Steve Conrad
School of Resource and Environmental Management
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
604-649-6746
steve_conrad@sfu.ca
Office: TASC 1 8439
Steve Conrad has close to 20 years experience as a resource and environmental management professional. Steve has
extensive experience in adaptive decision-making theory, climate change adaptation and management, complex system
modelling, the water-energy nexus, water governance, and human behaviour analysis. Steve often combines his practical
experience as an engineer with his extensive social science knowledge to develop integrated strategies for developing
environment policy. Steve has worked with major cities in North America, Australia and the United Kingdom, as well as
private corporations such as Motorola, Donnelly Systems, and Praxair. Steve is currently a research fellow with the school
of Resource and Environmental Management (REM), Simon Fraser University, focusing on adaptive governance, and
methods for integrating social science theories with engineering constructs to improve water resource decision-making.
Steve is chair of the REM Water Research Group, a Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions fellow, and sits on the board of
BC Water and Waste Association as a director for the American Water Works Association. Steve is also a chair of
BCWWA's risk and resiliency (f.n.a. climate change) committee and a member of BCWWA's leadership council, directs
the International Water Association Water and Energy working group, and volunteers on project advisory committees for
the Water Research Foundation. Steve routinely presents on energy water quality management, energy and water
efficiency, decision-making, and utility operations at various conferences throughout the year.
AREAS OF STRENGTH
• Environmental Services, Regulatory
Framework and Policy
• Water Resource Planning and Governance
• Sustainable Development
• Strategic development and planning
• Water System Modelling and Simulation
• Energy and Water Quality Management
Systems/Operations Optimization
• Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
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Innovation Diffusion
Environmental Behaviour Research
Asset lifecycle/ Triple Bottom Line analysis
Energy accounting and estimation
Project lifecycle management
Client communications and public relations
Decision Support Systems
Stakeholder facilitation/engagement
Adaptive Management
EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS, AND MEMBERSHIPS
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY, Burnaby, British Columbia
PhD Candidate/PICS Research Fellow, Resource & Environmental Management
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, Tempe, Arizona
M.S. Environmental Technology, International Sustainability Management
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, Tucson, Arizona
B.S., Optical Engineering
B.S., Psychology
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Certificate, Small Group Training and Instructor Services, University of Arizona
Certificate, Instructor of Post Secondary Education, Pima Community College
Certificate, Sustainable Design, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
MEMBERSHIPS AND BOARD POSITIONS
Expert Panel on Global Sustainability
Sustainable Development International
Director, American Water Works Association
American Water Resources Association
International Society for Ecological Economics
International Water Association
BC Water and Waste Association (honoured
member in the winter 2011/2012 journal)
Canadian Water Works Association
Canadian Water Resource Association
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
Citizen Panel for Water Resource Development, Tucson, AZ Citizens for a Sustainable Arizona, Oro Valley, AZ
Development Planning Board, Oro Valley, AZ
Town Council Candidate, Oro Valley, AZ
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Simon Fraser University (2007 – present)
PICS Research Fellow, School of Resource and Environmental Management
Research fellow and sessional instructor with the School of Resource and Environmental Management; research topics
include: Behavioural factors of energy and water efficiency programs, climate change impacts on water resources,
decision-making, energy and greenhouse gas management, innovation diffusion, and adaptive water governance. PhD
candidate with current dissertation: Adaptive Water Governance through an Integrated Hydrological-Stated Preference
Water Demand Model. Awarded doctoral candidacy, and recipient of 4 graduate fellowships, SFU President’s research
award, Pacific Century Fellowship, and Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Research Fellow. Chair of the REM
water research working group; chair of BCWWA’s committee on climate change and co-chair IWA’s water and energy
working group. Chaired the REM seminar series (2011-2014) and served as phd Rep on the REM GSS committee
(2010-2011) and REM Executive committee (2011- 2014)
Lecture and Teaching Experience
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Sessional Instructor – Organizational Sustainability: Embedding Sustainable Systems (University of BC)
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Sessional Instructor – Global Change (Simon Fraser University)
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Sessional Instructor – Environmental Modelling (Simon Fraser University)
Recent Personal Research Highlights
o Floodplain Mapping Action Plan Implementation. BC Real Estate Association. Working on ensuring effective
implementation of the BCREA Floodplain Maps Action Plan, and developing a plan for longer-term
implementation. The Action Plan consists of 21 items which, taken together, are designed to move toward updated
floodplain maps around British Columbia. Actions contained in the plan are both technical and political in nature
and requires (1) identifying creative funding options, (2) describing the current state of floodplain mapping in BC,
(3) identifying and acting on opportunities to raise awareness among stakeholders and decision-makers, and (4)
Propose a longer-term, phased implementation plan for the Floodplain Maps Action Plan, including effective
communications practices. Project is ongoing.
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Principal Investigator. – Water Electric Utility Integrated Planning. Water Research Foundation, American
Water Works Association, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Principal investigator of a
multiyear, collaborative research project investigating and advising on how water and electric utilities may engage
in integrated planning together with an understanding of related benefits and costs. Project aims to (1) present and
evaluate the range of examples of interdisciplinary, integrated planning efforts between water and electric utilities,
and identify costs and benefits; (2) identify barriers, means to overcome barriers, opportunities, and critical
elements of success for integrated planning; (3) provide recommendations for water and electric utilities to
continue to engage in integrated planning; and (4) help water and electric utilities understand commonalities and
differences in their respective planning needs and goals. Project is ongoing.
