2020 Annual Conference & Trade Show - Keystone Centre—Brandon - Feb. 23—26th, 2020

Manitoba Water and Wastewater Association - 2020 Annual Conference & Trade Show

Lorne Sayer Award 2014 Ken Moore—RM of Pipestone/Reston Daniel McDermid 2017-19 2019 Mike Hargreaves 2013 Travis Duff - City of Winkler Karly Friesen 2015-17 2018 Jorge Martins 2012 Richard Bezdietny - RM of Gimli Chris Hanson 2013-15 2017 John Barnard 2011 Lloyd Beckley - G3 Regional Water Dale Scott 2011–13 2016 Colin Allingham 2010 Colin Allingham - City of Brad McIntosh 2009–11 2015 Dale Scott 2009 Michael Sandney - Trevor Richardson07–09 2014 Ovide Oullette 2008 Richard Dupuis – PVWC – Morris Wayne Wall 2005–07 2013 Brad McIntosh 2007 Ron Grove - City of Selkirk Al Turner 2003–05 2012 Trevor Richardson 2006 George Jago - City of Brandon Ken Mattes 2000-03 2011 Allen K. Recksiedler 2005 Bill Reimer - City of Winkler Randy Sigurdson 99-00 2010 Kelly Braden 2004 Rick West – City of Selkirk Alfred Beghin 97–99 2009 Dan Rempel 2003 Jim Fuchs – RM of Hanover Dan McInnes 96-97 2008 Wayne Wall 2002 Rick Yanchycki – Portage la Prairie Dave Maunder 94–96 2007 Don Webb 2001 Philip Beardy – York Landing First Nation Barry McBride 93–94 2006 Bill Zacharias 2000 Patrick Richard & Wesley Roulette–Sandy Bay Jack Cronk 91–93 2005 Ken Mattes 1999 George Squires– Neepawa Dwight Gibson 90–91 2004 Glenn Steinke 1998 Andy Dmitruk–Selkirk Herb Gehrling 89-90 2003 Kelly Kjartanson 1997 Jack Cronk – PVWC Kelly Kjartanson88–89 2002 Dave Maunder Ernie Krieger 87 2001 Al Jamieson Supplier of the Year (chosen by members at Art Sparling 86 2000 Jim Warrener Conference) Glenn Steinke 85 1999 George Balacko 2019 Wolseley Canada Allen Stephen 84 2018 Delco Water Andy Dmitruk 83–84 Jim Warrener Rookie Operator of the Year 2017 EMCO/Sandale DaveThompson 82–83 2019 Ian Fouillard—Prairie View Municipality 2016 Mueller Canada Dave Muir 81–82 2018 Katie Zulkoski –City of Winnipeg 2015 Wolseley Canada Jim Adams 80–81 2017 Robert Girard –City of Winnipeg 2014 Hach Al Jamieson 79–80 2016 Brady Burla - RM of Riding Mountain West 2013 ClearTech John Munson 78 2015 Marc Rivard - Town of Birtle 2012 Flocor Bob Carlson 77 2014 Jesse Taylor—City of Portage la Prairie 2011 Wolseley Waterwork Dirk Van Es 76 2013 Kerri McIvor - RM of Headingley 2010 Top Shot Municipal Bernie Doerksen 75 2012 Mark Wiltsey - City of Brandon 2009 Brenntag George Balacko 74 2011 Dylan Funk - City of Selkirk 2008 H2O Innovation Walter Novak 73–74 2010 Ed Partyka - City of Selkirk 2007 Power & Mine Supply 2006 Wolseley Waterwork Life Members George Balacko Operator of the Year 2005 ClearTech 2019 John (Jack) Cronk 2019-David Epler - Cartier 2004 Mueller Canada 2018 Donald Webb 2018—Grant McGorman – Cartier Regional Water 2003 ClearTech Colin Allingham 2017 Danielle Vaillant—Cartier Regional Water 2016 George Balacko 2016 Ed Partyka—City of Selkirk MWWA Chairpersons Jim Warrener 2015 Paul Maxon—City of Brandon William (Bill) Brenner 2019 Wayne Wall

