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  • Wednesday, Apr 8th
    10:45 AM - 11:35 AM PT
    Guardians of the Underground: Coastal Sewer Tunnel Maintenance
    Location: B/O 2 (TBD)
    Lead Presenter: Daniel B. Guerra – South Coast Water District
    Presenter: Raymond Zarate – South Coast Water District
    Track Lead: Lars Stenstedt – V&A Consulting Engineers
    Collections: Frontline
  • Wednesday, Apr 8th
    1:25 PM - 2:15 PM PT
    NapaSan Puts the Ease in Easements!
    Location: B/O 2 (TBD)
    Lead Presenter: Gavin M. Glascott, PE – Napa Sanitation District
    Presenter: Nolan Weathers, Collections System Maintenance Grade 3 – NapaSan
    Track Lead: Lars Stenstedt – V&A Consulting Engineers
    Collections: Frontline
  • Wednesday, Apr 8th
    2:25 PM - 3:15 PM PT
    Bag Cleaning: An Effective Method for Cleaning Gravity Sewers and Siphons
    Location: B/O 2 (TBD)
    Lead Presenter: Jenny Tanphanich, MS, PE – Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
    Presenter: Jason Finn – Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
    Presenter: Enrique Martinez – Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts
    Track Lead: Lars Stenstedt – V&A Consulting Engineers
    Collections: Frontline
  • Wednesday, Apr 8th
    3:25 PM - 4:15 PM PT
    Live Demonstration of the West Bay Sanitary District Trenchless Process.
    Location: B/O 2 (TBD)
    Lead Presenter: Heath M. Cortez – West Bay Sanitary District
    Presenter: Dominic Proia
    Presenter: Seth Avila
    Track Lead: Lars Stenstedt – V&A Consulting Engineers
    Collections: Frontline
  • Thursday, Apr 9th
    9:10 AM - 10:00 AM PT
    "WDR 101” TRAINING FOR FIELD OPERATORS
    Location: B/O 2 (TBD)
    Lead Presenter: James E. Fischer, P.E., Jr., P.E. – fischer compliance
    Presenter: Rich Cunningham – RC Sewers
    Presenter: Chris Ewers, BA, BS, PE (he/him/his) – Ewers Engineering, Inc.
    Track Lead: Jerry Barajas – City Of Sunnyvale
    Collections: Frontline
  • Thursday, Apr 9th
    10:15 AM - 11:05 AM PT
    How Long Do We Have? Increasing System Resilience with Pump Shutdown Time Estimation and Calibration
    Location: B/O 2 (TBD)
    Lead Presenter: Chris Ewers, BA, BS, PE (he/him/his) – Ewers Engineering, Inc.
    Track Lead: Jerry Barajas – City Of Sunnyvale
    Collections: Frontline
  • Thursday, Apr 9th
    11:15 AM - 12:05 PM PT
    From Paper Age to the Field Maps Era: Optimizing Sewer & Storm Maintenance with GIS
    Location: B/O 2 (TBD)
    Lead Presenter: Emily J. Kam, MS (she/her/hers) – City of Sunnyvale
    Presenter: Jerry Barajas – City Of Sunnyvale
    Track Lead: Jerry Barajas – City Of Sunnyvale
    Collections: Frontline
  • Thursday, Apr 9th
    1:55 PM - 2:45 PM PT
    Real-Time Sewer Monitoring: Improving System Performance with Data-Driven Insights
    Location: B/O 2 (TBD)
    Lead Presenter: Sean Hennessy – SmartCover Systems
    Track Lead: Patrick Maloney
    Collections: Frontline
  • Thursday, Apr 9th
    2:55 PM - 3:45 PM PT
    Improving Manhole Rehab Decisions with LiDAR and 360° Digital Twins: Elsinore Valley MWD’s Data-Driven Approach
    Location: B/O 2 (TBD)
    Presenter: Jesus Barron – Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District
    Lead Presenter: Jason Lake – RH Borden
    Track Lead: Patrick Maloney
    Collections: Frontline
  • Thursday, Apr 9th
    3:55 PM - 4:45 PM PT
    Optimizing Gravity Main Cleaning with Data
    Location: B/O 2 (TBD)
    Lead Presenter: Lars Stenstedt – V&A Consulting Engineers
    Presenter: Romell Eutsey – City of Pomona
    Track Lead: Patrick Maloney
    Collections: Frontline