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In addition to the Trade Show and other interactive events, the 2018 Annual Conference features two full days of educational presentations from subject matter experts in all areas of the water and wastewater sector.
- Monday May 14, Morning - Penticton Trade & Convention Centre
- Monday, May 14, Afternoon - Lakeside Resort & Conference Centre
- Tuesday, May 15, Morning - Lakeside Resort & Conference Centre
- Tuesday May 15, Afternoon - Lakeside Resort & Conference Centre
Conference Theme
Water and wastewater professionals face an ever-increasing number of concerns that affect their ability to deliver safe and reliable water services. Internal factors such as aging infrastructure, limited budgets, and workforce retirements create increased stress and demands on systems. External factors such as increasing populations, adverse events (flood, fire, earthquake, drought), climate change, security threats, and provincial and federal policy decisions all directly contribute to stress and demand as well.
With these risks come the opportunity to find more effective and innovative solutions. These may come from sharing of best practices, or stepping outside the box entirely. What does the future utility look like? How can we accommodate the growing needs of a community? What can we do to move towards a more resilient future state?
The 2018 BCWWA Annual Conference & Trade Show is focused on Preparing for the Future of Water. This theme addresses both the concerns and risks going into the future as well as the optimism and innovation that ensures the long-term success of the industry.
Presentations
Schedule subject to change.
Visit the Schedule of Events for a full listing of activities.
Monday May 14, Morning - Penticton Trade & Convention Centre
| Opening Session Breakfast | ||||||
| Room: | Arena (South Okanagan Event Centre - enter via Penticton Trade & Convention Centre) | |||||
| 7:45 - 9:30am | Opening session and Keynote speaker | |||||
| Room: | Arena | Room 1 | Room 2/3 | Room 6/7 | Room 5 | Room 8 |
| Stream: | Municipal Utility Management | Safety | Small Water Systems Symposium | Wastewater Treatment | Operator Hands-on Session | Water Quality |
| Moderator: | Tim Phelan | TBD | Ashifa Dhanani | Miles Yi | TBD | Robert Haller |
| 9:30 - 10:00am | The Future of the Workforce Strategy and System Risk Management Plans - Feature Panel Session | Confined Spaces: WorksafeBC Section 9 Review - Panel Session |
Challenges faced by small communities (15 years later) Gerson Nevia, WSP |
Ladysmith water treatment upgrade: Caring for the present - planning for the future Seamus Frain, WSP |
Nozzle knowledge and line flushing Troy Whitton, Vima Equipment
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Local government's role in ensuring clean drinking water Lori Berndt, Auditor General for Local Government |
| 10:00 - 10:30am | Case study evaluation of the governance, technological and regulatory processes to implement point-of-entry drinking water Candace Cook, RES'EAU - WaterNET |
Design of a centrate treatment facility for a large BNR WWTP Barry Rabinowitz, CH2M |
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| 10:30 - 11:00am | Aurora Estates - small water system SCADA success story Zane Spencer, MPE Engineering Ltd. |
Emerging sustainable wastewater sludge management innovations for energy and value recovery Eustina Musvoto, TruSense Consulting Services |
Leveraging the commercial sectors: Partnering for a sustainable future Jill Doucette, Synergy Enerprises |
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| Trade Show Lunch | ||||||
Monday, May 14, Afternoon - Lakeside Resort & Conference Centre
| Room: | Salon A | Salon B |
Salon C |
Salon D |
Merlot |
Zinfandel | Chardonnay |
| Stream: | Small Water Systems Symposium | Municipal Utility Management |
Water Quality |
Infrastructure Renewal |
Adverse Events |
Operator Session | Operator Session |
| Moderator: | Freda Leong | Timothy Phelan | Kalpna Solanki | Chris Howorth | Robert Haller | TBD | TBD |
| 1:45 - 2:15pm | Emergency response planning for small water systems Chris Russell, Interior Health Authority |
