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Attend two great conferences in one location.

September 11–14, 2011Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention CenterNashville, Tennessee

Conference and Exhibits September 11–13Facility Tours September 14

Distribution Systems Symposium Conference and ExpositionThe Event for Distribution, Engineering, and Operations Professionals

Water Security Conference 2011

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Distribution Systems Symposium & Exposition

Water Security Conference and ExpositionAdvancing Security and Emergency Preparedness in the Water Sector

www.awwa.org/dsswsc/register1.800.926.7337

The technical program for the Distribution Systems Symposium Conference and Exposition (DSS) and Water Security Conference and Exposition (WSC), is developed and driven by volunteer members dedicated to meeting your training needs. The volunteers are water professionals who know your needs and pain points. Who better to develop the technical content?

Water distribution and security are often closely related issues, and AWWA brings these two events together, for a second year, to make your experience as productive and beneficial as possible. The combined exhibit hall of DSS and WSC will provide attendees with access to more than 50 exhibiting companies. You can see and touch products and network with exhibitors specializing in distribution AND security.

For technical session details, housing information, and facility tour details, please visit www.awwa.org/dsswsc/register.

Who AttEnDS–DSS

Distribution Specialists

Managers

Designers & Engineers

Project/Program Managers

Operators

Executive Management

Who AttEnDS–WSC

Utility Security Specialists

Executive Management

Managers

Designers & Engineers

Project/Program Managers

AWWA members who register before August 11, 2011, will save $175 on Full-conference registration.

Sunday, September 11SUn01D Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Applications for Water Loss Control

8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Smart metering applications offer valuable information for making informed economic decisions about water loss monitoring. Case studies will showcase water loss monitoring and control experiences of consultants, utilities, and providers.

SUn01W Assessing Risk and Resilience

8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

This workshop provides an overview of the J100 RAMCAP standard which defines a seven-step methodology that enables asset owners to perform analyses of their risks and risk-reduction options relative to specific malevolent attacks. Case studies, tools, and resources will be presented, which will help a utility evaluate risk and resilience.

SUn02D Most Current Practices of Water Storage tank Design, operation, and Maintenance

8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Water tanks are a distribution system asset. This session will present current practices for storage tank operation and maintenance that can lower O&M costs, increase tank service, and protect water quality.

SUn02W the Israeli Approach to Water Event Readiness—Best Practices

1:00–4:30 p.m.

Hear Israeli case studies outlining a holistic approach to water security through best practices. Presentation case studies will cover preparation, training, protection of infrastructure, water quality monitoring, event detection, situation assessment, delivering alternative potable water, recovery, costs, and public communication efforts.

SUn03D Pump Practices

8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Smith Pump Company will teardown and reassemble five different pumps to show participants how these pumps work, how they fail and why some pumps seem to work forever.

SUn03W Cyber Security

1:00–4:30 p.m.

This workshop provides an understanding of cyber vulnerabilities, assessments, standards, guidelines, and best practices that enable utilities to secure their control systems assets.

Preliminary technical Program Please note that the DSS and WSC programs have been combined to illustrate the added value to the attendee. DSS is identified in orange. WSC is identified in blue.

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September 12opening General Session8:30–10:00 a.m.

Scott Potter, Director of Nashville Metro Water Services, will describe the city’s utilities’ preparations for, and responses to, the record-breaking flood of May 2010. Potter will provide lessons learned from the utility’s immediate flood response and the extensive recovery process to date.

Additionally, Dr. Lucile Jones, Chief Scientist of the Multi Hazards Project at the U. S. Geological Survey, will described the need to perform all-hazard risk assessments in the context of the New Madrid fault and recent natural disasters that that have impacted all regions of the US. This will include key planning and preparedness actions that should be taken by critical infrastructure sector like water to mitigate risks.

Mon01 Regulatory Update

10:30 a.m.–noon

Don’t miss the latest regulatory initiatives impacting the water industry presented by AWWA’s Director of Security and Regulatory Affairs, J. Alan Roberson. This session includes information on lead-free requirements for pipe and appurtenances and lead-service line replacement as well as an extended Q&A session.

