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Thomas Haster
Chief Business Development Officer
We’re excited about our 19 presentations at Texas Water 2024 in Fort Worth, TX.
Texas Water is a joint annual conference of the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) and the Texas Section of the American Water Works Association (AWWA). This marks the 28th year as the largest regional water conference in the U.S.
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Wednesday, April 10
Drinking Water Quality
Title: Boost Your Way to Compliance: Proven Chloramine Residual Control Systems for Elevated Storage Tanks
Time: 1:55 – 2:25 p.m.
Presenters: Nick Landes, Spencer Lindsay
Electrical/I&C
Title: Safety and Security Rehabilitation of DWU Wastewater Facilities
Time: 2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Presenters: Gennady Boksiner, Dallas Water Utilities and Mbroh Engineering
Drinking Water Quality
Title: The Evolution of Need: Adapting Older Facilities to Meet New Water Quality Goals and Regulations While Overcoming Past Design Constraints
Time: 3:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Presenters: David Jackson, James Naylor and City of Denton
WFP/International Pretreatment
Title: Wanting to be Proactive on PFAS? : Look to Pretreatment
Time: 4:40 – 5:10 p.m.
Presenters: Coby Gee and Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.
Thursday, April 11
Water Reuse
Title: Removing a Barrier by Recognizing a Barrier: Strategies for Gaining Pathogen Removal Credit Using Reverse Osmosis Membranes
Time: 9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Presenters: Eric Kong, City of Wichita Falls and University of Texas Austin
Workforce Development
Title: Growing the Industry – Attracting the Next Generation of Talent
Time: 9:35 – 10:05 a.m.
Presenters: Carlos Gularte and San Jacinto River Authority
Drinking Water Quality
Title: From Sea to Shining Sea: Determining the Most Subtle PFAS Removal Technology Across the United States
Time: 10:10 – 10:40 a.m.
Presenters: Viraj deSilva, Plainfield Charter Township and Water Replenishment District
Watershed Mgmt/Stormwater
Title: Flood Plan on the Horizon: What Texas Water Utilities Should Know and Do
Time: 10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
Presenter: David Rivera
Construction Issues
Title: Digging Deep: Tapping into Lake Travis for a Dependable Water Supply
Time: 1:10 – 1:40 p.m.
Presenters: Rusty Gibson, BCRUA and Walker Partners
Ethics
Title: Professional Ethics for Engineers Workshop
Time: 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Presenters: Bob Pence and Stephanie Buckingham
Construction Issues
Title: Thinking Outside the Circle: Novel Use of Non-Circular Pipe Provides Solution to Shallow Large Diameter Interceptor Sewer Challenges in Dallas
Time: 2:20 – 2:50 p.m.
Presenters: Mike Hagen and Dallas Water Utilities
Construction Issues
Title: Sequencing Success – Maintaining Plant Operations While Expanding a Wastewater Treatment Plant
Time: 3:55 – 4:25 p.m.
Presenters: Darpan Chorghe, Gennady Boksiner and City of College Station
Friday, April 12
Water Resources
Title: Pumped Up: Hydraulic Design Challenges to Pump 55 MGD from Lake Ralph Hall
Time: 8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Presenters: Sam Meisner, Amanda Powers, Jacob Pannell and Upper Trinity Regional Water District
MRRDC (Wastewater Treatment)
Title: How to Successfully Start-Up a New BNR Process: A Case Study from Pflugerville’s Central WWTP Conversion to BNR
Time: 9:05 – 9:35 a.m.
Presenters: Chris Callahan, Coby Gee and City of Pflugerville
Utility Management
Title: Future of Water and Wastewater Infrastructure and Policy in Sugar Land – A Story of Collaboration Between Planning and Engineering
Time: 9:40 – 10:10 a.m.
Presenters: Ishita Rahman, Alexis Garcia, Kendall Ryan and City of Sugar Land
Water Resources
Title: Complex Raw Water Intake Construction Challenges on the Mighty Brazos
Time: 9:40 – 10:10 a.m.
Presenters: Naveen Chillara and Gulf Coast Water Authority
Water Distribution
Title: Operations to CIP: How a Calibrated Water Model Boosted a Utility’s Return on Investment
Time: 10:55 – 11:25 a.m.
Presenters: Dave Christiansen and New Braunfels Utilities
MRRDC (Wastewater Treatment)
Title: High-Value, Low-Cost Disinfection: Human-Computer Teamwork Made the Dream Work
Time: 11:30 a.m. – Noon
Presenters: Darpan Chorghe and Trinity River Authority of Texas
Thomas Haster, P.E., is the Chief Business Development Officer in Fort Worth.