Texas Desal 2021 Hybrid Conference
Venue: Sonesta Bee Cave Austin Hotel
The annual conference brings together a diverse group of municipalities, water suppliers, engineers, regulators and legislators with industry professionals to discuss how to implement desal in Texas.
Program Details
Registration & Check-in: 8:00-4:30 pm CT
Morning Refreshments: 8:00-9:00 am CT
Senator Charles Perry,
Texas State Senate
Moderator: Kyle Frazier, Texas Desalination Association
Break with Exhibits: 10:00 – 10:10 am
Session 2: 10:10 – 11:00 am CT
Setting the Stage
TWDB Draft 2022 State Water Plan
Erika Mancha, TWDB
After-Action Review of Public Water Systems and Winter Storm Uri
Brittney Wortham-Teakell, TCEQ
Moderator: Kyle Frazier, Texas Desalination Association
Break with Exhibits: 11:00 – 11:10 am
Session 3: 11:10 am – 12:00 pm CT
Seawater Desal is Complicated – Roundtable Discussion
Mark Donovan, GHD Services, Inc.
Doug Allison, Port of Corpus Christi Authority
Paul Choules, Water Cycle
Christopher Gasson, GWI
Moderator: Tom Pankratz, WDR
Luncheon with Keynote Presentation | Bureau of Reclamation: 12:00 – 1:00 pm CT
WaterSMART Program
Avra Morgan & Amanda Erath
Session 4: 1:00 – 3:00 pm CT
University Research & Development
Texas’ Water Supply Portfolio: The Role of Regionality and Non-Traditional Supplies
Kaleisha Miller, Texas A&M University
Nanoparticle-Enabled Partial Wetting Mitigation and Solar Driven Membrane Distillation
Ze He, Rice University
New membrane processes and treatment for the concentration of desalination brines
Francois Perreault, Ph.D., Arizona State University
Startup of high-recovery direct potable reuse (DPR) piloting in El Paso, TX
Shane Walker, Ph.D., The University of Texas at El Paso
Performance Assessment of Commercial Membranes for Membrane Distillation of High-Salinity Produced Water
Devin L. Shaffer, University of Houston
Removal of Trace Organics by Reverse Osmosis and the Significance of Operating Conditions
Kerry Howe, University of New Mexico
Moderator: Malynda Cappelle, UTEP
Break with Exhibits: 3:00 – 3:10 pm
Session 5: 3:10 – 4:00 pm Central
Climate Change Panel Discussion
Dr. Jay Garland, US Environmental Protection Agency
Dr. Melissa Lott, Columbia University
Anna Hoag, Bureau of Reclamation
Moderator: Yuliana Porras-Mendoza, Bureau of Reclamation
Break with Exhibits: 4:00 – 4:15 pm
Session 6: 4:15 – 5:30 pm Central
Brackish Happy Hour
Roundtable Discussion
Michael Esparza, City of Alice
Tommy Ervin, Ector County Utility District
Daniel Nix, City of Wichita Falls
Moderator: Darrell Peckham, Peckham P.G., LLC
Wednesday, September 15th
Registration & Check-in: 8:30-1:00 pm CT
Morning Refreshments: 8:30-9:00 am CT
Session 7: 9:00 – 9:45 am Central
Brackish Cost Analyzing
Steven Sanchez, NAWSC
Judy Adams, Brownsville PUB
Larry Mueller, Cinco Municipal Utility District No. 1
Angel Bustamante, El Paso Water
Moderator: Bill Norris, PE, NorrisLeal, LLC
Break with Exhibits: 9:45 – 9:55 am
Session 8: 9:55 – 10:40 am Central
Leaders in Desal – Panel Discussion
Devesh Sharma, International Desalination Association (IDA)
Wendy Ridderbusch, CalDesal
Mike Hightower, New Mexico Desal
Bill Norris, Texas Desal
Scott Reinert, Multi-State Salinity Coalition (MSSC)
Moderator: Paul Choules, Water Cycle
Break with Exhibits: 10:40 – 10:50 am
Session 9: 10:50 am – 12:15 pm Central
Legislative/Regulatory Update & Produced Water Update
Justin Sutherland, Carollo Engineers
Earl Lott, TCEQ
David W. Cooney, Jr., Railroad Commission of Texas
Christopher Frantz, Eureka
Dustin Brownlow, Mesa Advisors
Danny Reible – (TTU) TX Produced Water Consortium
Bridget Scanlon, University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology | UTBEG
Moderator: Steven Walden, Steven Walden Consulting
Luncheon with Keynote Presentation | Tom Pankratz: 12:15 – 1:00 pm
Session 10: 1:00 – 2:00 pm
Keynote Presentation
David Raff, Bureau of Reclamation
Moderator: Yuliana Porras-Mendoza, Bureau of Reclamation
Break: 2:00 – 2:10 pm
Session 11: 2:10 – 3:00 pm Central
Kyle Frazier Talks: Vision for the Future
Moderator: Kyle Frazier, Texas Desalination Association
Exhibitor Tear-down: 2:15 – 5:00 pm
Break: 3:00 – 3:15 pm
Annual Membership Meeting and Board Election: 3:15 – 3:45 pm
Incoming Board Meeting: 4:00-4:30 pm
Sponsor/Exhibitor Registration
Great Opportunity to Showcase Your Company! Exhibits fully equipped to support dedicated booth staff, highlight companies’ best & brightest technologies & products and offer face-to-face meetings between exhibitors and attendees.
Register early for maximum company exposure!
Exhibitor/Sponsor Opportunities and Registration
Hotel
Make your lodging arrangements directly with the Sonesta Bee Cave Austin by clicking the link provided or by phone at 512-483-5900 and ask for the “#091321TXDE” rate. This group rate has been negotiated for reservations made by September 8, 2021 (subject to availability).
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