastewater

Treatment - Potable Water 7:30 am - 5:00 pm• Membrane Filtration for Surface Water Treatment

Applications• Mixed Oxidants: Alternative disinfectant that can reduce

operational costs and improve water quality• Stage 2 DBP: The Struggles of a Wholesale Water

Provider• Evaluating Chlorine Disinfection Byproduct Reduction

Strategies• pH Adjustment Cost Effectively Improves TOC Removal

and DBP Performance• An Innovative Design for Residuals Collection Improves

Settled Water Quality• Romeoville’s Quest for a UV Primary Barrier Against

Bacteria in Shallow Wells• Otter Lake Water Commission’s Solution for LT2

Disinfection Credit and Significant Taste and Odor Issues• UV Startup and Testing for Regulatory Compliance• Oxyhalide Occurrence in Bulk and On-Site Generated

Hypochlorite: Management and Future Regulations• Sustainable Water Treatment Solutions - Rockford, IL and

Goodland, KS Examples

Engineering - Wastewater 7:30 am - 12:00 pm• Develop a GPS-X model for the Stickney WRP for better

dealing with perturbations• Disinfecting over 700 MGD of Wet Weather Flow at Two

Wastewater Treatment Plants• Rejuvenating the Chicago River, Design Considerations for

the UV Disinfection Facilities at the MWRDGC Northside Water Reclamation Plant

• Optimizing Secondary Treatment Processes Using Hydraulic Flow Split Modeling and Dye Tracing

• Wet weather, Nutrients, Disinfection, and Biosolids; No Recall on the Effluent

• Critical Grit Removal Design Considerations for Retrofits and Additions at Existing Facilities

• Application of NFPA 820 in Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Design

• Concrete Conduit Condition Assessment• Importance of Regulatory Involvement in the Design of the

Peoria UV Disinfection Facility

Operations - Potable Water 8:00 am - 12:00 noon• Optimization of Water Quality for Stability, Corrosion

Control, and Disinfection By-Product Reduction• Impact of EPA Drinking Water Stage 2 Disinfectant and

Disinfectant By-Product Rule• Chloramination and Nitrification: Measurement Strategies

for Process Control• Operational Considerations for On-Site Hypochlorite Generation• Can we really make drinking water out of THIS?• Venturi Analysis and Calibration• Disinfection Byproduct Removal Techniques

Biosolids Products - Wastewater 8:00 am - 12:00 pm• Biogas as a Vehicle Fuel• Membrane Thickening Aerobic Digestion Processes• Speedway, IN adds new nitrification / denitrification reactor

for ammonia control• Ultrasonic Sludge Pretreatment Technology Makes

Anaerobic and BNR processes BUBBLY • Slow is the Way to Go-The Srew Press for Solids Dewatering• Achieving Class A BioSolids with Low Temperature

Thermal Belt Drying Small Community - Wastewater 8:30 am - 12:00 pm• Lagoons, nitrification and pizza rolls; A small community

meets water quality challenges with an MBBR• University Park WWTP: Improving A Big Ole Ditch• Walker Wastewater System Improvements - Lagoon

Upgrade• Small Municipality Undertakes Initiative to Become a

Sewered Community• Disinfection Alternatives Comparison for Small

Communities• SAGR for year round nitrification at the Walker, IA and

Mentone, IN Lagoon Facilities Green Infrastructure - Wastewater 9:00 am - 4:00 pmAfternoon portion of this tack will be presented at Erin’s Pavilion for a tour of implemented Green Infrastructure practices. Bus will be provided. • Green Infrastructure Planning and Implementation -

National Perspectives and Case Study Examples• Tips for Estimating Hydrologic Benefits of Green

Stormwater Infrastructure• Case Study - Neighborhood Drainage Infrastructure

Improvements Using Green Initiatives in Village of Hinsdale, Illinois

• Stormwater Filter to Protect Public Health at Rainbow Beach in Chicago


Exhibit Hall Events Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:00 am: Exhibit Hall opens and LOGO Hunt begins

10:00 am: Logo Hunt Concludes - turn in forms at conference registration

11:15 am: Silent Auction Ends

11:30 am: Drawing for Grand Prize Winnter from Logo Hunt

12:00 pm: Exhibit Hall Closes

5:00 pm: Meter Madness Competition

5:00 pm: Tapping Competition

Wednesday, March 20Potable Water & Wastewater

• The Ups and Downs of a Long-Term Green Infrastructure Relationship: A Collection of Case Studies

• Blending Green and Grey: Public Works Potentials for Rainwater Harvesting

• The Green-Gray Interface: Adaptive Stormwater Management Solutions for the Single-Family Home

