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Water...Keeping

Our Eye on the

Future . . . . .

2014 Intermountain Section Annual

Conference . . . September 10th >>

through 12th . . . Dixie Center . . .

St. George, Utah

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Conference Schedule & Abstracts

Keynote speaker: Michael J. Mcguire...

Author of The Chlorine Revolution: The Chlorine Revolution: The Chlorine Revolution: Water Disinfection and the Fight to Water Disinfection and the Fight to Water Disinfection and the Fight to Save LivesSave LivesSave Lives

7:30 - 8:30 8:30 - 10:00 10:00 - 10:45 10:45 - 11:3011:30 -

12:3012:30 - 2:00 2:00 - 2:45 2:45 - 3:30

3:30 to

4:154:15-5:00 5:00 - 5:45 7:30 to 8:00 pm 8:00 to 10:00 pm

EXHIBIT HALL

OPEN

Water Taste Test Judging

A fun and friendly competition to pick

the best tasting water.

7:30 to 8:00 pm

FUN NIGHT

Game Show, Dessert, Dancing, Water

Taste Test & Prize Drawings

8:00 to 10:00

New Member and First

Time Attendee Breakfast

(Entrada C)

OPENING GENERAL

SESSION

(Ballroom)

Operator Precertification

Training

(Sunbrook A)

Come see what AWWA is all

about!

Find out what is going on at

the Conference!

Meet the Intermountain

Section Board Members!

The Chlorine Revolution

Michael J. McGuire, Ph.D,

P.E.

Renowned water expert,

author and Interim Editor in

Chief of the Journal -

American Water Works

Association

Security

Jeff King

Jordan Valley Water

Conservancy District

Public Drinking Water

Projects, Plan Review,

Hydraulic Modeling Reports,

Waivers, and Disinfection

Brandon Nielsen

JUB

Conserving Water by

Developing and

Implementing a Leak

Detection and Repair

Program

Larry Gilson

Gilson Engineering

Out with MSDS and In with

SDS

Monica Hoyt

Central Utah Water


Improving Your Public

Relations Program

Craig Bagley, Moderator

Various Cities Panel

Discussion

Air Vent and Combination Air

Release/Vacuum Relief

Valve Maintenance

Procedures for Operators

Chris Carlisle

Mueller Company

Guidelines for Disinfecting

Water Storage Facilities

Elden Olsen

Utah Division of Drinking

Water

Purchasing

(Sunbrook C)

Financing Your System

Improvement Projects

Through the SRF Program

Michael J. Grange


Water

Changing Impact Fee Laws

in Utah from an Engineering

& Legal Perspective

Don Olsen

Epic Engineering

Understanding Financial

Uncertainty

Matt Millis

Zions Bank Public Finance

Financial Sustainability

Planning: Recommended

Best Practices

David Robertson

Lewis Young Robertson &

Burningham

New Purchasing Rules &

Ethics for Professional

Services

Clint Dilley

Epic Engineering, P.C.

Water Supply & O&M

(Entrada A)

Aquifer Response to

Groundwater Development:

Are Your Wells Making

Withdrawals Beyond Your

Aquifer’s Credit Limit?

Lance Nielsen

Hansen, Allen & Luce, Inc.

Saving Ashley Springs -

What to do When Laws

Conflict?

Brad Grammer

Central Utah Water


Floodplains & Water and

Wastewater Infrastructure

Skyler Allen

Keller Associates

Evaluating the Effectiveness

of Three Utah Wastewater

Treatment Facilities in

Removing Pharmaceuticals

and Personal Care Products

Oksana Roth

Keller Associates, Inc.

Challenges of Small Water

System Supply and O&M

Delmas W. Johnson

Corp of the Presiding Bishop

– LDS Church

Resiliency

Entrada B)

Long Term Risk Planning for

Boards and General

Managers

Darrell Child

Olympus Insurance Agency

Latest Updates to RAMCAP

J100 Standard

Bryon Elwell

ABS Consulting

Serious Injury and Fatality

Prevention/Safety Culture

Bryan Olsen

Workers Compensation

Fund

Creating Electrical Safety

Awareness in Water and

Wastewater Treatment

Facilities with Arc-Flash

Studies

Darin Youngstrom

Bowen Collins and

Associates

Asset Management and

System Resiliency

Michael Grange


Water

Floodplains $ Protecting Water Quality

(Entrada A)

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

Operator Track

(Sunbrook B)

Financial Planning

(Sunbrook C)

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Activities

Pumps & Pumping

Kim Dyches

Utah Division of Drinking Water

Operator Precertification Training

(Sunbrook A)

Tour - Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum

Guest Program Activity

(Entrada C)

Wednesday


(Sunbrook A)

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

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Meditation and Stress Relieving Yoga

Kim Nally

REGISTRATION

Funding-SRF & Impact Fees

(Sunbrook C)

Safety

(Entrada B)

Rules & Regulations

Mark Hansen

Utah Division of Drinking Water

Operator Track

(Sunbrook B)

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Risk Management Planning

(Entrada B)

Source Water - Development & Protection

(Entrada A)

Guest Program Activity

(Entrada C)

Operator Track

(Sunbrook B)

8:00 - 9:00 9:00 - 9:45 9:45 - 10:30 10:30 - 11:30 11:30 - 12:15 12:15 - 1:00 1:30 - 2:30 2:30 - 3:30 3:30 - 4:30 4:30 - 5:00 5:00 - 5:30 5:30 - 6:30

REGISTRATION

EXHIBITOR BREAK

and DRAWING

(Yellow Ticket)

Exhibit Hall

Breakdown

Exhibit Hall

Breakdown

RECEPTION

(Garden Springs)

Safety

Brian Callister

Jordan Valley Water


Poster Setup

Judging for the

"Fresh Ideas"

Poster Contest

Meet and Greet

Reception

For Leadership Forum

Students & Graduates, their

Supervisors, Young

Professionals and Students

“Three Keys to Success”

David Hardy

Central Utah Water


“Tap Into Murray Quality” an

effective public outreach

campaign

David Frandsen

Murray City Water

Department

Implementing Successful

Change Efforts

Linda Jennings

Salt Lake City Public Utilities

Where Have All the

Employees Gone? Plugging

The Leaking Pipe: Solutions

to Workforce Challenges

Jim Brooks

CUWCD

Properly Plan for Non-Public

Water Systems and Avoid

Future Headaches

John Chartier

Central Utah Health

Department

Changes to Implementing

Utah’s Public Water System:

Definitions & How it Affects

You and Your Customers

Ying-Ying Macauley


Water

Saving Operating Costs

Through Energy Efficiency

Michael J. Grange


Water

Pipe Bursting – The

Trenchless Process, Design

Considerations, and Case

Studies on how this method

is used to save money in

rehabilitating and replacing

your aging water systems.

George C. Mallakis

TT Technologies, Inc.

Western Utilities that have

Implemented Pipebursting on

a Recurring Basis to Replace

an Aging Water Piping

Infrastructure

Patrick Laidlaw

Underground Solutions Inc

Rapid Implementation of

Ozone and UV Disinfection

Systems Using Alternative

Procurement and Delivery

Methods

Joseph Zalla

CH2M HILL

Small City, Big Dreams; GIS

Enabled Asset Management

and Mobile Field Solutions –

Where do we start?

Carol Ellison

City of Ammon

Ultrafiltration Systems in

Small Communities: Case

Studies and Design

Considerations

Daniel J. Dye

WesTech Engineering Inc

An Operator’s Tool to Monitor

and Optimize Low Pressure

Membrane Water Treatment

Plants

Dan Hugaboom

Carollo Engineers

Using "Forensics" to Reach

Your Full Zeta Potential -

Changing Primary

Coagulants at UVWTP

Mike Rau

Central Utah Water


Lessons Learned from 8

years of Operating a

Hexavalent Chromium

Treatment Plant

Joseph Zalla

CH2M HILL

Oil Painting Class

Darlene Smith

Lifestyles Brunch & Bingo

Prize Drawing


(Sunbrook A)

Intermountain Section Golf Tournament

Coral Canyon Golf Course

Shot Gun Start 1:30, Check In Begins at 12:45

Intermountain Section Group Hike

Meet at Registration Desk at 1:30 pm

Washington County WCD Facility Tour

Meet at Registration Desk at 1:30 pm

Exh

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(Gre

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Math

Neil Taylor

Utah DEQ

Planning, Rules, & Energy Savings

(Sunbrook B)

Guest Program

(Entrada C)

Treatment - Chemicals

(Entrada A)

Fresh Ideas Poster Contest

(Garden Room Corridor)

EXHIBIT HALL OPEN

(Exhibit Hall)

Pipe Bursting

(Sunbrook C)

Treatment - Filtration

(Entrada A)

Management

(Sunbrook B)


(Sunbrook A)

Thursday

Activities

(Off Site)

Procurement & Technology

(Sunbrook C)


(Sunbrook A)

Chemical Feed

Steve Blake

Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District

Management

(Sunbrook B)

REGISTRATION

General Operator Certification Test Review

Brian Callister

Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District

8:30 - 9:30 9:30 - 10:15 10:15 - 11:00 11:00 - 11:45 11:45 - 12:15 12:15 - 1:30 2:00

REGISTRATION

Membership Breakfast

(Garden Room)

Reception

(Garden Room Corridor)Closing Luncheon

(Garden Room)

Board Meeting

(Sunbrook C)

This Breakfast is for AWWA

Members and anyone who

would like to be a member!

Come see the exiciting things

going on at AWWA and the

Intermountain Section. Plus

we will serve a full, delicious

breakfast.

