This webinar will cover the results of the 2016 elections, at both the presidential and congressional levels. It will present an analysis of the members of Congress leaving office and of new, incoming congressional members. Additionally, the makeup of the congressional committees relevant to the drinking water sector will be reviewed. A preview of the new administration, its goals, and the likely policy issues relevant to the drinking water se...

The consequences of changing water sources has been receiving widespread media attention because of recent Flint, Mich., events. Although the events that led to the Flint situation were unique, unintended consequences in distribution systems because of water chemistry changes resulting from source or treatment changes have occurred before. This webinar helps shed light on the complexity of water chemistry in distribution systems and highlight...

Climate change presents a challenge to traditional water and utility engineering and planning practices because of an increase in the variability and uncertainty of future weather, water supply, and water quality conditions. This webinar will highlight findings from a recent survey and report of 18 U.S., British, Australian, and Canadian water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities about the emerging question of how climate risks and extreme we...

The federal regulatory requirements for maintaining a “trace” or a “detectable” residual date back to the 1989 Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR). Like all existing regulations, the SWTR is under review by the Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) as part of its third Six-Year Review that’s scheduled to be published in 2016. Concerns with maintaining an appropriate disinfectant residual in the distribution syst...

How are states and utilities responding to the 2015 USEPA health advisories and risk management recommendations for microcystins and cylindrospermopsin? With the 2016 summer algal bloom season just ahead, this webinar will include an assessment of current practice and lessons learned in 2015. The webinar will highlight available tools and case studies reflecting steps individual water systems and states have taken.

This complimentary webinar is sponsored by Bentley Systems, Inc. Unidirectional flushing (UDF) of water distribution systems is the focus of this webinar. The presentation begins with a thorough background on UDF and explains in which cases UDF is a useful pipe-cleaning method. The speakers will then describe how hydraulic modeling can help with planning and implementing successful UDF programs. The webinar will close with a demonstration of a...

AWWA recognizes the increasing challenges facing water professionals today. This year AWWA is co-hosting the 134th Annual Conference & Exposition with the AWWA California-Nevada Section. ACE15 offers new solutions to 12,000 attendees with extended and interactive discussions on today’s hot topics. As ACE15 heads to the West Coast, the professional program will focus on major water sector issues like infrastructure renewal and replace...

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