Agenda posted 9/21/16

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PRE-CONFERENCE, WED, Sept. 28 12:30–6pm Bus Tour of SAWS desal plant and ASR facilities Hosted by Zachry Parsons (Must be registered for Desal 2016 to register for the bus tour; nominal fee required)

DAY ONE, THUR, Sept. 29 7:30– 8:15 am Continental & Coffee in Mezzanine Hosted by American Water Chemicals

8:15 am Conference Kickoff in the Ballroom

8:15–8:30 am Welcome: Texas Desal Association President, Paul Choules, Water Cycle

Opening Remarks: Director Peter Lake, Texas Water Development Board

8:30–8:45 am Recap of 9/28 SAWS Bus Tour: Randy Palachek, Parsons and Rick Glover, Zachry

8:45–9:15 am Droughts and Water Policy in Texas: Innovative Water Supply Strategies and Funding Carlos Rubinstein, Poseidon Water

9:15–9:30 am Legislative Update from Texas Desalination Association Justin Sutherland, Carollo Engineers

9:30–9:45 am BOR-funded Research & Opportunities for Future Partnerships and Grants Yuliana E. Porras-Mendoza, Bureau of Reclamation

9:45–10:15 am Networking Break Hosted by IDE Americas

10:15-11:15 am Water from the Desert (The El Paso Session) Moderated by Ed Archuleta, University of Texas at El Paso

Brackish Water Desal in El Paso, Nine Years In & Planning for the Future Jeremy Anderson, CDM Smith

Changing the Game for Desal Water Solutions Paul Wallace, Enviro Water Minerals

Desalination Membrane Selection for Direct Potable Reuse Daniel Olson, Arcadis-US

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DAY ONE, THUR, Sept. 29 - CONTINUED

11:15 am Luncheon Buffet Service

11:30 –12:30pm Luncheon & Keynote Address by the Honorable Hosted by Ferrovial

12:30-12:45 pm Presentation of the Ed Archuleta Desalter Scholarship Award Sponsored by Carollo Engineers

12:45-1pm Other Presentations and Announcements by Texas Desal Assoc.

1– 2:15pm Innovations in Desal & Water Treatment Technology Moderated by: Tom Pankratz, Water Desalination Report, GWI

Produced Water Treatment System: Performance Results Dipak Mahato, PhD, SeaChange Technologies

Nano Hydrate Clathrate Technology for Removal of Undesired and Desired Materials from Process Water Allan Pronovost, PhD, Nano Water Structures

Salinity, RO & Power Generation Maher Kelada, MIK Technologies

Brine Concentration Disposal Jacky Ben Daish, IDE Technologies

2:15–2:30pm Innovation and Water Technology Demonstration Hubs in Texas Richard Seline, AccelerateH2O

2:30–3:00pm Networking Break Hosted by EPCOR Water USA

3:00 – 4:15 pm Marine Desal for Texas? Moderated by Steve Walden, Steve Walden Consulting

Overcoming the Challenges of Carlsbad (California seawater desal plant) Mark Lambert, IDE Americas

Addressing Industrial Water Supply Reliability through Seawater Desalination (in the Coastal Bend region of Texas) Bob Paulison, executive director of Port Industries of Corpus Christi Jorge Arroyo, The Arroyo Group

SWRO Case Study: Drinking Water for Chanavayita, Chile Michael Gisclair, RWL Water USA

4:15–5:00 pm Brackish Desal in Texas, Now. Moderated by Darrell Peckham, Peckham P.G., LLC.

Texas: Leading National Efforts in Mapping Brackish Aquifers Nathaniel H. van Oort, Texas Water Development Board

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Cleaning Up in the Oil Field: A framework for selecting hydraulic fracturing water treatment technologies Yael R. Glazer, Michael Webber Group, UT Austin

5:00 –5:30 pm Texas Desalination Association Annual Member Meeting

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5:30 – 6:30pm VIP Reception in Mezzanine (for all conference attendees) Honoring Senator Charles Perry, Chair, Committee on Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs Hosted by Trade Commission of Spain | ICEX

DAY TWO, FRI, Sept. 30

8:15–9am P3 OVER COFFEE Moderated by Paul Choules, Water Cycle

How Public Private Partnerships Can Create Real Value in Water Projects Tony Elkins, Cintra

Water P3s in Texas: A Practical Guide of What Not to Do Michael Irlbeck, EPCOR Water

Joining the P3 Conversation Samuel Franco, Texas Facilities Commission

9 –10am MUNICIPAL ROUNDTABLE Moderated by Bill Norris, NorrisLeal Participating: Brownsville Public Utilities Board, City of Conroe, El Paso Water, Water System

10–10:30am Networking Break Hosted by Weisinger Inc.

10:30–12pm ENVIRONMENTAL, ENERGY and LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS Moderated by Gene Fisseler, NRG Energy

Marine Seawater Desalination Water Right Permitting, Restoration and Mitigation Study Stefan Schuster, SWCA

Passing the Salt: Desalination Brine Disposal Challenges Nathan E. Vassar, Lloyd Gosselink

A Sustainable Approach to Implementing Desalination Facilities Srinivas Shastri Sitharamarao, PhD, GHD

Lessons from Carlsbad: Environmental, Land, Permitting, Risk Keith R. Solar, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney

12–1:15pm LUNCH WITH OUR TEXAS LEGISLATIVE CHAMPIONS Hosted by Seven Seas Water Company

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1:15 pm Wrap & Close

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