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| 9.00 - 4.00 pm |
Distribution Systems Seminar
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A separate registration for this one day seminar is required. |
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Venue closed for exhibition set up |
| 12.00 pm |
Exhibitor registration and booth set up commences |
| 2.00 - 4.30pm |
Tour of Maroochydore Sewage Treatment Plant |
| 4.00 pm |
Registration Desk Open for Delegates |
| 5.00 pm |
Delegate registrations and Welcome Reception |
| 6.30 pm |
Venue closed |
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| Wednesday 17 June, 2009 |
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| 8.15 am |
Registration Desk Open |
| 8.45 am |
Trade Exhibitors Meeting |
| 9.00 am |
Trade Exhibition Open
Workshop Opening
Welcome: Councillor Tim Dwyer , Deputy Mayor Sunshine Coast Regional Council
Opening Address: Ms Karen Waldman, Chief Operating Officer SEQ Water Distribution
- "Priorities and Opportunities for SEQ Water Distribution"
Keynote Address: Mr David Sheehan, Program Manager - Drinking Water Regulation, DHS Victoria - “Development of Competency-Based Standards for Water Treatment Operators”
Mr George Wall, Executive Officer WIOA, - “Towards Operator Certification”
Trade Display Opening: Mr Ron Bergmeier, WIOA |
| 10.20 am |
Trade Exhibition Viewing, Competition & Morning Tea |
| 11.40 am |
Technical Paper Session 1
WIOA Update: Ms Cynthia Lim – WIOA Operations Manager
Mr Mark Wilson (Gold Coast Water)
- “Evaluation of South East Queensland Wastewater Plants’ inlet works Performance”
Mr Rex Humphreys (North East Water, Vic)
- “Implementation of Temporary Water Filtration at Bright”
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| 12.30 pm |
Lunch |
| 1.30 pm |
Technical Paper Session 2
Ms Helen Leeson & Mr Graham Cole (Wide Bay TAFE & Wide Bay Water)
- “The benefits of online training in CERT II and CERT III in Water Operations”
Mr Brett McCasker (Wise Waste Solutions)
- “Why we Need Automated Well Washers Installed in Pump Stations”
Mr Tony Humphries (SEQ Water)
- “Optimisation of Image Flat WTP Nambour - Sunshine Coast” |
| 2.30 pm |
Afternoon tea, View Trade Exhibition & Competition |
| 4.00 pm |
Technical Paper Session 3
Mr John Granzien (SEQ Water)
- “Transition--- Inheritance----Future”
Dr Gordon King (B2P Australia)
- “Practical Issues in Commissioning a Simple Storm Water Harvesting System for Water Quality”
Mr Des Grevell (Storm Plastics)
- “Reactive Soils can be Vicious”
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| 5:00 pm |
End Paper Sessions - Day 1 |
| 6.30 pm |
Pre Dinner Savouries & Drinks |
| 7.30 pm |
Meet the Trade Dinner & entertainment by Brad Blaze |
| 10.30 pm |
End Day One |
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Thursday 18 June, 2009 |
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| 8.45 am |
Registration Desk & Trade Exhibition Open |
| 9.00 am |
Technical Paper Session 4
Mr Peter Outtrim (Riverina Water County Council)
- “Iron & Manganese Removal at Tarcutta WTP”
Mr Charlie Suggatè (Gold Coast Water)
- “Commissioning a Lightly Loaded Treatment Plant”
Mr Jai Josey (Sunshine Coast Water)
- “Vermin Proofing Potable Water Storage Tanks”
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| 10.00 am |
Trade Exhibition Inspections, Competition plus morning tea |
| 11.20 am |
Technical Paper Session 5
Mr Ian Johnson (Gold Coast Water)
- “Overcoming Difficulties in Providing Continuous Online Dissolved Sulfide Monitoring at Gold Coast Water”
Mr Sam Magill (Aqualift Potable Diving)
- “Flow Metering Storage Tanks from the Inside” |
| 12.00 pm |
Lunch |
| 1.30 pm |
Technical Paper session 6: Special Session on Training Issues
Mr Leon Weaver (Skills Tech Australia)
- "Queensland Training Report"
Dr Rob Fearon (Qld Water Directorate)
- “Better Access to Appropriate Training for the Queensland Water Industry"
Mr Wayne Morling (Government Skills Australia)
- “The National Learning Resources Development Project”
Open Discussion Forum / Q&A on Training Issues |
| 2.30 pm |
Trade Exhibition Inspections, Competition plus Afternoon tea |
| 4.00 pm |
Technical Paper Session 7
Peter Allen, (Dept Environment & Resource Mgmt, Qld)
-"Operation of Spillway Gates – How to Avoid the Problems and Pitfalls"
Mr Mike Thomas (Sunshine Coast Water)
- “Optimisation of Dewatering Centrifuges”
Ms Kylee Dewis (SKM)
- “Blending Evaluation as a Tool for Managing Distribution System Water Quality”
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| 5:00 pm |
Close of Paper Sessions |
| 6.30 pm |
Pre Dinner Savouries & Drinks and Announcement of all trade competition winners |
| 7.30 pm |
Workshop Awards Dinner & Entertainment by Scott Williams - 'The Doctor' |
| 11.30 pm |
End of Workshop |
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