Collection Systems Conference 2020 Technical Program

Workshop A: Wet Weather Storage Solutions: From CIP Planning and Capacity Management to Construction, Operations and Maintenance

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

This workshop will focus on the conceptualization and implementation of wet weather storage projects for collection systems including tanks, pipelines and tunnels. Emphasis will be placed on data analysis needed to site and properly size a wet weather storage facility. Comparisons will be made between wet weather storage and traditional conveyance and treatment alternatives, in a collection system, big or small. The workshop will also include hands-on exercises to give all attendees an opportunity to explore the benefits of wet weather storage solutions or refine their understanding of such facilities. Lastly, we will address planning and design considerations, including the fundamentals of storage tank and storage tunnel construction, operation, and maintenance using real project case studies.

Carlos Toro-Escobar, Andy Lukas, Bryan Rogne, Brown and Caldwell; Chris Stephan, HRSD; Bently Chan, Henrico County Public Utilities; Roger Cronin; Christine Heinrich-Josties, Bureau of Sanitation; Kyle Leininger, DN Tanks; Rosa Castro-Krawiec, JCK Underground, Inc.

Workshop B: Advancements in Flow Monitoring and Data Analytics in Supporting Effective Management of Wastewater Collection Systems

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

This workshop is intended to offer participants an opportunity to learn about or expand their knowledge of advancements in flow monitoring and data analytics for effective wastewater collections systems.  Workshop participants will gain a deeper understanding of prevailing practices; and technological advancements and innovation in flow metering equipment and data acquisition /management/analytics to support two key aspects of the collection systems management functions: 1) capital improvement programs to address I/I reduction, overflow control and capacity/condition assurance; and 2) operation and maintenance to achieve operational optimization and in-time maintenance targets. In essence, the proposed workshop will help participants gain/enhance their knowledge on prevailing industry practices as well as the futuristic trends.

Srini Vallabhaneni, Stantec; Hatem El-Sayegh; Richard Kauffman, The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District; Phillip Hubbard, HRSD; Fazle Rabbi, Houston Water; Kevin Enfinger, ADS Environmental Services; Rick Dey, Teledyne, Isco; James Caruso, Hach Company

Wednesday, June 3, 2020 
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

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Opening General Session
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 01: Utilities of the Future
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

• 10:45 AM: How McKinney Texas Is Using Acoustic Inspection to Improve Cleaning Efficiency in a High-Growth Utility Environment
  Gary West, City of McKinney; Walt Woodard, Infosense, Inc.    
• 11:15 AM: Leveraging Real Time Decision Support Systems (RT-DSS) to Benefit Treatment, Maximize Storage, and Support Wet Weather Operations
  Richard Loeffler, Nick Mills, Xylem, Inc.; William Halsted, Oro Loma Sanitary District; Bryant McDonnell, Emnet LLC  
• 11:45 AM: Session Adjourns for Networking Luncheon
  
• Alternate: The Use of Innovative AI Programs and Advanced Live-Flow Inspection Technologies to Assess and Prioritize Rehabilitation for Pressurized Conveyance Infrastructure
  Mark Wade, BlueWater Solutions Group, Inc.     

Session 02: Pump Stations/Odors
1:30 PM - 4:45 PM

• 1:30 PM: Adapting Collection System Infrastructure to Changing Flood Vulnerabilities - Southeastern Massachusetts Case Studies
  Anastasia Rudenko, Marc Drainville, GH
• 2:00 PM: City of San Mateo Dale Avenue Pump Station Transient Analysis
  Michael Georgalas, Stantec Consulting Services Inc.
• 2:30 PM: It Sticks And It Stinks!
  David Trejo, Derek Schwanke, RJN Group; Elizabeth Boddicker, Upper Trinity Regional Water District
• 3:00 PM: Networking Break
  
• 3:45 PM: Super Oxygenation for Collection System Odor Control
  Scott Cowden, Michael Ancell, Jacobs; Thomas Cieslik, David Ornelas, El Paso Water; Aide Zamarron; Mark Smith, Jacobs
• 4:15 PM: Sewer Smell Never Bothered Anyone, Or?
  Anders Wistrom, Centriair 
•  4:45 PM: Session Adjourns for Networking Reception
  
