Implementing Sustainable Water Management Solutions
for Businesses & Municipalities
You are invited to an exclusive, one-day cross-sector water resource management summit.
Hosted by AQUALIS, this interactive and educational event includes multiple continuing education opportunities, enlightening plenary discussions, and active audience participation to help drive awareness and action to improve local, regional and national stormwater and wastewater management as well as our waterways.
This is a complimentary event with up to four hours of free CEU credits! Click here for more information.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Join industry regulators, influencers and company compliance leaders by registering today
in support of protecting our most precious natural resource: water.
EVENT TOPICS
Preventative and corrective best management practices for stormwater and sanitary assets, including identifying aboveground and belowground deficiencies to ensure system functionality and optimizing asset investment.
Advancements in Smart Water technology, including how businesses and municipalities using data to make improvements to their water infrastructure, enhancing rehabilitation budget projections, and mitigating flooding risks in their communities.
Addressing current and future climate risks, including the most recent hurricane season, plummeting temperatures in the Southeast, increasing rain events, and how vulnerable our water infrastructure is to catastrophe.
Looking ahead to regulation changes and impacts on the water sector from federal, state, and local authorities, including how local municipalities and businesses adapt and implement these compliance changes.
KEYNOTE SESSIONS ANNOUNCED
Philippe Cousteau
Explorer, Social Entrepreneur & Environmental Advocate; Grandson of Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Inspired by the legacy of his grandfather Jacques Cousteau, Philippe is TV host and producer with multiple Emmy nominations, as well as an author, speaker, and social entrepreneur.
His conservation efforts are focused on solving global social and environmental problems. In 2005, he founded EarthEcho International, a leading environmental education organization dedicated to inspiring youth to take action for a sustainable planet.
Join Dr. Washington as she discusses Troubled Waters: Resilience and Adaptation Strategies for Waste/StormWater Management during Climate Change.
Dr. Sylvia Hood Washington
A highly accomplished and successful environmental epidemiologist, environmental engineer and environmental historian and clinician with over 30 years of research experience working on the impact of industrial pollution on human health. Successfully implemented Research Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Superfund and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations for effluents and solid waste derived from power generation sources (space and terrestrial systems) for both private industry and NASA.
CEU TRACKS
Smart Water Planning and Technology
Technology is changing the way we manage stormwater. In this track, experts will discuss how the next generation of smart monitoring and control tools are boosting efficiency and maximizing limited resources.
Current Sessions:
Green Design, Infrastructure and Flood Management
In the face of more frequent and intense storm events, today's stormwater systems must be efficient, sustainable and resilient. In this track, experts will explore how to meet these objectives with cost-effectiveness and compliance in mind.
Current Sessions:
PANEL DISCUSSION
Listen in as water resource management leaders provide their insight into best practices and challenges in implementing stormwater and wastewater management programs in their municipality or business. Featuring water regulators from around the country, environmental compliance leaders from the commercial and retail sectors, and academia perspective, this experienced group will provide anecdotes and applications to guide attendees in improving their water management programs.
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
All Times are Eastern Time, Subject to Change
11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Opening Remarks A changing climate, rise in smart technologies and evolving compliance challenges are impacting each of us in our mission to be stewards and champions of our most precious resource: water. The inaugural AQUALIS Sustainable Water Compliance Summit will provide a forum for discussing these issues and learning from experts and peers. Join Erin Zaske to kick off this exciting inaugural event with insights into how the water, wastewater and stormwater industries are undergoing unprecedented transformation. |
11:20 am - 12:15 pm |
Opening Keynote Join Dr. Washington as she discusses Troubled Waters: Resilience and Adaptation Strategies for Waste/StormWater Management during Climate Change. A highly accomplished and successful environmental epidemiologist, environmental engineer and environmental historian and clinician with over 30 years of research experience working on the impact of industrial pollution on human health. Changes in climate in conjunction with pre-existing and future land development changes will affect the amount, timing, and intensity of rain events. These changes in combination will alter the amount of stormwater runoff that needs to be managed as well as pollution levels in their respective geographies. Engineers and architects and green professionals can poise themselves to be proactive in mitigating these changes to the built environment proactively by transforming grey into green infrastructures using green building strategies that would transform not just natural but also environmental health for consumers and workers but also regional public health. The goal of this presentation is to elucidate the environmental, engineering, and public health impacts and benefits of green infrastructures that optimize water use and management.
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12:15 pm - 12:30 pm |
Break |
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
CEU Sessions Smart Water Planning and Technology |
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
Panel Discussion: Best Practices and & Lessons Learned from Water Management Influencers Listen in as water resource management leaders provide their insight into best practices and challenges in implementing stormwater and wastewater management programs in their municipality or business. Featuring water regulators from around the country, environmental compliance leaders from the commercial and retail sectors, and academia perspective, this experienced group will provide anecdotes and applications to guide attendees in improving their water management programs. |
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
CEU Sessions Smart Water Planning and Technology |
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm |
Break |
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm |
Closing Keynote – Philippe Cousteau Explorer, Social Entrepreneur & Environmental Advocate; Grandson of Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau Inspired by the legacy of his grandfather Jacques Cousteau, Philippe is TV host and producer with multiple Emmy nominations, as well as an author, speaker, and social entrepreneur. His conservation efforts are focused on solving global social and environmental problems. In 2005, he founded EarthEcho International, a leading environmental education organization dedicated to inspiring youth to take action for a sustainable planet. |