Shape the future of the Workforce Strategy and System Risk Management plans - Special Feedback Session |
To pilot or not to pilot: The case of Ladysmith, BC. Kieth Kohut, Associated Engineering |
Let's be smart about assessing our infrastructure Doug Manarin, WSP |
Climate change and stormwater mangement: Legal risks and responsibilities Adrienne Atherton, Civil Legal LLP |
Navigating WorksafeBC regulations Kelly Kaye, Northwest Safework Solutions |
Water Treatment: Organic removal theory, optimizing and monitoring tools Mark Carey, Waterhouse Environmental Services Corp. |
| 2:15 - 2:45pm | Exercising water storage to get optimal benefits Rich McCleary, BC Ministry of Forests |
Comox Lake water treatment - piloting treatment for the future Megan Wood, WSP |
Extreme makeover - lift station edition Michael Thiessen, EcElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. |
Climate change - keep it simple Glen Zachary, Urban Systems |
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| 2:45 - 3:15pm | Online help centre for BC small water systems Satwinder Paul, Thompson Rivers University |
Pilot scale investigation of arsenic and maganese removal from groundwater in the City of White Rock Adel Haji Malayeri RES'EAU WaterNET |
Squamish WWTP automation upgrade - breathing new life into aging infrastructure Zane Spencer MPE Engineering Ltd. |
Flooding, drought and wetlands Carrie Nadeau, Associated Environmental Consulting Inc. |
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| Coffee Break | |||||||
| Room: | Salon A | Salon B | Salon C | Salon D | Cabernet | Zinfandel | Chardonnay |
| Stream: | Small Water Systems Symposium | Wastewater Treatment |
Water Quality | Municipal Utility Management | Operator Session | Adverse Events | Operator Session |
| Moderator: | Freda Leong | Sean Trainor | Mark Burger | Mike Homenuke | TBD | Alan Bronso | TBD |
| 3:30 - 4:00pm |
Operations and engineering: working together to solve water treatment issues |
Advanced tertiary filtration helps protect Canada’s (arguably) most beautiful national park Chris Howorth, Veolia |
5500 Campylobacter cases and 4 deaths. How are the events at Havelock North are changing the NZ drinking-water industry. |
Getting prepared for infrastructure grants Brian Bedford, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing |
On-site sodium hypochlorite generation for water disinfection Paul Wessel, Corix | Drought and flood planning in the Okanagan region of B.C. Drew Lejbak, Associated Environmental Consultants |
Selection and operation of water valves Dave Berton, AWC Solutions |
| 4:00 - 4:30pm |
Small Water Users Association - A legacy for BC |
Design considerations for efficient secondary treatment using a MBBR-DAF Combination Simon Vincent, Veolia |
Pipes, preservatives and pathogens: Disinfection residual maintenance in distribution systems and alternative practices Laith Furatian |
Doing more with less: Lessons learned in hydraulic modeling and capacity analyses of the District of Mission water distribution system Werner de Scaetzen |
Overview of the RainCity strategy - Vancouver's green infrastructure based rainwater management initiative Jesse Neufeld, City of Vancouver |
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| 4:30 - 5:00pm |
Small water systems panel session - A fireside chat with the health authorities |
Anaerobic digestion and struvite in the Okanagan Valley Marco Abel-Denee, AECOM |
Risk-Based municipal master planning Peter Hutchins, WSP |
Integrated flood management in an urban setting – lessons learned Andrew Kolper, Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd. |
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Tuesday, May 15, Morning - Lakeside Resort & Conference Centre
| Room: | Salon A | Salon B | Salon C | Salon D | Merlot | Zinfandel | |
| Stream: | Wastewater Treatment | Municipal Utility Management | Water Distribution | Small Systems | Water Sustainability | SCADA and Technology | |
| Moderator: | Brian Bedford | Scott Shepherd | Keith Sveinson | Jonathan Lowe | Kalpna Solanki | Andrew Townend | |
| 7:30 - 8:00am | Promoting compliance with the municipal wastewater regulation Jason Bourgeois, BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change |
