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The following are papers presented at the NC AWWA-WEA 89th Annual Conference held November 15-18, 209 in Raleigh, NC.
Papers are organized by the session in which they were presented and in the order they were presented. If the title and author of a paper do not appear in blue, the paper is not available and you must contact the author for more information.
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COLLECTION & DISTRIBUTION
SPECIAL TOPICS
WATER
WASTEWATER
POLICY & MANAGEMENT
COLLECTION & DISTRIBUTIONMonday, November 16, 2009
10:00am How a Physical Pump Model Helped Save Construction Costs and Reduce O&M Headaches
Robert Team, Brown and Caldwell
10:30am Emergency Replacement of a Raw Water Transmission Main
Jeff Coggins, Black & Veatch
11:00am Keeping Water Quality from Tanking: How Inspecting Tanks Improves Service Life
Neal Stubblefield, Jordan, Jones, & Goulding
11:30am Planning High Point’s Distribution System for a New Supply Source
Jeff Cruickshank, Hazen and Sawyer
1:45pm Lynwood Lakes Water and Sewer, Greensboro, NC
Michael Wicker , Withers & Ravenel
2:15pm Trenchless Pipeline Installation - "the Mole" vs. "the Hole"
Paul Headland, Black & Veatch
2:45pm Selecting Condition Assessment and Rehabilitation Technologies for Pipelines
Walt Fletcher, HDR
4:00pm Regional Equalization: Utilizing Existing Infrastructure
Matthew B. West, Dewberry & Davis
4:30pm SSO Control: U.S. EPA Guidance on Methodologies and Tools for Predicting
Rainfall-Derived Infiltration and Inflow
Srini Vallabhaneni, CDM
5:00pm Removal of Fats, Oils, and Grease in Sewage Wetwells, What Florida Municipalities are Doing
Scott C. Bauer, K. L. Shane, Inc Tuesday, November 17, 2009
8:00am Randleman Reservoir Water to High Point - Rapid Design and Construction of a Large
Transmission Main, Elevated Tank, and Booster Pump Station
David Hamilton, ARCADIS
8:30am Modeling to Plan for One Distribution System with Two Disinfectants
Meg Roberts, Hazen and Sawyer
9:00am Distribution System Water Quality Control
Neerja Rastogi, CDM
10:15am Running Downhill: Design Features of the Steele Creek Pumping Station and Force Main
Jay Fulmer, Brown and Caldwell
10:45am A Study on the Impact of Water Chemistry in Water Treatment Plant to Lead and Copper
Corrosion in Distribution System
Z. Michael Wang, Hazen and Sawyer
11:15am Sewer System Rehabilitation Delivery Using a Design/Build Approach
Linda Pass, PE, ARCADIS
11:45am Chloramines and Pumping Equipment Unintended Consequences
Russell Underwood, Charles R. Underwood, Inc.
2:00pm Trends in Utility Management for Sustainable Planning & Operation Utilities and Their Practices
and, Charlotte’s Perspective
Brent Reuss, Black & Veatch
2:30pm A Green Wave in the Blue Ridge Mountains--Asheville's Strides in Sustainability in the
Water System and Beyond
Alan G. LeBlanc, CDM
3:00pm From Austria to North Carolina - A Bioenergy Collaboration
Jacqueline A. Jarrell, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities / UNC Charlotte
4:00pm TANSTAFL: The ESCO Energy Optimization Process at 4 WWTPS
Robert Wimmer , Black & Veatch
4:30pm Sludge to Energy: The Biosolids Processing Approach for the Western Wake
Regional Water Reclamation Facility
Jamie Revels, Town of Cary
5:00pm Modeling Tools and Approaches for Estimating Dam Break Floods and Downstream Impacts
Martha Cardona, Hazen & Sawyer
SPECIAL TOPICSMonday, November 16, 2009
10:00am Frying Up Energy Independence – the Feasibility of Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG)
Derived Biofuel Production
Elizabeth G. Watson, CDM
10:30am Beneficial Use of Dairy, and Carbonated Soft Drink Wastes in Publicly Owned Treatment Works
Houston Flippin, Brown and Caldwell
11:00am Zero Water Footprint for the Food Industry – What is Possible?
