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Archived Webinars

	Water Optimization & Efficiency – Part II COST: FREE Earn .1 CEU In the second of the series of four Water Optimization & Efficiency webcasts, Black & Veatch explores some of the options available to handle workforce issues currently facing utility managers. For many, labor costs represent the largest utility budget line item. However, reactive workforce reductions to meet pressing financial concerns can jeopardize an organization’s service levels as well as long-term sustainability. The second free webcast in the series addresses Labor, and will be held on Wednesday, January 18th at 2:30 EST. Attendees at the webinar will hear about: Addressing the generational issues in your workforce Change is good, you first. A look and managing workplace change Assessing, measuring and managing staff to ‘rightsize’ your operation to maintain service levels and hold the line on costs Register today for this informative webinar session presented by Black & Veatch! Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	Water Optimization & Efficiency COST: FREE Earn .1 CEU Join the water experts from Black & Veatch for this fast-paced look at ways you can maximize the value of your water system and enhance the service you deliver to customers. In this free series of webcasts, specialists from Black & Veatch’s Water and Management Consulting groups will explore each of these four topics: Energy – Labor – Debt – & Capital Improvements in enough detail to allow you to find savings that your utility could recapture. Energy costs associated with the delivery, treatment and distribution of water and handling of wastewater are a major expense for water suppliers and are rising faster than other operating costs. Energy costs can account for between a third and a half of a municipality's water budget, second only to costs for labor. The first free webcast in the series addresses Energy, and will be held on Wednesday, November 9th at 2:30 EST. Water management and municipal government executives who attend will hear about: Current Trends in Utility Optimization including 4 areas for potential improvement Energy Management and how Black & Veatch has helped water systems dramatically reduce energy use Achieving Energy Efficiencies with Performance Contracting, applying a relatively new delivery model to implement energy saving projects. There will be time for your questions at the end, and you’ll be done in an hour. The session will be moderated by Mike Vann, former GM of Birmingham Water works and will feature presentations by: Ann Bui, a Business Process and Financial Specialist with B&V Management Consulting has over 20 years of financial and rate making experience at water utilities and currently serves as the Vice Chair of AWWA’s Finance, Accounting, & Management Controls Committee. Will Williams – director of the Black &Veatch Asset Management consulting practice and a committee member of the IWA Strategic Asset Management Specialist Group. He will share his 21 years of experience in asset management planning, including operational efficiency, business change management, risk assessment, performance benchmarking, maintenance optimization, business planning, and infrastructure rehabilitation. Pete Thomson is a Project Director responsible for serving major clients in Black & Veatch's Northeast Business Center. In his 21-year career, Pete has specialized in the design of water and wastewater treatment plants, including facilities ranging from a few thousand gallons per day to 370 mgd. Pete is currently leading Black & Veatch’s Energy Services Performance Contracting Business Line and has led several projects in this business line to date. P.S. Every attendee will be sent a copy of the newly released Black & Veatch White Paper: ‘Dealing with Economic Pressures in the Water Industry’ About your host: Black & Veatch delivers best-value consulting, design, engineering and construction solutions to provide communities worldwide with safe drinking water and effective wastewater management. Our consultants, engineers, scientists, researchers, technicians and construction professionals offer unequalled expertise across the diverse fields of water and wastewater specialties. An estimated 25 percent of the world's population served by community systems drinks potable water through systems designed, constructed or supported by Black & Veatch. Black & Veatch is also a leader in the energy world and is uniquely qualified to address the energy/water nexus and suggest ways to capture energy savings through water system efficiency. Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	Achieving ‘Smart Water’ through Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI): How the latest AMI developments can further improve operational efficiencies COST: FREE As focus on water conservation and compliance with increasing State and Federal regulations continues to grow, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) — the smart technology that is typically associated with improving efficiency and conservation for electric utilities — continues to gain attention from utilities and city managers as an efficient way to improve water resource management. In fact, the Village of Frankfort in Frankfort, NY, was recently recognized by the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials for its AMI and smart meter implementation, which was part of its Public Water/Energy Efficiency Project aimed at increasing operational efficiency by improving: Water and energy conservation Customer service System accuracy and demand response And, reducing costs associated with manual readings and significantly reducing or eliminating unlawful water/energy consumption Don’t miss, “Achieving ‘Smart Water’ through Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI): How the latest AMI developments can further improve operational efficiencies,” an educational webinar in which AMI experts from Mueller Systems will discuss some of the latest technological developments that can help your utility to optimize its AMI system to achieve an even greater level of increased operational efficiency. Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	Designing for Permanence Material Choices for Real Sustainability There seems to be a lot of confusion about what constitutes a “green” product. For those who specify products for new installations, what materials most accurately represent the attributes of a truly sustainable product and what system do you use to evaluate those materials? Representatives of the National Clay Pipe Institute will discuss the key aspects of a sustainable material and the many of the concerns that must, by definition, be included in any programs that include sustainability as a goal. Whether you call it Asset Management, Sustainability or Environmentally Preferable Purchasing, the material choices you make are critical for the long-term health (financial and environmental) of your community. Hear from Terry Martin of Seattle, one of the leaders in formal Asset Management practices in the U.S. about his experience. Our presenters: Mike Van Dine, PE, President, National Clay Pipe Institute Joe Parker, MBA, MPM, PMP, Vice President of Technical Services, Southern California, National Clay Pipe Institute Terry Martin, PE, Acting Director Asset Management & Economics Services, Seattle Public Utilities Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	A Non-Invasive Solution for Non-Revenue Water and Asbestos Cement Pipe Condition Assessment COST: FREE Looking for an efficient, cost-effective way to reduce non-revenue water and risks associated with degrading Asbestos Cement (AC) pipe? You won’t want to miss this informative one-hour webinar session in which Marc Bracken, vice president and general manager of Toronto-based Echologics Engineering Inc., a division of Mueller Co., will teach you about the latest acoustic condition assessment developments that can help your municipality: Reduce non-revenue water; Address the issue of AC pipe; Improve water conservation; And, prioritize repairs and replacement while simultaneously detecting and locating leaks on pipes of all sizes and materials—WITHOUT BREAKING GROUND OR DISRUPTING SERVICE. Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	Performance Integrity - A Flowmeter Selection Process COST: FREE The informative webinar presentation will be an examination of an objective flowmeter selection process considering both technical and commercial issues. Current flowmeter selection process methods will be reviewed as a contrast to the proposed method being presented. Specific areas to be addressed include: Performance Requirements Performance Specifications Accuracy (Uncertainty) & Repeatability Space Considerations Pressure/Temperature Requirements Fluid Compatibility Uncertainty Analysis Calibration versus Verification Budget Considerations Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	HDPE Pipe: The Sustainable Solution for Potable Water The current generation of high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe for potable water distribution is a direct result of the continuing evolution in polymer technology. To illustrate how this progression has enhanced HDPE pipe performance, this webinar will present an overview of a comprehensive research program that developed methodologies to assist in projecting long-term service life. The study examined field performances spanning nearly the entire 50-year history of HDPE pipe in potable water systems. Exhaustive physical analysis of over 300 HDPE pipe field samples and documentation of historical field performance through interviews with over 200 water utilities has led to the development of a validated predictive model to assist engineers in their design of long-term sustainable water systems. The webinar will conclude with a presentation of the City of Palo Alto’s initiative to completely convert its 214 mile potable water system to HDPE pipe. Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	Hands-Off Sewer Flow Monitoring Learn how your industry colleagues are already taking a Hands-Off approach to sewer flow monitoring with Hach’s Data Delivery Services (DDS) Whether you are part of a municipality, consulting engineering firm, or industry, we have a DDS solution tailored just for you. Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	Evaluating and Deploying a Pressure Sewer System COST: FREE Tune in to this exciting webinar session about one community’s real-life sewer journey presented from the perspective of the engineer and the operator. Various sewer alternatives, including gravity, vacuum and pressure sewer will be explored. This program includes design, installation and o&m content, which will prove useful to anyone involved in the decision making and execution of a collection sewer program. If you are planning a septic tank replacement project, this is a must-see event. In today’s challenging economic environment, more municipalities and engineering firms are relying on the pressure sewer solution. Find out about the economic and environmental aspects of pressure sewer that can make or break a project. And learn about what helps ensure homeowner satisfaction before, during and after project completion. Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	Recipe for the Successful Measurement of I/I Reduction COST: FREE Originally aired on Feb. 23, this webinar is back due to popular demand! Be sure to register today! Many sewer rehabilitation projects are completed without any ‘before and after’ analyses to determine if their work was effective. Once they get to the end, people often regret that they didn’t get the appropriate information from before they performed the work to analyze the impact of the work. Most collection system managers who perform rehabilitation work on sewers will eventually be asked by their manager, or an elected official, ‘What have you accomplished with the thousands/millions of dollars we have spent’? It has been said that the best way to learn to do a thing is to ask someone who has done it what they would do differently next time. This seminar will help you learn from the experience of others. It will address the key factors of a rehabilitation project that must be included to allow managers to adequately determine the impact of their project. This seminar will not discuss the products and methods for the actual rehabilitation work. Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	Fit-for-Purpose Technologies in One Meter - How the FlowShark Triton Changes Everything Register today for this informative Web seminar presented by Patrick L. Stevens, P.E., Vice President of Engineering, ADS Environmental Services, a Division of ADS LLC. This seminar will discuss three different velocity technologies commonly used in open-channel sewer flow metering and show how all three can be combined into the ground-breaking FlowShark Triton flow meter. This fit-for-purpose suite of sensors allows the user to change technologies to best match the hydraulic conditions at the site without changing the meter. Technologies include the traditional Peak Velocity sensor, the Profiling Velocity sensor and the Surface Velocity sensor. The velocity technologies can be combined with either or both down-looking and up-looking ultrasonic depth sensors for superior accuracy. This webinar will also discuss I-Site, the web-based data delivery program from ADS that offers a low monthly fee and no capital or maintenance concerns. Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	Hands-Off Sewer Flow Monitoring Learn how your industry colleagues are already taking a Hands-Off approach to sewer flow monitoring with Hach’s Data Delivery Services (DDS) and get a ‘sneak peek’ at the industry’s most cost-effective and intelligent ‘Data Logger’. Whether you are part of a municipality, consulting engineering firm, or industry, we have a DDS solution tailored just for you… Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	Considerations for Intrinsic Safety in Sewers Increasingly, electricity is finding its way into sewers. With the potential for ignitable gases to be present in sewers, the use of electronic devices provokes consideration of the risks of explosion. Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	Effective Leak Detection Techniques ADS has been conducting successful leak detection for over 100 years. Two experts from ADS will describe effective and time-proven techniques and how to implement them, as well as common pitfalls you can run into and how they can be avoided…
	Condition Assessment of Force Mains Wastewater utilities are under increased pressure to inspect and proactively maintain their buried assets. Condition assessment of gravity sewer pipelines has generally become a standard operating procedure for many wastewater utilities while assessment of force mains has remained a challenge… Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	How to Conduct an Effective Water Loss Control Program Today most water utilities are under severe budget constraints due to the slowdown in the economy and drastically reduced housing starts. Now more than ever a cost effective water loss control program is necessary… Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	A pro-active strategy to manage and reduce water loss using water modeling and management software Learn how to detect and reduce water loss (including hard-to-find leaks) in your water distribution system using water modeling and management software… Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	3-D Mapping of Underground Pipeline Infrastructure Geospatial Corporation will discuss 3-D mapping of underground pipeline infrastructure delivered on their GeoUnderground web-based GIS Portal… Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	Stimulus Funds for Water/Wastewater Infrastructure Bob Bastian and Peter Shanaghan of the U.S. EPA along with NUCA’s Eben Wyman discuss the stimulus package and its impact on the sewer and water infrastructure projects. Handouts/Resources: Nuca Presentation on Stimulus Funds Sudden Impact Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	UIM Asset Management Webinar Visit our UIM Conference page for more information. Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar
	How to Choose an Open Channel Flow Monitoring Technology Click here for more information and/or to view archived webinar

*It is the responsibility of attendees to contact their state approval boards to verify whether they accept webinars for credit. It is free to attend a Water Underground Infrastructure Management webinar. If you would like a CEU certificate for attending there will be a $10 administrative fee. Click here for CEU Form (PDF).