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Sustainable Water Management Conference & Exposition

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We hope you enjoyed the 2010 Sustainable Water Management Conference. Check back soon for information on future conferences.

Program Overview

A combination of interactive learning tracks will be offered at the conference, including workshops, panel discussions, 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.

Topics include but are not limited to the following:

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

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

Conference Quick Links

Announcement (PDF)

Preliminary Technical Program

Who Will Attend

The Sustainable Water Management Conference & Exposition is geared toward professionals involved in all aspects of water resources and conservation. Businesses represented include

  • Water resource planners and engineers
  • Conservation professionals
  • Municipal water utilities
  • Wastewater utilities
  • Industry consultants
  • Local, state, and federal governmental agencies
  • Water utility investors
  • Educators
  • Distributors of equipment and supplies
  • Private industrial systems
  • Agricultural interests
  • Research labs
  • Utility managers
  • Water quality specialists
  • Public affairs managers
  • Special interests such as golf courses, aquifer storage, and recovery

Technical Sponsors

Water Research Foundation

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