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Operator Interest WorkshopsSUNDAY, JUNE 7$125 Members | $225 NonmembersBe sure to reserve your spot for a Sunday Workshop! Reduced pricing is now available for members! Additional registration fee is required. Sign up early—limited availability.

  SUN01 Design & Optimization of Ozone Deep-bed Filters & UV Disinfection Systems

 SUN05 Water Loss Control Training

For a full description of each workshop, go to www.awwa.org/ace15program.

Field Operators’ DayTUESDAY, JUNE 9$125 Members | $155 NonmembersEnjoy full access to the professional sessions, exhibit hall, and networking events. Tuesday offers professional sessions with operator interest in the morning and afternoon. You don’t want to miss the action and excitement of the Tapping Contest (men’s and women’s divisions), Meter Madness, Top Ops, and the chance to network with operators from throughout North America. ACE15 offers a once-a-year opportunity to learn from leading water sector experts. Come take advantage of a nation’s worth of utilities’ experience and professional programs, all in one day!

Tuesday Operator Interest Sessions  TUE04 Small System Treatment Challenges and Solutions

  TUE07 EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Exploring Opportunities for Funding Energy Efficiency Initiatives

  TUE16 Distribution and Premise System Water Treatment and Optimization

  TUE15 Emerging and Regulated DBPs: Prevention and Control

  TUE19 Hydraulic Models: Not Just for Pressures and Fire Flows Anymore

  TUE20 The Future of Water Utility Management: Advanced Metering Analytics (AMA)

  TUE21 Innovations and Technologies in Water Main Rehabilitation (Part 2)

  TUE26 Energy Audits for Small Water and Wastewater Systems

  TUE37 Assessing Source Water Quality Changes and Adapting Treatment Processes in Response

  TUE38 Removing DBPs From Finished Water: Addressing THMs in the Distribution System

  TUE40 Exploring Operational & Chemical Process Changes That Improve Plant Performance

  TUE43 Optimizing Pipe System Operations Through Advanced Technologies

  TUE44 No Failure Is Acceptable: Large-Diameter Pipe Design, Construction, and Operations

  TUE45 The Three A’s of Water Loss Control: Audits, Analytics & Actions

To view the full program, visit www.awwa.org/ace15program.

Tuesday Networking Happy Hour | 4:00–5:00 P.M.Catch up with old friends and meet new colleagues in the exhibit hall. Check out the many new products and services available in the water industry. One complimentary drink ticket and hors d’oeuvres will be available, all made possible by the generous support of our exhibitors. Admission is by conference badge only. Registered spouses and guests are welcome.

AWWA Competitions | TUESDAY, JUNE 9The exhibit hall will feature a broad array of competitions on Tuesday designed to enhance and enrich your ACE15 experience.

  Pipe Tapping, 10:15 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

  Meter Madness, 12:30–2:00 p.m.

  People’s Choice Water Taste Test, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

  Official “Best of the Best” Tap Water Taste Test, 3:00–4:00 p.m.

  Top Ops contest will be located in the convention Center, Room #303 A/B.

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NEW Smaller-Utilities’ Day!WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10$125 Members | $155 NonmembersACE15 will feature a special day of programming designed just for smaller utilities on Wednesday only! The day will start with technical sessions and continue with a facilitated lunch with key exhibitors, time to visit the ACE15 exhibit hall, and peer-to-peer problem solving discussions. At the end of the day, you will be able to socialize with peers at the ACE Wrap Party!

Preliminary Session Details, 8:30–11:30 a.m.

Moderator: Bruce Macler, Water Division Toxicologist, USEPA

  Communications With Your Customers…and Your Board Members

Presented by Damon Micalizzi, Public Affairs Manager, Yorba Linda Water District

  RTCR for Small Systems

Presented by Sarah Clark, Senior Project Manager, HDR

  SRF Funding

Presented by Peter Shanaghan, Senior Environmental Engineer, DWSRF Team Leader, USEPA

  Using the Free AWWA Water Audit Software

Presented by Will Jernigan, Director of Water Efficiency, Cavanaugh & Associates. Chair of AWWA Water Loss Control Water Audit Software subcommittee

  District Metered Areas (DMA), a Tool to Assess and Reduce Leakage Losses in Distribution Networks

Presented by Reinhard Sturm, Chief Operating Officer, Water Systems Optimization, Inc.

  Emergency Preparedness 101 for Water Utilities

Presented by Kelly Hubbard, Emergency Services Manager, Water Emergency Response Organization of Orange County, Municipal Water District of Orange County

Lunch is included, with small group sessions focused on smaller-utility challenges, 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Dedicated exhibit floor access, 1:00–3:00 p.m.Participants will be given time to explore the exhibit floor! Before departing from lunch, everyone will be given a card with 10 spots for manufacturers and associates to fill in and sign off on. Completed cards can be returned to the room where the afternoon problem solving session will be held for a prize via raffle. There will be 5 “AWWA Small Systems Field Guide, Water and Wastewater” books to be won!

During this time, the Ice Cream Social Networking Event will be going on until 2:00 p.m. Also, the new Hydrant Hysteria Demo and the Hot Flare Demo will be held in the competition area until 3:00 p.m.

  Peer-to-peer problem-solving discussion, 3:00–4:30 p.m.

  ACE Wrap Party, 5:00–6:30 p.m.

Subject to change. Opportunity to earn up to six credit hours.

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