Water New Zealand Conference & Expo 2019
Annual Conference
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7:30 REGISTRATION OPENS
8:45 CONFERENCE OPENING AND WELCOME FROM THE WATER NEW ZEALAND PRESIDENT [HEAPHY1&2]
9:10 OPENING GUEST SPEAKER: HON DAVID PARKER, MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT [HEAPHY1&2]
9:40 KEYNOTE 1: KEVIN BIGGAR, MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER [HEAPHY1&2]
| 10:30 | MORNING TEA [EXHIBITION AREA] | |||||
| THOUGHT LEADERSHIP [HEAPHY 1] | SMART WATER INFRASTRUCTURE [HEAPHY 2] |
PIPES & PUMPS
[HEAPHY 3] |
WATER SUPPLY & TREATMENT [BROOKLYN 1] |
GROUND WATER
[BROOKLYN 2] |
BIOSOLIDS
[ARENA LOUNGE] |
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| 11:00 | POSTER PRESENTATIONS |
POSTER PRESENTATION LISTENING TO THE REFLECTIONS IN THE DARK Hugh Blake-Manson – Citycare Water |
POSTER PRESENTATION WATER INDUSTRY AOTEAROA–ELEVATING THE NEED FOR DIVERSITY Liam Foster – WSP Opus |
POSTER PRESENTATION WATER SAFETY PLANS – WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM OVERSEAS? Carly Price –The Questioning Engineer |
POSTER PRESENTATION EMERGING ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS AND ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE Louis Tremblay – Cawthron Institute |
POSTER PRESENTATION A REGIONAL BIOSOLIDS STRATEGY -ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE USE THROUGH COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT Jennifer Prosser – Lowe Environmental Impact |
| 11:05 |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDING REVIEW Murray Sherwin – Productivity Commission |
USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE HUMAN PERFORMANCE Russell Byfield – Yokogawa |
WATER NZ - PRESSURE SEWER GOOD PRACTICE GUIDELINES – AN UPDATE Robert White – GHD |
USING INDIGENOUS HYDROGENOTROPHIC DENITRIFIERS FOR IN-SITU GROUNDWATER NITRATE REMOVAL Yashika De Costa–The University of Auckland |
SHALLOW GROUNDWATER: MONITORING, INTERPRETING, AND USING HIGH RESOLUTION DATA IN AN URBAN SETTING Dr Helen Rutter – Aqualinc Research |
THE VALUE OF BIOSOLIDS IN NZ – AN INDUSTRY ASSESSMENT Rob Tinholt - Watercare Services |
| 11:30 | THREE WATERS REFORMS – PLANNINGAND PROCUREMENT IMPLICATIONS Mei Fern Johnson & Allison Arthur-Young – Russell McVeagh |
CHRISTCHURCH IMPLEMENTS WORLD CLASS SMART WASTEWATER NETWORK Matthew Cooper & Ruatara Paapu – MottMacDonald |
DEVELOPMENT OF A CORROSION STRATEGY TO PROTECT NEW ZEALAND’S LARGEST WATER ASSET Stephen Grace – Watercare Services |
AMMONIA – WATER TREATMENT CHALLENGES Nicky Smalberger – Harrison Grierson |
SEA LEVEL RISE IMPACT ON UNDERGROUND FRESH WATER LENS– AN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY FOR TARAWA Dr Babar Mahmood – Unitec |
THE BIO BOOST® FERTILISER STORY – SUCCESSFUL BIOSOLID BENEFICIAL REUSE Graham Morris – New Plymouth District Council |
| 12:00 |
REBRANDING 3 WATERS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Deborah Lind – Harrison Grierson |
HOW TO CREATE A DIGITAL TWIN OF WATER IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND Michael Howden –Beca |
INNOVATING WITH SEGMENTAL CAISSON CONSTRUCTION TO BUILD A NEW PUMP STATION IN WELLINGTON’S CBD Callum Allison – GHD & Caroline Anderson – Brian Perry Civil |
INTELLIGENT WATER TREATMENT PROCESS SELECTION Andrew Wong –Stantec New Zealand |
WELLINGTON HARBOUR BORES – EXPLORATORY DRILLING FINDINGS Hayden Pipe & Rowan Oliver – Stantec |
BIOSOLIDS FROM CO-DIGESTION – THE CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS Gokul Bharambe – Jacobs Asia Pacific, Middle East |
| 12.30 | LUNCH [EXHIBITION AREA] | |||||
| 1:30 | GUEST SPEAKER: HON NANAIA MAHUTA, MINISTER OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT | |||||
| 2.10 | NETWORKING [EXHIBITION AREA] | |||||
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
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SMART WATER INFRASTRUCTURE | PIPES & PUMPS | CHEMICALS & RESIDUALS | REAL WORLD SOLUTIONS | BIOSOLIDS WORKSHOP | |
| 2.25 |
POSTER PRESENTATION MANUKA AND KANUKA JOIN NEW ZEALAND’S FRESHWATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT BATTLE Sian Cass – Lowe Environmental Impact |
POSTER PRESENTATION ADVANCED BLOKAID® – DETECTING PARTIAL BLOCKAGES AND ENABLING PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE Jason Morris – IOTA |
