June 10 –13, 2024

Join us in Southern California for AWWA ACE24, the world’s premiere water conference. Water sector professionals from across the country will join to connect, learn, and exchange expertise. Don’t miss BC experts as they present on a variety of topics including Digital Solutions, OneWater, Climate Change Resiliency, and DEI.

Presentations

Tuesday, June 11

2:30 PM
Aerobic Surface Water Biological Filtration
Denise Funk, Speaker
TUE01 – Improving Water Treatment Resilience and Sustainability with Biological Treatment

3:30 PM
Anoxic Biological Treatment
Giridhar Upadhyaya, Speaker
TUE01 – Improving Water Treatment Resilience and Sustainability with Biological Treatment

3:30 PM
Providing Safe and Accessible Drinking Water to Small Disadvantaged Communities Through the SAFER Program
Amparo Flores, Speaker
TUE11 – Small System Management in the 21st Century

4:00 PM
Applications and Shortcomings of Machine Learning for Drinking Water Systems
Sierra Johnson, Speaker
TUE24 – Exploring the Digital Transformation of Water and Wastewater Industry

4:30 PM
Integrating Climate Change Impacts with Wet Weather Management, Capital Improvement, and Stream Network Enhancement (WRF 5176)
Nathan Foged, Speaker
TUE29 – The Water Research Foundation Research Highlight: Holistic Flood Management Under Climate Impacts

Wednesday, June 12

9:00 AM
Navigating Water Treatment Challenges in the Desert: Building a Sustainable Treatment Plant for the Community of LeChee
Jake Himebaugh, Speaker
WED15 – Building Resiliency in Small Systems 

1:30 PM
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Best Practices for the Water Sector Workforce
Katie Porter and Andrea Hall, Speakers
WED62 – The Water Research Foundation Research Highlight: Incorporating Equity Considerations into Utility Decision-Making 

2:00 PM
Reframing the Conversation around Emerging Contaminants
Kyle Hay, Speaker
WED47 – Communicating about PFAS and Emerging Contaminants

3:00 PM
Achieving Reliable Real-Time Water Quality Forecasting with Machine Learning
Jamie Lefkowitz and Greg Coyle, Speakers
WED67 – Leveraging AI for W/WW System Analysis and Enhancement

Thursday, June 13

9:00 AM
From Conventional to Direct Filtration: Unraveling Complex Construction Sequencing Challenges to Rebuild Utah’s Oldest WTP
Adam Jones, Speaker
THU11 – Can’t Stop. Won’t Stop. Maintaining Plant Operations During Major Upgrades

10:10 AM
Fostering Water Supply Resiliency Through Digital Transformation  
Greg Coyle, Speaker
THU29 – OT Systems for Resiliency, Sustainability, and Emergency Response

10:30 AM
When Wastewater Runs Dry: A Roadmap for Expanding Recycled Water Supply
Katie Ruby, Speaker
THU20 – The Evolving Water Reuse Landscape: Resilient Solutions for a Sustainable Future

10:30 AM
A Reliable Workforce for Reliable Water Infrastructure 
Katie Porter and Andrea Hall, Speakers
THU23 – Leveraging Data, Science, Collaboration and Federal Funding to Advance DEI

3:00 PM
Pure Water Soquel: The Little District with Big Solutions
Anup Shah, Speaker
THU55 – Advancement in Water Reuse: Projects, Processes, and Partnerships

3:30 PM
It’s a Royal (Unidirectional) Flush for the City of Sacramento: Beating the Odds with Proven Unidirectional Flushing Solutions
Thomas Suesser and Melanie Holton, Speakers
THU52 – Source Water and Distribution System Challenges and Solutions in California

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