Fourteen presenters are delivering 22
topical discussions during the event, along with two employees
receiving volunteer awards
American Water (NYSE: AWK), the nation’s largest publicly traded
water and wastewater utility company, announced today the company
will share its expertise at the American Water Works Association
(AWWA) Annual Conference (ACE17) from June 11-14 in Philadelphia,
Pa. American Water will have a strong presence at the
conference with 14 expert presenters participating in 22 sessions
throughout one of the industry’s top gatherings.
“As a leader in the water industry, American Water is excited to
participate in ACE and share our advanced technology and
innovations while also learning from our peers,” said Walter Lynch,
chief operating officer, American Water. “We all have the same goal
of satisfying customers’ needs. This conference is a great forum
for industry leaders to come together and share ideas, best
practices and create connections.”
“Our customers must be at the center of everything we do,” noted
Lynch. “Our job is to provide clean, safe, affordable and reliable
water and water services to our customers and our significant
presence at ACE 2017 demonstrates the ongoing commitment we have to
developing innovative technologies to better serve them.”
American Water is challenged to find innovative ways to
operate at the lowest possible cost for the benefit of the company
and its customers. From the company’s unique Innovation Development
Process that leverages its position and expertise to develop, test
and promote new technologies for industry use, to deploying 1,000
acoustical leak detectors to identify non-surfacing leaks, American
Water will demonstrate its technological knowledge at the following
sessions:
Monday, June 12Topic: Advanced Leak DetectionSpeaker:
Dave Hughes, manager of Water Research
Topic: Impact of Filtration Media Age on Nitrosamines and
Nitrosamines PrecursorsSpeaker: Ruth Marfil-Vega, environmental
scientist
Topic: Advanced Leak Detection Technology Provides Large System
Coverage With Accurate ResultsSpeaker: Jeff Ferrell, manager of
Operations for West Virginia American Water
Tuesday, June 13Topic: A Legacy of Innovation at American
WaterSpeaker: Mark LeChevallier, vice president and chief science
advisor
Topic: The ABCs of AOPsSpeaker: Orren Schneider, manager of
Water Technology
Topic: Developing American Water’s New Goal for Reducing
Greenhouse Gas EmissionsSpeaker: Matt Corson, manager of
Environmental Compliance and Stewardship
Topic: Challenges of Responding to USEPA Health Advisories – A
Utility PerspectiveSpeaker: Matt Corson, manager of Environmental
Compliance and Stewardship
Topic: A State-Of-The-Art Review on Innovative Technologies for
Sewer Collection SystemsSpeaker: Jianfeng Wen, research analyst
Topic: Kanawha River Study: Extensive Evaluation For A Potential
Alternate Source Of SupplySpeaker: Jen Heymann, engineering project
manager for West Virginia American Water
Topic: Emergency Contingency Plan Implementation for Temporary
Intake in Response to Algae BloomSpeaker: Allen Parsley, Operations
manager for West Virginia American Water
Topic: Emerging Contaminants Evaluation and Treatment, the
Hummocks Well Field Story (co-presenting with Margie Gray of Mott
Macdonald)Speaker: Vince Monaco, manager of Engineering for New
Jersey American Water
Topic: Groundwater Management & RegulationsSpeaker: Vince
Monaco, manager of Engineering for New Jersey American Water
Topic: Optimized Capital Investment Breaking the Status
QuoSpeaker: Leslie Steves, project engineer for New Jersey American
Water
Wednesday, June 14Topic: Lead Identification, Release and
Transport through Premise PlumbingSpeaker: Chandan Venkatesh,
environmental scientist
Topic: Cetalytic Nitrate Reduction for Contaminated Ground
Water: A Novel Method With No Brine DischargeSpeaker: Lauren
Weinrich, environmental scientist
Topic: Advanced Oxidation with a Novel Electrochemical Oxidation
SystemSpeaker: Orren Schneider, manager of Water Technology
Topic: Utilities Working “Smarter” with Advanced Metering
InfrastructureSpeaker: Dave Hughes, manager of Water Research
Topic: A Big Picture Look: How Does GAC Impact Our Overall Goal
of Reducing DBP Risks?Speaker: Ben Stanford, Senior director, Water
Research and Development
Topic: Innovative Treatment Technology Provides Additional
Benefits For HAB RemovalSpeaker: Allen Parsley, Operations manager
for West Virginia American Water
Poster Session: American Water’s Approach to Reducing Lead
Exposure – Looking Beyond ComplianceSpeaker: Matt Corson, manager
of Environmental Compliance and Stewardship
Poster Session: Application of Feedforward Aeration Control In
Full-Scale Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment PlantsSpeaker:
Jianfeng Wen, research analyst
Poster Session: Removal of Seasonal Contaminants Using
BiofiltrationSpeaker: Ruth Marfil-Vega, environmental scientist
Additionally, Carmen Tierno, president of New York American
Water, will give the keynote address at the Kenneth J. Miller
Founders' Award Luncheon on June 12. Ruth Gavel, engineering
project manager with New Jersey American Water, and Rachel Beam,
engineering project manager with Pennsylvania American Water, will
receive the Kenneth J. Miller’s Founders Award for their respective
AWWA section committees. The award was established in 2001 to honor
outstanding volunteers for their service and leadership in the
advancement of Water For People’s mission at the local committee
and regional levels.
American Water Resources, a business unit of American Water’s
market-based subsidiary, American Water Enterprises, will have an
exhibit booth at the ACE17 conference. American Water Resources
offers Service Line Protection Programs to homeowners in 43 states
and Washington, D.C., and currently services more than 1.6 million
contracts.
Follow American Water’s social media accounts for up-to-date
coverage of the conference on Facebook and Twitter.
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the
largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly-traded water
and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,800
dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based
drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an
estimated 15 million people in 47 states and Ontario, Canada. More
information can be found by visiting www.amwater.com.
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