Collection System Priorities - Balancing Competing Needs

June 13-16, 2010
Phoenix Convention Center
Phoenix, Arizona

Abstract Submittal Deadline:  August 11, 2009

Online Abstract Submittal 
Full Call for Abstracts - PDF Format

Please Note: WEF is excited to announce that the list of abstract categories for the 2010 Collections System Specialty Conference has been expanded to include stormwater.  This is a topic that has reached a critical level of interest recently and which we hope to devote a prominent part in the conference. 


The WEF Collection Systems Committee, in association with the AZ Water Association, is pleased to announce that the 2010 Specialty Conference will be held in Phoenix, Arizona.  The 2010 Specialty Conference Committee is soliciting abstracts that address how national collection systems practitioners set priorities and implement plans, long and short range, while competing for dwindling funding resources.  Abstracts addressing system operations, specific project related experiences, and case studies are also desired.  The following list of abstract categories and themes are offered as guidelines.

• Priority and Implementation Challenges / What Works, What Doesn’t
• Optimizing Operation & Maintenance Programs (Leading Trends / Innovative Ideas )
• Construction Techniques / Can They Really Reduce Cost
• CCTV and Assessment Programs / Effective Data Analysis & Implementation
• Alternative Delivery Methods vs. Traditional Construction / Finance
• Modeling Beyond Planning / Optimization
• Financial Planning / Bonding Practices / Rate Structures - Studies
• Capacity Management / Creative Uses of Hydraulic Modeling &  Metering Data
• Effective Odor Management Programs
• Aging Workforce / Succession Planning
• Other
• Stormwater

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