February 23 – 26th, 2020 – Keystone Centre - #1-1175 18th Street - Brandon, MB Water – Made in SUNDAY – Feb. 23rd Sun., Feb 23rd Activity Location Information: 12:00 – 4:30 Certification Exam - you must be pre-registered Assembly Hall – Keystone Centre with Province of Manitoba Conservation & Climate Upper Level department to write exam. 3:30 – 5:30 Board Meeting – MWWA Board of Directors Ambassador A Canad Inn – Aalto’s Restaurant MWWA Office - for duration of Conference Viewing Lounge (directly behind the Registration area). 6:00 – 9:00pm Registration – for Conference Delegates & Trade Keystone Centre Upper Level across from MNP Hall Show Exhibitors 7:00 – 11:00 Ice Breaker Event – Thunderbird Bowling Lanes Shuttle will run every 15 min. beginning at 6:00 pm from the Bowling and/or Networking available. Tickets will be Keystone Centre to the Ice Breaker at Thunderbird Bowling Lanes. given to all in attendance who participate in Bowling for fabulous prizes. MONDAY – Feb. 24th Mon. Feb. 24th Activity Location Other Information: 7:30 – 4:30 Registration – for Conference delegates & Keystone Lobby Foyer across from MNP Convention Hall Trade Show exhibitors 7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast UCT Pavillion Lover Level - Keystone Centre

9:00 – 9:30 am Opening Ceremonies Keystone Centre ▪ City of Brandon Mayor Rick Chrest MC – MWWA 2020 Conference Chair - Brian UCT Pavillion ▪ MWWA Chair Bill Brenner Simpson, City of Brandon Lower Level 9:30 – 10:30 Manitoba Conservation & Climate - Updates from UCT Pavillion - Siobhan Burland Ross the Environmental Approvals Branch & Office of - Kim Philip Drinking Water 10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break 10:45 – 11:45 The Water Brothers – Eco-adventurer brothers, UCT Pavillion The Water Brothers - Alex and Tyler Mifflin Alex and Tyler, travel the world to explore our Check out their Website: http://thewaterbrothers.ca/ relationship with water – what are the problems, where will the solutions come from? 11:45 – 12:30 Lunch Buffet UCT Pavillion Keystone Centre – Lower Level 12:30 – 1:00 Annual General Meeting UCT Pavillion Year End reports & Election of BOD members 1:00 – 3:00 Office of Drinking Water Forum UCT Pavillion This event is meant to initiate conversation and discussion Regulating Drinking Water – What would make surrounding drinking water monitoring and reporting. regulating your water system easier? Operators are encouraged to come up with ideas & possible The ODW will facilitate this group discussion. solutions to improve regulating drinking water systems. Technical Sessions: 3:00 – 3:45 pm S1 Passive Filtration for Phosphorus Removal: MNP Hall Charlie Pogue - Dillon Achieving Target Effluent Limits for Phosphorus Using a Natural Systems Approach 3:00 – 3:45 pm S2 City of Selkirk - A Small City with a Big Idea Amphitheatre Dan McDermid - City of Selkirk 3:45 – 4:00 Coffee Break 4:00 – 4:45 pm S3 Operational Guideline for Manitoba Water MNP Hall Suppliers: Monitoring for Lead (Pb) at the Tap Housseini D. Coulibaly – Office of Drinking Water 4:00 – 4:45 S4 Eliminating Confined Space Entry in Air Release Amphitheatre Valve Chambers: A Western Canada Case Study Derek Traquair - USC 4:45 – 5:30 pm S5 Phased Assessment Strategy for Sewers MNP Hall Chris Helliwell - Envirosight 4:45 – 5:30 pm S6 Ceramic Filter Media for Surface Water Amphitheatre Treatment: Pilot-Scale Study at City of WTP Kelsi Holzer - Delco 5:30 – 9:30 Trade Show Manitoba Rm Supper in Trade Show