CUWCD’s CWP Wells, A

New State Record

David E. Hansen

Hansen, Allen & Luce, Inc

Sandy City's New

Pepperwood Water Tank

(The First Rectangular

Post-Tensioned Concrete

Water Tank in Utah)

Richard Benham

Sandy City Public Utilities

Individual Booster Pumps:

Low Pressure Solution or

Compliance Problem?

Benjamin Miner

Hansen, Allen & Luce, Inc.

Come meet some of the water

communities best and the

brightest. The “Fresh Ideas”

Poster Session is a contest for

Young Professionals and

Students to display their

innovative research ideas and

projects. Winners will be

announced following the

reception at the closing

luncheon.

Come see your fellow

Section members

receive many awards

including the Fuller

Award, Charlie Wilson

Award, Taste Test

Winners, and Water

Titan Award Winners

Intermountain

Section AWWA

Board Meeting

Introduction to Hydraulic

Transients (Water

Hammer)

Andrew McKinnon

Bowen Collins &

Associates

Solving Movable Ground

Risks, Easement

Challenges, High Water

Table, and Other Irritants

for the CWP North Shore

KC Shaw

Central Utah Water


Replacement of a 100

year old pipeline in the

Ogden Canyon

Kenton Moffett

Ogden City

Measurement of ATP – A

new tool for measuring

and managing water

treatment and water

distribution systems

Ted Holt

Hach Company

Sometimes It Requires A

Shoe Horn – Maximizing

Treatment Processes On

the Tiny UVWTP Site

Alan Domonoske

Carollo Engineers

Coagulation Control: Art or

Science? Making routine

tests more valuable

Terry Engelhardt

Hach Company

Process Sustainability:

Low cost improvements

with BIG results at the

Evanston WTP

Jeremy Williams

Carollo Engineers

Southwest Groundwater

Treatment Plant - Lessons

Learned During The First

Year of Operation

David McLean

JVWCD

Utah Valley Water

Treatment Plants New

Ozone Facility – its

efficient, its effective, and

boy does it have

turndown!!

Ryan Anderson

Carollo Engineers

Friday

Tanks, Wells & Pumps

(Sunbrook A)

Pipelines & Water Hammer

(Sunbrook B)

Treatment - Tests, Tools & Process Conversion

(Sunbrook C)

Treatment- Lessons Learned & Improvements

(Entrada A)

2014 Intermountain Section AWWA Annual Conference

Presentation Bios and Abstracts

First Name Last Name Title Bio Abstract of Presentation

Skyler Allen Floodplains & Water

and Wastewater

Infrastructure

Mr. Skyler Allen is a Professional Engineer with Keller

Associates Inc. in Pocatello, ID. He received his Masters

degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Utah

State University and is a Certified Floodplain Manager. His

professional emphasis is planning, design, and

construction engineering of municipal drinking water and

wastewater systems. He is a dedicated Scoutmaster and

enjoys hiking, camping and skiing. He currently lives in

Pocatello with his wife Lacey and their four children.

Water related infrastructure is frequently located in floodplains. Intake structures for drinking

water or irrigation systems and discharge points following wastewater treatment are most

commonly located in the floodplain and often in the floodway. There are significant restrictions in

the type and manner of construction which can occur within a delineated floodplain or floodway.

Hazard mitigation measures can be of high importance for the protection of valuable equipment

from potential flood damage. Understanding what it means to have infrastructure in a floodplain

or a floodway is important for operators and decision makers alike.

Ryan Anderson Utah Valley Water

Treatment Plants

New Ozone Facility

– its efficient, its

effective, and boy

does it have

turndown!!

Ryan Anderson is a Process Design Engineer with Carollo

Engineers and has 11 years of drinking water quality and

treatment plant design experience. Ryan has focused on

conventional pretreatment and filtration, ozonation,

disinfection by-product control, chemical feed systems, and

residual handling. He has conducted bench and pilot scale

studies for water treatment plants looking at DBP

reduction, inorganics removal, preoxidation, treatment

process evaluation, and chemical optimization. His design

experience ranges from 3-mgd pressure filtration plants to

110-mgd conventional treatment plants. Ryan is the

Project Engineer for design and construction services for

CUWCD’s Utah Valley WTP Process Improvement Project.

The UVWTP is being equipped with a pre-ozone facility to reduce disinfection by-products in its

finished water, address taste and odor without the use of powdered activated carbon, reduce

coagulant feed doses, and improve plant performance. Efficiently generating ozone and

transferring it to process water creates its own challenges, and these challenges are

exacerbated when there is a wide range in ozone production requirements. At UVWTP, plant

production will vary from 80 mgd during the heat of the summer, to as little as 5 mgd during

winter months. Additional variability in ozone doses results in dramatic variations in ozone

requirements. The operating cost of an ozone facility is dictated by the efficient use of liquid

oxygen and electricity. At the UVWTP, particular attention was paid to several design details to

ensure efficient ozone delivery across the entire range of operating conditions as well as

optimizing the contactor to provide effective contact time for ozone. This presentation will

focus on the unique features of the ozone contactor and of the ozone delivery equipment that

will provide CUWCD with the benefits of ozone at economical costs through the entire life cycle

of the facility.

Craig Bagley Improving Your

Public Relations

Program

Craig is one of the three founding partners of Bowen,

Collins & Associations and has over 29 years of

experience as an engineering consultant. Technically, he

specializes in hydraulics, hydrology, and water resources

and he is a Certified Floodplain Manager. He has

extensive experience in master planning and designing

water, wastewater, and storm water management facilities

throughout the Intermountain West. Craig received B.S.

and M.S. Degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering

from Utah State University and he is a member of the

AWWA IMS Small System Committee. He has been

married to his wife, Camille for over 32 years and they

have four children.

This presentation will be a panel discussion with representatives from various cities. Making an

effort to notify your customers about construction and service interruptions can really affect

customer satisfaction in a positive way. This session will include a panel discussion of public

relations activities that some system operators use to better serve their customers.

Representatives from water system of various sizes will serve on the panel to tell us how they

address public relations issues and answer questions. Come see what others are doing and

take a few ideas home with you.

Richard Benham Sandy City's New

Pepperwood Water

Tank (The First

Rectangular Post-

Tensioned Concrete

Water Tank in Utah)

Richard Benham, P.E. has over 18 years of Engineering

experience and is the Engineering Manager for Sandy City

Public Utilities. Richard began working for Sandy in June

2010. Richard graduated from the University of South

Alabama in 1996 with a B. S. in Civil Engineering. Before

joining Sandy City, Richard worked for ten years in south

Alabama for a local consulting engineering firm working on

Municipal and Development Civil Engineering Projects. In

2006, Richard and his family moved to Utah and Richard

began working for a multidisciplinary design firm in Park

City.

Sandy City’s three million gallon Pepperwood Tank was originally constructed and placed in

service in 1977. Although the City has been able to use the tank over the past three decades, it

has been a continual maintenance problem. Early in the replacement planning the city decided

to place the new tank in the exact location as the old tank. The primary reason for this decision

was the lack of available property at the correct elevation that met the criteria for the new tank.

The three primary challenges associated with replacing the tank were: (1) The tank site is

located in a high-end residential development in close proximity to homes, (2) the tank site is in

the Wasatch Fault zone, and (3) storage in the tank is critical to meeting summer demands.

The City retained Bowen, Collins & Associates to design the new tank. BC&A expedited design

to bid the project in Fall 2013, so that construction could be completed before Summer 2014.

The new tank is a rectangular, AWWA D115 post-tensioned concrete tank, uniquely designed

to handle the seismic requirements of the site. The City, BC&A, and Gerber Construction

coordinated the public relations for the project, keeping the neighbors informed of progress and

mitigating construction impacts. The tank was successfully commissioned and placed in service

in May 2014.

Steve Blake Chemical Feed Steve studied civil engineering at BYU and has worked for

the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District since 1990.

He operated the Jordan Valley Water Treatment Plant for a

year before supervising the operation of the Southeast

Regional Water Treatment Plant for seven years. He then

returned to the Jordan Valley Water Treatment Plant and

has been managing the operations of the plant since then.

This presentation will be an introduction to the concepts, chemicals, equipment, and processes

associated with coagulation, flocculation, and sedimentation as practiced in conventional

surface water treatment.

This presentation will also introduce the concepts, chemicals and chemistry, equipment,

facilities, processes, and operation of the disinfection process as practiced in water treatment

plants. This course will provide an understanding of the basic goals of disinfection and how

disinfection fits into the overall water treatment process.

Jim Brooks Where Have All the

Employees Gone?

Plugging The

Leaking Pipe:

Solutions to

Workforce

Challenges

Jim has been the HR Manager at CUWCD for over 23

years working in the areas of employment relations,

compensation, benefits, employment law & policy issues,

training and development and strategic planning. He

received his MPA from Kent State University with an

emphasis in HR; received his BA from BYU. He is married,

has three children and resides in Springville, UT.

Where have our water utility employees gone or where will they go in the next decade?

Estimates show that 20-25% of our workforce will be walking out the door to retirement within

the next decade. Critical leadership positions will be impacted. What are the impacts to water

districts in the Intermountain Section? What are water districts doing to deal with this mass

exodus? What are their succession planning strategies for the future? Come join us for a

moderated panel discussion with the leaders of various water districts along the Wasatch Front

to discover the answers to the above questions.

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Brian Callister Safety Brian is a safety professional with more than 18 years of

experience at Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District.

He has worked in the areas of water treatment, water

distribution, and administration, which has afforded him a

broad knowledge in the field of water. Brian is currently

filling the position of Safety Manager and is responsible for

managing and directing JVWCD's safety programs.