• Alternate: Consequences of Under-Estimating Friction Losses in Wastewater Forcemains
  Christopher Michalos, CDM Smith
• Alternate: Liquid Phase Collection System Sulfide Control: Early Field Results using a New Low-Hazard Iron Product (SulFeLox™)
  Ian Watson, US Technologies; John Walton; Zachary Scott, Trojan Technologies; Simon Almeida, USP Technologies  
  
  

Session 03: Planning
1:30 PM - 4:45 PM

• 1:30 PM: WWTP Operations Impacts Collection System
  Kelly Loyd, Black & Veatch; Amanda Burns
• 2:00 PM: Actionable Flow Monitoring Platform
  Mostafa Elag, Hazem Gheith, Arcadis
• 2:30 PM: A Force Main Replacement Project is Leveraged to Provide Multiple Benefits through Integrated Wet Weather Planning, City of Topeka, Kansas
  Michael Lorenzo, Bartlett & West; Michelle Neiswender, City of Topeka Utilities; Greg Meyer, Bartlett & West   
• 3:00 PM: Networking Break 
• 3:45 PM: Regional Characteristics of Design Storms in Texas and Beyond
  Baxter Vieux, Vieux & Associates, Inc. / AE Monitoring; Ben Wostoupal
• 4:15 PM: Planning a $1.8 Billion Wet Weather Management Improvement Program with Two Regional and Fourteen Locality Hydraulic Models
  Matthias Wittenberg, CDM Smith; Phillip Hubbard, HRSD; Robert Martz, City of Virginia Beach; Charles Moore, CDM Smith
• 4:45 PM: Session Adjourns for Networking Reception on Exhibit Floor 

Session 04: Texas Topics I
1:30 PM - 4:45 PM

• 1:30 PM: Case Studies in Real-time Sewer Monitoring: Three Cities Demonstrate ROI of Data-driven Solutions, Safeguarding the Environment, Economy and Public Health
  Annette Duron, San Antonio Water System; Lloyd Juarez, City Of San Marcos; Robert Stanley, City of Arlington; Josh Grimes, SmartCover
• 2:00 PM: The effect of ''The internet of things '' IoT on Wastewater Treatment & Operations and Utility Management
  Shannon Dunne, Vince Turner, City Of Houston
  
• 2:30 PM: Arid Climate Wastewater Service Area Diversion vs Low Recharge Groundwater Aquifer Usage
  Steve Ainsa, AECOM; Gilbert Trejo, El Paso Water    
  
• 3:00 PM: Networking Break
• 3:45 PM: One-a-Day Sewer Basin Capacity Evaluation through an Automated Process using Esri GIS, EPA SWMM, and PowerBI – Houston’s Innovative Approach
  Fazle Rabbi, Houston Water; Pratistha Pradhan, City of Houston; Kabindra Shrestha, Gunda Corporation
• 4:15 PM: When Two Become One: Design and Planning Solutions for Trunk Sewer Consolidation
  Jared Barber, Kendall Ryan, Freese and Nichols; Michelle Segovia, City of Alvin   
• 4:45 PM: Session Adjourns for Networking Reception on Exhibit Floor
• Alternate: Don't Be Afraid; Air Valve Maintenance on Forcemains Can and Must Be Done
  Michael Ambroziak, Construction Product Marketing; Chris MacDonald, CPM 
• Alternate: Trenchless Methods - The Project That Wore Many Hats
  Kalin Ojert, Arcadis; Harrison Steed; Hugh Kim, City of Houston - Public Works   

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Session 05: Inflow and Infiltration
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

• 8:30 AM: The Seduction of Depth-only Measurement for I/I Work
  Patrick Stevens, ADS Environmental Services; Derek Sutton, Citizens Energy Group    
• 9:00 AM: How Much Rainwater Are You Treating? Solutions and Budgeting for Effective I&I Reduction for a TCEQ SSO Initiative from Conroe’s Perspective
  Kendall Ryan, Ishita Rahman, Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Rafael Carrasquillo, City of Conroe   
• 9:30 AM: How Effective is RDII Mitigation Technology?
  Qiuli Lu, Hazem Gheith, Arcadis
• 10:00 AM: Session Adjourns for Networking Break
  
  

