2025 Agenda: 2025 KY/TN Water Professionals Conference

Name	Session ID	CE Type	Location Name
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
AWWA Board Meeting	2621150		Room 300A
CWP-KT Board Meeting	2621151		Room 300B
11:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Exhibitor Setup	2621157		Exhibit Hall A
11:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Registration Open	2621147		Park Exhibit Hall Concourse
12:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Facility Tour: Drinking Water Focus	2620932	PDH, DW	KUB Mark B. Whitaker Water Treatment Plant
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Water for Life Community Event	2621152		World's Fair Park
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Facility Tour: Clean Water Focus	2620931	PDH, WW	KUB Kuwahee Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF)
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Utility Leadership Forum (Invitation Only)	2621153		Room 300B
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Meet & Greet Reception	2621154		Exhibit Hall A

Name	Location Name
7:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Bar	Park Exhibit Hall Concourse
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration Open	Park Exhibit Hall Concourse
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Breakfast/Opening Session/Awards	Ballroom DEFG
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open	Exhibit Hall A

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Name	Session ID	CE Type	Track	Location Name	Speakers
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
TN Drinking Water Update	2995064	PDH	Regulatory Update TN	Ballroom A	Nathan Ellermann, Nashville Metro Water Services
Water Policy in the 119th Congress	2992869	PDH	Drinking Water Quality	Ballroom B	Nathaniel Norris, American Water Works Association
Stick It Where the Sun Don't Shine: A Challenging Design for an Underground EQ Basin for Memphis, TN	2992870	PDH	Collections	Ballroom C	Justin Avent, Gresham Smith Tyler Green, LDA Engineering
Rays Vs. Reactions: Peracetic Acid vs UV Disinfection for Small Package Wastewater Treatment Plants	2995062	PDH	Other/Special Topics	Room 300C	Kari Horn, HDR Engineering, Inc. Thomas Zoeller, HDR Engineering Tony Young, HDR Engineering
From Maps to Chats: How to Talk Data with StoryMaps and ChatGPT	2992871	PDH	Data Analytics	Room 300D	Mackenzie Martin, Barge Design Solutions Maci Young, Barge Design Solutions
Louisville MSD NDPS Replacement Project -Design of a 30 MGD Self-Cleaning Trench-Style Wet Well	2992872	PDH, WW	Odor Control	Room 301A	Jason Abbott, Arcadis U.S, Inc. Joe Goodin, Arcadis U.S, Inc.
Double Trouble to Single Solution - Replacing Existing Intake and Transfer PS with One Intake PS	2992873	PDH, DW	Modeling/Planning	Room 301B	Christopher Bentley, CDM Smith Lauren Stewart, CDM Smith Matthew Davis, LDA Engineering
Improving Redundancy and Resiliency at the 100-year old Mark B. Whitaker WTP	2992874	PDH, DW	Water Supply	Room 301C	Shane Bragg, KUB Daniel Unger, CDM Smith
Leveraging CMAR for Delivery of Complex Upgrades Within a Water Treatment Plant	2992875	PDH	Construction: Alternative Delivery	Room 301D	Heather Crabtree, Nashville Metro Water Services Jeff Riley, Carollo
From Sandblasting to Final Coat -Rehabilitating an Anaerobic Digester	2992876	PDH	Biosolids	Room 301E	Kyle Gibson, Currens Construction Services Devin Rains, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Student Career Fair	3111364		Students	Park Concourse, Level 2