Mon01 Emergency Response Case Studies 10:30 a.m.–noon

This session will provide a series of case studies in emergency response, which will include lessons learned that the audience can use as a take away to help improve their emergency response planning and exercise programs.

Mon02 Gaylord opryland’s Flood Recovery and Rebuild

10:30 a.m.–noon

Monty Allsbrook, VP Engineering and Maintenance at the Gaylord Opryland, will

discuss the successful evacuation of guests and staff during the historic flooding in 2010 and the challenges encountered during reconstruction of the iconic resort. Sustainability enhancements added during the rebuild will be highlighted.

Mon02 Funding

10:30 a.m.–noon

This session will provide case studies from utilities that have successfully competed for external grant funding for their security programs.

Mon03 hDPE Water Pipe Systems

10:30 a.m.–noon

This session will present design criteria and performance data of HDPE pipe for water transmission and distribution systems.

Mon03 Data Integration

10:30 a.m.–noon

Managing vast amounts of data and converting it to actionable information is a challenge that utilities implementing contamination warning systems face. This session will discuss different solutions to rapidly process raw data and identify the few jewels of event-related information.

Mon04 Advances in optimized Distribution System Modeling

10:30 a.m.–noon

This session will share how collaborative efforts between researchers and utilities have produced significant advances in real-time water quality modeling and how to use these advances to optimize modeling and monitoring in the field.

Mon04 WARn

1:30–3:00 p.m.

The presenters in this session will provide a number of case studies on successful WARN programs and the benefits provided.

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Mon05 the Secret to Successful Modeling

1:30–5:00 p.m.

Is your water distribution system model calibrated? Session presenters will provide an update on AWWA’s M32 Manual and Computer Modeling of Water Distribution Systems, review model calibration and validation innovations, and show how utilities can benefit from an advanced water distribution model in an emergency situation.

Mon05 Regulations

1:30–3:00 p.m.

This session will discuss the latest proposed regulations regarding security and the potential impact that utilities face implementing them.

Mon06 Stage 2 D/DBR Compliance

1:30–5:00 p.m.

Operators, managers and engineers will gain valuable information on how to gather and analyze IDSE, DBP and THM/HAA data for developing Stage 2 Disinfection By-Product Rule (DBPR) compliance strategies. Sessions include utility case studies and discussion of data collection and modeling efforts.

Mon06 Sampling and Analysis

1:30–5:00 p.m.

This session will present case studies that address field and laboratory programs and new analytical techniques as it relates to developing robust field and laboratory sampling and analysis programs.

Mon07 Effective Emergency Response (Part 1)

3:30–5:00 p.m.

This is the first of two sessions that will provide case studies and best practices in emergency response planning, exercises, and actual events.

Mon08 Cyber Security

3:30–5:00 p.m.

This session will discuss best practices and case studies in protecting against cyber attacks.

Special topicsSt01 Boil Water Advisories to Do not Use: Scope, Scale, and Severity as a Framework to Integrate Utility Communications and operations Practice

1:30–5:00 p.m.

This session will focus on public notification and contamination response protocols presented in the Drinking Water Advisory Toolbox developed by AWWA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. All levels of communication efforts will be addressed.

St02 the Partnership for Safe Water: Moving Into the Distribution System– Learning from our treatment Experiences

1:30–5:00 p.m.

The Partnership for Safe Water—Distribution System launched in 2011. Presenters will provide an overview of the program, technical criteria for performance components of the PSW-Distribution System program and the many benefits of participating. A panel discussion rounds out the session.

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September 13tUES01 Asset Management and CIP Prioritization

8:30 a.m.–noon

Technical presentations and case studies explore capital improvement planning and asset management strategies in the current economy.

tUES01 BCP and CooP

8:30 a.m.–noon

Being prepared to move forward and recover from a disaster is as important as the initial response. This double session will provide best practices and case studies in Business Continuity Planning and Continuity of Operations Planning for Water Utilities.

tUES02 Innovative techniques for Distribution System Automation, optimization, and Energy Management

8:30 a.m.–noon

This session explores the benefits of using SCADA for distribution system operation and control including pump optimization, energy management, hydraulic modeling, and remote monitoring.

tUES02 Planning and Assessments

8:30–10:00 a.m.

