Annual Conference 2018 - Papers
Annual Conference
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FINAL PROGRAMME THE 2018 WATER NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE & EXPO
WEDNESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2018
8.50 Conference Opening and Welcome from the Water New Zealand President [Heaphy 1 & 2]
9.15 Opening Keynote: Hon Nanaia Mahuta, Minister of Local Government [Heaphy 1 & 2]
9.45 Plenary Keynote: Thierry Witkowicz, Senior Vice President Business Development - Smart Cities, Veolia; Towards Smart & Resilient Cities [Heaphy 1 & 2]
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10:30 |
Morning Tea – Exhibition Area |
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Thought Leadership 1 [Heaphy 1] |
Asset Condition [Heaphy 2] |
Safe Drinking Water [Heaphy 3] |
Trenchless Technology [Brooklyn 1] |
IWA/Science Stream [Brooklyn 2] |
Young Water Professionals [Arena Lounge] |
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11.00 |
Water New Zealand Update John Pfahlert Chief Executive |
Technologies to Assess Condition of Wastewater Rising Mains Jonathan Morris Wsp Opus |
Laurence Edwards Wellington Water
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Chris Macey, AECOM |
WHO drinking-water quality programme: updates and emerging issues Batsi Majuru World Health Organisation |
Young Water Professionals
Ten bright Young Water Professionals will give 2-minute presentations on an assigned ‘Hot Topic’. Prizes will be awarded for the Best Presentation and a People’s Choice Award.
Special guest speaker is Clive Rundle, General Manager Water for Beca |
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11:30 |
Water Services Association Australia Stuart Wilson Deputy Executive Director, WSAA |
Operations optimisation at Wellington Water – innovation that lead to world- wide change Simon Bunn SUEZ Smart Solutions |
Carly Price The Questioning Engineer |
Chris Frangos University of Melbourne |
Campylobacter Survival In Groundwater: Comparison Of Two Strain Types And Two Groundwater Types Louise Weaver Institute of Environmental Science & Research |
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12.00 |
Drinking Water & 3 Waters Governance Todd Krieble Chief Strategy and Policy Officer Ministry of Health |
Modelling The Risks And Resilience Of Water Supplies And Water Infrastructure Using Goldsim James Blyth Jacobs |
Re-assessment of the Risks of Protozoa in New Zealand's Natural Waters Kathryn Jessamine Beca |
Deep, Large Diameter CIPP Case Study Chris Macey AECOM |
Fate and transport of nitrogen from wastewater irrigated to land adjacent to a sensitive harbour Jim Cooke Streamlined Environmental |
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12:30 |
Lunch – Exhibition Area |
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Thought Leadership 2 [Heaphy 1] |
Asset Condition [Heaphy 2] |
Drinking Water Technology [Heaphy 3] |
Trenchless Technology [Brooklyn 1] |
IWA/Science Stream [Brooklyn 2] |
Big Data [Arena Lounge] |
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2:00 |
Green Stormwater Infrastructure - Seattle Tracy Tackett Seattle Public Utilities |
Renewals – Spend Some Money On Investigations Or Just Do Like-For-Like Replacement? James Hopgood Stantec |
Protozoan Removal Efficiencies In Rapid Sand Filtration Processes Using Micro Mimics Annabelle Tham Institute of Environmental Science & Research |
Don't Tear Down This Wall – Renewal Of A U Shaped Sewer Andrew Owen Stantec |
E. Coli Transgressions - Learning From The Past David Wood Institute of Environmental Science & Research |
Facilitated by Digital Water Group and Steve Couper
Immediately following the workshop will be a presentation and discussion by the Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) |
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2:30 |
Cheryl Barnes Deputy Secretary Ministry for the Environment |
Digital Radiography Condition Assessment Of Valves,A Fire Plugs, And Pipes Mason Erkelens Detection Services Pty |
Uv Peroxide – A New Zealand Approach Daniel Stevenson Harrison Grierson |
Jonathan Morris Opus |
Developing A New Class Of Pathogen Surrogates For Water Applications Liping Pang Institute of Environmental Science & Research |
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3:00 |
Te Waiora Joint Institute for Freshwater Management University of Waikato & NIWA Dr Chris Tanner, Director |
Restructuring A Renewals Programme To Deliver Long Term Value Peter Evans Harrison Grierson |
