Sustainable water management conference & exposition

Water industry professionals will gather to discuss important issues regarding demand management, meeting water supply needs, and sustainable water management, issues that are very important as water utilities search for solutions and seek to integrate resources management into their long-term planning. Water professionals from around the world are expected to attend the conference.

Presentation Formats

A combination of interactive learning tracks will be offered at the conference, including workshops, and oral presentations. Oral Presentations will be a part of a session on a selected topic. Presentations will be 20 minutes in length followed by a 10-minute discussion period. If you are interested in a workshop, please refer to the online request form at: www.awwa.org/conferences for more information and to submit your request.

Topic: demand management

Subtopics:
-Impacts of water conservation on alternative water supplies
-Distribution efficiency solutions to stretch existing water supplies
-Technology Solutions to lower customer demands
-Managing water distribution systems to conserve water supplies
-Demand management solutions in response to the Obama Administration’s agenda and a changing water supply paradigm

Topic: meeting water supply needs

Subtopics:
-Comparative Costs of Alternative water supplies
-Limitation of current water supplies in Riparian basins throughout the Southeast
-Impacts of impaired water supplies on regional sustainability
-Water and energy - potential opportunities, conflicts and strategies to improve water management
-Methods to resolve stakeholder conflicts over limited water supplies
-Economic impacts of limitations on water supplies
-Climate change adaptation to secure a sustainable water future
-Water reuse
-Aquifer storage and recovery
-Desalination