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
TN Clean Water Update	2995067	PDH	Regulatory Update TN	Ballroom A
Tennessee WIIN Lead Testing in School and Child Care Program	2992877	PDH	Drinking Water Quality	Ballroom B	Blaire Brooks, TruePani Inc
A New Era for Chattanooga's Sewer Rehab Program: How the Pandemic and AI Changed the Strategy	2992878	PDH, WW	Collections	Ballroom C	Brian Highnote, City of Chattanooga Brent Cunningham, Jacobs
Doing More with Less: Pilot Demonstration of Novel Biogel Intensification Technology	2995065	PDH	Other/Special Topics	Room 300C	Nicole Stephens, Stantec
Using AI at Treatment Facilities to Save Time and Money	2992879	PDH	Data Analytics	Room 300D	Jennifer Baldwin, Jacobs Solutions, Inc.
Highway to Hellacious Sulfide	2992880	PDH, WW	Odor Control	Room 301A	Jarus Cox, Source Technologies, LLC
Nutrient Trends in Kentucky: How Statewide Progress Compares with Regional and National Metrics	2992881	PDH, DW	Modeling/Planning	Room 301B	Caroline Chan, Kentucky Division of Water Josiah Frey, Kentucky Division of Water
PFAS Mitigation Process	2992882	PDH, DW	Water Supply	Room 301C	Cameron McGaw, Stantec
Anchor Down! Challenges of Upgrading Public and Private Utilities on a 150 Year Old Campus	2992883	PDH	Construction: Alternative Delivery	Room 301D	Zack Bloomfield, Garney Companies, Inc. Andrew Diller, Brasfield & Gorrie
Bring the Heat! Thermal Drying Facility Startup Lessons Learned	2992884	PDH	Biosolids	Room 301E	Troy Holland, Clarksville Gas & Water Greg Schiefer, Cumberland Valley Constructors JJ Van Dyke, Hazen and Sawyer
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
TN Legislative Update	2995068	PDH	Regulatory Update TN	Ballroom A
Corrosion Control Treatment Desktop Studies: NKWD’s Experience	2992885	PDH	Drinking Water Quality	Ballroom B	John Moor, Northern Kentucky Water District
Starting a Private Property Illicit Discharge Program for Kentucky's Largest Wastewater System	2992886	PDH	Collections	Ballroom C	Stephanie Laughlin, Louisville MSD Paul Maron, Strand Associates Nicole Refolo, Louisville MSD
Advancing Software Implementation in a World of Uncertain Guarantees	2995066	PDH	Other/Special Topics	Room 300C	Cameron McGaw, Stantec
LCRR Inventory Development: Lessons in Records Review, Technology Selection, and Project Alignment	2992887	PDH	Data Analytics	Room 300D	Brent Cunningham, Jacobs Jay Mullin, Eastside Utility District Oliver Curtis, Jacobs Engineering
Automated H2S Sampling - Smells Like the Future	2992888	PDH, WW	Odor Control	Room 301A	Barry Calfee, Morristown TN Lance Williams, Hach
Every Vision Needs a Plan: The Master Planning Process for Data-driven Capital Investment	2992889	PDH	Modeling/Planning	Room 301B	Adam Byard, Jacobs Greg Clark, Cleveland Utilities Authority Jonathan Stratton, Jacobs Engineering
Memphis Regional Megasite - The State of Tennessee's Promise of Infrastructure	2992890	PDH	Water Supply	Room 301C	Larry Milton, State of Tennessee Real Estate Asset Management (STREAM) Christy Perdue, Brasfield & Gorrie
The Future of Collaborative Delivery Methods in Kentucky and Tennessee	2992891	PDH	Construction: Alternative Delivery	Room 301D	Travis Hamby, LJA Engineering
Enhancement of Anaerobic Digestion with the Microbial Hydrolysis Process	2992892	PDH	Biosolids	Room 301E	Juliet Ohemeng-Ntiamoah, Jacobs