The need for security related planning and assessments continue well after the initial efforts by utilities following the events of 9-11. This session will discuss new approaches for planning and assessments for utilities.

Special topics St03 Water Loss Control Special Session

8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Water lost is revenue lost. Case studies and technical presentations tackle metering challenges, billing inaccuracies, unauthorized water consumption, and asset management techniques, as well as using Water Audit software to identify, monitor, and control treated water loss.

tUES03 Pipe and Pump Evolution

8:30 a.m.–noon

Learn about issues concerning distribution system pipeline and pumps. This includes new lead standards for drinking water products, hydraulic transient controls for transmission mains, pump optimization, and large water main rehabilitation.

tUES03 Consumer Complaints

8:30–10:00 a.m.

The session will present a number of case studies from the USEPA Water Security Initiative (WSi) Team on Pilot Cities. Subject matter will include different approaches to capturing and tracking consumer complaint surveillance information.

tUES04 Physical Security

10:30 a.m.–noon

This session will provide case study and best practices in the design and implementation of physical security systems.

tUES04 A Link to Customer’s tap and their Confidence

1:30–5:00 p.m.

Learn how to handle emergencies and mprove distribution system efficiencies while reducing customer complaints and improving customer confidence.

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tUES05 Innovative hydraulic Modeling Case Studies

1:30–5:00 p.m.

This session discusses optimizing real-world systems through hydraulic modeling. Case studies illustrate unique modeling projects from Long Beach to New York.

tUES05 EDS Applications (Part 1)

10:30 a.m.–noon

Speakers will present the latest information for online water quality monitoring event detection system (EDS) applications including the results from the USEPA EDS Challenge.

tUES06 Distribution System Water Quality Challenges and opportunities

1:30–5:00 p.m.

Explore water quality challenges caused by extreme weather and water main failures as well as opportunities to improve distribution system water quality through tank mixing, corrosion control, and work force strategies.

tUES06 Effective Emergency Response

1:30–3:00 p.m.

The second of two sessions, speakers will provide case studies and best practices in emergency response planning, exercises, and actual events.

tUES07 Public health/operational Strategy

1:30–3:00 p.m.

This session will cover two aspects of designing and implementing a contamination warning system—Operational Strategy and Public Health.

tUES08 Consequence Management Planning/Decontamination

1:30–3:00 p.m.

The session will provide case studies on the approaches developed by different utilities in responding to an unknown water quality event and will also cover new information related to decontamination practices.

tUES09 Resiliency

3:30–5:00 p.m.

This session will discuss the design and implementation of resiliency into utilities emergency response programs.

tUES10 CWS Case Studies

3:30–5:00 p.m.

This session will explore case studies from large utilities that are designing and implementing large and complex contamination warning system projects.

tUES11 CWS—General

3:30–5:00 p.m.

This session will review case studies by utilities that have successfully implemented contamination warning systems and the dual use benefits that the CWS systems have provided for their utility.

For more session and workshop details, visit www.awwa.org/dsswsc/register.

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Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and Professional Development hours (PDhs)AWWA is pleased to offer attendees CEUs for workshops, exhibit hall education sessions, and oral technical sessions and a PDH tracking form for the exposition and technical tours. If you wish to take advantage of the opportunity to earn CEUs and PDHs, visit www.awwa.org/ceupdh for more information.

Preliminary Conference ScheduleWorkshops Sunday, September 11

New Member/New Attendee Program Sunday, September 11

Exposition Sunday, September 11–Tuesday, September 13

Meet & Greet Receptions Sunday, September 11 & Monday, September 12

Technical Sessions Monday, September 12–Tuesday, September 13

Facility Tours Wednesday, September 14

hotel InformationGaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center 2800 Opryland Drive Nashville, TN 37214

AWWA has secured a block of rooms at the special conference rate of $155, plus resort fee and applicable taxes per night. A resort fee of $15 per night will be in effect and covers such amenities as in-room Internet access, fitness center access, and more.

housing Reservation Deadline: thursday, August 11, 2011

Visit www.awwa.org/dsswsc/register to make your hotel reservation online.

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