VOORHEES, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American
Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded water and
wastewater utility company, announced today the company will play an
active role in the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Annual
Conference (ACE16) from June 19-22 in Chicago, Ill. American
Water will have a strong presence at the conference with several expert
presenters participating in a total of 13 sessions.
On June 20, Dr. Mark LeChevallier, vice president &
chief environmental officer, will participate in a panel titled "Utility
Perspectives on Innovation" and discuss some examples of American
Water’s recent innovations.
Later that day, he will speak on a panel titled “Occurrence and Risk
Management of Legionella in Recycled Water Systems” and highlight
American Water's research. LeChevallier will also accept an award for
the “Distribution & Plant Operations Division’s Best Paper” for his
team’s paper on Microbial
Risk Modeling for Main Breaks that appeared in the February 2015
issue of AWWA’s Journal.
Dave Hughes, Water Research manager, will make a presentation
titled “Silence of the Lines: Substantial Leak Reduction With Acoustic
Monitoring” and highlight the success in bringing Echologics correlating
acoustic monitoring into American Water to accelerate the detection of
hidden leaks. Later, he will discuss the improved "ductile" iPVC
Pipe in two separate presentation sessions describing the testing and
field installation of the pipe imported from Korea in research funded by
the Water Research Foundation.
To end the day, LeChevallier will participate in a session titled
“Innovations in Distribution System Optimization” and discuss pressure
management and leak detection. Disinfectant residual, pressure
management, and main breaks are key components of distribution system
optimization based on Partnership for Safe Water (PSW) guidelines. This
presentation will feature innovative solutions for distribution system
optimization.
On June 22, Dr. Orren Schneider, manager, Water Technology, will
present about the “Development of a Smart Water Management System” and
discuss the BIRD
Foundation project being conducted with IOSight. The company is
implementing a data management and reporting system to compile and
report multiple sources of operational data and building a layer of data
analytics to help optimize pumping operations and chemical pretreatment
dosages.
As the conference comes to a close, Hughes will present findings
from another Water Research Foundation project titled “Braving Backflow
or Crying Wolf” and discuss the value of metering systems that can
detect reverse flow in meters.
Several experts from American Water state subsidiaries will also be
presenting, including:
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Shelley Watkins Porter, engineering project manager for West
Virginia American Water, will present about “Accelerated Design and
Construction of a Safer Potassium Permanganate System at the Kanawha
Valley Water Treatment Plant.”
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Brett Morgan, engineering manager for West Virginia American
Water will discuss “Utilizing Interactive Web-Based GIS Mapping in
Emergency Response Communications Following a Water Contamination
Event.”
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Jennifer Heymann, Source Water Protection manager for West
Virginia American Water, will discuss integrating new technologies for
source water protection.
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Patrick Pilz, manager of Field Operations for California
American Water, will discuss the innovative
tools that have helped California save water, during five years of
a serious drought.
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Lindsey Olson, Sr. Design Engineer with American Water’s
Technical Services and Rich Kern, manager of Production for New
York American Water, will give a presentation about “Preparation and
Execution of an Iron Removal Plant Start Up.”
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Claire Chen, engineer for Pennsylvania American Water, will be
presenting her Master's thesis, "Effects of Sulfidation and Natural
Organic Matter on the Deposition of Silver Nanoparticles."
Additionally, American
Water Resources, a business unit of American Water’s market-based
subsidiary, American Water Enterprises, is a supporting sponsor of the
ACE16 conference. American Water Resources offers Service Line
Protection Programs to homeowners in 43 states and Washington, D.C., and
currently services more than 1.6 million contracts.
Founded in 1886, American Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest publicly
traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. Marking its 130th
anniversary this year, the company employs more than 6,700 dedicated
professionals who provide regulated and market-based drinking water,
wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people
in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More information can be found at www.amwater.com.
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