Session 06: Modeling
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

• 8:30 AM: Unique Approaches to Using Hydraulic Models to Assist System Capacity Management and Sewer Assessment and Rehabilitation for DeKalb County
  Darren Eastall, Chunxian Li, DeKalb County; Haiyi (Helen) Lu, Jacobs; Nancy Schultz, CH2M 
• 9:00 AM: Understanding and Mitigating Hydrogen Sulfide Impacts through Collection System Modeling
  Kelsey Kenel, HDR; Chris Easter; Louis Engels; Coralynn Revis, HDR; Jes Vollertsen, Aalborg University 
• 9:30 AM: Predicting Septicity and Composition of Wastewater in Dubai's Deep Sewer Tunnels
  Ersin Kasirga, GHD; Ahamed Ifthikar, Parsons
• 10:00 AM: Session Adjourns for Networking Break

Session 07: Operations and Maintenance
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

• 8:30 AM: The New ‘P’ in Your Collection System Maintenance Program – Predictive Cleaning
  Alexander Palmatier, Jacob Mueller, HDR; Matthew Whitman, Winston-Salem Forsyth County Utilities   
• 9:00 AM: Control What You Can, Accept What You Can’t: How CMOM Can Reduce the Impact of SSOs
  Daniel Porter, Brown and Caldwell; Michael Erkkila; Gary Fedak, Lake County Dept. of Utilities, OH; Steve Donovan, Brown and Caldwell  
• 9:30 AM: Systematic PM Sewer Cleaning Program
  Harikrishnan Panthayi, Tacie McCall, City of Atlanta
• 10:00 AM: Session Adjourns for Networking Break

Session 08: Sanitary Sewer Overflows
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

• 10:45 AM: Optimizing Tunnel Shaft Design for Performance and Constructability: The Singapore Experience
  Christopher Ranck, Arcadis; John Richardson; Heather Smith, Randy Lagumbay, Arcadis; Michael Schumas, Ed. Zublin AG; Ho Hong Whatt, Chua Wei Rong, Darryl Tan, Singapore PUB
• 11:15 AM: Getting the most out of your limited CIP dollars – Wet weather storage solution to reduce CIP spending while improving performance
  Carlos Toro-Escobar, Brown and Caldwell; Ashley Yeh, Berkeley County Water and Sanitation; A. Retana, Brown and Caldwell 
• 11:45 AM: Session Adjourns for Networking Luncheon
  
• Alternate: Achieving Consent Order Compliance: Comprehensive Mini-Basin Planning and Rehabilitation to Eliminate Sanitary Sewer Overflows and Reduce Hydraulic Overloads
  Joel Kostelac, Josiah Bair, GHD Inc.    

Session 09: Asset Management
1:30 PM - 4:45 PM

• 1:30 PM: Coachella Valley Water District: A Festival of Asset Management
  James Reitmeier, Clinton McAdams, Black & Veatch; Bethany McDonald, HDR Inc; James Strayer, Black & Veatch; Daniel Charlton, Coachella Valley Water District 
• 2:00 PM: Plymouth Township, MI – Developing a Comprehensive Asset Management Plan
  Charles Card, GHD; J Muckleroy, Stearns & Wheler; Patrick Fellrath, Charter Township of Plymouth   
• 2:30 PM: Is there an “Easy Button” for Making Asset Management Planning Decisions? Using Operational Data to Inform System Renewal Planning Processes
  David Saunders, Alexander Palmatier, HDR
• 3:00 PM: Networking Break
  
• 3:45 PM: Integrating Performance-Based Failure Modes into a Risk-Based Asset Renewal Program for a Large Wastewater Collection System
  Daniel Olson, Garver; Gregory Lushbaugh; Aaron Schindewolf, Christopher Meeks, San Jacinto River Authority  
• 4:15 PM: Developing a Sewer Rehabilitation Plan Using InfoMaster - A Tiered Criticality Approach to Risk Analysis
  Pubudu Ranasinghe, Gert Walt, Ella Garcia, DC Water   
• 4:45 PM: Session Adjourns
  
• Alternate: Management of a 50 Year Old Collection System to Extend the Service Life, Reduce I & I and Reduce Backups and Overflows
  Michael Wynne, Hanover Sewerage Authority     
• Alternate: Holistic Approach to Collection System Assessment and CIP Prioritization
  Chris Collier, City of Cocoa; Kunal Nayee, Carollo Engineers    