Nicholas B. Cooper, AECOMM
11:30am Use of OWASA Reclaimed Water in UNC Cooling Towers
Pat Davis, Orange Water & Sewer Authority
1:45pm AGMAN – The Development and Implementation of a Nutrient Management Based
Residual Biosolid Record Keeping Computer Program
Scott Carpenter, Soil Plus LLC
2:15pm Hot Purple Pipe--What Do You Expect to Find in Your Purple Pipe?
Don Vandertulip, CDM
2:45pm Integrating Carbon Footprint Analysis into the Sugar Creek WWTP Expansion Project
Mary Knosby, HDR
4:00pm Impacts of the US EPA Rule on Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases on
Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Randall L. Foulke, URS Corporation
4:30pm Carbon Footprinting the City of Raleigh's Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Mark McIntire, Stearns & Wheler GHD
5:00pm NC AWWA-WEA's Voluntary Plant Maintenance Technologist Certification Program--
Road Map to the Implementation of a Successful Training Program
Robert Fritts, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
8:00am Effective Utility Management – How to apply Six Sigma to Improve a Utility’s Financial Viability
Elaine Vastis, Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.
8:30am An Innovative SCADA Design and Integration for Regional Wastewater Facilities
Ed Melanson, Brown & Caldwell
9:00am Just Get Started - Taking the First Steps to Implementing an Asset Management Program
Peter Oram, AECOM
10:15am SCADA and Plant Control System Procurement Alternatives
Terry Draper, Westin Engineering
10:45am Managing the Transition from a DCS to a PLC-based Control System
John Dodson, City of Durham
11:15am Remote Sludge Processing Makes Sense
Amanda L. Bader, Dewberry & Davis
11:45am The Construction Manager – An Advocate for the Project
Barry Rowland, HDR
2:00pm Stop the Burn: Utilizing Energy Recovery via Regenerative Turbines
Vincent Hart, Carollo Engineers
2:30pm Renewable Energy - A Roadmap for Strategy, Planning, & Application
Jeff Austin, Black & Veatch
3:00pm Peace College Rain Harvesting System
Everette Knight, Hazen and Sawyer
4:00pm Comprehensive Water Supply & Flood Risk Management: The Asheville Experience
Cathy Ball, City of Asheville
4:30pm The Bias of Rainfall Measurement using NEXRAD Technology
Courtney Licata, Hazen and Sawyer
5:00pm The Role of Distributed Infrastructure Approached in Sustainable Water Resources Management
Victor A. D’Amato, TetraTech
WATERMonday, November 16, 2009
10:00am Validation of CFD Models Simulating the UV/H2O2 Advanced Oxidation Process
Scott M. Alpert, Hazen and Sawyer
10:30am Using Nanofiltration to Meet Water Quality Challenges in Eastern North Carolina
David S. Briley, ARCADIS
11:00am Optimizing Ozonation for Water Treatment
Bill Dowbiggin, CDM
11:30am Ozone and Biofiltration: How it Works in the Real World
George Budd, Black & Veatch
1:45pm Intake Replacement & Sediment Management at GUC’s Tar River Intake
Marshall Taylor, Brown and Caldwell
2:15pm Source Water Protection: Establishing an Early Warning System and Safe-guarding
Water Supplies from Nuisance Aquatic Vegetation
George Pesacreta, Ecological Consultants
2:45pm Implementation of an Alternative Water Source Exchange for the
City of Raleigh during the 2007 Drought
William Hardin, ARCADIS
4:00pm History and Status of Raleigh’s Little River Reservoir Planning
H. Thomas Tant, Hazen and Sawyer
4:30pm Pre-treatment for TOC removal to achieve compliance with Stage 2 (and beyond)
Disinfection By-Products Rule
Ellen Gaby, Orica Watercare
5:00pm Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Model Captures the Effect of Dam Releases and Permitted
Discharges on the Estuarine-Influenced Portion of the Roanoke River, 1997-2007
Loren Wehmeyer, US Geological Survey
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
8:00am Sustainable Solutions for Residuals Handling Design at the Cary/Apex Water Treatment Facility
Pete D’Adamo, HDR