• Survey of Green Infrastructures for Sewer Overflows Reduction in the Metropolitan St. Louis

Regulations - Potable Water 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm• Lost Water: Accounting for Illinois consumption of Lake

Michigan water• Are You Ready for No-Lead - January 4th, 2014• Fluoride, Lead, NDMA, Chromium and More; Emerging

Regulatory Trends and Their Impacts to Utilities• New Tamper-Evident Packaging Requirements for Water

Treatment Chemicals• Don’t we all need validation? An Overview of UV

Disinfection Testing Requirements Engineering - Potable Water 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm• Overcoming Site Challenges to Allow Construction of a

Water Treatment Plant• Designing Water Treatment Plant Improvements to

Maximize Existing Infrastructure and Eliminate Costly Building Renovations

• Rensselaer Water Treatment Plant: Optimizing Operations and Energy Usage

• Going for Green: DuPage Water Commission Earns LEED Silver

• Approaches to Inspect Water Pipelines Running Under Rivers, Lakes, Levies and Critical Transport Infrastructure

Research - Potable Water 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm• PPCP and EDC Testing in Chicago• Spray-on Linings for Water Mains; How Structural are

They?• Extreme Weather Impacts on Infrastructure Integrity, O&M,

and Water Quality SCADA Technology - Both - 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm• Applications for Tablets for Water & Wastewater Utilities• SCADA Planning lInks Budiness Goals with Operational

Reality• Harness Operational Data for Effective Decision Making

and Regulatory Compliance• Automation: A Solution For Your Treatment Plant?• The World of SCADA Security

Travel Channel - Both - 2:00 pm - 4:00pm• Manufactured River-Art About Wastewater Treatment• Building the Canal to Save Chicago• Managing Water Resources for the Expansion of the

Panama Canal• Predicting Ground Subsidence Induced by Pumping

Combining Space Measurements and Geotechnical and Technical Modeling: Application in the Thessaly Region, Greece

Science Fair Students - Potable Water 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm• Which Water Purification Methods Best Eliminate

Pollutants In Drinking Water?• Using Zeolites To Optimize Absorbency Of Heavy Metals

From Water• Water wars: Bottled vs. Tap Source Water - Potable Water 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Drought forum providing update from scientific agencies as well as a variety of sources of water supplies. Bring your questions and share your experiences from the Drought of 2012.


SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Gold Conference Sponsor - $750.00• Name included on sponsor signage at Conference• Half page ad included in onsite program • Can provide display materials—logo napkins at Continental

Breakfast Tuesday Lunch or Tuesday Meet and Greet in Exhibit Hall

• Logo included in WATERCON 2013 website with link to your company website for 4 months following the Conference

Silver Conference Sponsor - $500.00• Name included on sponsor signage at conference• Quarter page ad included in onsite program • Sponsor logo placed on ISAWWA website for 4 months

following the Conference

Bronze Conference Sponsor - $250.00• Name included on sponsor signage at Conference• Company listing in onsite program (no logo)

Contest Sponsor with Logo - $150.00• Logo included on sponsor signage on one banner during

the Tapping/Meter Madness Contests• Company listing in Splash

Contest Sponsor - $100.00• Name included on sponsor signage on one banner during

the Tapping/Meter Madness Contests• Company listing in Splash

IWEA Banquet Sponsor - $500.00 • Sponsorship of the IWEA Banquet at the WATERCON

2013 Conference. Banquet is Monday, March 18, 2013.

Take advantage of any of these sponsorship opportunities by visiting www.isawwa.org and click WATERCON 2013 and Sponsorships.

GOlD SPONSORS AS OF 1-1-2013THURSDAY QUICK VIEW EVENTS• New Officer and Illinois Section AWWA Awards Breakfast

8:30am - 11:30 am Regulatory- Potable Water• Overview of Current and Upcoming Regulations• Report from Water Utility Council - Legislation Outlook

Thursday, March 21Potable Water

Welcome to our Special Guests


Kartik Chandran2012-2013 Board of Trustees WEF

Kartik Chandran is a member of the 2012-2013 Board of Trustees for the Water Environment Federation (WEF), an international organization of water quality professionals headquartered in Alexandria, Va.

Kartik is currently an associate professor at Columbia University’s Henry Krumb

School of Mines, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering and director of the university’s Biomolecular Environmental Sciences (CUBES) program in New York, N.Y. His research interests include environmental and public health microbiology, sustainable wastewater treatment, global climate impacts of engineered wastewater treatment practice, environmental biotechnology, microbial ecology of engineered biological waste and water treatment reactors, novel molecular based biokinetic estimation tools, elucidation of microbial biochemical degradation pathways, bioprocess modeling and parameter identification for complex biotransformations.