Brian has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah

and holds Utah Water System Operator Grade IV

certificates in Water Treatment and Water Distribution. He

also teaches certification preparation courses for JVWCD

and its member agencies. Brian is a member of the

American Water Works Association and the American

Society of Safety Engineers. Brian is currently serving on

the AWWA Intermountain Section Safety Committee and

Ad Hoc Webinar Committee.

This presentation will be a brief overview of many issues regarding safety:

• Chlorine and Chemical Safety

• Electrical Safety

• Confined Spaces

• Fire Safety

• Personal Protective Equipment

• Back and Lifting Safety

• Respiratory Protection

• Laboratory Safety

• Trenching and Excavation

• Construction Safety

• First Aid

Brian Callister General Operator

Certification Test

Review

Brian is a safety professional with more than 18 years of

experience at Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District.

He has worked in the areas of water treatment, water

distribution, and administration, which has afforded him a

broad knowledge in the field of water. Brian is currently

filling the position of Safety Manager and is responsible for

managing and directing JVWCD's safety programs.

Brian has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah

and holds Utah Water System Operator Grade IV

certificates in Water Treatment and Water Distribution. He

also teaches certification preparation courses for JVWCD

and its member agencies. Brian is a member of the

American Water Works Association and the American

Society of Safety Engineers. Brian is currently serving on

the AWWA Intermountain Section Safety Committee and

Ad Hoc Webinar Committee.

Are you studying for the State Water Operator certification exam, either for treatment or

distribution? If so, this class is for you. We’ll cover topics that will come up on the exam, as well

as review some sample problems and hone your testing skills.

Chris Carlisle Air Vent and

Combination Air

Release/Vacuum

Relief Valve

Maintenance

Procedures for

Operators

Chris works for Mueller Company and has worked in the

plumbing and waterworks industry for approximately 20

years. He has

11 Years of New Construction Plumbing, Estimating &

Sales Experience.

9 Years of Waterworks Distribution, Estimating & Sales

Experience.

This program will present manufacturer’s recommended winter maintenance procedures for air

vents and combination air release/vacuum relief valves in water systems.

B. Darrell Child Long Term Risk

Planning for Boards

and General

Managers

Darrell Child is a leading expert in risk planning for water

organizations. For over 30 years he has worked with

leading water organizations in establishing long terms

plans to assure the lowest possible cost of risk to their

organizations and to assure their long term viability and

success

In recent years boards have begun to recognize that effective risk planning is central to the long

term viability and success of their organization. In 2008 many historic companies were brought

to their knees by failing to understand their risk tolerance, which impacted their long term

viability. In this session risk will be viewed from a board level perspective, including the tools to

understand the amount of risk that your organization can tolerate and how to identify the major

risks that could impact your organization. In addition, the session will cover ways to measure

the effectiveness of risk transfer through insurance, where insurance is cost effective and

where it is better to assume risk.

Clint Dilley New Purchasing

Rules & Ethics for

Professional

Services

Mr. Dilley is a Principal for Epic Engineering. He has been

the engineer of record for the planning, funding, design,

and construction management of multiple engineering

projects for municipal agencies throughout the Wasatch

front including special service districts, private water

companies, cities, towns, state and other agencies for over

12 years. He currently serves as the District Engineer for a

special service district and the Assistant Company

Engineer for a private culinary water and pressurized

irrigation company.

There have been a lot of rumors circulating throughout the industry for the past year over

significant changes to the purchasing rules and ethics requirements for the selection and

management of professional services such as engineering and legal counsel. Can we take our

clients to lunch? Can we accept Christmas gifts or tickets to the Jazz game? Does this apply to

our City Attorney or District Engineer if they are a consultant? What if we are happy with our

current professional services, are we required by law to put out an RFP or SOQ? If so, how

often? The 2014 legislative session resulted in significant changes to these requirements. Come

participate in this discussion to help sort out the facts from the fiction.

Alan Domonoske Sometimes It

Requires A Shoe

Horn – Maximizing

Treatment

Processes On the

Tiny UVWTP Site

Alan Domonoske has an M.S. in Civil and Environmental

Engineering, a B.A. in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, and

is a licensed professional engineer and a Certified Grade

IV Water Treatment Plant Operator. He has more than 20

years of experience in water treatment plant design and

computer hydraulic modeling. Alan is a Vice President with

Carollo Engineers and has focused on design, construction

and operations of water treatment plants, primarily in Utah.

Alan serves on the AWWA IMS Management

Development Committee and is vice chair of the Water

Quality Committee.

Designing and constructing major retrofits at an existing plant is often challenging. It was

particularly challenging at Central Utah Water Conservancy District’s Utah Valley Water

Treatment Plant for several reasons:

- the retrofits were major: converting the third largest water treatment plant in Utah from direct

filtration to conventional, new pre-ozone facility, new mechanical dewatering facility, and new

chemical storage facility,

- the space available was minor, constrained by slopes and aqueducts, and the tight space was

already congested with existing pipes, duct banks and buried structures,

- the plant could only be taken out of service for 10 days each November,

- despite the tight site, CUWCD wanted to preserve the ability to expand from 80 mgd to 120

mgd.

This presentation will focus on the clever ideas implemented to maximize process performance

and capacity on this tight water treatment plant site. It will identify and discuss the unique

challenges for keeping the plant in service, and creative solutions that were implemented to

address them. It will also provide a construction update for this unique project.

Kim Dyches Pumps and

Pumping

Kim is the Field Services Section Manager for the Utah

Division of Drinking Water. Kim is directly responsible for

the Operator Certification and Emergency Response

programs. He is certified for Water Distribution IV and

Water Treatment IV. He has 26 years of drinking water

industry experience.

This presentation explains many types of pumps used in water distribution systems, with

emphasis on centrifugal pumps. Viewers learn about volute, diffuser, single and double suction,

axial flow, mixed-flow, vertical turbine, submersible, deep-well, in-line booster, jet, and other

pumps. Operators are shown various types and operation of electric motors used for water

pumps, plus installation, inspection, maintenance, and recordkeeping.






Daniel Dye Ultrafiltration

Systems in Small

Communities: Case

Studies and Design

Considerations

Dan Dye is a Product Development Engineer & Project

Manager in the Membrane Filtration Group at WesTech

Engineering in Salt Lake City. He joined WesTech in 2012

following completion of a PhD in Biological Engineering and

serving as an Assistant Director in the Sustainable Waste-

to-Biofuels Center at Utah State University. Dan is an avid

outdoorsman and the proud father of two boys.

Ultrafiltration (UF) technology is widely applied for surface water treatment due to the ability to

consistently and reliability achieve high log removal of pathogenic organisms and a low turbidity

permeate. These systems are commonly used for drinking water applications, as well as

pretreatment to other technology, like reverse osmosis systems. This work summarizes a

variety of considerations and challenges for design, installation and long-term operation of low-

flow rate (10-500 gpm) UF systems for small communities, resorts, and camps. Smaller-scale

utilities often have unique constraints and fewer available resources, which makes UF an

attractive technology for these applications due to a high level of automation, reduced footprint,

and reliable production of high quality filtrate to meet regulatory requirements. Specific topics

discussed in this presentation include a discussion and comparison of available technologies for

small-scale water treatment, factors affecting system cost, water quality and regulations,

pretreatment design for seasonal variation of influent water, system components, chemical

neutralization, operator training, and design considerations for retrofit or remote applications.

Case studies of existing installations and pilot data are used to demonstrate the challenges

associated with low flow UF applications.

Carol Ellison Small City, Big

Dreams; GIS

Enabled Asset

Management and

Mobile Field

Solutions – Where

do we start?

Carol Ann Ellison is the GIS Specialist for the City of

Ammon, ID. She has a B.S. from Idaho State University

and has worked for the City since February 2012. Her

primary responsibilities are to implement their GIS System

and GIS enabled mobile solutions to track and maintain

their Water System and other infrastructure assets.

City of Ammon manages a complex and extensive water and wastewater system. The City

faces the common challenges of a drain of knowledge base (as employees retire) and

continuing development coupled with a declining budget. The expectation on the part of

residents is that the City will maintain or improve upon the level of service even in the face of

these challenges. For these reasons technology improvements which included the

implementation of GIS, the installation of a fiber optic communications infrastructure and

SCADA system improvements were initiated. To date, the City has striven to answer and will

continue to answer the question as to how technology improvements can be leveraged to meet

the challenges faced by water purveyors. For example: How can a small city with a limited

budget implement a GIS solution for both field and office staff in a way that demonstrates a

clear Return On Investment (ROI)? The City of Ammon will be discussing the steps they have

and are taking in technology applications, including GIS and work management. The audience

will learn about some of the challenges they were facing both prior to and during the initial

phases of implementation, how those challenges were met and subsequently, what the goals

are for the future.

Bryon Elwell Latest Updates to

RAMCAP J100

Standard

Mr. Elwell is ABS Consulting’s Director Water/Wastewater

Practice. He has over 30 years’ experience in

civil/environmental engineering. He is a licensed

professional engineer with Bachelors & Masters Degrees in

Civil Engineering from the University of Utah. He is a

licensed Instructor, Sandia’s RAM-W methodology and

VSAT trained. His primary focus is on Water/Wastewater

Risk Management including Natural Hazards (Seismic,

Flood, Wind, etc.) and Man-made Hazards (Malevolent

Acts & Terrorism). Typical projects include: Security

Vulnerability Assessments & Improvements, Risk

Management Planning, Emergency Response Planning,

Natural Hazard Mitigation Planning, Design & Construction,

Grant Funding, and Training & Exercises. Mr. Elwell

currently serves on AWWA’s National Emergency

Preparedness & Security Committee, AWWA National

RAMCAP Standards Committee for J-100 Standard

(former Vice Chairman) , and AWWA IMS Technical

Program Committee (Chairman).

