American Water to Share Industry Leadership and Insights at American Water Works Association Annual Conference
June 08 2018 - 10:50AM
Business Wire
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 (ACE18) from June 11-14 in Las Vegas, Nev.
American Water will have a strong presence at the conference
with eight expert presenters participating in 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 exchanging ideas about the challenges water
utilities face today,” said Walter Lynch, chief operating officer,
American Water. “We all have the same goal to surpass our
customers’ expectations and this conference provides an unmatched
opportunity to interact with industry leaders from around the
country.”
From investing in smart infrastructure to finding ways to be
more efficient in our operations, American Water will demonstrate
its technological knowledge at the following sessions:
Monday, June 11
Topic: Defining System Failure: American Water Criticality
Evaluation Case StudiesSpeaker: Jian Yang, Senior Planning
Engineer, American Water
Tuesday, June 12
Topic: Making Service Pipe Material Identification a Lead Pipe
CinchSpeaker: Chandan Venkatesh, Scientist. American Water
Topic: Water Policy for Utility Managers – Affordability and
Environmental JusticeSpeaker: Evan Jacobs, Director of Regulatory
Policy and Case Management, California American Water
Wednesday, June 13
Topic: Utilizing GIS-Based Story Maps to Communicate
Infrastructure Investments to CustomersSpeaker: James Mitchell, GIS
Analyst, West Virginia American Water
Topic: Lessons Learned in Commercial Irrigation
EfficiencySpeaker: Margaret Hunter, Senior Engineering Project
Manager, American Water
Topic: Chloramination – The Small Utility PerspectiveSpeaker:
Joshua Lighton, Supervisor, Water Quality & Environmental
Compliance, Iowa American Water
Topic: Business Case Considerations for Leakage ControlSpeaker:
Russell Titus, Operations Superintendent, New Jersey American
Water
Topic: The Future of Source Water Protection: Using a Dynamic
System of Record to Prepare For and Respond to EmergenciesSpeaker:
Erica Pauken, Source Water Protection Lead, West Virginia American
Water
Additionally, Angelita Fasnacht, environmental scientist, will
receive the Kenneth J. Miller Founders' Award at a Luncheon on June
12. The award was established in 2001 to honor outstanding
volunteers for their service and leadership in the advancement of
Water For People’s mission. Angelita is being recognized for
dedicating time out of her already-busy schedule to help end the
global water crisis.
Virginia American Water’s Prince William water district will
receive the 2018 Class I Wendell R. LaDue Utility Safety Award on
June 13. The award recognizes distinguished safety programs by
water utilities and requires excellent safety records for five
consecutive years, as well as a consistent safety program focused
on continuous improvement. The Prince William District has been
safety incident-free for 27 years.
"Safety is paramount to our company and we are honored to
receive this award," said Barry Suits, president, Virginia American
Water. "Our Prince William water team continues to demonstrate its
commitment to achieving a 100 percent safe workplace and providing
operational excellence to our customers. This award is a great
example of our commitment to ensuring we have a safe workplace and
an excellent safety program."
American Water Resources, a business unit of American Water’s
market-based Homeowner Services Group, will exhibit in booth #20059
at the ACE18 conference. American Water Resources offers Service
Line Protection Programs to homeowners in 43 states and Washington,
D.C. Through its Homeowner Services Group, American Water recently
closed on the acquisition of Pivotal Home Solutions, bringing the
total number of warranty contracts served to nearly three
million.
About American Water
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 6,900
dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based
drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an
estimated 15 million people in 46 states and Ontario, Canada.
American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water
services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives flowing.
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