AWWA Webcast Program

Webcasts Available For Registration
Upcoming Webcasts
Webcasts You Can Still Access

AWWA uses the power of the Internet to deliver timely information on drinking water related issues directly to your desktop! Webcasting involves streaming live audio and PowerPoint presentations over the Internet to a single computer. Usually 90 minutes in length, the webcast generally includes 3-4 leading experts presenting on key topics in the drinking water industry followed by a question and answer session. The system requirements are:

• PC with a broadband connection (DSL/Cable, T1, ISDN)
• Current web browser
• Sound Card
• Speakers
• Real Player, version 10.0 or higher or Windows Media Player, version 9.0 or higher

To conduct a system test of the computer from which you will be viewing the webcast, please click on the link below or copy and paste it into your browser window.
http://event.on24.com/view/help/ehelp.html

Registration

By registering early, you will avoid wait times occurring during high volume periods:

• Online webcast registration is accepted until 12 pm MT the day before the live webcast program.
• Registration through Customer Service at 1.800.926.7337
  (Option No. 1) is accepted until 9:30 am MT the day of the live program.

Pricing

Members
Single License Registration: 1 or 2 persons - $75
Small Site License Registration: 3 to 10 persons $245
Large Site License Registration: 11 or more - $525

Non Members
Single License Registration: 1 or 2 persons - $125
Small Site License Registration: 3 to 10 persons - $310
Large Site License Registration: 11 or more - $675

Webcast Cancellation Policy

Webcasts Available For Registration

Nanotechnology: Applications and Implications (W807)

July 23, 2008

Nanotechnology is moving from the pages of sci-fi thrillers into water treatment practices. Working at an atomic level, nanotechnology can improve membrane technology, adsorption processes (ion exchange), advanced oxidative technologies, and the development of compounds that selectively extract toxic substances. In this webcast, we will explore the cutting edge science behind nanotechnology, the applications of this technology within our water world, and the implications to treatment, sustainability, and public health and safety.  Read more about and register for this webcast. 

Pump Maintenance (W808)

August 6, 2008

Pumps are the heart of most distribution systems and they are used in many water treatment processes.  Proper maintenance of pumps is essential to obtaining the intended design life of the equipment and to avoiding expensive, disruptive breakdowns.  In this webcast we will examine the individual components of a pump and discuss the maintenance requirements for each.  The effect of pump operation on pump performance will be reviewed.  Methods for monitoring pump conditions will be presented.  Attendees will gain confidence in planning effective pump maintenance activities. Read more about and register for this webcast.

Chlorine Gas: Balancing Public Health and Security (W814)

August 20, 2008

When Congress passed chemical facility security legislation in 2007, it exempted water utilities because of how they differed from the primary target of the bill, the chemical industry.  However, that legislation expires in the fall of 2009, prompting a re-visitation of chemical security law.  Not only does Congress want to make chemical facility security legislation permanent, but officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Environmental Protection Agency have said in congressional testimony that the exemption of water utilities is a gap in the nation's security.  Chlorine gas is a disinfectant that is used by a large proportion of water and wastewater utilities.  Register for this webcast to understand the magnitude of disinfection choices.  Read more about and register for this webcast. 

Upcoming Webcasts

Registration Accepted Soon For These 2008 Webcasts:

(Please Note: Registration will be accepted for the webcasts listed below four weeks prior to the broadcast date.)

Cyber Security (W809) - September 3

PVC Pipe in the Field (W810) - September 17

Carbon Sequestration Rule (W811) - October 1

TCR: Proposed Revisions/Potential Impacts (W812) - October 15

Environmental Values in the Water Industry (W813) - November 5

Election Brown Bag (W815) - November 12

Alamosa: Lessons Learned (W816) - December 10

Webcasts You Can Still Access

Membranes: Emerging Issues & Technology (W804)

Available through July 15, 2008

As more regions are challenged by water resource issues, water purveyors often don’t have the luxury of tapping into fresh water supplies, looking instead to alternative sources. In these situations, water providers may look to treat alternative supplies with advanced processes and increasingly, they are considering membrane technologies. There is over 1 billion gallons a day (BGD) of membrane treated water reaching customers of municipal drinking water systems. Read more about and register for this webcast.

Endocrine Disruptors (EDCs), Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs): Actions and Communications (W805)

Available through August 5, 2008

Join us for a webcast that will highlight the scientific work and communications strategies being deployed to address EDCs and PPCPs. Public interest and press coverage of these compounds continues to increase. You will learn the cutting edge science, the vanguard of research into testing and treatment and how to develop sound communications strategies that will allow you to communicate effectively within and without your utility. Read more about and register for this webcast.

Getting the Most from Your Ductile-Iron Pipelines (W806)

Available through August 19, 2008

A growing interest is being paid to the concept of asset management, to include management of underground pipeline infrastructures. Since, according to a survey of utilities conducted in 2002 by AWWA, two out of every three feet of existing water pipe in service today is made of either ductile or cast iron, it is appropriate to discuss the best way to get the most out of new and existing ductile iron pipe installations. In this webcast, we will review the features of ductile-iron pipe, new considerations for ductile-iron pipe application, and proper installation procedures, as well as insights into the operation and maintenance of larger diameter ductile-iron pipes from an owner’s perspective. Read more about and register for this webcast.