Title:
An Interactive Utility Discussion on Collection System Cleaning Programs: Building Consensus on a New Paradigm
Description:
The Operation and Maintenance of a collection system is expensive and sub-optimal in SSO prevention. Current industry criteria, and therefore regulations, have been accepted based on outdated and unproven assumptions. The session objective is to initiate the development of defensible industry standards for collection system preventive maintenance activities that are customizable for various system sizes and cost effective, while meeting the goal of reducing system failures. Please bring your experience for interactive discussions. Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to (1) identify inefficiencies in a utility's area-wide and hot-spot cleaning programs and reduce SSOs in that utility by shifting, not increasing, resources and (2) recognize that current O&M and data management technologies provide further opportunities for optimization of your collection system efforts and can be applied industry-wide.
PRESENTATIONS
Introduction to the TPG Position Paper Goals and Plan of Action
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM
Preliminary Questions
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
Collection Systems Studies
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
Audience Q&A
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
Facilitated Discussion
9:30 AM - 9:55 AM
Wrap-up and Closing Thoughts
9:55 AM - 10:00 AM
Type:
Interactive Technical Session