A WEF member since 1999, Kartik has held multiple leadership and committee roles within WEF. He served as the vice chair of the Program Committee’s Research Subcommittee, chair of Leading Edge Research Symposium Sessions for several WEFTECs (2001, 2006-2010) and as a member of the Research and Technical Practice Committees.

He is also an active member and/or is professionally affiliated with the American Society for Microbiology, Association of Environmental Engineering Science Professors, International Water Association, New York Academy of Sciences (invited), and New York Water Environment Association.

Kartik is a published author, reviewer, respected research supervisor, presenter/lecturer, and inventor and has received numerous awards and merits of recognition. He received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Connecticut.

Reid Campbell2012-2014 Vice-President AWWA

Reid Campbell is Director of Water Services at Halifax Water, the water, wastewater and stormwater utility in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is responsible for the operation “from source to tap” of the municipal water system serving 350,000 people as well as corporate wide SCADA and process communication services. Upon graduation from university in 1987, Reid worked for a large national consulting firm in Toronto where he had the opportunity to work on all manner of water supply projects. He returned to Halifax in 1994 where he worked for a local consulting firm until joining Halifax Water in 1998. Reid has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia (now part of Dalhousie University) and a master’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Toronto. He is a registered professional engineer in the province of Nova Scotia.

Reid joined AWWA in 1989 and has been active in the association. He has served on the leadership team of the Atlantic Canada section including terms as Chair, and conference chair and represented the Atlantic Canada section on the Board of the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association. He was awarded the Ira P. MacNabb Award for outstanding service to the section in 2008. At the national level Reid is a member of the Canadian Affairs committee, the Water Loss Control Committee and two utility standards committees.

Reid’s employer, Halifax Water is active in water quality research and water loss control which has provided him several opportunities to present at ACE, section conferences and other events. In 2011 he was privileged to be a co-author of articles in Opflow and Journal AWWA.

Reid lives in Halifax with his wife Eleanor and their two teenage sons David and Daniel.

Welcome to our Special Guests


A.Y. McDonald Mfg CoAdaptor, IncADS Environmental ServicesAdvanced Automation & Controls, Inc. Air Diffusion Systems All Service Contracting Corp.Allstate H2O Filter RehabAmerican Flow ControlAPEX Pumping EquipmentApplied Technologies, IncAqua Backflow, Inc.Aquaflo TechnologiesAssociated Technical Services LtdBackflow CommitteeBadger MeterBakercorpBaxter & Woodman, IncBrooks & Associates, Inc.Brotcke Well and PumpBrown Bear CorporationBSI Online/Backflow Solutions, IncBurns & McDonnell Calgon Carbon CorporationCarollo EngineersCarus CorporationCascade WaterworksClark Dietz, IncCla-Val CompanyClow Valve Co.Control Plus, IncCorrpro Companies, IncCovalen (Fluid & Thermal Systems)Crawford, Murphy & TillyDistribution CommitteeDixon Engineering, Inc.DN TanksDoonan Environmental LLCDrydon Equipment Inc.Ductile Iron Pipe Research AssociationDuke’s Root Control, IncE.H. Wachs Eaton Mechanical Sales LLCEdenbros, LLCEducation Committee

EJ (East Jordan Iron Works)ELAN TechnologiesEleMech, IncEnergenecs, IncEngineering Enterprises, IncEnvironmental Resources Training Center(ERTC)Farnsworth Group, Inc.Ferguson Waterworks (Northern Water Works Sup-ply, Inc)Fischer Harris & AssociatesFlolo CorporationFlo-Systems, IncFlow WorksFlow-Technics, Inc.Fluid Conservation SystemsFord Meter Box Company, Inc.Foremost Industrial TechnologiesGasvoda & Associates, IncGiant Maintenance and Restoration, Inc.Grundfos/Panner CompanyHach CompanyHawkins, IncHeartland ControlsHenry Pratt Company(owned by Mueller Company)HMG Engineers, IncHorner & Shifrin, Inc.HR GreenHydroaire Inc.Hydro-Kinetics CorporationIEPAIL Dept. of Public HealthIllinois American WaterIllinois Electric WorksIllinois PumpILWARNInduron Protective CoatingsIndustrial Network SystemsISAWWAISCO IndustriesIWEAJCM Industries, IncJim Jolly SalesJM Process Systems Inc.Johnson ControlsKamp./Snyergy, LLCKee Safety, IncKupferle FoundryLAI, Ltd.

Exhibitors as of January 1, 2013 Exhibitors as of January 1, 2013


Layne ChristensenLee Jensen Sales Co, IncM.E. Simpson Co., Inc.Marshall-Bond PumpsMaster Meter, Inc.McGardMcHenry Analytical McMahon Merrell Bros, Inc.Metropolitan IndustriesMid-American WaterMidwest Mobile Washers, LLCMidwest Water Group, Inc Mississippi Lime CompanyModern WaterMueller CoMueller SystemsMunicipal Equipment CompanyMunicipal Well & PumpMWH AmericasNeptune Technology GroupNorthern Filter MediaNSF InternationalParker HannifinPDC Laboratories, IncPeerless-Midwest, IncPeterson and Matz, Inc.Poster CompetitionPrairie Analytical Systems, IncPreload, IncPristine Water Solutions, IncProgress EnvironmentalPure TechnologiesRE PedrottiRed Flint Sand & GravelRJN Group, Inc.Rotork ControlsSEH Design/BuildSeiler InstrumentSensus USASherwin-WilliamsShive-Hattery Architecture-EngineeringSmall Water SupplyStanley ConsultantsStewart Spreading, IncSuburban LaboratoriesSwan Analytical USA, IncSwanson Flo-Systems Company (for Valmatic)

Symbiont (Science, Engineering and Construction)Tank Industry ConsultantsT-CONTEST, IncTnemec /Taylor CoatingTonka Equipment CompanyTrotter & AssociatesULUnderground SolutionsUnited Systems & SoftwareUtility Service Company, IncVandevanter Engineering Co.Viking Chemical CompanyVisu-SewerWachs Water ServicesWalter E Deuchler Associates, IncWater Efficiency CommitteeWater Products Co, IncWater Remediation Technology, LLCWater Solutions Unlimited IncWater Tower Clean & Coat, IncWater Well Solutions(Meadow Equipment)Westin EngineeringXylem Bold = WATERCON 2013 Gold Sponsors (as of 01/01/13)

Exhibitors as of January 1, 2013

Three exhibit areas hosting over 215 booths! To view the exhibit floors live, follow the links below.

• Main exhibit hall - SOLD OUT www.isawwa.org/WATERCON/Main

• Ground floor lobby www.isawwa.org/WATERCON/Lobby

• Second floor lobby www.isawwa.org/WATERCON/Second Exhibit hours: Monday - 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm Tuesday - 9:00 am* to 6:00 pm Wednesday - 8:00 am to noon *appointment only from 8:00 am - 9:00 am


Three Exhibit Areas 1 - Ground floor inside ballrooms 2 - Ground floor lobby 3 - Second floor lobby

Food in all areas! Longer exhibit hours! Exhibit Hours Monday 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tuesday 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Wednesday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Ground Floor lobby

Ground Floor Inside Ballrooms (Main Floor Exhibit Hall)

2nd Floor lobby



Bike and Breakfast - Wednesday, March 21

The 3rd annual bike & breakfast group is now forming for WATERCON 2013. If you will be attending WATERCON 2013, and would like to participate in this event you can register online or just email [email protected] with a note that you will be attending and if you are bringing a bike or need a rental. All skill levels are encouraged to attend. The rides are generally less than 15 miles, and will last approximately 1.5 hours depending on the overall speed of the group. There will be two options: a short or a longer ride that includes a stop for breakfast.

Cost:The event is free provided that each participant provides their own bicycle, and pays for their breakfast.

Bike Rental:If you are unable to transport your own bicycle to the conference, a limited number of bikes will be available at the hotel. We are expecting to be able to offer free rental of the bikes. Meeting Location and Time:We will meet in the lobby of the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Springfield, IL at 6:30am on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.

Hotel Information

The 2013 WATERCON event will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center. Special rates have been confirmed for conference attendees at the hotel. Please refer to ISAWWA when making hotel reservations in order to obtain the negotiated conference rate. We have a limited block of rooms at the hotel; therefore, all rooms are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. The recommended date to have your reservation booked is no later than February 15th.

Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center3000 S. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield, IL 62703Ph: (217) 529-7777Room rate: $119.00 per night plus tax(single or double occupancy)

Holiday Inn Express3040 S. Dirksen Pkwy, Springfield, IL 62703Ph: (217) 529-7771Room rate: $102.00 per night plus tax(single or double occupancy)

Check www.isawwa.org for additional hotel listings

Hotel Information - Bike and Breakfast

Illinois Water Environment Association

BANQUET AGENDA

6:30-7:30 pm Cocktails7:30-8:30 pm Dinner8:30 pm Awards

Directions from Crowne Plaza: Take a left on Dirksen Parkway. Take a left on Stevenson Drive and get on I-55 South towards St. Louis. Take the Toronto Rd. exit, Exit 90. Turn right on Toronto Rd. Turn right on 2nd St., continue 1.1 miles and Erin’s Pavilion will be on your left.