Name	Location Name
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Awards Luncheon	Ballroom DEFG

Name	Location Name
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open	Exhibit Hall A

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Name	Session ID	CE Type	Track	Speakers	Location Name
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Drinking Water Regulatory Update from Kentucky Division of Water	2992893	PDH	Regulatory Update KY	Eileen Miller, Kentucky Division of Water Ethan Givan, KY Division of Water	Ballroom A
Early Is On-Time, On-Time Is an NOV, PFAS Conceptual Treatment Study, Tennessee American Water Co.	2992894	PDH, DW	Drinking Water Emerging Issues	Justin Bolender, Jacobs Kevin Kruchinski, Tennessee American Water	Ballroom B
Emerging PFAS regulations and solutions for wastewater utilities	2992895	PDH	Clean Water Emerging Issues	Katherine Bell, Hazen	Ballroom C
YP Ice Breaker	2995071	PDH	Young Professionals	KYTN AWWA/CWP Young Professionals Committee	Room 300C
Benchmarking Leak Detection in the Digital Age: A Comparative Analysis of Methods	2992896	PDH, DW	Water Loss/Non-Revenue Water	John Stevens, ASTERRA	Room 300D
Dealing with Odor Issues: Troubleshooting and Solutions for H2S Level Surges Exceeding Plans by 10x	2992897	PDH, WW	Odor Control	Robin Burch, Louisville MSD Daniel Thewes, Jacobs	Room 301A
To Measure or Not to Measure? Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wastewater Treatment	2992898	PDH, WW	Sustainability	Bo Zhang, Stantec	Room 301B
A Selection Framework for Effective Lead Sampling in Drinking Water: Methods and Comparisons	2992899	PDH, DW	Distribution	Darren Lytle, Hazen and Sawyer	Room 301C
Precision in Progress: Advanced 3D Modeling for Water Treatment Capacity Expansion	2992900	PDH	Engineering & Construction	Cory Newman, LDA Engineering	Room 301D
Utilizing Existing Infrastructure to Accommodate New Technology	2992901	PDH	Biosolids	Josh Little, Walsh Jacob Mathis, MSD Melissa Tucker, Stantec Consulting Services	Room 301E
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
KY Clean Water Update	2995083	PDH	Regulatory Update KY		Ballroom A
One Size Does Not Fit All: Tailoring PFAS Treatment to the WTP	2992902	PDH, DW	Drinking Water Emerging Issues	Brent Tippey, HDR Engineering, Inc. Caroline Archer, HDR Engineering, Inc.	Ballroom B
Supercritical Fluids and SC Water Oxidation Applied to PFAS	2992903	PDH	Clean Water Emerging Issues	Gordon Holcomb, TDEC	Ballroom C
YP Ice Breaker and Keynote	2995072	PDH	Young Professionals	KYTN AWWA/CWP Young Professionals Committee Houston Daugherty, Cannon & Cannon, Inc. (CCI)	Room 300C
K9 Water Leak Detection with Demonstration	2992904	PDH, DW	Water Loss/Non-Revenue Water	Melissa (Sam) Copeland, Go-Go Water Inspection, Canine Leak Detection	Room 300D
Have You Tried Oxygen Injection for Odor Control? MSD's Success Story	2992905	PDH, WW	Odor Control	Sharon Worley, Webster Environmental Associates	Room 301A
Mission: Build the Most Sustainable Water Treatment Plant in the World	2992906	PDH, DW	Sustainability	David Adams, Wilmot, Inc Justin Bowling, Metro Water Services Matthew Pacicco, Carollo Engineers	Room 301B
Kentucky Implementation of the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions	2992907	PDH, DW	Distribution	Elizabeth Dowling, Kentucky Division of Water Ethan Givan, KY Division of Water	Room 301C
Chattanooga Solves Its Consent Decree Puzzle	2992908	PDH	Engineering & Construction	Mark Heinzer, City of Chattanooga Moccasin Bend Environmental Campus Xavier Pedeux, Jacobs	Room 301D
The Calm Between the Storms -Nashville's Central Biosolids Facility Optimization Ahead of Expansion	2992909	PDH	Biosolids	Blake McClain, Nashville Metro Water Services Doug Yarosz, Brown and Caldwell	Room 301E
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
KY Legislative Update	2995085	PDH	Regulatory Update KY		Ballroom A
Characterization of Reservoir Sediments for RCRA Metals and PFAS Using a Probablistic Approach	2992910	PDH	Drinking Water Emerging Issues	Dakotah DeRoche, Louisville Water Trey DeRoche, Louisville Water Co.	Ballroom B
Private Collection Systems "The Struggle is Real"	2992911	PDH	Clean Water Emerging Issues	Angela Oberschmidt, TDEC Division of Water Resources	Ballroom C
YP Keynote	2995073	PDH	Young Professionals	Houston Daugherty, Cannon & Cannon, Inc. (CCI)	Room 300C
City of Gatlinburg Water Loss Management Plan	2992912	PDH, DW	Water Loss/Non-Revenue Water	Matthew Rye, Rye Engineering PLC Dale Phelps, City of Gatlinburg Seth Rye, Rye Engineering PLC	Room 300D
Chemical Dosing Optimization Using Machine Learning	2992913	PDH, WW	Odor Control	Elizabeth Chaffin, Xylem	Room 301A
A Gallon of Water for Your Query: Sustainable Approaches to Quenching AI's Thirst	2992914	PDH	Sustainability	Diana Chumak, Gresham Smith Camille Colter, Gresham Smith	Room 301B
Keep Your Projects Flowing: A Phased Approach (McDonald Farm Planning)	2992915	PDH, DW	Distribution	Melanie Brueggemann, Croy Engineering	Room 301C
Enhanced Collaboration in Collaborative Delivery	2992916	PDH	Engineering & Construction	Travis Hamby, LJA Engineering Jeff McCann, LJA Engineering	Room 301D
PFAS in Wastewater -From Research to Reality	2992917	PDH	Biosolids	Samir Mathur, CDM Smith	Room 301E

Name	Location Name
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Ice Cream Social	Exhibit Hall A
Student Poster Competition	Exhibit Hall A
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Tapping Competition	Exhibit Hall A
Top Ops Competition	KICC M101/102 (Level 1)
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Tap Water Taste Test Competition	Exhibit Hall A
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Next Round Brewing Beer Tasting	Exhibit Hall A
Exhibitor Cocktail Hour	Exhibit Hall A
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
YP Networking Social (YPs Only)	Scruffy City Hall

Name	Location Name
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Awards Breakfast	Ballroom DEFG
7:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Coffee Bar	Park Exhibit Hall Concourse
7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Registration Open	Park Exhibit Hall Concourse
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open	Exhibit Hall A

