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Track OnePhoenix South

Track TwoPhoenix Central

Track ThreePhoenix North

1:00 pm Water Loss Prevention EPA Update Public Water System Inventory 1:45 pm Well Construction Organic Chemical Compliance Enforcement Response Policy 2:30 pm BREAK / REFRESHMENTS 3:00 pm Regionalization Total Organic Carbon as a Disinfection

Byproduct PrecursorSource Water Protection

3:45 pm Innovative Water Technologies Quantifying Nitrifying Organisms in Distribution Systems - Update

Case Study: Lake Houston Toxic Algae and Taste and Odor Issues

4:30 pm CONCLUSION - TCEQ TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ROOM CLOSES ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE

Track OnePhoenix South

Track TwoPhoenix Central

Track ThreePhoenix North

1:30 pm Coliform Monitoring (TCR, GWR and RTCR)

Drought Update Funding Coordination in Texas: TWICC

2:15 pm Operator Licensing Alternative Water Sources and Conservation Methods

CT Study and Interface with SWMOR

3:00 pm BREAK / REFRESHMENTS 3:30 pm Boil Water Notice Lead and Copper Rule Updates Surface Water Monthly Operating Reports

(SWMOR) 4:15 pm Public Notice The New Rules: Desalination,

Chloramination and BeyondCompliance with Drinking Water Standards for Inorganic Chemicals

5:00 pm DAY ONE WRAP-UP / EXHIBITS AND TCEQ TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ROOM CLOSE

Day Two: Wednesday, August 12 - Morning Sessions

Track OnePhoenix South

Track TwoPhoenix Central

Track ThreePhoenix North

8:00 am EXHIBITS AND TCEQ TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ROOM OPEN 8:00 am Chloramine Chemistry 101 Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts

Compliance RuleTexas Water Development Board Update

8:45 am Nitrification in Distribution Systems Ground Water Rule and CT Studies Preparing for a Surface Water Investigation

9:30 am BREAK / REFRESHMENTS10:00 am Water System Management Preparing for a Ground Water Investigation Directed Assistance Modules (DAMS)

10:45 am Free Chlorine Burn - Lessons Learned Monitoring and Reporting Disinfection Residuals in Distribution Systems

Distribution System Optimization

Morning General Sessions Phoenix Ballroom

7:30 am REGISTRATION OPENS8:30 am Welcome, Overview, and Logistics9:15 am Legislative Update

10:00 am BREAK / REFRESHMENTS / EXHIBITS AND TCEQ TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ROOM OPEN

10:30 am Revised Total Coliform Rule11:15 am Cross-Connection Control12:00 pm LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

Day One: Tuesday, August 11 - Morning Sessions

2015 Public Drinking Water Conference

Day One: Tuesday, August 11 - Afternoon Sessions

Day Two: Wednesday, August 12 - Afternoon Sessions

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Program Information

The TCEQ’s 2015 Public Drinking Water Conference is FREE to attendees. Pre-registration is strongly recommended as space is limited. While on-site registration may be available on the day of the confer-ence, pre-registration guarantees you a seat and participant materials.

Register online at: www.utexas.edu/lbj/profdev/pdw

Day Two: Wednesday, August 12 - Morning Sessions

2015 Public Drinking Water Conference

Cost The 2015 Public Drinking Water conference is offered FREE of charge. Space is limited, so pre-registration is strongly recommended. Registered attendees will also receive com-plimentary parking in the DoubleTree Austin self-parking lot.Lunch both days is on your own.

Attention Exhibitors!There are a limited number of exhibitor booths, so register early to reserve your space. Please e-mail stevenwalden@sbcglobal.net for exhibitor information.

Earn Credit Hours Water system operators can receive general training credit toward the renewal of their water operator license from the TCEQ for the qualifying sessions they attend.

TCEQ Technical Assistance RoomStaff from the TCEQ Water Supply Division will be available for one-on-one discussions with attendees from 10 am - 5 pm on Tuesday and 8 am - 4:30 pm on Wednesday.

Workshop Materials to BringIn addition to the scheduled sessions, a variety of work-shops are planned for this conference. We recommend that you bring the following items to get the most out of these workshops: • water system monitoring plan;• currentConsumerConfidenceReport(CCR);• historical chlorine residual data;• current microbial monitoring sample submission forms; • aflashdrivetodownloadlatestversionofSWMORand

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Hotel ReservationsDoubleTree Austin 6505 IH-35 North 800/347-0330Austin, TX 78752 512/454-3737

The DoubleTree has reserved a block of rooms for attend-ees. The hotel conference rate is $120 per night for a sin-gle or a double. The conference rate is valid until July 19 OR until the room block is full. Reservations received after this date are taken on a space available basis and are not guaranteed the discounted rate. Please contact the hotel directly for reservations at 800/347-0330 or 512/454-3737. To receive the conference rate, you must identify yourself as a participant of the TCEQ Public Drinking Water Confer-ence. PLEASE NOTE: A hotel room reservation does not serve as a conference registration. You must register for the conference separate from your hotel room reservation. YouwillfindalinktotheDoubleTreeAustinonlinereserva-tion page on the conference website:

www.utexas.edu/lbj/profdev/pdw

Free parking is available at the hotel. Parking in unauthor-ized business lots will result in ticketing and towing. A list of additional area hotels is also available on the conference website.

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QUESTIONS? Call Customer Care at 512/471-0820 and ask for the TCEQ Public Drinking Water Conference.

Special AccommodationsIf you have a disability and require special accommodations to fully participate in this event, please call the TCEQ at least three weeks prior to the start of the PublicDrinkingWaterConferenceat512/471-0820.TheTCEQisanequalopportunity/affirmativeactionemployer.Theagencydoesnotallowdiscriminationon the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, or veteran status. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act,thisdocumentmayberequestedinalternateformatsbycontactingtheTCEQat512/239-0028,Fax512/239-4488,or800/RELAY-TX(TDD),orbywritingP.O.Box13087,Austin,TX78711-3087.

The 2015 Public Drinking Water Conference is a FREE, two-day seminar designed to provide information relevant to public drinking water systems.TCEQ Water Supply Division representatives will give presentations on a wide variety of topics including drinking water regulations, upcoming rules, operations, legislative updates, water loss, new technology, and much more.

Staff from the TCEQ Water Supply Division will also be available to meet on an individual basis with water system opera-tors, consultants, managers, directors and others.

If you are an operator, local municipality, industry, water district, water supply corporation, or other drinking water stake-holder, this conference is a must. Water system operators can receive general training credit toward the renewal of their water operator license from the TCEQ for the qualifying sessions they attend. If you attend only one conference this year, make it the TCEQ 2015 Public Drinking Water Conference!

Visit the conference website for the latest information:www.utexas.edu/lbj/profdev/pdw

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