Please Join UsAnnual

Awards BanquetMonday, March 18

Erin’s Pavillion, Southwind Park, 4965 S. Second St., Springfield, IL

WATERCON 2013 EARLY REGISTRATION

Please use “X” for selections.

Member Non-Member

Meals

ISAWWA or IWEA

Members**

Mon.IWEA Lunch

Tues. Box

Lunch

Wed. FullerLunch

Thurs. Awards

Breakfast

Full Conference Monday—Thursday

With Meals (except IWEA Banquet) ___$250 ___$275 X X X X $

Without Meals ___$225 ___$250 $

Retiree Registration— not currently working or seeking work—company name will be shown as “retired”

FREE X X X X No Charge

Operator Registration—Tuesday Only

Must be a Water or Wastewater Operator ___$ 50 ___$ 50 X $

Day Registrations

One day—Includes one meal—select 1 day ___ $100 ___$125 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) $

Two day—Includes two meals—select 2 days ___ $200 ___ $225 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) $

Guest Registration

Not employed in water/wastewater industry ___$15 ___$ 15 $

Full time Student Registration

Full conference—includes meals ___$100 X X X X $

One day—Includes one meal—select 1 day ___$ 50 ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) $

Monday IWEA Lunch ___$ 25 ___$ 25 X $

Monday IWEA Banquet(not included with any registration option above) ____I would like a vegetarian option

___$ 65 ___$ 65 $

Tuesday Box Lunch ___$ 10 ___$ 10 X $

Wednesday Lunch ___$ 25 ___$ 25 X $

Thursday Awards / New Officer Breakfast ___$ 20 ___$ 20 X $

Membership Options

AWWA Student Membership (full time) ___$ 28 $

AWWA Individual Membership ___$187 $

AWWA Operations/Administrative Membership ___$ 77 $

AWWA Young Professional Membership ___$116 $

IWEA Affiliate Membership ___ $ 15 $

All registration rates increase $50.00 after 2-14-2013. Onsite registration rate is $75.00 higher than shown above. Registrations received prior to 02-15-2013 will be mailed. Registrations after 2-15-2013 will be held for onsite pickup. TOTAL $

Name:_____________________________________________________Title:___________________________________ Employer:_________________________________________________________________________________________ Address:__________________________________________________________________________________________ City:________________________________________________ State:____________ Zip:_________________________ Phone:________________________Fax:____________________E-Mail:______________________________________ **Illinois AWWA Member #_________________________ IWEA Member #_______________________

Credit Card Information: _____Visa _____MasterCard ____AMEX ____Approved Purchase OrderName on Card:_____________________________________________________________________ Card Number:____________________________________________________Exp. Date:__________ Approved Purchase Order #_________________________________________

First time attendee? ____Yes ____No Young Professional (35 years of age or under or new to the industry < 10 years?) ____Yes ____No Your Twitter Name_________________ Follow #WATERCON2013

____Check Enclosed ____Invoice ____Credit Card

Mail registration to:ISAWWA545 S. Randall Road St. Charles, IL 60174 Fax registration to:866-521-3591

Register online:www.isawwa.org/ WATERCON

Questions?866-521-3595 ext. 3 [email protected]

Additional Meal and Banquet Tickets

NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

US POSTAGE PAIDSYCAMORE, ILPERMIT NO. 66

Register by Mail: Complete the registration form on the other side of this page and mail with payment to: Illinois Section AWWA 545 S. Randall Rd. St. Charles, IL 60174

Register by Fax: Complete the Registration Form on the other side of this page including credit card information and fax toll free to 866-521-3591.

Register On-line: Visit www.isawwa.org/WATERCON > Register to Attend. Complete the easy online form and pay using a credit card.

Cancellation Policy: Must receive cancellation in writing or email by February 15, 2013 for full refund. Substitutions can also be made for registrations by calling 866-521-3595, extension 3.

Confirmations: Attendees will receive an e-mail confirmation upon ISAWWA receipt of mailed registration. For on-line registrations, an auto receipt will be generated.

Water Operator & Engineering Credits Earn renewal training credits for water operator license renewal and PDH credits for engineers!

Illinois Section AWWA545 S. Randall RoadSt. Charles, IL 60174

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