POSTER PRESENTATION BIOSOLIDS TO GROW SEEDLINGS – A POTENTIAL NEW MARKET Dr Jacqui Horswell – Massey University |
POSTER PRESENTATION EXAMPLES OF RISK IN NEIGHBOURHOOD AND SELF-SUPPLY DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES Kathryn Russell – CDHB |
POSTER PRESENTATION THE BROKEN STREAMS THEORY Brent Condon - Downer New Zealand |
Biosolids Workshop |
| 2:30 |
REFRESHING WATER: FRESHWATER MANAGEMENT THROUGH AN ETS STYLE SCHEME Dr Eric Crampton – The NZ Initiative |
SMART WATER SOLUTIONS – BEYOND INFRASTRUCTURE Amir Peleg – TaKaDu By Zoom Presentation |
David Johnstone – Akzo Nobel Pty |
IT WAS OK LAST MONTH: RESULTS OF A CHLORATE SURVEY Dr Chris Nokes –ESR |
CULTURAL DRIVERS TOWARD LAND BASED DISPOSAL AND APPLICATIONS WHICH CAN ENABLE THIS Kate Simmonds – Jacobs |
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| 3.00 |
DASHBOARDS: MANAGING WATER AND WASTEWATER DATA TO REDUCE ENERGY COST Evan Atkinson –Suez Smart Solutions (New Zealand) |
PRESSURE BASED LEAKAGE CHARACTERISATION OF BULK WATER PIPELINES Prof Kobus Van Zyl – University of Auckland |
DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT CONTROL STRATEGIES David Pernitsky – Stantec |
ARMY BAY WWTP OUTFALL PROJECT – RECORD BREAKING INNOVATION Stuart Anderson – Mcconnell Dowell |
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| 3:30 | AFTERNOON TEA [EXHIBITION AREA] |
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP [HEAPHY 1] |
SMART WATER INFRASTRUCTURE [HEAPHY 2] |
PLANNING TO AVOID CRISES [HEAPHY 3] |
SUSTAINABLE WATER [BROOKLYN 1] |
IWA / LEADING EDGE [BROOKLYN 2] |
BIOSOLIDS WORKSHOP [ARENA LOUNGE] |
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| 4:00 |
CLEAN WATER PROJECTS IN THE PACIFIC Rosie Wheen – Water Aid |
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE DATA MANAGEMENT Jonathan Cuff – Neo Engineering Consultancy |
TOWARDS A CLASSIFICATION METHOD FOR GRAVITY PIPELINE FAILURES Dr. Mark Milke – Dept. Civil and Natural Resources Eng., Univ. Canterbury |
DEFINING GROUNDWATER PROTECTION ZONES FOR WELLINGTON WATER IN HUTT VALLEY AQUIFER Aslan Perwick – Pattle Delamore Partners & Geoff Williams – Wellington Water |
INDICATORS AND PATHOGENS IN OUR WATER: WHERE THEY COME FROM AND WHAT THEY DO Dr Brent Gilpin – Institute of Environmental Science |
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| 4:30 |
Brent Manning/Brian Mason – To Tatou Vai, Cook Islands |
John Yaldwyn – 4rf Limited |
DESIGNING PIPE SYSTEMS FOR LOW WASTEWATER GENERATION Caitlin Cairncross – Tonkin + Taylor |
ADDRESSING AFFORDABILITY FOR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE – IS THERE A “SILVER BULLET Duncan Southwell – Beca |
ELECTROCOAGULATION: IS IT COST-EFFECTIVE FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT Dr Rupert Craggs – Niwa |
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| 5:00 |
[Brooklyn 3] Water New Zealand AGM |
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IS THIS CLIMATE CHANGE? –RECENT EXPERIENCES THAT ARE INCREASING OUR RESILIENCE Nathan Clarke – Nelson Regional Sewerage, Business Unit |
DISINFECTION RESIDUAL EFFECTS ON WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM MATERIALS Robert Lehunt – Lehunt & Associates Pty |
IWA/SCIENCE ANNUAL MEETING |
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| 5:30 | ASSETLIFE ALLIANCE WELCOME RECEPTION [EXHIBITION AREA] |
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8.30 KEYNOTE DR ART UMBLE, STANTEC USA THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY
9:15 KEYNOTE 3: MARK GOBBIE, ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA WATER
| 9:00 | KEYNOTE 4: TONY WONG, CRC FOR WATER SENSITIVE CITIES, MELBOURNE [HEAPHY 1 & 2] |
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EXHIBITION VISITORS' MORNING |
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| 9:45 | KEYNOTE 5: AUCKLAND CENTRAL INTERCEPTOR PROJECT PRESENTATION BY WATERCARE [HEAPHY 1 & 2] | ||||
| 10:15 | MORNING TEA [EXHIBITION AREA] | ||||
| 10:45 | NEW ZEALAND YOUNG WATER PROFESSIONALS PRESENTATIONS [HEAPHY 1 & 2] | ||||
| 11:15 | WATER NEW ZEALAND – THE NEXT YEAR: WATER NEW ZEALAND PRESIDENT, KELVIN HILL [HEAPHY 1 & 2] | ||||
| 12:00 | CONFERENCE CLOSES |