The J100 RAMCAP Standard was first approved as an ANSI standard for Water and

Wastewater Utilities to perform All Hazards vulnerability assessments on July 1, 2010. The

standard has been applied by a number of utilities across the U.S. since then and the AWWA

J100 Standard Committee was reconvened in November 2013 to evaluate the standard for

potential updates prior to its 5 year anniversary. This presentation will provide a summary of the

latest updates from the AWWA J100 Standard Committee that will be incorporated into the

standard in 2015. Areas of the J100 Standard currently under consideration for updating

include: mandatory vs. non-mandatory appendices, addition of natural hazards (i.e., climate

change), natural hazard approach guidance (Ice Storms, Wildfire, Earthquake, etc.), changes to

threat likelihood approaches, additional references, revisions to bibliography, and formatting and

user friendliness changes. Case studies from recently completed J100 All Hazard

Assessments will be used to illustrate pending updates to the standard.

Terry Engelhardt Coagulation

Control: Art or

Science? Making

routine tests more

valuable

Terry Engelhardt is an Application Development Manager

for Drinking Water. Mr. Engelhardt has an MS degree in

Natural Science – Chemistry and Physics. He joined Hach

Company in 1983. Prior to joining Hach, Mr. Engelhardt

had extensive experience in water treatment including

water distribution mechanic, water plant operator, water

treatment superintendent and water/wastewater operator

instructor at a vocational school. He s a member of

AWWA, ASTM, WEF and AFS.

The jar test was first described nearly a hundred years ago and has progressed very little in its

basic format or in the manner it is conducted. Round jars, square jars, big jars, little jars, long or

short rapid mixing speeds, light on/light off…The variations one can observe from operator to

operator, facility to facility are numerous. Ideas on what constitutes a good jar test vary but

one thing is constant. The more one measures, the more one can minimize the art of the jar

test and maximize the science. Newer tools such as zeta potential and streaming current

measurement also are valuable in optimizing the coagulation process. This presentation will

address some of the common areas of technique for the jar test, the art, such as big or little

jars, square or round jars, maintaining constant temperature, manner of chemical addition,

preparation of dosing solutions and other items will be touched upon. Each of these if carefully

and consistently carried out will contribute to making the test less dependent on the art of the

individual operator. Use of streaming current and zeta potential to complement the jar test also

will be explored. Advancing the science of the jar test depends on measurements before,

during and after the jar test. Important measurement may include iron, aluminum, pH,

temperature, alkalinity, hardness, turbidity, streaming current and zeta potential. Measurement

is especially important when attempting enhanced coagulation to improve removal of organics.

Terry Engelhardt Measurement of

ATP – A new tool

for measuring and

managing water

treatment and water

distribution systems

Terry Engelhardt is an Application Development Manager

for Drinking Water. Mr. Engelhardt has an MS degree in

Natural Science – Chemistry and Physics. He joined Hach

Company in 1983. Prior to joining Hach, Mr. Engelhardt

had extensive experience in water treatment including

water distribution mechanic, water plant operator, water

treatment superintendent and water/wastewater operator

instructor at a vocational school. He s a member of

AWWA, ASTM, WEF and AFS.

Measurement of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) offers the potential for real-time detection of

total microorganisms in municipal drinking water systems. This methodology is also beneficial in

a number of wastewater and industrial applications. For drinking water applications,

measurement of ATP can provide valuable information about growth of biofilm in distribution

systems, as well as potential or pending onset of nitrification in systems practicing

chloramination. And, with growing interest in biological treatment, the measurement of ATP will

become an important measurement for operation and control of the treatment process and

maintenance of distribution system components. Luminescent test methods can provide results

in about 5 minutes, compared to days for other microbiological test methods, such as

heterotrophic plate counts. This presentation will explore the significance of ATP, the

application for its measurement in water treatment and water distribution systems, and a step-by-

step description of a 2nd Generation ATP measurement method that can be completed in the

laboratory or in the field.






David Frandsen “Tap Into Murray

Quality” an effective

public outreach

campaign

David has more than 20 years’ experience in the water

industry coupled with a diverse education that includes a

Master of Public Administration degree from the University

of Utah. He is currently the Water Distribution Supervisor

at Murray City and has implemented a successful public

outreach program. David is a huge sports fan and his goal

is to attend a game at every Major League Baseball

ballpark. In his free time he loves the outdoors, playing

guitar and spending time with his family, especially his two

children Attalyn and Keaton.

An effective public outreach campaign will develop and maintain a relationship between the

water department and its customers. It cultivates a deeper understanding of both the quality of

water and of the services provided. The “Tap Into Murray Quality” campaign in Murray City

communicates the water department message to its customers through a variety of avenues

including the visual message that comprises of logos, slogans and branding. The direct

message using more traditional media that includes newsletters, billing inserts and press

releases. New media paths are used through social media as well as the city website and finally

community involvement that includes direct participation within the public. The establishment of

public outreach booths at city events has been monumental in cultivating this relationship

between the water department and its customers. This presentation focuses on the importance

of each of these elements and how they work together to institute a successful public outreach

campaign.

Larry Gilson Conserving Water

by Developing and

Implementing a

Leak Detection and

Repair Program

Larry graduated with a Master of Science in Civil

Engineering from Stanford University and in 1989 he

started Gilson Engineering to provide consulting services

for municipalities and special districts along the Wasatch

Front. He has served as city engineer for more than a

dozen cities in Utah. Throughout his career, he is proud to

have overseen the engineering of infrastructure projects

work more than one billion dollars. He has also consulted

in California, Mexico, Saipan, Pohnpei, Kosrae, Yap and

Palau on water and sewer systems.

Larry worked for one year as chief engineering advisor to the Republic of Palau and oversaw

the development of a new water and sewer corporation. He will talk about interesting

challenges of engineering projects in the picturesque capital of Koror. He will discuss the leak

detection and repair program he implemented, operation and maintenance challenges, and how

the 1930’s era infrastructure is being upgraded.

Brad Grammer Saving Ashley

Springs - What to

do When Laws

Conflict?

Brad C. Grammer, B.S. Physics USU- Logan UT, Plant

Manager | Central Utah Water Conservancy District,

Vernal, UT A graduate of Utah State University, Brad is

the Plant manager of the Central Utah Water Conservancy

District – Ashley Valley Water Treatment Plant in Vernal,

Utah. He has worked 15 years in the drinking water

industry. He has worked at the District for 6 years as a

Treatment Plant Operator and 9 years as the Plant

Manager. Overseeing a staff of Grade 4 certified Utah

Water System Operators, he manages the day-to-day

operations of a 20 MGD conventional drinking water

treatment plant. Brad is involved in various water related

programs including watershed management, source water

protection programs, and the Eastern Utah Water Quality

Alliance. In addition, Brad is involved in research and

development of treatment processes at other District

facilities.

The current natural resource development boom in eastern Utah has raised serious source

water protection concerns among drinking water suppliers. Over the past few years, Utah has

faced an unprecedented expansion in natural resource development activities which could

potentially place drinking water sources like Ashley Springs at risk. Exploration and potential industrial

mining of local phosphate deposits near the Ashley Springs area has raised concerns and heightened

awareness of the importance of source water protection. Local and state governments have been

cautious in coming to a common consensus of who has ultimate jurisdiction over state owned lands.

Getting the right hand of government to talk to the left hand of government at a basic level has been a

difficult task. Throw into the mix a multi-billion dollar international company who has a financial bottom

line to consider and you have the recipe for potential environmental, political, and economic disasters.

Identification of important players, proper communication and documentation, understanding the laws,

and understanding risks and motives are the key to finding an acceptable outcome for everyone. Utah

state law appears to tell one side they are authorized to protect drinking water sources, while at the

same time authorizing the mining of natural resources. Water systems face many threats to the quality

of their source water supply. Taking a proactive approach to source water protection lessens the risk of

a catastrophic loss of a water supply. The example of Ashley Springs may provide helpful insight to other

Public Water Suppliers that may experience similar natural resource development in their Source Water

Protection Zones in the future.

Michael J. Grange Asset Management

and System

Resiliency

Michael Grange joined the Division of Drinking Water in

October 2006 as a member of the Construction Assistance

Section working in the State Revolving Fund financial

assistance program. Michael is a licensed professional

engineer with over 14 years experience in environmental

engineering. He has helped drinking water systems of all

sizes secure financing for projects ranging from $150,000

to $9,000,000. Michael has experience in financial

analysis, rate setting, full cost pricing, and life-cycle costs

for drinking water system infrastructure. He became the

Manager of the Construction Assistance Section in

October 2011.

What do you do when disaster strikes? You know it’s not a matter of if it will happen, it’s a

matter of when it will happen. Floods, earthquakes, wildfires, vandalism, even terrorism. How

will you respond when your drinking water system is taken offline by any one of these, or other,

occurrences? Asset management, proper planning, and robust construction standards are

good places to start if you want to end up on your feet after the unthinkable happens. This

session will give you the basic tools to begin your own asset management plan and emergency

response plan, which will help you recover from disaster more quickly.

Michael J. Grange Financing Your

System

Improvement

Projects Through

the SRF Program

Michael Grange joined the Division of Drinking Water in

October 2006 as a member of the Construction Assistance

Section working in the State Revolving Fund financial

assistance program. Michael is a licensed professional

engineer with over 14 years experience in environmental

engineering. He has helped drinking water systems of all

sizes secure financing for projects ranging from $150,000

to $9,000,000. Michael has experience in financial

analysis, rate setting, full cost pricing, and life-cycle costs

for drinking water system infrastructure. He became the

Manager of the Construction Assistance Section in

October 2011.

