We are seeking twenty 30-minute presentations focused on water technology, distribution, and regulatory advances in the water & wastewater field.

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Please note that preference will be given to Associate/Corporate members of SDARWS for presentations

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TOPIC SUGGESTIONS

• Drinking water security strategies and tools
• How Water Storage Can Impact Water Quality
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Hands-on sessions:
  • Control valve repair kits
  • Hydrant maintenance and repair
  • Solution pump repairs (diaphragm and peristaltic)
  • Repair couplers, saddles, wet tapping
• The importance of Cross Connection Control
• Water Rights for public systems
• Ice Pigging to clean water and sewer pipelines
• Source water protection and sustainability of water supplies
• Climate change, water and energy efficiency, and conservation
• Clean Water Act/SDWA connections, nutrient pollution, and Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)​
• Emerging drinking water treatment technologies and optimization of current technology

• ​State revolving loan fund tools and techniques/green infrastructure strategies
• Small systems: TMF, sustainability strategies, technologies, and compliance
• Trench Safety
• PFAS
• Data management (e.g., SCADA, GIS, IT)
• Workforce, operator certification, and/or technical assistance initiatives
• Distribution system issues
• Emerging contaminants in drinking water, both chemical and microbial
• Drinking water research
• Sanitation and wastewater management
• Risk assessment, risk communication and consumer outreach
• Implementation of regulations – challenges and successes
• Lead Service Line Inventory