NJ-AWWA 2023 Annual Conference
CREATING BETTER WATER SOLUTIONS, TOGETHER.
From cities to suburbs and communities beyond, we thrive on designing and building resilient, sustainable infrastructure to ensure clean, reliable drinking water for the Garden State. Our engineers, geologists, geospatial professionals, and safety and security experts lead the way in solutions that help ready your community for tomorrow’s challenges today.
At the NJ-AWWA 2023 Annual Conference, Gannett Fleming brings fresh perspectives and new ideas for tackling challenges such as PFAS, resiliency, and risk management. Our forward-thinking team is eager to share their experiences with you as we work toward safer, more secure, and more resilient water infrastructure, together.
See you in Atlantic City!
March 21-24, 2023
Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa
One Borgata Way
Atlantic City, NJ 08604
Organizer: New Jersey Section of the American Water Works Association
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Check Out Our Four Conference Presentations
Let’s Break Down Forever Chemicals: Insights from the Design-Build Approach to PFAS Treatment
Salon A
To provide a margin of protection from a lifetime of exposure to PFAS in drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established health advisory levels. It will soon introduce a national drinking water regulation to set enforceable limits requiring the monitoring of public water supplies.
What are the upcoming EPA regulations for PFAS? What are the recommended scope items for engineering or design-build contracts to comply with PFAS requirements? What are the considerations for PFAS treatment operations and maintenance? How can design-build project delivery expedite PFAS treatment construction?
Co-presented by contractor J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, this session will address some of these questions from the engineer’s and contractor’s perspectives. The presenters will demonstrate how design-build can streamline processes to expedite the project schedule and provide cost savings on PFAS projects.
Groundwater Modeling and the Management of PFAS
Salon A
Like many water utilities, the City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, regularly conducts tests of its municipal water supply for PFAS. Test results in mid-2020 and early 2021 detected low levels of PFAS in the city’s water supply. Additional testing revealed that groundwater from four city wells exceeded then-newly promulgated guidance put forth by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
The city took several actions to manage impacts on its wellfields and water delivery system. Among them was developing a numerical groundwater flow model to assess various factors that influence well and wellfield groundwater capture and to aid in wellfield optimization.
Numerical modeling constrained by data is a viable means for advancing understanding and questioning the behavior of the physical environment being simulated. The calibrated groundwater flow model simulated various wellfield withdrawal scenarios and water treatment discharge operations. These simulations aided the city in considering how to alter its well operations to manage PFAS contributions to its system until treatment facilities can be established.
Keeping the Water Flowing: A Tale of Resiliency Through Construction
Studio 1
Chris Olson, PE
New Jersey American Water owns and operates the Swimming River Water Treatment Plant, serving over 112,000 residents. The company desired to increase on-site storage and pumping capacity at the facility and replace a 100+-year-old gravity main that traveled through environmentally sensitive areas.
Co-presented with New Jersey American Water, this presentation will detail the construction and operational challenges faced while implementing the plant improvements, such as staff health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, plant shutdowns, field conflicts, environmental conflicts, and management changes. Close coordination with operations enabled the project team to maintain water quality and water service throughout the entire construction period.
Risk Management for Wastewater Systems: Looking Beyond America’s Water Infrastructure Act
Studio 2
America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA) is vital for securing our water systems, but what about wastewater systems? Dependable wastewater service is critical to the health and safety of our communities and the environment.
This presentation provides a complementary framework to the AWIA risk and resiliency certification requirements by focusing on risk management for wastewater systems to effectively help utilities understand and control the risks threatening their extended enterprises. It will also show how the AWIA requirements, the J-100, and the URI can be applied to the wastewater sector to assist in master planning for preparedness and mitigation.
Co-presented by New Jersey American Water, this session will offer insight into the importance of risk and resilience management for wastewater systems and the integrated approach American Water is taking to prepare for future AWIA water system assessments by focusing on continuous program improvements and ongoing risk and resilience management.
- March 22 | 10 A.M.
Let’s Break Down Forever Chemicals: Insights from the Design-Build Approach to PFAS Treatment
Salon A
To provide a margin of protection from a lifetime of exposure to PFAS in drinking water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established health advisory levels. It will soon introduce a national drinking water regulation to set enforceable limits requiring the monitoring of public water supplies.
What are the upcoming EPA regulations for PFAS? What are the recommended scope items for engineering or design-build contracts to comply with PFAS requirements? What are the considerations for PFAS treatment operations and maintenance? How can design-build project delivery expedite PFAS treatment construction?
Co-presented by contractor J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, this session will address some of these questions from the engineer’s and contractor’s perspectives. The presenters will demonstrate how design-build can streamline processes to expedite the project schedule and provide cost savings on PFAS projects.
- March 22 | 2:30 P.M.
Groundwater Modeling and the Management of PFAS
Salon A
Like many water utilities, the City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, regularly conducts tests of its municipal water supply for PFAS. Test results in mid-2020 and early 2021 detected low levels of PFAS in the city’s water supply. Additional testing revealed that groundwater from four city wells exceeded then-newly promulgated guidance put forth by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
The city took several actions to manage impacts on its wellfields and water delivery system. Among them was developing a numerical groundwater flow model to assess various factors that influence well and wellfield groundwater capture and to aid in wellfield optimization.
Numerical modeling constrained by data is a viable means for advancing understanding and questioning the behavior of the physical environment being simulated. The calibrated groundwater flow model simulated various wellfield withdrawal scenarios and water treatment discharge operations. These simulations aided the city in considering how to alter its well operations to manage PFAS contributions to its system until treatment facilities can be established.
- March 23 | 11 A.M.
Keeping the Water Flowing: A Tale of Resiliency Through Construction
Studio 1
Our TeamChris Olson, PE
New Jersey American Water owns and operates the Swimming River Water Treatment Plant, serving over 112,000 residents. The company desired to increase on-site storage and pumping capacity at the facility and replace a 100+-year-old gravity main that traveled through environmentally sensitive areas.
Co-presented with New Jersey American Water, this presentation will detail the construction and operational challenges faced while implementing the plant improvements, such as staff health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, plant shutdowns, field conflicts, environmental conflicts, and management changes. Close coordination with operations enabled the project team to maintain water quality and water service throughout the entire construction period.
- March 23 | 1:45 P.M.
Risk Management for Wastewater Systems: Looking Beyond America’s Water Infrastructure Act
Studio 2
America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA) is vital for securing our water systems, but what about wastewater systems? Dependable wastewater service is critical to the health and safety of our communities and the environment.
This presentation provides a complementary framework to the AWIA risk and resiliency certification requirements by focusing on risk management for wastewater systems to effectively help utilities understand and control the risks threatening their extended enterprises. It will also show how the AWIA requirements, the J-100, and the URI can be applied to the wastewater sector to assist in master planning for preparedness and mitigation.
Co-presented by New Jersey American Water, this session will offer insight into the importance of risk and resilience management for wastewater systems and the integrated approach American Water is taking to prepare for future AWIA water system assessments by focusing on continuous program improvements and ongoing risk and resilience management.