The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) financial assistance program has provided

over $150,000,000 to drinking water systems throughout the State of Utah over the past 30+

years to help these systems improve their infrastructure and maintain compliance with the Safe

Drinking Water Act and the many rules put in place by the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency. Come learn what the SRF program is all about and how it can help you resolve

compliance or infrastructure issues your drinking water system may currently face.

Mark Hansen Rules &

Regulations

Mark has been involved in the drinking water industry for

28 years, 5 of those years with the Utah Division of

Drinking Water and 23 years at Ogden City Water Utility.

He is a past certified water plant operator and water plant

manager and certified at a grade 4 level in both disciplines,

of water treatment, and water distribution.

Mark is a member of the Rules and Regulations Section for

the Utah Division of Drinking Water. He is the Rule

Manager for the Surface Water Treatment Rules. He

participates in the four Water Quality Alliance Committees

which represent the Water Treatment Plant Operators and

Mangers located throughout Utah. He is a member of the

UDI Team, at the division, that deals with water systems

whose water sources are under the direct influence of

surface water.

He teaches Water Operator Certification Classes for the

State of Utah and is currently the Chair Person for the

Intermountain Section AWWA’s Small Systems Safety &

Security Committee.

Congress has passed the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (US EPA) which empowers the EPA

to adopt and enforce rules which must be met by each public water system in the nation. By

agreement with the EPA, most states administer the federal act within their individual states.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Drinking Water Standards, Monitoring, Reporting and Record Maintenance

• Certification of Public Water System Operators and Backflow Technicians

• Compliance Determinations and Enforcement

• Drinking Water Facility Construction Design and Operation

• Drinking Water Source Protection Management

• Capacity Assessment of Public Drinking Water Systems






David Hansen CUWCD’s CWP

Wells, A New State

Record

Dr. Hansen, a Principal of Hansen, Allen & Luce, Inc. has

33 years’ experience in the management of surface and

ground water projects. He has served as AWWA Section

Chair, the Board of Trustees, and Chairman of the Annual

and Semi-Annual Conference Program Committees. He

has served for 14 years as the Summit County District

Engineer over the Water Concurrency Program, and for 15

years on the Timberlakes Water Special Service District

board. David has a B.S.C.E. degree from the University of

Utah, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Utah State

University.

Growth within Utah and Salt Lake Counties continues to create increasing demands for water.

To meet this demand CUWCD implemented the Central Water Project which is in the process

of developing 43,400 acre-feet of ground water rights acquired from the historic Geneva Steel

Mill Site. To do this, CUWCD abandoned and sealed 23 existing wells, completed the drilling of

5 wells, constructed 2 well houses, and has plans to fully develop and equip an additional 9

wells. This project is unique in that it is the largest single ground water development project in

Utah history. The newly constructed wells are reportedly the deepest 24” diameter wells ever

constructed within the state. The completed depths of up to 1,630 feet exceed prior records for

wells of this size by 530 feet, requiring a specially designed SS wire wrap screen. Special

consideration and design were also required to properly manage the mud program, including the

use of proper lost circulation materials and a special verifiable program to ensure full extraction.

Although two of the wells are being equipped at a maximum flow of 6,000 gpm, it is believed

that these wells could likely sustain even higher yields, making them the envy of several water

suppliers.

Dave Hardy “Three Keys to

Success”

David Hardy is manager of the Utah Valley Water

Treatment Plant for the Central Utah Water Conservancy

District. David has been involved in the operations and

maintenance of water treatment plants for the past 29

years. He has risen through the ranks of from being an

operator to his present position, but still considers his most

important title to be ‘operator’ and continues to operate the

plant, with frequency to “feed his roots”. His strengths are

in his knowledge of process control and treatment plant

optimization. Dave considers his most valuable asset is

his family; which includes his wife Laurie, and three

children - ages 20 – 28.

This presentation will cover the “Three Keys to Success”:

1. Hiring the “right” people

2. Setting well defined operations goals and expectations

3. Providing relevant and frequent to assure people are able to achieve your goals.

Come to this presentation to learn how following these three steps will make dramatic improvements

to your utilities performance and water quality. The presenter will give information on: How to select

those to interview, from many applications , and how to select the “right” person from the interviews;

How setting operational goals will make a impact on performance, and how to develop an in- house

training program to improve the knowledge skills and abilities or your employees. Examples of how this

recipe has translated to success at the Utah Valley Plant will be presented as a case study.

Monica Hoyt Out with MSDS and

In with SDS

Monica is the Laboratory Director for Central Utah Water

Conservancy District. She has worked in the water

industry for 20 years. In her current position, she oversees

water quality testing for the District’s water treatment plants

to ensure that the deliver clean, safe drinking water to their

customers.

Are you prepared for the change from the old MSDS system to the new SDS? Attend this

session to learn about the new pictograph based SDS format and the associated new safety

regulations.

Dan Hugaboom An Operator’s Tool

to Monitor and

Optimize Low

Pressure

Membrane Water

Treatment Plants

Dan is a Principal Membrane Technologist with Carollo

Engineers. His recent work has focused on procurement,

design and startup of low-pressure membrane systems for

projects ranging in size from 1 mgd to 65 mgd. He

coauthored two Water Research Foundation-funded

studies including “Assessment and Development of Low

Pressure Membrane Integrity Monitoring Tools” and

“Integration of Membrane Filtration in Large Water Utilities.”

He was also coauthor of AWWA’s Manual of Practice M53,

Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration Membranes. He earned his

engineering degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

(BS) and Clarkson University (MS).

Generally, very little operator attention is required to produce high quality water at a low

pressure membrane filtration (microfiltration and ultrafiltration) water treatment plant. If the daily

membrane integrity tests demonstrate that the membranes are intact, the plant will produce

safe, high-quality water. However, substantially more attention is often required to efficiently

produce high quality water while maximizing membrane life. Today’s micro-filtration plants generate

extensive operational data that documents the condition of the membranes, the effectiveness of the

solids removal backwash processes, and the effectiveness of the clean-in-place protocols to prevent

irreversible fouling. These data can be used to optimize plant efficiency and identify long term problems

early enough to take proactive measure that can save millions of dollars. One challenge is that the data

is cumbersome to collect and many plant operators have not been trained to interpret this data. Carollo

has developed an automated data collection and evaluation spreadsheet application to provide Park City

Municipal Corporation’s Quinn’s Junction WTP operators with automated tools that will allow them to

maximize membrane life while minimizing chemical and power costs. This presentation will present this

tool and explain the practical benefits of its use.

Linda Jennings Implementing

Successful Change

Efforts

Linda Jennings has worked for Salt Lake City Public

Utilities for 22 years and is the Employee Training and

Development Coordinator for the department. She holds a

B.S. in business administration from the University of

Phoenix in Salt Lake City and a Masters certificate in

training and performance improvement from Capella

University. Linda is a member of the American Society for

Training and Development, the International Society for

Performance Improvement and the Society for Human

Resource Development.

Around the world, countless change efforts are underway in all kinds of organizations,

spearheaded by leaders with good intentions. Despite the good intentions, the majority of these

programs will not succeed. This presentation is based on the book, “Change Friendly

Leadership,” by Rodger Dean Duncan. Change cannot be achieved by a press release, slogan,

or announcement. Effective organizational change requires the active, mindful participation of

the people affected by the change. Leaders must learn how to bring their entire team on board

with changes and ensure they are invested in the process as well as in the outcome. Change

squeezes most of us out of our comfort zone. The resulting discomfort produces stress. Stress

often manifests itself as resistance. Resistance in the face of change is like having one foot on

the brake while the other foot presses the gas pedal. Change is exploding in quantity and

magnitude. Experts say we can expect more change in our lifetimes than has occurred since

the beginning of civilization more than ten millennia ago. Trying to keep up with change can feel

like getting trapped on a runaway treadmill. Trying to manage it can be even harder. You must create

an environment that's receptive to change. In this session you will learn four very specific behaviors that

will engage the heads, hearts and hopes of the people whose buy in is critical to the success of your

change efforts: Think-Friendly, Talk-Friendly, Trust-Friendly, and Team-Friendly

Delmas Johnson Challenges of Small

Water System

Supply and O&M

Delmas W. Johnson, P.E. (licensed professional engineer

in UT and ID) has 23 years of experience in the water

resource industry as a consultant and engineer. He is

currently a Water Resource Manager with the Corporation

of the Presiding Bishop of the LDS Church. Delmas has

been involved with the full spectrum of public water system

planning, source development, water treatment, system

design and management, permitting, construction

management and project financing, wastewater collection

and onsite treatment, and stormwater management.

The LDS Church has several small water systems that supply facilities where no municipal

water system supply is available. The Shawnee and Ben Lomond recreation camps in Weber

County have been supplied by springs for over 50 years. Recently, the water sources on this

system have been determined to be surface water influenced. In 2011, the sampling results

documented a marked change in the nature of the springs’ water quality. Therefore, several

alternatives have been evaluated and explored including investigating an alternate water supply,

and treatment of the current spring sources with 4-log removal and disinfection of those sources

which are surface water influenced. And then there are the operations and maintenance issues

pertaining to managing a more sophisticated water system.






Jeff King Water System

Security

Jeff King, has been employed 29 years with the Jordan

Valley Water Conservancy District. He has been the

Security and Emergency Response Coordinator for the

past 10 years. He is the Liaison with State and County

Emergency Management officials, local emergency

managers and County Stakeholders, first responders, law

enforcement agencies, critical infrastructure/key resource

representatives and Private Sector Emergency

Management Coordinating Council representatives. He is

responsible for administration of District security systems,

and trains and assists in training District personnel about

security and emergency response procedures.

Jeff also spent 22 years in the Utah National Guard before

retiring with the rank of Sergeant First Class. He has been

married for 36 years and has 4 children and 4

grandchildren.

Managers and operators of water utilities will find this presentation very helpful as they assess

and upgrade the physical and operational security of their systems. This presentation will

discuss the measures a water utility can take for better security against man-made threats:

emergency preparedness plans, vulnerability assessments, critical components, emergency

response and recovery, and crisis communications.

Patrick Laidlaw Western Utilities

that have

Implemented

Pipebursting on a

Recurring Basis to

Replace an Aging

Water Piping

Infrastructure

Patrick Laidlaw has been in the water and engineering

industry for nearly 20 years. He is a registered

Professional Engineer in the State of Utah and holds a

Master’s of Science from Penn State in Environmental

Engineering and a MBA from the University of Utah. Since

2006, he has been a Regional Sales Manager for

Underground Solutions covering seven western states. He

has been involved in nearly 500 trenchless pipe

installations projects from Vancouver Island in British

Columbia to the Twin Cities in Minnesota.

Many of today’s utilities are at a crossroads of repairing/replacing an aging and leaking

infrastructure installed decades ago, and are asked to do it on a smaller budget. Utilities

throughout the US, especially in the rocky mountain region have turned to pipebursting as a tool

to replace these pipes at a lower cost than then the conventional “dig and replace” method.

Unique projects in Utah, such as Weber Basin WCD and South Salt Lake will be reviewed, but

the focus will be on utilities that use pipebursting on an annual recurring basis. Since 2008,

utilities such as Billings, Cheyenne, and Consolidated Mutual (Denver) have implemented

pipebursting as the main construction methodology to replace their old water mains. Collectively

these three utilities have replaced over 200,000LF of pipe in the past five years. Common

themes such as the initial hurdles that needed to be overcome will be covered: political – does it

make financial sense, design – who does it, bidding – will the local contractors bid, and

construction – challenges and efficiencies achieved. Installation costs will be provided.

George Mallakis Pipe Bursting – The

Trenchless

Process, Design

Considerations, and

Case Studies on

how this method is

used to save money

in rehabilitating and

replacing your aging

water systems.

George is Regional Manager for TT Technologies, Inc. He

has over 28 years of varied trenchless technology

experience as a municipal engineer, contractor, and

manufacturer in both design and construction. George has

a BSCE and an MBA. George is Trustee of AWWA’s

Distribution and Plant Operations Division, Past Chair of

AWWA’s Water Main Rehabilitation Committee and

Chairman of the International Pipe Bursting Association a

Division of NASSCO.

Pipe Bursting is a Trenchless method used to rehabilitate and replace aging, deteriorating and

capacity deficient water mains and water services. Pipe bursting requires mush less

excavation than traditional open cut replacement methods allowing you to stay within your

existing pipe corridor. This results in lower costs and less impact to surrounding residential,

industrial, commercial, customers and the community overall. Cost savings between 25-50%

are realized using Pipe Bursting by most water utilities. We will discuss the method and the

systems used. Design considerations when planning and designing a Pipe Bursting project.

What materials can be pipe burst and what new pipe materials can be installed? Construction

practices associated with AWWA’s M28 manual on pipeline rehabilitation for pipe bursting.

Michael J. McGuire The Chlorine

Revolution – Water

Disinfection and the

Fight to Save Lives

Michael J. McGurie is an environmental engineer whose

career has focused on drinking water quality improvement

for more than 40 years. He has a B.S in civil engineering

from the University of Pennsylvania and obtained M.S. and

Ph.D. degrees in environmental engineering from Drexel

University. He has been active as a volunteer and officer

in professional associations, especially with AWWA. He

has worked for Philadelphia Water Department,

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and

several engineering consulting firms, including his own

consulting company. McGuire was the leader of the

Technology Working Group during the regulatory

negotiations process with USEPA.

Michael is the author of a recently published book “The Chlorine Revolution – Water Disinfection

and the Fight to Save Lives”. It summarizes the efforts of, primarily, two men who speculated upon the

health benefits of chlorinating a public water supply and how they proved it could be implemented on a

continuous basis on one of the first systems in the United States. The book meticulously documents the

history of developing germ theory, developing theories of causes and the proposed methods to

drastically reduce or eliminate the health threats from typhoid fever, cholera and other waterborne

diseases, and how a new continuous feed system of chlorine to a large system was implemented amidst

a law suit in New Jersey. It summarizes the overall influence of chlorination in public drinking water as a

primary reason for a drastic reduction in infant mortality rates and increase in life expectancy since

1900. Michael can summarize this history from research over 8 years and summarizes it in a very

interesting presentation. He also has the background and experience to relate this history to challenges

in formulating sound water quality regulations and also water quality challenges today, including the

most recent chemical spills in West Virginia.

Andrew McKinnon Introduction to

Hydraulic

Transients (Water

Hammer)

Mr. McKinnon has been working as an engineer since

2005 after receiving a Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering

from the University of Utah. Mr. McKinnon received a

Masters in Water Resource Engineering in 2008 from the

University of Utah. Mr. McKinnon has been performing

hydraulic modeling of pump stations and transmission

facilities since 2008 and has developed hydraulic transient

models for numerous pump station and transmission line

facilities ranging from 6-inch sewer force mains to 11-ft

diameter wood-stave pipe. Mr. McKinnon has also

developed water distribution, wastewater collection, and

storm drain models for municipalities across the State of

Utah.

Water system operators, administrators, and engineers often know about water hammer, but do

not always understand the principles that can cause damaging water hammer pressures. A

basic understanding of what causes water hammer (hydraulic transients or surge events) is

needed to know when to be concerned. Hydraulic modeling tools are available to assist in

predicting extreme negative and positive pressures. These tools are capable of identifying

when surge protection devices such as surge anticipator valves, surge tanks, or bypass valves

are and are not appropriate. To adequately protect a water system from water hammer, it is

important to understand what causes water hammer, when it is a concern, and how to prevent

it.

David McLean Southwest

Groundwater

Treatment Plant -

Lessons Learned

During The First

Year of Operation

Mr. David McLean has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

from BYU and an M.S. in Water Treatment Engineering

also from BYU. He has been involved in the reverse

osmosis processes since 1997. Most recently he was the

Project Manager for construction of the JVWCD Southwest

Groundwater Water Treatment Plant. He has been

employed by Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District as

a staff engineer and senior staff engineer since 2001.

The Southwest Groundwater Treatment Plant (SWGWTP), owned and operated by Jordan

Valley Water Conservancy District, was placed into limited production during August 2013. This

new reverse osmosis (RO) treatment plant treats high-sulfate groundwater from underground

aquifers in areas of West Jordan, South Jordan, Riverton, and Herriman which have been

impacted by historical mining operations. The purpose of this presentation is to share lessons

learned during the first year of plant operation. Lessons learned include: (1) well operation for

minimum turbidity; (2) cartridge filter operation for optimal RO pre-treatment; (3) RO cleaning

frequency; (4) projected membrane life; (5) degasifier operation; and, (6) byproduct pipeline

operation. The presentation will also address RO bypass treatment experience using

disposable cartridge filters and ultraviolet disinfection. The District will also share its plans for

completing the final phase of the byproduct pipeline to its permitted discharge point at the Great

Salt Lake and plans for placing the SWGWTP into full production.






Matt Millis Understanding

Financial

Uncertainty

Matt Millis joined Zions Bank Public Finance in 2011 with

over thirteen years of experience in municipal consulting

including: rate analyses, impact fees, financial feasibility

analyses, capital facilities finance plans, and other financial

analyses for public utilities. The focus of Matt’s work has

been water, PI, wastewater, and storm water utilities as

well as other areas of municipal infrastructure. Matt has

calculated over 175 impact fees throughout his career.

Matt is a licensed municipal securities representative and

volunteers with the Intermountain Section AWWA as a

member of the Management Development Committee and

the chair of the Water For People Committee.

A master plan/general plan alone will not guide you to full financial capacity. Without a clear plan

for financing capital facilities it is easy to miss where your community is headed and whether or

not you have arrived at your optimal destination. Matt Millis, Vice President of Zions Bank

Municipal Consulting Group, will lay out eight components to developing a CFFP which will

enable you to see your financial future with greater clarity, keep pace with costs, prevent costly

capital and financial planning errors, and address tomorrow’s capital and financial needs today

to plan for the future with confidence.

Benjamin Miner Individual Booster

Pumps: Low

Pressure Solution

or Compliance

Problem?

Ben has more than 17 years of experience serving the

water resource needs of municipal, industrial, and

agricultural clients. He specializes in regulatory issues and

in culinary water, sewer and irrigation systems evaluation

and design. Ben has extensive experience in hydraulic

and transient modeling. Ben is a professional engineer and

has a BS in Civil Engineering from Utah State University

and a Master of Public Administration from the University

of Utah.

Individual booster pumps appear to be a cost effective method of extending water service or

improving pressures to customers at the edge of the system boundaries. Developers, property

owners and residents often desire to utilize low pressure lines “as is” without the building the

potentially expensive infrastructure needed to increase water pressure for the water system,

particularly in areas of significant topographic relief. However, current regulation prohibits the

use of individual booster pumps. This presentation explores drinking water regulation, potential

design solutions and the feasibility of obtaining an exception to the administrative drinking water

rules (including the “exception” process).

Kenton Moffett Replacement of a

100 year old

pipeline in the

Ogden Canyon

Born and raised in Southern California. Graduated Cal Poly

in 2008 with B.S. in Civil Engineering. Licensed Civil

Engineer in CA and UT. Graduated Weber State University

in 2012 with an MBA. Ogden City Public Utilities Manager

2010 to present

Replacement of a 100 year old pipeline in the Ogden Canyon. The presentation addressing the

project from funding (State Revolving Funds) to completion. The presentation addresses the

adjustments made during the project to the design, including changing the installation method.