Sand Removal: Past Industry Operation In Present Water Treatment Process Rebecca Upton-Birdsall Watercare Services |
Renewal of Deteriorated Sewers – What Can and Can't be lined? John Monro Interflow |
Sandeep Sathyamoorthy Black & Veatch |
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3:30 |
Afternoon Tea – Exhibition Area |
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Thought Leadership 3 [Heaphy 1] |
Climate Change [Heaphy 2] |
Using Water Wisely [Heaphy 3] |
Trenchless Technology [Brooklyn 1] |
IWA/Science Stream [Brooklyn 2] |
Water Services Managers Group [Arena Lounge] |
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4:00 |
Local Government NZ Stuart Crosby Vice President, LGNZ |
Cape Town's Day Zero - Lessons for New Zealand Wageed Kamish Tonkin + Taylor |
Virus Transport Through Soil From On- Site Wastewater Treatment Systems Hazel Clemens University of Canterbury |
Avoiding Interference - a Unique Approach to Dealing with a Common Problem in HDD Installations Chris Dowd |
Helen Rutter Aqualinc Research |
Ulrich Glasner, Queenstown Lakes DC Mark Hall, New Plymouth DC |
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4:30 |
Engineering a Better New Zealand Neil Miller Engineering New Zealand |
Responding To Climate Change Challenges Facing The Water And Wastewater Industry Olivia Philpott Watercare Services |
Adding Clarity To The Murky World Of Greywater Re-Use And Risk To Human Health. Amber Garnett (BRANZ) & Seinalyn Villanueva (ESR) |
When "Too Hard" Is Not Acceptable – Marine Parade Wastewater Upgrade Jekabs Rozitis Veolia |
Extending ASM1 to Model a Tubular Biofilm Reactor Caroline Hope Beca |
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5:00 |
Head over to the Water New Zealand AGM in the Arena Lounge |
Green Square: Enabling Urban Renewal Through Effective Flood Risk Management Nick Taylor WSP- Opus |
60 Years of Migratory Bird Management on the Manukau Chris Garton Watercare Services Ltd |
Improving The Resilience Of Key Pipelines Leigh John Aquapipe Solutions |
IWA/Science AGM |
Water New Zealand AGM |
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5.30 |
Project Max Welcome Reception – Exhibition Area |
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THURSDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2018
Registration Opens
Registration Opens
8:00
9.00 Plenary Keynote: Cindy Wallis-Lage, President, Black & Veatch - Prioritising Water to drive Sustainable, Resilient Communities [Heaphy 1 & 2]
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6:00 |
“Our Shout” – Water New Zealand Pre-Dinner Drinks |
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7:00 |
Downer Gala Dinner |
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6:00 |
“Our Shout” – Water New Zealand Pre-Dinner Drinks |
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7:00 |
Downer Gala Dinner |
FRIDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2018
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8:30 |
Registration Opens |
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Thought Leadership 7 [Heaphy 1] |
Thought Leadership 8 [Heaphy 2] |
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9.00 |
Water Complaints Scheme Utilities Disputes Watercare Joe Cruden (Utilities Disputes) & Amanda Singleton (Watercare) |
Million Metres Streams Project Georgina Hart Sustainable Business Network |
Exhibition Visitors’ Morning |
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9.30 |
Growing Up in New Zealand (health research project) Assoc Prof Susan Morton Auckland University |
Challenges & opportunities to reduce agricultural waterway nitrate loads with stream rehabilitation tools Brandon Goeller PhD Candidate - School of Biological Sciences University of Canterbury |
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10.00 |
Morning Tea |
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10.30 |
Plenary Keynote: Scottish Regulatory Framework; Alan Sutherland, Water Industry Commission for Scotland [Heaphy 1 & 2] |
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11.00 |
Plenary Keynote: Sam Johnson; Student Volunteer Army/Community Guardian Scheme, Christchurch [Heaphy 1 & 2] |
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11.45 |
Water New Zealand President – What’s Coming Up [Heaphy 1 & 2] |
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12.00 Conference Wrap Up and Official Close
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