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Thomas Haster

Chief Business Development Officer

We’re excited for the American Water Works Association (AWWA ACE) conference in Denver, CO, where our team will give four presentations addressing challenges related to water utility management, water quality, PFAS and more. We are the experts next door you can rely on. We look forward to seeing you!

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Sunday, June 8

Pre-Conference Workshop: Public Utility: Your Toolkit for Best Practices & Industry Standards for Implementing a Capital Improvements Plan & Delivering Projects
Presentation: Charting the course to project triumph: AWWA’s M47 Manual, your project compass!
Time: 9:15 a.m. (MDT)
Presenter: Aaron Conine

Pre-Conference Workshop: Public Utility: Your Toolkit for Best Practices & Industry Standards for Implementing a Capital Improvements Plan & Delivering Projects
Group Activity: What do I build first? Prioritizing your CIP Projects and planning for growth, maintenance and longevity of your infrastructure and resiliency of your system
Time: 2:15 p.m. (MDT)
Presenter: Trooper Smith, Aliza Caraballo, North Texas Municipal Water District


Monday, June 9

Track: Water Utility Management
Presentation: Dynamic Master Planning: Leveraging Interactive Tools for Informed, Data-Driven Decision Making
Time: 2:25 – 2:45 p.m. (MDT)
Presenter: Isabella Stubbs

Track: Water Quality Challenges
Presentation: Eliminating I,4 Dioxane and PFAS Entering Source Water
Time: 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. (MDT)
Presenters: Viraj deSilva, Robert Patterson, City of Burlington, NC


Tuesday, June 10

Track: Intelligent Water
Presentation: Less Can Be More: Practice Approaches for Selecting the Right Hydraulic Model
Time: 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. (MDT)
Presenter: Dave Christiansen

Track: Research
Presentation: Establishing Pathogen LRVs using Marker-Based RO Integrity Testing
Time: 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. (MDT)
Presenters: Mavis Wong, Hunter Adams, City of Wichita Falls

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Thomas Haster, P.E., is the Chief Business Development Officer for Water. He is based in Fort Worth, TX.