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American Water Works Association / Hawai‘i Section Hawai‘i Water Environment Association 2016 Pacific Water Conference | February 3-4, 2016 CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Individuals desiring to present a paper at the 2016 Pacific Water Conference must submit an abstract, limited to 500 words or less, describing their presentation in sufficient detail to allow evaluation of the proposed topic. Presentations will be in 45 minute blocks - 30 minutes for presentation and 15 minutes of questions and answers.

This conference will address a wide variety of topics related to the water and wastewater industry with an emphasis on (but not limited to) the following topics:

Regulatory Project Delivery Options/Construction  NPDES permitting  Design/build  Nutrient requirements  Project case studies  Environmental Issues for groundwater Water Treatment  Traditional and cultural uses  Treatment technologies Wastewater Collection Systems  Inorganics and algae: treatment and mitigation  Condition assessment/rehab  Small systems  Design and construction  Emerging contaminants of concern  Trenchless sewers  Nitrification basics/prevention  Infiltration/Inflow Wastewater Treatment Operations  Condition assessment/rehab  Operator certification  Design and construction  Operator challenges/lessons learned  Process control  Work force retention  Nutrient removal  Facility security and enforcement of applicable laws  Septic and decentralized systems Stormwater Energy Management  Low impact development  Aeration optimization  BMPs  Cogeneration  Agricultural/urban stormwater  Power monitoring  Fees and rates  Demand reduction Water Resources Technology  Water modeling  Modeling – process, hydraulic, and groundwater  Unregulated/emerging contaminants  Energy solutions  Water rights  GIS and remote sensing  Agricultural water management  SCADA  Water reuse Climate Change and Resiliency  Source water protection  Security and vulnerability assessments  Master planning  Infrastructure impacts Water Distribution  Impacts to watersheds  Network modeling Other Topics  Leak detection  Community outreach  Asset management  Utility management and leadership  Preventative Maintenance Programs  Pacific Rim or island nations  Industry innovation  Laboratory practices and issues

Abstracts will be reviewed and selected on: Originality, Technical content, and Quality. Selection Process: American Water Works Association / Hawai‘i Section Hawai‘i Water Environment Association 2016 Pacific Water Conference | February 3-4, 2016 Abstracts due October 12, 2015 Presenters notified by November 16, 2015 Presenter bios due January 11, 2016 Presentations due January 18, 2016

No travel or assistance funds are available for speakers. Speakers will be responsible for all their transportation, lodging and registration fees. Registration fee is waived for the day of the presentation. Lunch and parking will be provided for the day of the presentation. Tickets to evening events would have to be purchased separately. Please visit the conference website for further information: www.pacificwaterconference.com. The website will be up and running after August 1, 2015.

Please assure all information submitted is complete and correct, as it will be used in promotional materials and submitted for CEU approval.

Please email your abstract and/or questions to the Technical Program Chairs: [email protected] Or contact: Jordan Fahmie (808) 529-7272 or Susan Mukai (808) 203-2667. CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Title of Paper: Click here to enter Title of Paper.

Relevant Topic Subject Area (refer to the topic listing on prior sheet, list up to 3): Click here to enter Topic Subject.

Is this presentation specific to: Water Resources/Potable Water? ☐ Wastewater/Water Pollution? ☐ Is this presentation geared for Operators? YES ☐ NO ☐ Corresponding Author (all correspondence will be with this author)

Name/Title/Company: Click here to enter Author, Title and Company. Address: Click here to enter Street Address, City, State and Zip Code.

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Phone: Fax: Click here to enter phone number. Click here to enter text.

Co-Authors/Title/Company, if applicable (will be listed on abstract): Click here to ender Co-Author information.

Presenters (will be listed on program): Click here to enter Presenters. Click here to enter Presenters. Information sheet for: Oral Presentation ☐ Workshop ☐ Panel Discussion ☐ Presentation distribution (select one): Presentation is appropriate for distribution to Conference Participants via the conference website ☐ Presentation for distribution to Conference Participants via the conference website to be submitted after ☐ the Conference Presentation contains proprietary material, not for distribution to Conference Participants ☐

Return this form and your abstract to the Technical Program Chairs: [email protected] Abstract Title: Click here to enter Abstract Title.

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Company: Click here to enter Company. Abstract (must fit within box):