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Name	Session ID	CE Type	Track	Speakers	Location Name
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Case Study of Tennessee Service Line Inventories and Strategies for LCRI Compliance	2992918	PDH	Drinking Water Quality	Shannon Evanchec, TruePani Inc	Ballroom A
Working Smarter: Leveraging Modern Tools to Meet the Challenges of Nashville's Ambitious Project	2992919	PDH	Drinking Water Treatment	Justin Bowling, Metro Water Services Drew Hart, Carollo	Ballroom B
Wet Weather Storage Facility Construction Challenges in Clarksville, Tennessee	2992920	PDH	Collections	Brittany Bishop, Gresham Smith Amanda Dobbs, Gresham Smith	Ballroom C
From Analog to Digital: A Water Utility's Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Journey	2992921	PDH, DW	Metering-Billing	Oliver Curtis, Jacobs Engineering Jay Mullin, Eastside Utility District Jonathan Stratton, Jacobs Engineering	Room 300C
Strategic Planning Project/Employee Engagement	2992922	PDH	Workforce/Culture	Lindsey Rechtin, Northern Kentucky Water District	Room 300D
A Decade of Decisions - Water Resource Recovery on the Cumberland Plateau	2992923	PDH, WW	Water Resource Recovery	Nathaniel Green, James C. Hailey & Company, Consulting Engineers	Room 301A
Emergency Preparedness Programs - Putting you AWIA RRA & ERP Plan to Work	2992924	PDH	Safety & Security	John Carsone, Arcadis US, Inc.	Room 301B
Flowing Forward: Overcoming Challenges to Fuel Murfreesboro's Growth!	2992925	PDH	Engineering & Construction	Taylor McMann, Cleary Construction Inc	Room 301C
Elevating Excellence -The Operations Career Ladder	2992926	PDH	Management	Mark Heinzer, City of Chattanooga Moccasin Bend Environmental Campus Jacob McCrary, City of Chattanooga	Room 301D
A SCWO Demo: How Supercritical Water Oxidation is Transforming Waste Management in Orlando, FL	2992927	PDH	Biosolids	Sudhakar Viswanathan, 374Water	Room 301E
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Planning for Piloting - Development of Spring Hill, TN's Advance Purification Pilot Test Plan	2992928	PDH	Drinking Water Quality	Dan Allen, The City of Spring Hill Jason Ogg, Carollo	Ballroom A
Revolutionary PFAS Recovery Using Continuous Ultra Filtration & Colloidal Activated Carbon	2992929	PDH	Drinking Water Treatment	Brian Butters, Purifics Water	Ballroom B
Controlling Ebenezer Sewer Basin: FUD's $17.5M Plan to End SSOs	2992930	PDH	Collections	Robert Cook, Jacobs Seth Fischer, First Utility District of Knox County	Ballroom C
Transitioning from AMR to AMI Meter Reading System	2992931	PDH, DW	Metering-Billing	Barry Miller, Northern Kentucky Water District Stacey Kampsen, Northern Kentucky Water District	Room 300C
Results from the Tennessee Water Workforce Survey	2992932	PDH	Workforce/Culture	Steven Hoagland, Tennessee Water Resources Research Center; University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Room 300D
Ashland WRRF Expansion and Improvements Project Equipment Pre-Procurement - Lessons Learned	2992933	PDH, WW	Water Resource Recovery	Joe Okyere, Strand Associates	Room 301A
How Safe Are You? Cybersecurity of SCADA in Water and Wastewater Utilities Explained	2992934	PDH	Safety & Security	John Abrera, Stantec Frederick Johnson, Stantec	Room 301B
From Deteriorating to Award-Winning -Solving Complex Upgrades to an Existing Sewer Treatment Plant	2992935	PDH, WW	Engineering & Construction	David West, Croy Engineering	Room 301C
Succession Planning and Talent Identification: Some Great Examples (and One Failure)	2992936	PDH	Management	Doug Kimbler, BGMU	Room 301D
Lessons Learned from the City of Franklin's New Thermal Hydrolysis Process	2992937	PDH	Biosolids	Taylor Hopkins, City of Franklin	Room 301E
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Under Pressure: Efficiently Executing Your PFAS Pilot Program	2992938	PDH	Drinking Water Quality	Greg Leaphart, CDM Smith	Ballroom A
Protection from Chlorine Gas Leaks...and Errant Golf Balls!	2992939	PDH	Drinking Water Treatment	David Bible, Stantec	Ballroom B
Keeping up with Capacity: Model-based Flow Accounting	2992940	PDH	Collections	Scott Andrews, City of Franklin Aaron Rogge, CDM Smith	Ballroom C
Is Your Utility Business Office Properly Staffed?	2992941	PDH	Metering-Billing	Gary Sanders, Utility Information Pipeline LLC	Room 300C
Building Tomorrow's Water Workforce: Fostering Growth for Young Professionals	2992942	PDH	Workforce/Culture	Brett McNeely, Barge Design Solution, Inc. Emily Gottberg, Barge Design Solutions	Room 300D
Designing to Low DO: Full-Scale Implementation of Suboxic Biological Nutrient Removal	2992943	PDH, WW	Water Resource Recovery	Natalie Beach, Carollo Engineers	Room 301A
Integrating Safety Compliance into Operational, Maintenance, and Engineering Practices	2992944	PDH	Safety & Security	Hannah Claytor, EnSafe, Inc	Room 301B
Drinking It In: The Challenges of Designing New Intakes in the Cumberland River	2992945	PDH, DW	Engineering & Construction	Alana Cranford, Nashville Metro Water Services	Room 301C
David Hawes WWTP Upgrades: Perspective from the Owner, Engineer, and Contractor	2992946	PDH	Management	Garrett Gordon, Regional Water Resource Agency Paul Maron, Strand Associates Jerry Shieh, Dugan & Meyers LLC	Room 301D
Thinking Outside the Box - Practical Considerations for Implementing Advanced Biosolids Technologies	2992947	PDH	Biosolids	David Osborne, Hazen and Sawyer Matthew Van Horne, Hazen and Sawyer	Room 301E