The path to water and wastewater innovation Andrei Cvaci, Colliers Project Leaders |
Applying industry 4.0 concepts to water distribution systems Jim Yargeau |
Pilot-scale testing of passive membrane filtration systems for drinking water treatment in small and remote communities Rajat Jain, The University of British Columbia |
Use of groundwater for emergency water supply |
SCADA and communications system preventative maintenance & diagnostic assessment |
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| 8:00 - 8:30am | Planning for the future of wastewater treatment in Tofino, BC Aline Bennett, WSP |
Measuring the resilience of Canadian water systems Rebecca Dziedzic, AECOM |
Expose performance issues through water system model calibration Semyon Chaymann, AECOM |
Removing the water quality advisory for the Glenmore-Ellison improvement district Brett DeWynter, AECOM |
Water well blowout near Vernon that made headlines in 1965 successfully plugged 50 years later. Nick Sargent, Golder |
Flywheel uninterruptable power supply (UPS) systems for municipal facilities David Kelly, WSP |
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| 8:30 - 9:00am | Winning the war on wipes Tim Miller, JWC Environmental |
Zero-discharge designed community Leigh Chmilar, Urban Systems Ltd. |
Using hydraulic modeling to validate your unidirectional flushing program – a case study with the City of Coquitlam, BC Werner De Schaetzen, GeoAdvice Engineering Inc. |
Report on the needs of water and wastewater utilities in the Yukon Michel Dureau, Yukon College | Revised hydrostatigraphy of the North Okanagan region. Aquifier characterization in support of the BC Water Sustainability Act. Martin Stewart, Piteau Associates Ltd. |
Paperless workflows: Optimizing business processes for a digital world Sean Bouchard ICI Electrical Engineering |
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| Coffee Break | |||||||
| Room: | Salon A | Salon B | Salon C | Salon D | Merlot | Zinfandel | Chardonnay |
| Stream: | Wastewater Treatment | Municipal Utility Management | Water Distribution | Water Quality | Water Sustainability | Decentralized Wastewater | Safety & Technology |
| Moderator: | Eugene Lee | Brett DeWynter | Padraig Harrington | David Hambley | Doug Geller | Rick Johnson | John Templeton |
| 9:15 - 9:45am | Saving alkalinity dosing costs through process modifications: Lessons learnt at south Castlegar sewage treatment plant Eustina Musvoto, TruSense Consulting Services |
Only the pipes should be hidden: Best practices for pricing and improving municipal water and wastewater services |
AMI pilot yields significant enhancements in city’s water loss management program - City of Chilliwack advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) pilot project Brendan Kurtz, City of Chilliwack |
Experience with differential UV spectrophotometry as a potentially low-cost surrogate for disinfection by products. Caetano Dorea, University of Victoria |
Updates and challenges related to the implementation of the Water Sustainability Act - Panel Session | Decentralized wastewater collection and treatment for small communities Keith Fortenbach, Orenco |
MVS trench safety awareness Barry Larson, MVS |
| 9:45 - 10:15am | Dissolved air flotation – a simple retrofit to reduce energy consumption and improve Efficiency Deirdre Moran, World Water Works |
Facility classification update: The way forward for utilities Jenni Green, EOCP |
Smiley road water main leak survey case study Justin Hebner, Pure Technologies Ltd. |
Strategies to Manage Lead at the Tap to Meet the Proposed MAC of 5 ug/L Quirien Muylwyk, AECOM |
SepticSmart: Pairing education with incentives in the regional district of Nanaimo Deanna McGillivray, Regional District of Nanimo |
Reducing cost, staff time and risk with remote shut off meters Michele Harvey, Badger Meterr |
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| 10:15 - 10:45am | Effects of markedly different biological treatment processes on tertiary filtration for reclaimed water production Jason Leong, Associated Engineering |
Ostrich or eagle: Science and politics in microconstituents |
Design, installation and performance advances in cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) for pressure applications George Bontus, Aegion Corporation |