TUESDAY – Feb. 25th Tues. Feb 25th Activity Location Other Information: 7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast MNP Hall Keystone Centre 8:30 – 3:00 Registration Keystone Lobby Foyer across from MNP Convention Hall Technical Sessions: Location 8:45 – 9:30 am S7 Thick Film Polyurethanes for Water & MNP Hall Wastewater Protection Trevor Newell - Cloverdale Paint Inc. 8:45 – 9:30 S8 Introduction to Hydraulic Control Valve Amphitheatre Ryan Spooner - Cla-Val 9:30 – 10:15 S9 Energy Savings and Sludge Reduction for MNP Hall Wastewater Lagoons & Permanent FOG Removal From Wet well/Lift Stations Dan Leger - infraStruct Products and Services 9:30 – 10:15 S10 Preventative Maintenance(Boil Water Advisories) Amphitheatre Kale Black - ODW 10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break 10:30 –11:15 S11 Free Disinfection in Post-Lagoon Nitrification: MNP Hall Performance Review of Existing Cold Climate SAGRS Tanner Devlin - Nexom 10:30 – 11:15 S12 Phytoremediation: An Economical, Amphitheatre Sustainable, and Proven Approach for Treating Wastewater & Decommissioning Contaminated Sites in MB Bruce Friesen Pankratz & Nicholson Jeke - Native Plant Solutions 11:15 –12:00 S13 More Air, Less Pain: City of Brandon's Journey MNP Hall Ian Griffin - AECOM 11:15 – 12:00 S14 More Peas Means a Bigger Poo (Plant) Amphitheatre Leah Daniel - AECOM & Karly Friesen - Portage la Prairie 12:00 – 3:00 Trade Show Manitoba Rm Lunch in Trade Show 3:00 – 3:45 S15 Understanding Rejection: Path to a Healthy MNP Hall Ken Robinson - Avista Technologies Membrane Life 3:00 – 3:45 S16 In the Dark - How the City of Portage Amphitheatre Karly Friesen - City of Portage la Prairie Responded to an Unprecedented Power Outage 3:45 – 4:30 pm S17 Grit Happens - You Don't Know What You Are MNP Hall Patrick Herrick - Hydro International Missing 3:45 – 4:30 S18 Small Town Makes Big Move to Cloud SCADA Amphitheatre Tyler Elkins - Xylem 5:30 – 6:00 Cocktails UCT Pavillion Keystone Centre 6:00 – 8:00 pm Banquet & Awards UCT Pavillion Keystone Centre 8:00 – 9:00 pm Opening Act Dan Verville – Headliner Matt Falk UCT Pavillion Keystone Centre 9:00 – 12:00 Hospitality / Networking UCT Pavillion Keystone Centre WEDNESDAY – Feb. 26th Wed – Feb 26th Activity Location Other Information: 7:30 – 8:30 am Breakfast MNP Hall Keystone Centre 8:30 – 12:00 Registration Keystone Lobby Foyer adjacent to MNP Convention Hall 8:30 – 9:00 CEU – sign up at Registration Desk Keystone Lobby Foyer adjacent to MNP Convention Hall 9:00 am – 12:00 Tour - City of Brandon Wastewater Plant Sign up at Bus supplied to & from Plant (only 22 spaces available). Registration Desk 9:00 am – 12:00 Workshop - Leading Effective Communication Pioneer Room Todd Reimer - Boots on the Ground Training 8:45 am – 9:30 S19 Success Story of Biofiltration Technology for MNP Hall Water Treatment Across the Prairies Babak Roshani - Delco 8:45 am – 9:30 S20 Manganese in Drinking Water Amphitheatre Stephen Yeo - Office of Drinking Water 9:30 am – 10:15 S21 Best Practices for BNR Mixing MNP Hall Chris Stanton - Xylem 9:30 am – 10:15 S22 Reduction of Trihalomethane Disinfection By- Amphitheatre products in the Yellowhead Regional Water Co-op Travis Parsons - MB Water Services Board 10:15 – 10:30 Coffee Break 10:30 – 11:15 S23 Use of Packaged STPs as Economical and MNP Hall Irena Motnenko - Osorno Environmentally Friendly Solution for Phosphorus Removal in Existing Lagoons 10:30 – 11:15 S24 Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR) Amphitheatre Amit Kaldate - Suez Technology: Effective Solution to Nutrients, Resiliency, and Energy Challenges 11:15 – 12:00 S25 Water Awareness MNP Hall Lindsay Hargreaves - City of Brandon 11:15 – 12:00 S26 Automated Reporting for Water & Wastewater Amphitheatre Zane Spencer - MPE Engineering Systems 12:00 – 12:15 Closing Remarks & Pick up CEU Certificates MNP Hall MWWA Chair Bill Brenner

2020 MWWA Conference Sponsors Lunch Bag Tuesday Banquet Entertainment

Sunday Night Ice Breaker

Delegate Bag

Lanyards

Insulated Cup Sponsor Portfolio

Coffee Break Sponsors

ClearTech JR Cousin Consulting Nirvana Linestar Utility Supply City of Brandon

Fund Raising in support of WaterAid Canada will take place during the Trade Show and at all of our Hospitality Events throughout the 2020 Conference.

2020 Annual Conference Committee Conference Chair—Brian Simpson Presenters Gifts—Selina Ellinghaus Trade Show Chair – Alan Howe/Rob Smith Entertainment/Sponsors—Darcy Dearsley Technical Papers—Andrew March & Michael Arbeau MSSA Rep—Richard Phelan Audio/Visual & Conference App—Bill Brenner MWWA Board of Directors Dan McDermid Bill Brenner Brian Taylor Denis Saquet Alan Howe Darcy Dearsley Rudy Martens Derek Poole Wesley Roulette Grant McGorman Ryan Dyck Larissa Derlago Jacob Waldner Thomas Mitchell

Appointed to MWWA Board – MB Conservation & Climate Donna Garcia & Kale Black