8:30am Cost Savings Potential of Recycling Waste Streams at the City of Greensboro
Nicole Litton, Hazen and Sawyer
9:00am The Complexities of Permitting a Reverse Osmosis Concentrate Discharge in North Carolina
Hunter Carson, ARCADIS
10:15am Balancing Compliance with Future Disinfection Byproducts Regulations and Corrosion Control
at the City of Durham
Michael B. Shafer, Black & Veatch
10:45am Lead and Copper Corrosion Testing for Long-Term Operational Changes in Winston-Salem
Bill Brewer, City of Winston-Salem
11:15am Johnston County, NC Plans TOC Removal for Regulatory Compliance: The Next Step: MIEX or GAC
Gary Iversen, Hazen and Sawyer
11:45am Out of the Lab and Into the Field: Examining the Design and Operation Aspects of an
Anion Exchange Resin System
Chris Reinbold, Carollo Engineers
2:00pm Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Integrated Water Resources Master Plan
Adam Sharpe, CH2MHill
2:30pm Retrofitting Gastonia's 80-year-old Water Treatment Plant with New Onsite Hypochlorite
Generation Facilities--Innovative Solutions to Design, Construction, and Operational Challenges
Laurin B. Kennedy, P.E., CDM
3:00pm Targeting the Low Hanging Fruit: Optimization Case Studies at Existing Treatment Facilities
Paul Hargette, Black & Veatch
4:00pm Consideration for Design and Operation of On-Site Hypochlorite Generation Facilities
Kate Keenan, P.E., Hazen and Sawyer
4:30pm The Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Nano-Membrane Groundwater Treatment Plant -
Raw Water Well Field Project
Paul L. Goss, P.E., W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc.
5:00pm Advances in Membrane Treatment Lead to More Cost-Effective Options
for Drinking Water Providers
IIke McAliley, HDR
WASTEWATERMonday, November 16, 2009
10:00am Strategies for Meeting Ultra-Low Phosphorus Limits: State of the Art Technologies
and Case Studies
Chris deBarbadillo, Black & Veatch
10:30am Got Biomass?
Jason Bowman, Entex
11:00am Saving Money with Empirical Model Parameter Estimation – An Innovative Approach to
Infer Wet Weather Flow Generation with Limited Monitoring Data
Carlos Toro-Escobar
11:30am Challenges Facing Small WWTP Expansions in Virginia
Ryan Moyers, Dewberry & Davis
1:45pm Sustainable Biosolids Management – A Green Fuel Alternative
David Wagoner, HDR
2:15pm Supercharging Your Digester Gas Co-Generation System with FOG
Tom Johnson, CH2M Hill
2:45pm Beneficial Use of Digester Gas – Seasonal and Lifecycle Cost Considerations
Matthew Fishman, Hazen and Sawyer
4:00pm Digester Operation and Performance for Sustainability and Energy Optimization
David Parker, Carollo Engineers
4:30pm Grease is Good
Kent Lackey, Black & Veatch
5:00pm Bubble Gum, Bailing Twine, and Brains – How to Use Everything at Your Disposal to
Get the Most Out of Your Wastewater Treatment Plant
Jason Beck, CDM
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
8:00am Development of IFAS Design Parameters from the Full-Scale IFAS Demonstration at the
TZ Osborne WRF in Greensboro, NC
W. James Gellner, Hazen and Sawyer
8:30am Achieving Sustainable Wastewater Treatment through the Application of Life Cycle Management
Marco Menendez, Black & Veatch
9:00am Neuse River WWTP Expansion to 75 MGD: Field Testing Results in Major Cost Savings
Ron J. Latimer, Hazen and Sawyer
10:15am Largest MBR in North America Produces Low TN Reuse Water
Scott Levesque, Black & Veatch
10:45am Environmental Site Testing Requirements to Determine the Net Environmental Benefit of a
Proposed Wetland Augmentation Wastewater Dispersal System
John P. Williams, Land Management Group
11:15am Feasibility of Six New MBR Systems for Water Reclamation
Hal Schmidt, MWH Americas
11:45am Comparing North Carolina Reclaimed Wastewater Standards to the NWRI Guidelines
with Regards to UV Disinfection
Josey Chan, ITT Water and Wastewater
2:00pm Nitrifier Growth Rate Testing Proves to be a Valuable Tool for Assessing Impacts of an
Industrial Load on a Proposed Biological Nutrient Removal System
Erika L. Bailey, HDR
2:30pm Establishing Secondary Clarifier and Effluent Filter Performance through Stress Testing
at one of the Southeast’s Largest WWTPs
Thomas Hahn, CH2M Hill
3:00pm Pre-Selection of UV Equipment for North Durham WRF
Patricia Drummey
4:00pm Full-Scale Pilot Studies Investigate Glycerin as a Carbon Source for Denitrification
Joe Rohrbacher, Hazen and Sawyer
4:30pm Balancing Treatment Efficiencies for Trace Organic Microconstituents with Sustainability
Regina C. Guyer, UNC - Charlotte
5:00pm Best Practices Used to Maintain Continuous Treatment during the
James A. Loughlin WWTP - $80 M Upgrade
Francis X. Buser, Hazen and Sawyer
POLICY & MANAGEMENTMonday, November 16, 2009
10:00am Water Conservation Goals and Strategies: Recommendations of the City of Raleigh
Water Conservation Advisory Council
Mary T. Brice, Dewberry & Davis
10:30am Factoring Drought and Water Use Changes into Charlotte-Mecklenburg's Water System Master Plan
Kevin Laptos, Black & Veatch
11:00am Your Secret Weapon in Achieving Long-Term Watershed Protection – The Public
Katherine Atteberry, Jordan, Jones, & Goulding
11:30am Yield Metrics for OWASA Water Supply Planning
Ed Holland, Orange Water & Sewer Authority
1:45pm Who Gets the Water? Balancing Existing Customer Service and
New Development Projects in Union County
L. Kevin Mosteller, HDR
2:15pm Return of Treated Effluent to Lakes as a Means for Effective Water Management
William A. Kreutzberger, CH2M Hill
2:45pm Steps in Obtaining Reuse Delegation Authority
Marla Dalton, City of Raleigh
4:00pm Using Business Process Modeling for Technology Deployment and
Enhanced Water and Sewer Utility Planning
Darin Thomas, ARCADIS
4:30pm From Information Overload to Easy Access - How a Smart Information Management System
Changed a Utility for the Better
Rosemary Harman, Jordan, Jones, & Goulding
5:00pm A New Security Resolution: Making the Business Case for All Hazards Approach
John McLaughlin, Jordan, Jones, & Goulding
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
8:00am Public-Private Partnerships: Prevail Over Pitfalls
J. Ray Cox, Highfill Infrastructure Engineering
8:30am Securing Financing In Challenging Economic Times: Case Study – Town of Oak Island, NC
Bart Kreps, Raftelis Financial Consultants
9:00am Improving Capital Project Delivery Efficiency in Durham "Delivers" Value
Chris Boyer, City of Durham
10:15am CFPUA Enterprise Asset Management Program: A Case Study in
Strategic Business Plan Development
Nancy Gallinaro, Cape Fear Public Utility
10:45am How a Legal Loophole Could Change the Chemical Makeup of your Utility
David L. Haas, Jordan, Jones, & Goulding
11:15am Capital Investment Validation, A Key to Economic Sustainability
Shawn Coffman, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities
11:45am Fostering Courage - How You Can Help Your Elected Officials Face Necessary Rate Increases
Bill Zieburtz, Jordan, Jones, & Goulding
2:00pm Development of a Long-Term Strategy for CMMS Implementation Leads to Cost Savings
and Endorsement across the Organization
Anthony Whitehead, Cape Fear Public Utility
2:30pm Leveraging Your Computerized Maintenance Management System, Initial Planning Essentials
Vernon Madrid, Fayetteville PWC
3:00pm SIMPLE - A WERF Tool for Sustainable Infrastructure Asset Management
Duncan Rose, GHD Consulting
4:00pm Precision Controlling the City of Raleigh’s NRWWTP Land Application Site Utilizing
Irrigation Scheduling Methods, Nutrient Management Software and Climatic Data
Tim Woody, City of Raleigh
4:30pm I Can't Talk to You: When Frontline Staff Become Media Targets
Terry M. Cole, Jordan, Jones, & Goulding
5:00pm What does the future hold for delivering Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
Using Design Build in North Carolina?
Doug Herbst, Brown & Caldwell
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