Treatment protocol for cyanotoxins (microcystins specifically) in a lake water source. |
Onsite sewage success & failure based on groundwater monitoring: Community-wide studies Michael Payne, Payne Engineering Geology Ltd. |
Do future utilities have confined spaces? Graham Walker, AECOM |
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| Awards Lunch | |||||||
Tuesday May 15, Afternoon - Lakeside Resort & Conference Centre
| Room: | Salon A | Salon B | Salon C | Merlot | Zinfandel | Chardonnay |
| Stream: | Wastewater Residuals | Municipal Utility Management | Water Distribution | Infrastructure Renewal | Water Quality | Water Sustainability |
| Moderator: | Trevor Jones | Rebecca Dziedzic | Shawn Badasha | Michael Fiorendo | Jaqueline Smith | Andrew Kolpner |
| 1:45 - 2:15pm | BC's Ministry of Environment requires landfill leachate to be treated - How do you do that? Chris Howorth, Veolia |
Delivery methods for successful municipal projects Michael Nordquist, Colliers Project Leaders |
Regional corrosion study – a proactive approach to maintaining watermain reliability Karl Muller, Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd. |
Haslam feedermain replacement - pushing the limits for sliplining renewal Richard Harper, WSP |
Biological ion exchange, a new technology for NOM removal from surface water – The case of Dzit'lain'li First Nations Reserve Maryam Dezfoolian, University of British Columbia - RES'EAU Water Net |
Aquifier protection planning for the City of White Rock water supply |
| 2:15 - 2:45pm | A new innovative technology for low energy nitrification Matt Reeve, Suez Water Technologies and Solutions |
Effective risk workshops for project success Michael Nordquist, Colliers Project Leaders |
Big pipe – challenges, collaboration, and connections Chris Newcomb, McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. |
Columbia River utility and pedestrian bridge crossing at ity of Trail. Raymond Chin, WSP |
Membrane gravity filtration - the benefits of membrane filtration with the simplicity of a granular media filter Simon Breese, AECOM |
Application of Porter's value chain to predict economic outcomes in the Penticton watershed Angela Lockrey |
| 2:45 - 3:15pm |
How much does grit cost you? |
Risk based collaborative infrastructure planning using PIEVC in City of Surrey Matthew Osler, City of Surrey |
Englishman river watermain – collaboration to cross the river Laura Christensen, Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd. |
Filtration deferral on Okanagan upland surface water source Stephen Horsman, WSP |
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| Coffee Break | ||||||
| Room: | Salon A | Salon B | Merlot | Zinfandel | ||
| Stream: | Wastewater Treatment | Community Engagement | Infrastructure Renewal | Water Quality | ||
| Moderator: | Susan Ewing | Colin Kristianson | Ron Enns | Neil Whiteside | ||
| 3:30 - 4:00pm | Beat ultra-low phosphorus targets with reactive filtration: How Citronelle, Alabama consistently hits 0.02 mg/L Francis Bordeleau, Nexom |
From referendum to compliance: Greater Vernon Water's innovative path to drinking water compliance Stephen Horsman, WSP |
The application of pipe penetrating radar in asbestos cement water pipes Csaba Ekes, SewerVUE Technology |
Monitoring bacterial DNA to improve effectiveness of engineered treatment systems |
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| 4:00 - 4:30pm | Designing lagoon-based WWTPs for <1 mg/L ammonia in <1°C water: the case of Sapotaweyak Cree Nation Francis Bordealeau, Nexom |
Communicating water knowledge |
Don't disturb the dead: A Victoria trenchless solution |
Antwerp Springs incident and response Renee Clark, Regional District of North Okanagan |
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| 4:30 - 5:00pm | Synthetic water calibration for water quality perameters & water treatment program validation Lynda Smithard, McCue Engineering Contractors |
Wastewater pumps with integrated intelligence Luc-Rejean Lepine, Xylem |
Antwerp Springs court case from the water utilities perspective Zee Marcolin, Regional District of North Okanagan |
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