2015 Conference Resources

2015 Conference Resources

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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Welcome: Texas Desalination Association Board President, Paul Choules, Water Standard
Opening remarks: Kathleen Jackson, Director, Texas Water Development Board

Seawater Desalination Panel: Lessons Learned from Around the World

Moderator: Jorge Arroyo, Water Management Consultant

Want Water in a Drought? Build a Seawater Plant: A Look at the Australian Drought Response – Gary Crisp, Sacyr

Hybrid Seawater Desalination in the Middle East – Bernie Back, Veolia

Operational Optimization of The Tampa Bay Water Plant – Alexis Martorell, Aciciona Agua

Commissioning the Carlsbad Plant – Mark Lambert, IDE Americas

Rosarito: Seawater Desal for Mexico and California; a Cross-Border Addition to Supply Portfolios – John Tonner, Consolidated Water Co.

Dispelling the Myths of Seawater Desalination – Ron Cass, MWH Americas

New, Promising Technologies—Coming Soon?

Moderator: Linda Brookins, TCEQ, and Tom Pankratz, Water Desalination Report

The KNEW Process: Recovery of Brackish Water Using Ion Exchange – J.A. Bewsey, Trailblazer Technology and Aubrey Howard, Mining and Fracking Eco Solutions

Desalination with Chloralkali Chemical Production from Waste Brine – Joe Veytia, Salt of the Earth Energy

Desalination for a Drought-Proof Water Supply – Victor Ivashin, Trevi Systems

Hybrid, High Brackish/High Recovery Desalination System – Alan Murphy, STW Resources

Afternoon General Session – Part 1

Moderator: Judy Adams, Brownsville PUB

Advancing the Use and Regulation of Brackish Groundwater – Bob Harden, R. W. Harden & Associates

Mitigating the Effects of Saltwater Intrusion – Victor Kelson, Layne Christensen Company

Afternoon General Session – Part 2

Moderator: Steven Walden, Water Resource Consultant

Qualitative Comparison of Reverse Osmosis and Nano-filtration for Treating Brackish Groundwater in Texas – Katie Guerra, US Bureau of Reclamation

Case Study: Environmental Compliance for Water Conservation – SAWS Twin Oaks Brackish Groundwater Desalination Plant – Christine Westerman, SWCA Environmental Consultants

Alternative Water Supply for Alice: Brackish Desal Less Costly Than Doing Nothing – Bill Norris NorrisLeal

Desal Prize 2nd Place Winner University of Texas at El Paso – Malynda Cappelle, UTEP Center for Inland Desalination System

Texas Desalination Association Membership Meeting

VIP Reception hosted by Seven Seas Water
Honoring a TexasDesal Champion: Representative Eddie Lucio III

Thursday, October 1

Breakfast with Champions — Texas Desal’s Legislative Leaders

Moderator: Kyle Frazier, Texas Desalination Association Senators Charles Perry and Craig Estes, Chairman Todd Hunter and Representatives Eddie Lucio III and James Frank

Legislative and Financial Issues

Moderator: Kyle Frazier, Texas Desalination Association

Texas’ New Desalination Rules: What Will They Mean For You? – Justin Sutherland, Carollo Engineers

Private Investment Potential for Desalination in Texas – Mike Irlbeck, EPCOR Water

The True Value of Water – Alden Whitney, RWL Water

Municipal Leaders Circle

Moderator: Bill Norris, NorrisLeal

Brownsville PUB – Judy Adams

Cinco Ranch Municipal Utility District #1 – Stephen Robinson

City of Conroe – Mayor Webb Melder

El Paso Water Utilities – Alan Shubert

San Antonio Water System – Steve Clouse
Keynote Address hosted by RWL Water
Keynote Speaker: Pat Mulroy, William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas