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PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Thursday, June 14, 2018
THU15 
Resiliency in Water Resource Planning
8:30–11:00 a.m.
Room: Mandalay Bay Ballroom K
Track: Water Resource Management & Potable Reuse
Moderator: Maria DeChellis
Climate change and a long-lasting drought have challenged water
supply in California and the Pacific Region. To adapt to the new
norm, utilities are considering diverse water supply portfolios
to achieve resiliency in water resource planning.  This session
shares information on how resilient water supply can be achieved.
8:30 
Climate Change Analysis in California: Moving into the
Mainstream
Enrique Lopez-Calva, RMC, A Woodard & Curran Company
9:00 
Metropolitan Water District’s Seismic Resilience Strategy
David Clark, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
9:30 
Drinking the Los Angeles River
Patrizia Hall, Long Beach Water Department,
Christopher Pincherli, Curtis Roth
10:00 
Adapting to Potential Climate Change Impacts to Honolulu’s
Water Supply and Infrastructure
Susan Mukai, Brown and Caldwell, Barry Usagawa
10:30 
A Pipeline and Pump Station–Solutions for a Difficult
Reclaimed Water Supply Problem
Gordon Thelin, Carollo Engineers, Mike Bonar,
Breanna Connolly, Mark Gross, Raghu Nandan
THU16 
C yanotoxins: Monitoring, Response and Treatment
8:30–10:00 a.m.
Room: Lagoon KL
Track: Water Quality Challenges
Moderator: Susan Teefy
This session covers monitoring, response to and treatment of
cyanotixins.
8:30 
Comparative Assessment of Cyanobacteria Lysis Methods
for Total Cyanotoxin Analysis
Katie Greenstein, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Eric Wert,
Arash Zamyadi
9:00 
Cyanotoxin Monitoring, Treatment, and
Communication Protocol
Tarrah Henrie, Corona Environmental Consulting
9:30 
Fast-Track Treatment Response to Address Emergency
Algae Event
Erik Rosenfeldt, Hazen & Sawyer, Olivia Flynn, Tricia Kilgore,
Kevin Sexton
THU17 
E xtreme Weather Impacts on Water Quality
8:30–11:00 a.m.
Room: Lagoon A
Track: Water Quality Challenges
Moderator: Christine Owen
The frequency of billion-dollar extreme weather events—from
hurricanes, flooding, and rising sea levels to droughts, heat
waves, and wildfires—has increased dramatically in recent years.
Attendees will have an opportunity to hear from those affected
by extreme weathers events and learn about the impacts Mother
Nature has had on these systems.
8:30 
Using Multi-Objective Optimization to Improve Water
Treatment Plan Operations Under Extreme Events
Joseph Kasprzyk
9:00 
Effect of Extreme Events in Water Quality and Treatment
Fernando Rosario-Ortiz, University of Colorado-Boulder
9:30 
Corrosion Control Strategies for Treating Low Alkalinity
Source Water at Extreme Weather Conditions
Sun Liang, Metro Water District of Southern California,
Joyce Lehman, Xueying Wu, Nicole Blute, Jacqueline Rhoades
10:00 
Extreme Weather Events and Wildfires: Impacts on Treatment
and Design
William Becker, Hazen and Sawyer, James DeWolfe,
Mandi Hohner, Fernando Rosario-Ortiz
10:30 
Impacts of Hurricane Joaquin on The City of Columbia’s
Water System and Source Water Quality and Treatability
Paul Hargette, Black & Veatch, Clint Shealy
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