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Name	Session ID	CE Type	Track	Speakers	Location Name
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
A,B,C Easy as Phases 1,2,3 of Nashville's Historic 8th Avenue Reservoir Rehabilitation Project	2992948	PDH	Rehabilitation - DW	Nathan Ellermann, Nashville Metro Water Services	Ballroom A
Tennessee Surface Water Treatment with SiC Ultrafiltration -Case Studies	2992949	PDH	Drinking Water Treatment	Mark Machacek, Ovivo	Ballroom B
Flattening the Curve on I/I	2992950	PDH	Collections	Eric Brooks, WWTA	Ballroom C
Meeting ARPA Grant Reporting Requirements: Essential Asset Management Plan Guideline	2992951	PDH	Finance	Keith Bishton, Jacobs Christina Hesse, Jacobs Justin Steinmann, City of Chattanooga	Room 300C
Opening the Doors	2992952	PDH	External Communications	Sonia Allman, Metro Nashville	Room 300D
Non-Potable Reuse of Municipal Wastewater in Lieu of Discharge	2992953	PDH, WW	Water Resource Recovery	Scott Morgan, City of Memphis Gary Cohen, Gary Cohen Environmental Firm	Room 301A
Hurricane Helene Impacts to Newport Utilities	2992954	PDH	Other/Special Topics	David Gilliam, Newport Utilities Eric Gamble, Cannon & Cannon, Inc.	Room 301B
No Flow, No Problem: A Design-Build Approach at Carr Creek State Park	2992955	PDH	Small Systems	Erik Elfers, Butt Construction Company Emily Gottberg, Barge Design Solutions Griffin Simmons, Barge Design Solutions	Room 301C
Maryville's WWTP Expansion Planning -From Many Choices to Preferred Solution, a Defensible Process	2992956	PDH	Modeling/Planning	Chris Hamrick, City of Maryville Tom Johnson, Jacobs	Room 301D
Sliplining Pipelines	2992957	PDH	Rehabilitation - CW	Nick Dross, Azuria-Insituform Technologies, LLC-Underground Solutions, Inc	Room 301E
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Optimizing Aquifer Production: Insights from Louisville's RBF System and Its Maintenance	2992958	PDH	Rehabilitation - DW	Pete Goodmann, Louisville Water Aaron Thompson, Black & Veatch Corporation	Ballroom A
Bridging Centuries: Upgrading a 1920s Filter Building with GAC Contactors for the Next 100 Years	2992959	PDH	Drinking Water Treatment	Jesse Hunter, Nashville Metro Water Services Ryan Anderson, Carollo Engineers	Ballroom B
Nashville Sewer Separation Project - Pros and Cons of 1D vs 2D Modeling	2992960	PDH	Collections	Mike Orr, Hazen and Sawyer Chris Reichle, Hazen and Sawyer Jackson Sauers, Hazen and Sawyer	Ballroom C
Pocket Full of Scenarios. Financial planning for a Treatment Plant Expansion	2992961	PDH	Finance	Michelle Hatcher, City of Franklin Fernando Aranda, Hazen and Sawyer	Room 300C
LCRI Crisis COMMS: How to Successfully Handle Sensitive Public Notifications in Just 24 Hours	2992962	PDH	External Communications	Mike McGill, WaterPIO	Room 300D
Latest Case Studies of Aerobic Granular Sludge	2992963	PDH, WW	Water Resource Recovery	Paula Dorn, Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.	Room 301A
Taking the "Forever" out of "Forever Chemicals": A Review of Destructive Technologies for PFAS	2992964	PDH	Other/Special Topics	Brian Yates, Gresham Smith	Room 301B
Waverly Flood Recovery - 4 Years Later	2992965	PDH	Small Systems	Jason English, Inflo Design Group	Room 301C
How to Get More Flow (NWUD Mowbray Mountain Water Storage)	2992966	PDH	Modeling/Planning	Paige Benson, Croy Engineering Adam Chrnalogar, North West Utility District (NWUD)	Room 301D
Excellence Beyond Compliance: An Update of Hamilton County's Consent Decree	2992967	PDH	Rehabilitation - CW	Travis Hamby, LJA Engineering	Room 301E
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Increasing the Resilience of Water Distribution Systems	2992968	PDH	Rehabilitation - DW	Joseph Noce, LDA Engineering	Ballroom A
PFAS Destruction in Reverse Osmosis Concentrate Using UV-Advanced Reduction Processes	2992969	PDH	Drinking Water Treatment	Benjamin Fennell, University of Tennessee	Ballroom B
Mastering the Plan -Best Practices for Collection System Master Planning	2992970	PDH	Collections	Kyle Pattison, Gresham Smith	Ballroom C
Practical Tips and Tricks for Navigating TDEC ARP Reimbursements, Site Inspections, & More	2992971	PDH	Finance	Ivey Limbaugh, SSR Ellen Kinnane, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc	Room 300C
It's Not What You Say, But How You Say It: Move from Technical to Conversational Communication	2992972	PDH	External Communications	Kelley Dearing Smith, Louisville Water Company	Room 300D
Disentangling the Mystery of Microplastics in Tennessee's Wastewater and Receiving Streams	2992973	PDH, WW	Water Resource Recovery	Caroline Hitchcock, Tennessee Tech University	Room 301A
Mayfield, Kentucky Tornado: Case Study	2992974	PDH	Other/Special Topics	Madeline Traylor, Kentucky Division of Water Shannon McLeary, Kentucky Division of Water	Room 301B
Small System Improvements for PFAS Removal	2992975	PDH, WW	Small Systems	Shelby Hughes, Kimley-Horn Liza Patton, Kimley-Horn	Room 301C
Building Better Water Systems with Hydraulic Modeling	2992976	PDH	Modeling/Planning	Ross Guffey, HDR Engineering, Inc. Kari Horn, HDR Engineering, Inc.	Room 301D
Sewer Rehabilitation in The Swamp	2992977	PDH	Rehabilitation - CW	Chris Cline, Cannon & Cannon, Inc. Eric Brooks, WWTA Dennis Kehn, Sunbelt Rentals	Room 301E