This was a very visible project and there are some lessons to be learned from having a very

visible project that would be shared. This was a very complex project that dealt with tight spaces

and complex hydraulics.

Brandon Nielsen Public Drinking

Water Projects,

Plan Review,

Hydraulic Modeling

Reports, Waivers,

and Disinfection

Brandon is a Project Manager in J-U-B’s Kaysville, UT

office where he has been employed for thirteen years. He

is experienced in a wide variety of water resources projects

ranging from source development, source protection, water

rights, and wells. He has a thorough understanding of

pumping systems design and controls and experience in

hydraulic modelling. Brandon is a licensed professional

engineer in Utah and Idaho. He is authorized by the Utah

Division of Drinking Water as a well grout seal witness, and

holds a water rights certification from the Utah Division of

Water Rights.

This presentation will review applicable Utah Division of Drinking Water (DDW) Rules related to

public drinking water projects. Specific topics include how the DDW defines a public drinking

water project, when plan reviews and hydraulic modeling reports are required, what type of

projects don’t require plan review, when and how plan review waivers can be obtained, and

when source disinfection projects require 4-log virus inactivation.

J. Lance Nielsen Aquifer Response

to Groundwater

Development: Are

Your Wells Making

Withdrawals

Beyond Your

Aquifer’s Credit

Limit?

Mr. Nielsen is a Civil Engineer specializing in water

resources and is an Associate at the Firm of Hansen, Allen

& Luce, Inc. Over the past several years, Lance has

specialized in groundwater resources and has performed

several groundwater investigations. He enjoys spending

time with his family, reading, and playing basketball.

Groundwater is an essential resource for most public water suppliers in Utah and Southern

Idaho. Many rely on groundwater exclusively for their water supplies. In many aquifers,

groundwater withdrawals are approaching or have exceeded recharge rates leading to

groundwater level declines. Future growth will place even higher demands on our groundwater

resources. Recent drought conditions have also added to groundwater level declines. This

presentation will explore aquifer response to increasing groundwater development as

demonstrated through recent case studies. This presentation will also address solutions for

successful management of existing and future groundwater resources.

Elden Olsen Guidelines for

Disinfecting Water

Storage Facilities

Elden Olsen began working for the State of Utah Division

of Drinking Water in February of 2006. His previous work

experience was at the City of Orem where he spent 30

years with his last position being a Public Works Field

Supervisor. He worked his way up at Orem City starting in

the meter repair shop and has experience in all aspects of

water supply and distribution. Elden has an Associate of

Science degree from Snow College. He was a member of

the basketball team at Snow and felt one highlight was

meeting Jesse Owens when the team played in the

National Junior College Association championship as one

of the top 16 teams in the nation. Elden and his wife,

Karen, live in Mapleton and have four children and thirteen

grandchildren.

There are many reasons to enter a storage facility. You may be doing a complete structural

inspection, you may be looking for problems, or you may be doing a yearly inspection. There

are no specific time frames for doing these tank inspections. It is recommended that they are

completed every 2-5 years. After entering a storage facility for these inspections you need to

bring it back on line by following your guidelines for disinfection of storage facilities. The AWWA

C652-11 Guidelines for Disinfecting Water Storage Facilities is what will be presented during

this topic. Come and learn what AWWA has to say about Disinfecting Water Storage Facilities.

Don Olsen Changing Impact

Fee Laws in Utah

from an Engineering

& Legal Perspective

Mr. Olsen is a Principal for Epic Engineering, a medium

sized civil engineering firm with offices in Utah and North

Dakota. Mr. Olsen graduated from Utah State University

and has over 29 years experience in civil engineering. He

serves as the District Engineer for Magna Water District

and Company Engineer for Draper Irrigation and served as

Syracuse City Engineer for 24 years. He has completed

numerous master plans, capital facility plans, rate studies,

and impact fee determinations. He has also been involved

in the planning, funding, design, and construction

management of various municipal projects including

culinary water wells, pump stations, pipelines, storage

reservoirs and ponds, water treatment, diversion

structures, solids handling, and hydroelectric generation

facilities.

Utah’s impact fee laws continue to be rewritten. Following a decade of changes and a major

rewrite of the Impact Fee Act in 2011, recent amendments to the law add significant new

requirements for Level of Service, applicability to Private Entities, and appeals to the Property

Rights Ombudsman. Other recent revisions include definitions on the development approval

authority of both local districts and private entities, changes the notice requirements, further

clarification on challenges to impact fees, and better definitions for costs that can be included in

the fee calculations. Join us for a unique presentation that tackles the legal and engineering

issues associated with these new laws and regulations and how they affect your water utility.

The new changes will have a definite “impact” on your district, city, town, or other water agency.

Make sure your agency is equipped with the “tools” necessary for complying with these

changing impact fee regulations.






Bryan Olsen Serious Injury and

Fatality

Prevention/Safety

Culture

Bryan Olsen, WCF Assistant VP of Safety and Health

Certifications: -Certified Safety Professional (CSP)

Education: -B.S. , Occupational Health and Safety -

Brigham Young University Experience: -Safety

coordinator 4 years in the construction industry working for

large commercial contractors -Environmental and safety

manager 4 years for a wood window and door

manufacturing company -Safety & Health Consultant for

14years with Workers Compensation Fund Other

Certifications -Certified Instructor, Construction Safety

(OSHA 10 & 30 Hour Outreach) Professional

Organizations: -American Society of Safety Engineers

There were 4,383 workplace fatalities in the United States in 2012. There are hundreds of life

changing, severe injuries every day. This seminar will focus on proactive measures that can be

taken to identify and prevent fatalities and severe injuries in the workplace.

Mike Rau Using “Forensics”

to Reach Your Full

Zeta Potential –

Changing Primary

Coagulants at

UVWTP

Mike Rau is from Mapleton, UT where he lives with his wife

and 3 children, and has been in the water industry for 6

years. He has a B.S. in Physiology and Developmental

Biology, has a Grade IV Certification in Water Treatment

and Distribution, and has worked as a Water Quality

Scientist for Central Utah Water Conservancy District since

2009.

In April 2014 the Utah Valley Water Treatment Plant switched from direct filtration to

conventional treatment by adding sedimentation. Part of this switch was changing the primary

coagulant from Aluminum Sulfate to Ferric Chloride, which presented not only a paradigm shift

for the plant staff, but also several challenges, some anticipated, and others not. Using

“forensic water treatment,” plant staff was able to better optimize their new chemical strategy

and overcome the challenges they were presented with.

David Robertson Financial

Sustainability

Planning:

Recommended Best

Practices

Mr. Robertson began his experience in the municipal bond

business as a financial advisor in 2000 and works closely

with special districts, cities, counties and school districts.

He has participated in structuring over a $1 billion in

municipal bonds, in both fixed and variable rate modes.

These transactions include water, sewer, lease, and sales

tax revenue bonds and general obligation bonds.

In this session, along with an update on the financial markets and associated impacts, we will

explore several topics including: review of suggested financial best practices, what should you

be doing with your finances now to be better prepared for tomorrow, why does this matter?,

and more.

Oksana Roth Evaluating the

Effectiveness of

Three Utah

Wastewater

Treatment Facilities

in Removing

Pharmaceuticals

and Personal Care

Products

Ms. Roth currently serves as a project engineer for Keller

Associates, Inc., a consulting firm of professional

engineers with offices Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and

Wyoming. Prior to joining Keller Associates, Inc. in 2012,

Ms. Roth obtained her B.S. and M.S. in environmental

engineering from Utah State University. Her thesis focused

on evaluating effectiveness of treatment technologies in

removing pharmaceuticals and personal care products

from wastewater influents. Ms. Roth serves on

the Membership Engagement Committee for the

Intermountain Section of AWWA.

The effectiveness of wastewater treatment technologies in removing pharmaceuticals and

personal care products (PPCPs) plays a major role in protecting the quality of surface waters

from biological and chemical contamination. The occurrence and removal of six PPCPs were

examined in three Utah wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), each using a different treatment

technology (oxidation ditch, membrane bioreactor, and trickling filter). The six PPCPs, selected

based on their widespread use and frequent detection in natural waters and wastewaters, were

acetaminophen, bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, caffeine, carbamazepine, sulfamethoxazole, and

tris(2-chloroethyl) phthalate. Influent and effluent samples were collected in May, July, and

August of 2011. All compounds were detected in collected wastewater samples. Their removals

ranged from >60% to >80% with no significant difference between the WWTPs. Results

suggest that removals of PPCPs by the treatment technologies are chemical specific and their

effects on the quality of surface waters require further evaluation.

KC Shaw Solving Movable

Ground Risks,

Easement

Challenges, High

Water Table, and

Other Irritants for

the CWP North

Shore Aqueduct

KC has been with the CUWCD for 8 years. He has 30

years of engineering experience in water/wastewater

industries. He is currently the Project Manager for the

CWP. He graduated from BYU and is a professional

engineer.

The North Shore Aqueduct will provide water to Vineyard, PacifiCorp, Lehi, Eagle Mountain,

Lehi, Saratoga Springs, and Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District. This 24-mile large

diameter pipeline experienced many engineering challenges during design and construction.

Some of the challenges included movable ground, compressible soils, high ground water,

easement impediments, designing for future roadways, and other similar issues. This

presentation will discuss how these issues were addressed and resolved as well as lessons

learned throughout construction.

Neil Taylor Math Most water operators cite mathematics as the subject giving them the most difficulty on their

operator certification exams, as well as on the job. This presentation will offer both basic and

advanced mathematical calculations used in water treatment and distribution.