Session 10: Panel Discussion on Data
1:30 PM - 4:45 PM

• This session will consist of four 20-minute presentations before the break, followed by a panel discussion after the break.
• 1:30 PM: Data Management Tool Facilitates Long Term Flow Reduction Program
  Catherine Morley, RJN Group Inc; Michael Litwin, City of Elmhurst; Jon Stelle, City of Elmhurst   
• 1:50 PM: From Feast to Famine – Adapting Your Asset Management Plan based on Data Availability
  Ellen McDonald, Reza Malek, Plummer    
• 2:10 PM: Powerful Asset Data Analytics to Support Utility Decision Making
  Celine Hyer, Christopher Heltzel, Arcadis   
• 2:30 PM: Wellington Water’s Application of Artificial Intelligence for Wastewater Infrastructure Planning
  Andrew Faulkner, Joel Wilson, WCS Engineering; Steve Hutchison, Wellington Water; Abby Jensen, Beca  
• 3:00 PM: Networking Break
• 3:45 PM: Panel Discussion
• 4:45 PM: Session Adjourns

Session 11: Project Delivery
1:30 PM - 4:45 PM

• 1:30 PM: NCSD Watkins Pump Station, Twenty-Four Inch Emergency Force Main Repair
  Chadwick Abrams, Nicholas Bussinah, North Charleston Sewer District    
• 2:00 PM: Successful Procedure: Wastewater Bypass in the Heart of Dallas
  Cullen Carlson, Erin Flanagan, Freese & Nichols Inc; Regina Stencel, Dallas Water Utilities   
• 2:30 PM: Alternative Assessment and Project Delivery: Challenges and Opportunities with the Rehabilitation of a Multi- Jurisdictional Interceptor
  Getachew Melsew, DC Water; Robert Bell, O'Brien & Gere Engineers; Pubudu Ranasinghe, DC Water   
• 3:00 PM: Networking Break
  
• 3:45 PM: Physical Modeling to Optimize Wetwell Design – Raleigh’s East Neuse Regional Pump Station
  Frederick Stroud, Carl Frizzell, CDM Smith; Perry Allen, City of Raleigh   
• 4:15 PM: Lessons Learned and Best Practices for Value Engineering and Contractor Engagement while Delivering Capital Projects for a $2.4 Billion CSO Program
  Vincent Genco, HDR; Scott Aurit; Thomas Heinemann; Adam Wilmes, Jake Hansen, City of Omaha 
• 4:45 PM: Session Adjourns
  
• Alternate: Managing the Risks and Untangling the Web of Interstate Versus Interceptor
  Evan Tromble, Garver; Randall McIntyre, Malcolm Pirinie

Tour 1: Lift Stations and Hickerson Water Reclamation Facility

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Thursday, June 4, 2020
8:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Built in 1994, the large Frontera Lift Station collects and pumps the majority of the flow for the Westside of El Paso. It uses super oxygenation for odor control. Upstream three miles is the Coates Lift Station, which was built in 1991 and uses magnesium hydroxide for odor control.

In operation since 1987, the Hickerson Water Reclamation Facility receives wastewater from residential, commercial and industrial sources on the west side of El Paso and treats up to 17.5 MGD per day. The plant is an extended aeration activated sludge treatment plant that uses both electric and gas-powered aeration blowers in the treatment process and UV radiation as a means of disinfection of treated wastewater. The plant produces reclaimed water for parks, schools and a country club golf course.

University of Texas at El Paso’s Engineering Department will have a portable laboratory onsite at the treatment plant to mimic the advanced water purification process, taking treated wastewater to drinking water standards.

Tour 2: Kay Bailey Hutchison Desalination Plant and TecH2O Learning Center

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Friday, June 5, 2020
8:00 AM – 11:30 AM

El Paso is home to the world’s largest inland desalination plant, which opened in 2007 and is frequented by visitors from all over the globe. El Paso has vast brackish groundwater resources that were previously unusable. The Desalination Plant filters out the salts using reverse osmosis to produce up to 27.5 MGD of fresh water daily. About 83% or the water is recovered while the remainder is produced as a concentrate, which is disposed through deep-well injection.

Next door to the Plant is the TecH2O Learning Center, a museum-quality education center that hosts thousands of students every year for field trips and events.