Name	Location Name
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Buffet	Exhibit Hall A

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Name	Session ID	CE Type	Track	Speakers	Location Name
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Planning Ahead: How Collierville is Preparing its Water and Sewer Systems for the Future	2992978	PDH	System Management	John Fox, Town of Collierville Utilities Tim Tucker, Cannon & Cannon, Inc. (CCI)	Ballroom A
Construction of Conventional Filters for an Unconventional Reason	2992979	PDH, DW	Drinking Water Treatment	Shane Bragg, KUB Colton Motz, Bowen Engineering Corporation Daniel Unger, CDM Smith	Ballroom B
Evaluation & Design of Aerobic Granular Sludge (AGS) for Grassland STP	2992980	PDH	Cleanwater Technology	Kevin Bunting, Parkson Jake Freeman, Limestone Water Utility Operating Company Logan Dickinson, GMC	Ballroom C
Supporting Sustainable Community-Driven Water & Wastewater Infrastructure Solutions Through Equity	2992981	PDH	Diversity, Equity & Inclusion	Heather Mullen, American Water Works Association	Room 300C
A Marathon, Not A Sprint: Public Outreach for the City of Franklin's Future Clean Water Facility	2992982	PDH	Customer Relations	Michelle Hatcher, City of Franklin Megan Drummy, Hazen and Sawyer	Room 300D
Promoting Collaboration between Stakeholders to Strengthen Industrial Pretreatment Programs	2992983	PDH, WW	Industrial Pretreatment	Adam Bonomo, ClearWater Solutions	Room 301A
Ridgetop Development: Addressing Infrastructure Expansion for Growth	2992984	PDH	Engineering & Construction	Connor Witzeman, Barge Design Solutions	Room 301B
From Lines to Layers - Modernizing the University of Memphis's Utility Maps	2992985	PDH	Asset Management	James Aker, Smith Seckman Reid Joseph Griffey, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc.	Room 301C
To Grow or Not to Grow	2992986	PDH	Distribution	Steve Bostic, LDA Engineering	Room 301D
Catastrophic Urban Flood Plan	2992987	PDH	Stormwater	John Carsone, Arcadis US, Inc. Danette Kinaszczuk, Arcadis	Room 301E
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Ten Critical Metrics for Effective Utility Management	2992988	PDH	System Management	Steven Hoagland, Tennessee Water Resources Research Center; University of Tennessee, Knoxville Donna McNeil, Kentucky Water Research Institute Lindell Ormsbee, University of Kentucky	Ballroom A
SCADA Solutions for an Imperfect World - Modernization of Existing DCS Control System	2992989	PDH, DW	Drinking Water Treatment	Glen Doss, Nashville Metro Water Services Catherine Shipman, Carollo Engineers	Ballroom B
How Does It REALLY Work? A "One Year Later" Owner Review of the Central Optimization Project.	2992990	PDH	Cleanwater Technology	Jimmy Howell, Metro Water Services Michael Binkley, Metro Water Services	Ballroom C
Women at Work: Perspectives of Heavy Equipment Operators	2995087	PDH	Diversity, Equity & Inclusion	Andrea Belden, Louisville Water Company Taya Burrell, Louisville Water Company Jesse Jewell, Louisville Water Company Latona Estes, Louisville Water Company	Room 300C
Improving Customer Satisfaction in the Field	2992991	PDH	Customer Relations	Ross Biggerstaff, Metro Nashville Jason Johnson, Metro Water Services	Room 300D
The Ten Pretreatment Commandments	2992992	PDH, WW	Industrial Pretreatment	Joshua Balentine, Brown and Caldwell	Room 301A
Electrical Harmonics 101 for Water Professionals	2992993	PDH	Engineering & Construction	John Furr, SSR Jim Dolezal, SSR	Room 301B
Embracing Technology while Preserving Heritage to Streamline Geospatial Asset Management	2992994	PDH	Asset Management	Joe Martin, LDA Engineering	Room 301C
This Old Thing?: Giving Your Outdated Water Model a Fresh Makeover	2992995	PDH	Distribution	Nicole Smoak, WK Dickson, an Ardurra Company	Room 301D
Using Technology to Support Stormwater Management	2992996	PDH	Stormwater	Karen Ferency, CDM Smith	Room 301E
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Hurricane Helene's Impact on Erwin Utilities Water and Sewer Systems	2992997	PDH	System Management	Keith Webb, McGill Associates Richard Foster, Erwin Utilities Authority	Ballroom A
On-Site Sodium Hypochlorite Generation: A Safe and Cost-Effective Solution for Disinfection	2992998	PDH	Drinking Water Treatment	Pete Kyrkos, Cleanwater1	Ballroom B
Is Your Treatment Plant Closer to Capacity Than You Think?	2992999	PDH	Cleanwater Technology	Paul Steele, Jacobs	Ballroom C
Women at Work: Perspectives of Heavy Equipment Operators, cont.	2995090	PDH	Diversity, Equity & Inclusion	Andrea Belden, Louisville Water Company Jesse Jewell, Louisville Water Company Taya Burrell, Louisville Water Company Latona Estes, Louisville Water Company	Room 300C
Going Viral: Using Social Media to Build Your Water Utility's Brand	2993000	PDH	Customer Relations	Laura Horton, Louisville Water Company	Room 300D
Brewery Industry Wastewater Management	2995091	PDH	Industrial Pretreatment	Dr. Larry Moore, University of Memphis	Room 301A
Mitigating the Risk as SARP10's Program Manager at Risk (PMAR)	2993001	PDH	Engineering & Construction	Nolan Mills, Black and Veatch Scott Morgan, City of Memphis Scott McAmis, Gresham Smith	Room 301B
A New Take on Pump Station Testing & Analysis: How Pump Station Evaluations Help Prioritize Dollars	2993002	PDH	Asset Management	David Calle, Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc.	Room 301C
Aging Like Fine Water: How Water Age Affects Quality and How to Combat It.	2993003	PDH	Distribution	Jared Slemmons, AECOM	Room 301D
Bridging the Gap: Modeling Solutions for the Complex Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project	3104948	PDH	Stormwater	Diana Chumak, Gresham Smith Nikhil Reddy, Gresham Smith	Room 301E

