Presented by American Water Works Association and American Membrane Technology AssociationThe 2017 Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition is the premier event for membrane technology and its applications in water, wastewater, and industrial treatments in North America. The conference has grown to more than 1,200 attendees. This year’s conference will include 117 technical papers, more than 40 poster presentations, five pre-confe...

Nonrevenue water/water loss management is an emerging field, indicated by a trend in popularity of the AWWA Water Loss Control Resource Page, with thousands of views each quarter and, to date, over 6,000 downloads of the Free Water Audit Software v5.0 (since it was published in late 2014). Each year there are important developments in this field, from new resources such as the M36 Manual, fourth edition (2016), to new regulations (California...

This webinar uses examples from AWWA’s Benchmarking Program to show utilities how to use benchmarking data to improve their performance. The process of performance measurement is key to performance improvement. Using results from AWWA’s annual benchmarking survey, utilities can focus their efforts on areas with gaps and set improvement targets. The webinar will give an overview of annual survey results, present example utility ...

AWWA-WEF The Utility Management Conference Over the past 28 years, members of AWWA and WEF have established The Utility Management Conference as one of the leading, most informative, and most prestigious management conferences available. Come prepared to share your experiences and learn from others in similar situations as we respond to the most pressing management issues of the day. Conference Proceedings Conference proceedings will be availa...

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...

In this webinar, federal regulatory actions released in 2016 that could impact water and wastewater systems will be summarized, with an emphasis on what systems could be doing now to be better prepared. Expected regulatory actions in 2017 and 2018 will also be presented.A single registration allows the convenience of individual training from your desktop computer. For multiple participants, add the Group Site License to your cart.By registerin...

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...

This webinar will provide a summary of new and emerging capital financing alternatives for the water industry, including public–private partnerships, various new bond alternatives (e.g., green bonds, century bonds, catastrophe bonds, tax exempt facility private activity bonds), and government-sponsored programs, such as WIFIA and the Build America Investment Initiative. The applicable uses, advantages, and limitations of these financing...

This webinar focuses on AWWA’s new M63 manual on Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR). Participants will gain an understanding of the fundamental principles of ASR, regulatory requirements, and basic design and development criteria. Case studies will be presented emphasizing solutions to common challenges associated with ASR.A single registration allows the convenience of individual training from your desktop computer. For multiple partici...