CDM Smith at ACE25
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CDM Smith at ACE25
March 11, 2025
This year, AWWA’s Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE25) will be held in Denver, Colorado, June 8-11, 2025. Don't miss out on these informative presentations.
Sunday, june 8th
Session PCW05 - 9:00 am - Scenario Planning for Lead Service Line Replacement Programs presented by Claire Baldwin, Sandy Kutzing, moderated by Kristin Epstein
Monday, june 9th
Session MON019 - 3:15 pm - Implementing and Maintaining Optimal Corrosion Control and Improving Water Quality Stability presented by Richard Giani
Tuesday, June 10th
Session TUE004 - 9:00 am - Enhanced Aeration and Scum Recovery for Physical Removal of PFAS from Wastewater (WRF 5212) presented by Charles Schaefer
Session TUE019 - 9:30 am - Service Line Material Identification Without Excavation: Insights from DC Water's Pilot Study presented by Javier Locsin
Session TUE043 - 10:00 am - Understanding DBPs from Chemistry to Control moderated by Jihyon Im
Session TUE043 - 11:00 am - There Is No One-Size-Fits-All When It Comes to DBP Management - A Review of 4 Tailored Solutions presented by Anne Malenfant
Session TUE074 - 11:20 am - Bench-Scale Comparison of Shelf-Stable Chlorine Dioxide, Free Chlorine, Permanganate for Drinking Water Oxidation presented by Baris Kaymak
Session PST02 - 1:30 pm - Enhancing Hydraulic Model Calibration and Operational Insight with Multi-Hydrant Pressure Monitoring presented by James Kim
Session PST02 - 1:30 pm - Resilient, Sustainable, Affordable Water Supply Planning under Climate Change Challenges for Utilities in Fast Growing Communities presented by Ghina Yamout
Session TUE083 - 1:30 pm - Examination of Alternative Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) Approaches for Direct Filtration Plants presented by Bilal Abada
Session TUE109 - 2:30 pm - Small Water Systems and Complex Decisions - How One Utility Planned for Future Resiliency through Regulatory Uncertainty presented by Anne Malenfant
Session TUE099 - 3:00 pm - Physical Inspection Methods for Water Service Line Identification with No Excavation presented by Kristin Epstein
Session TUE129 - 3:30 pm - Under Pressure: Protecting Dallas' 84-inch White Rock North Transmission Main from Surge Events presented by Wendy Martinez, co-author Khidir Hamad
Wednesday, june 11th
Session WED013 - 8:30 am - Risk-Based Optimization As A Decision-Making Framework & Tool to Prioritize Water Infrastructure Investments presented by Ghina Yamout
Session WED014 - 9:14 am - Boosting Efficiency at Westminster's 15 MGD Drinking Water Facility with Collaborative Digital Solutions presented by Tim Rynders, co-authors Rakesh Saka, Carl Lundin, Jonathan Reed
Session WED051 - 10:00 am - Surface Water PFAS Pilot Testing - Performance and Lessons Learned from Operating the Largest PFAS Pilot in North America presented by Amalia Terracciano
Session WED051 - 10:30 am - Phone a Friend: Piloting and RSSCT for a Greenfield Water Treatment Plant in North Carolina presented by Kara DeGroote, co-author Trent Jackson
Session WED088 - 2:00 pm - Three Facilities, Two Phases - Commissioning Houston's First Ozone Disinfection System presented by Lander Kennedy
Session WED088 - 2:30 pm - Physical Modeling to the Rescue; Addressing the Design Challenges of a 50 MGD Expansion of Eagle Mountain WTP in Fort Worth, TX presented by Chetan Soni
Session WED114 - 3:00 pm - GAC Is Not Just for PFAS - Meeting Both Short-Term & Long-Term DBP Compliance with GAC presented by Jihyon Im, co-author Al LeBlanc
Session WED134 - 3:00 pm - How AI is Reshaping the Workday and Boosting Efficiency presented by Alfredo Zendejas Rodriguez
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