Name	Location Name
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Ice Cream Social	Park Exhibit Hall Concourse

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Name	Session ID	CE Type	Track	Speakers	Location Name
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Beyond Surface Level: Best Practices for Safe, Effective, and Accurate Manhole Inspections	2993005	PDH	System Management	Finn Basler, LJA Engineering Mark Crow, LJA Engineers	Ballroom A
What Does Your Watershed Surveillance Data Tell You?	2993006	PDH	Drinking Water Quality	Thalika Hollingsworth, Tennessee American Water Lori Stenzel, Tennessee American Water	Ballroom B
Innovative Treatment Processes Unveiled with Expansion of Sevierville's McCroskey Island WWTP	2993007	PDH	Cleanwater Technology	Ben Simerl, Jacobs	Ballroom C
Tapping Into Talent: Engaging Future Water Professionals	2993008	PDH	Workforce/Culture	Brady England, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. Maci Young, Barge Design Solutions	Room 300C
Call Center Stress Syndrome: What Your Frontline Employees Need You to Know About Supporting Their Mental Health	2995093	PDH	Customer Relations	Julius Melvin Jefferies Jefferies, Simply Healing	Room 300D
Down the Drain: Pretreatment Program Compliance and PFAS Preparedness Including Lessons Learned	2993009	PDH, WW	Industrial Pretreatment	Stephanie Clay, WK Dickson an Ardurra Company	Room 301A
Pick Up the Phone! Everyone Wins when Engineers and Manufacturers' Reps Coordinate During Design	2993010	PDH	Other/Special Topics	John Harward, Principle Environmental Inc Doug Yarosz, Brown and Caldwell	Room 301B
Condition Derby: The Race Against Asset Operational Inefficiency	2993011	PDH	Asset Management	Anya Beuhler, Brown and Caldwell Caitlyn Binkley, Brown and Caldwell	Room 301C
A Ten-Year Journey of Empowering Utility-led Innovation	2993012	PDH	Utility Operations & Maintenance	Yvonne Austin-Cornish, Louisville MSD Joanna Brunner, Arcadis Kimberly Reef, Louisville MSD	Room 301D
Diving into the Clinch -A Study of Water Quality of One of Tennessee's Pristine Rivers	2993013	PDH	Environment	Drew Williamson, Cannon & Cannon, Inc. Wesley Powell, Cannon & Cannon, Inc. (CCI)	Room 301E
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Advanced 3D Modeling: Bridging the Gap in Utility Management and Workforce Transition	2993014	PDH	System Management	Jonathan Nieman, Black & Veatch Corporation Aaron Thompson, Black & Veatch Corporation	Ballroom A
Story of Summerville GA Raccoon Creek WTP, A case study of a PFAS Lawsuit & Removal Pilot Project	2993015	PDH	Drinking Water Quality	Mark Romers, ITAC	Ballroom B
Don't Get Caught with Your Pumps Down: Using Analytics to Improve Pump Reliability and Performance	2993016	PDH	Cleanwater Technology	Mike Bernard, Specific Energy	Ballroom C
Whoa Man: Women of Water Technical Session	2993017	PDH	Workforce/Culture	Lori Wyatt, Gonzalez / Women of Water Jenny Slight, Brasfield & Gorrie Erin Van Hoozier, Barge Design Solutions / Women of Water	Room 300C
Why They Show Up: Effective Marketing Techniques for Customer Service Employee Recruitment	2995098	PDH	Customer Relations	Ameerah Palacios, HDR Engineering, Inc.	Room 300D
Enhanced Source Control Using Supercritical Water Oxidation to Treat Industrial Waste Streams	2993018	PDH, WW	Industrial Pretreatment	David Garb, 374Water	Room 301A
Customers Talk, We Listen	2993019	PDH	Other/Special Topics	Channa Newman, Louisville Water Kathleen Speicher, Louisville Water	Room 301B