Basic math concepts include:

• Powers notation

• Scientific notation

• Dimensional analysis

• Rounding and estimating

• Solving for the unknown value

• Ratio and proportion

• Average

• Percentage

• Circumference

• Surface area

• Volume Surface Overflow Rate

• Weir Overflow Rate

Jeremy Williams Process

Sustainability: Low

cost improvements

with BIG results at

the Evanston WTP

Jeremy is a Project Manager with Carollo Engineers with

12 years of experience in treatment plant design,

construction management, and start-up services. He has

been a part of major expansion and/or process

improvement projects at many of the water treatment

plants in the state of Utah. Highlights include dissolved-air-

flotation (DAF), plate settlers, a 20 million gallon

prestressed finished water reservoir, a new membrane

water treatment plant, chemical feed systems, and several

projects with dual media filters. He has helped to

implement and refine an effective method for level control

in filters called Linear Level Control. Jeremy was the

Project Engineer for the Evanston WTP Process

Evaluation Project.

The Evanston Water Treatment Plant treats water from two sources, the Bear River and

Sulphur Creek Reservoir. Bear River is the preferred source, but the plant switches to the

reservoir when Bear River becomes turbid during spring runoff and for summer flow restrictions.

Water quality in the reservoir degrades as the summer progresses, as water stored over the

winter is replaced with agricultural runoff and tailwater return flows. Peak demand and peak

plant production often correspond with Bear River flow restrictions while the reservoir is at its

worst water quality. The Evanston WTP has had extreme difficulties meeting individual and

combined filter effluent regulations at high flows, and especially when treating water from

Sulphur Creek. The process became so fragile at times that each filter was backwashed twice a

day, resulting in 12-hour filter runs and unit filter run volumes (a measure of filter efficiency) of

2,500 gallons/square-foot or less. Evanston contacted Carollo Engineers to perform a process

evaluation and recommend improvements for a more sustainable process. Carollo evaluated

existing plant infrastructure including filter construction, plant operations, processes, and

procedures, as well as chemical use to identify modifications necessary to meet water quality

regulations while staying within the City’s budget. This presentation will detail the investigation

process and findings that decreased chemical use, energy consumption, and water used for

backwashes, all while increasing filter efficiency and water quality. This allowed the Evanston

WTP to produce more water during the summer of 2013 with less effort and manpower than

ever before, leading to a more sustainable future.






Darin Youngstrom Creating Electrical

Safety Awareness

in Water and

Wastewater

Treatment Facilities

with Arc-Flash

Studies

Mr. Youngstrom is a licensed professional electrical

engineer with 14 years of experience and serves as

Department Head of Electrical Engineering for Bowen

Collins & Associates. Darin has experience in project

management, electrical design, arc-flash and various other

electrical studies. He has worked on many water and

wastewater projects and many multi-million dollar plant

upgrades and new facilities. Darin has extensive

experience working with architects designing commercial

retail, healthcare facilities, and government projects

throughout his career and specializes in design that

involves keeping existing facilities running while new

construction is being completed.

This presentation will discuss arc-flash safety in compliance with OSHA 1910 as it relates to

water and wastewater treatment facilities, and/or any facilities with electrical equipment.

Electrical Safety in the workplace has become paramount as numerous incidents occur each

year. Although performing live electrical work is discouraged, it happens all the time due to the

importance of continuous treatment plant processes. The NFPA 70E is a national consensus

standard that tells us how to comply with OSHA requirements regarding electrical safety. A

major part of the NFPA 70E is performing an arc-flash hazard analysis. An arc-flash occurs

when a very high electrical current finds a path between conductors or between a conductor

and earth ground. The main purpose of an arc-flash study is to determine the appropriate

personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be worn if working on or near live electrical

equipment. The protection is such that although the individual will still get burned if an arc-flash

occurs, the burn is no more than the onset of a second degree burn, which is a burn that the

individual can completely recover from. The arc-flash study determines how much incident

energy is available at different locations throughout a treatment plant or facility, boundary

conditions for “qualified” & “unqualified” personnel and the appropriate PPE required at each

location.

Joseph Zalla Lessons Learned

from 8 years of

Operating a

Hexavalent

Chromium

Treatment Plant

Joseph Zalla is a senior water engineer with CH2M HILL in

the Salt Lake City, Utah, office. Joseph has been with

CH2M HILL for over 8 years and a consultant for over 14

years. Joseph primarily focuses on drinking water quality

and treatment projects in the west.

A private client operates a hexavalent chromium groundwater treatment plant at a facility near

Southern California. This plant began operation in the summer of 2005 and operates

continuously at approximately 140 gpm. CH2M HILL designed and built the plant, and has

operated the plant from its inception to the present day. This work is part of an environmental

site remediation project. The plant uses a chemical reduction step followed by oxidation at

elevated pH to co-precipitate the trivalent chromium with a ferric sludge. Solids-bearing water

flows through a clarifier with the addition of a polymer then through a microfilter to remove the

precipitated chromium. The filtered water is pumped through a reverse osmosis system to

achieve the dissolved solids goals of the remediation project and is then re-injected into the

aquifer through wells. Groundwater has a high sodium chloride content with influent chloride

concentrations in excess of 2,000 milligrams per liter (mg/L), and these characteristics can

create corrosion issues. This presentation will provide information on the current status of

drinking water regulations, data from each process step in the treatment plant, and will discuss

the process changes that have occurred over the past to optimize treatment and reduce

operating costs.

Joseph Zalla Rapid

Implementation of

Ozone and UV

Disinfection

Systems Using

Alternative

Procurement and

Delivery Methods

Joseph Zalla is a senior water engineer with CH2M HILL in

the Salt Lake City, Utah, office. Joseph has been with

CH2M HILL for over 8 years and a consultant for over 14

years. Joseph primarily focuses on drinking water quality

and treatment projects in the west.

The Kingsbury General Improvement District (KGID) owns and operates the existing Kingsbury

Water Treatment Plant (WTP), which is capable of producing up to 2,800 gpm of drinking water

for a service area near Stateline, Nevada, in South Lake Tahoe. The existing Kingsbury WTP

process includes an ozone system followed by free chlorine residual disinfection. The WTP

would have to be retrofitted with additional treatment capabilities, such as ultraviolet (UV)

disinfection, to comply with the EPA’s Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment

Rule (LT2ESWTR). The modifications required at the existing WTP has prompted KGID to

pursue plans to construct a new WTP. KGID will remain an unfiltered system and continue the

use of ozone at the new WTP for disinfection and taste and odor control. Ultraviolet (UV)

disinfection will be implemented to comply with LT2ESWTR. The plant capacity will be increased

to 6.0 mgd. Implementing these elements into a new WTP that meets KGID’s schedule requires

that alternative equipment procurement and construction delivery approaches, such as

construction management at risk (CMAR), be explored. These alternative implementation

methods allow for a compressed project schedule, added efficiency in the development of

design documents, and are anticipated to limit change orders during construction.






First Name Last Name Title Bio Abstract of Presentation

John Chartier Properly Plan for

Non-Public Water

Systems and Avoid

Future Headaches

John Chartier is the District Engineer with the Utah

Department of Environmental Quality. He is a licensed

engineer. John has extensive design, construction, and

project management experience with consulting firms. He

is the District Engineer for the Central Utah District, which

covers 6 counties in Utah.

In Utah, many small water systems start as non-public water systems and eventually become

public water systems over the time. In many cases, significant investment is required to

upgrade the existing infrastructure to comply with the public drinking water standards when the

development become big enough to exceed the Public Water System thresholds defined in

Utah’s regulations. This presentation will present case studies that demonstrate the history,

outcome, and the amount of efforts, money, and cost to both tax payers and water users to

bring these existing non-public water systems to meet the current public water system

construction standards. This presentation will also cover a template of “non-public drinking

water systems rules” that can be used and enforced by local health departments. The non-

public water system rule will enable these non-public water systems to be constructed in a

manner that meet the basic public water system standards and make future conversion to public

water systems less painful for all parties. This presentation also will cover factors to consider

and planning tools for approving subdivision plats that are below the public water system

threshold. Implementing these tools will ensure quality drinking water infrastructure and avoid

excessive expenses and headaches for everyone later on.

Ying-Ying Macauley Changes to Utah’s

Public Water

System (PWS)

Definitions & How it

Affects You and

Your Customers

Ying-Ying Macauley is the Engineering Section Manager

with Utah Division of Drinking Water. She is a licensed

engineer. Ying-Ying has a master degree with emphasis in

environmental engineering from University of Utah. Ying-

Ying has worked in various water agencies for 18 years,

including Utah Division of Drinking Water, Utah Division of

Water Quality, and Jordan Valley Water Conservancy

District.

There are many public water systems in Utah that supply drinking water to subdivisions,

planned unit development (PUDs), and industrial or commercial customers that have extensive

distribution system, disinfection or treatment process, or storage tanks, beyond the master

meters. Currently, the drinking water quality and public health of many customers in the public

water systems are not protected because there are no active monitoring or sampling

requirements for these extensive distribution systems beyond the master meters. Utah Division

of Drinking Water (UDDW) is in the process of refining the definition of Public Water Systems

(PWS). If a subdivision has extensive distribution piping beyond the master meter and receives

drinking water from a public water system, such subdivision will be affected by this rule revision.

Utah’s PWS definition rule clarifies that contiguous non-public water systems under the same

ownership or control are considered a public water system and will be regulated as public water

system. This presentation will cover the reasons and the details of Utah Division of Drinking

Water’s effort in clarifying and refining the definition of Public Water System. The audience will

learn how the changes to Utah’s PWS definition will affect the implementation of regulating

PWSs, existing and new developments, and how such change will better protect drinking water

quality and public health.




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