Texas Water 2025

Our water program experts will be attending and presenting at the 2025 Texas Water — celebrating 29 years as the largest regional water conference in the United States.

We are proud to be a diamond sponsor and hope to see you at any of our technical sessions, where you can meet our professionals and learn about the latest research and techniques in the water industry. 

Our Texas Water Technical Sessions

Wednesday, March 19

1:20–1:50 p.m. | MRRDC (Wastewater Treatment)  
The First Full-Scale Sidestream Treatment using the Microvi MNE Nitrogen Removal Technology

• Presenter: Mike Falk

1:55-2:25 p.m. | Pretreatment  
Impending Regulations: Proactive PFAS Management for Wastewater Utilities

• Presenters: Jonathan Thompson and Dave Clark

4:05-4:35 p.m. | WFP & International Issues 
“Magic” Moringa Seeds to Purify Water: Bacteria and Viruses and Nanoparticles, Oh My!

• Presenter: Sophie De Respino

Thursday, March 20

9:00-9:30 a.m. | Water Distribution 
Float Like a Butterfly: UTRWD Identifies a Pipeline Alignment to Deliver Water in a Rapidly Developing Area

• Presenters: Colin Hayes and Jerry Snead

10:10-10:40 a.m. | Infrastructure Financing 
Wait, What Just Happened?? Amending a New Master Plan when your Population Projections are Blown out of the (waste)water

• Presenters: Sherif Mabrouk and Heather Linder

10:45-11:15 a.m. | Construction 
Hope is Not a Strategy: Preparing a Plan for Start-up of the Pierce-Burch WTP Improvements

• Presenter: Katie Livas

11:20-11:50 a.m. | Asset Management 
“The Data All Lives in a Yellow Submerged Thing” Corpus Christi Water Inspects 101-mile Mary Rhodes Pipeline in Single Run

• Presenter: Jerry Snead

1:10-1:40 p.m. | MRRDC (Wastewater Treatment) 
Are Large Mag-Bearing Turbo Blowers the Future?

• Presenter: Mike Falk

2:20-2:50 p.m. | Drinking Quality Water 
Two “Water Quality” Birds, One Stone: Testing for Taste and Odor Removal in Tyler while Enhancing Finished Water Stability and Positioning for the Future

• Presenter: Katie Livas

4:30-5 p.m. | Young Professionals 
From the University Lab to Consulting: How Research Experience Can Be Applied to Your Professional Career

• Presenters: Sophie De Respino and Samuel Brodfueher

Friday, March 21

10:20-10:50 a.m. | Wastewater Operations & Maintenance 
Optimizing Nutrient Pollution Reduction in Texas’ Waters

• Presenter: Patrick Young

10:55-11:25 a.m. | Resiliency, Safety & Security 
What’s the Right Tool for your Risk/Resiliency Assessment Recertifications – Sledgehammer or Finishing Hammer?

• Presenter: Roger Null

11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. | Utility Management 
More than Just a Capital Plan: DWU Leverages Strategic Planning to Enhance Operations and Maintenance

• Presenter: Rob Hoffman