Streamlining Success: Advanced Tools for Managing Nashville's Stormwater System	2993020	PDH	Asset Management	Clayton Foster, Barge Design Solutions Matt Tays, Metro Water Services	Room 301C
Optimizing In-House Project Execution: Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance in Water Utilities	2993021	PDH	Utility Operations & Maintenance	Walter Ashford, Metro Water Services Taylor Ross, Metro Govt. of Nashville - Water Services Dept Jonathan Ward, Metro Govt. of Nashville - Water Services Dept	Room 301D
Kentucky & Tennessee Nutrient Collaboration	2993022	PDH	Environment	Paulette Akers, Kentucky Division of Water Karina Bynum, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Josiah Frey, Kentucky Division of Water	Room 301E

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Name	Session ID	CE Type	Track	Speakers	Location Name
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Why Pay More? Using your ArcGIS Online Account to Build a Work Order System You'll Actually Like	2993023	PDH	System Management	Mark Corw, LJA Engineering Benjamin Lundberg, LJA Engineering	Ballroom A
Compliance with the LCRI -Moving Beyond the Inventory	2993024	PDH	Drinking Water Quality	Brendan O'Brien, Stantec	Ballroom B
It Will Be Coming Down the Mountain, When It Comes – HCWWTA Case Study Advanced Primary Filtration	2993025	PDH	Cleanwater Technology	Gary Heusser, LJA Engineering	Ballroom C
Whoa Man: Women of Water Technical Session, cont.	2993026	PDH	Workforce/Culture	Jenny Slight, Brasfield & Gorrie Erin Van Hoozier, Barge Design Solutions / Women of Water Lori Wyatt, Gonzalez / Women of Water	Room 300C
Managing Unhappy Customers: Tools for Five-Star Customer Service	2995099	PDH	Customer Relations	Tori Rodriquez, Georgetown Municipal Water & Sewer Service	Room 300D
Pretreatment Twilight Zone	2995101	PDH, WW	Industrial Pretreatment	Byron Ross, Monitoring and Management Services, LLC	Room 301A
Blueprints for Tomorrow: How STEM Professionals Propel the Next Generation with Future City	2993027	PDH	Other/Special Topics	Paige Lowe, Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. Olivia Yates, LJA Engineering	Room 301B
Emerging Technologies and Methods for Service Line Identification	2993028	PDH, DW	Asset Management	Colin White, US EPA Office of Research and Development	Room 301C
Have You Heard What's New at Fleming Training Center?	2993029	PDH	Utility Operations & Maintenance	Amanda Carter, State of Tennessee	Room 301D
Louisville MSD: Impacts of Green Infrastructure on the MS4 Program	2993030	PDH	Environment	Brett Clark, Louisville MSD Colette Easter, Louisville MSD Bethany Shain, AECOM	Room 301E

Name	Location Name
7:30 AM
Charity Golf Tournament	Egwani Farms
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast	Ballroom C

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Name	Session ID	CE Type	Track	Location Name
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
WORKSHOP - Rolling Through Water Innovation: A Moving Workshop on KUB's Clean and Drinking Water Infrastructure	2995108	PDH, DW	Workshop - Drinking Water	Three Rivers Rambler Charter Train
WORKSHOP - Rolling Through Water Innovation: A Moving Workshop on KUB's Clean and Drinking Water Infrastructure	2995107	PDH, WW	Workshop - Clean Water	Three Rivers Rambler Charter Train

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