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Principal Investigator. – Policy outcomes from behavioural informed decision-making in the Okanagan. Real
Estate Foundation of BC. Principal investigator on a research grant to expand the understanding and use of water
behaviour in water policymaking and land management in the Okanagan. The project includes hosting a regional
planning workshop to utilize a coupled decision support tool to evaluate options for setting policy goals and direct
management strategies to preserve and improve the state of the Okanagan’s water resources. Project is ongoing.
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Principal Investigator. – Improving water allocation adaptation policies and decision-making in climate change
scenarios. Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, Natural Resources Canada & Investment Agriculture
Foundation of BC. As a PICS research fellow, leading a multi-year, multi-participant research project centred on
the application of coupled social-environment models to the uncertainty of water supplies due to climate change in
which demand management provides alternatives for achieving broader BC water management goals. The project
is investigating the acceptance of and preferences for water allocation and land use policies by residential and
agricultural water users using discrete choice experiment methods. Studied policies and management practices
include variances in outdoor residential landscapes, lawn replacement subsidies and water pricing, agricultural
water reserves, water trading, and deviations from established water allocation regimes under drought. Numerous
local, provincial, and national stakeholders including Agri-Food Canada, BC Ministry of Agriculture, the
Okanagan Basin Water Board, City of Kelowna, and the Southeast Kelowna Irrigation District support the work.
The results of this research will be coupled with existing hydrological water demand models to provide more
behavioural realistic representation of water use under future policy scenarios. Project is ongoing.
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Contributing Researcher (under Stratus Consulting). – Effective Communication About Climate Change to
Water Utility Stakeholders. Water Research Foundation, Denver, CO. Contributing researcher to the project team
with the follow research objectives: This project will produce a guidance document to assist water utilities in
communicating about climate change, with an emphasis on building support for water utility climate-related
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adaptation or mitigation investments or projects. Project is ongoing and will conclude with a summary project
report in 2014.
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Contributing Researcher (under Policy Navigation Group). – Climate Change Impacts on the Regulatory
Landscape: Evaluating Opportunities for Regulatory Change. Water Research Foundation, partnering with
American Water Works Association, Denver, CO. Canadian research lead to the project team with the follow
research objectives: Provide a summary of U.S. legislation and regulation that poses constraints to water and
wastewater utilities in reducing greenhouse gas emissions; provide a summary of unique legislative and regulatory
frameworks in other countries and in individual states that could be adapted to the national legislative and
regulatory framework; identify opportunities for new legislative and regulatory options and flexibility that will
help utilities optimize costs and levels of service and reduce environmental impacts. Project concluded with a
summary project report in 2012.
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Program Analyst (under Junxion Strategies) – Evaluation of the Smart Planning for Communities program,
Fraser Basin Council/SPC. Led the program evaluation of the Smart planning for Communities programs’ first
few years. The evaluation focused on reviewing performance data and conducting several stakeholder interviews
and testimonials. The evaluation resulted in several key, adopted, recommendations and an evaluation framework
for use in subsequent program reviews.
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Principal Investigator - GHG Emission Management Opportunities in the Water Utility Sector,
Ledcor/Offsetters. Led and completed the principal investigation into the identification of GHG emission
management opportunities in the water utility sector. Research focused on identifying alternative treatment
technologies and operational strategy opportunities of greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction projects within the urban
water cycle – from drinking water source to tap to wastewater collection and treatment to reuse and recycling. The
research describes various points of energy use within water utilities and lists options for managing and reducing
this energy use. The research also qualified barriers in implementing energy management opportunities, quantified
opportunities for GHG reduction, and provides a rough order of estimate of quantity and relative costs for GHG
reductions.
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Principal Investigator (under EMA Canada, Inc). – DSS for Sustainable Energy Management, Water Research
Foundation, partnering with Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), National
Center for Atmospheric Research, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Denver, CO. Led
a multination team researching the development of an energy management decision support system (DSS) to help
water utilities make better decisions for sustainable energy management. Project resulted in the design of a DSS
for utilities to identify economic, environmental, and social issues and impacts (i.e., triple-bottom line approach)
and necessary parameters and methods for analysis to evaluate energy management options. Special attention of
the research was given to identify the policies needed to incorporate past climate and green house gas emission
policies into the over all decision system. Lead author on summary project report published in 2011.
Resilient Consulting Group, Inc (2009 - 2013)
Managing Partner
Managing partner of a Vancouver, BC based environmental consulting firm. Led the start-up of the company in an
effort that brought individuals from three independent firms to form a unique group of nationally recognized
professionals in water, energy, and stakeholder engagement consulting and research. Responsible for developing
engineering and technical service offerings for existing and new clients. Water and Energy service leader for company;
offerings include assisting communities reach sustainability goals in energy, water quality and supply, and operational
practices. Have worked with a variety of municipalities in a multitude of capacities including assisting utilities with
daily operations, management of water supply and quality, developing collaboration between various interconnecting
agencies, and facilitating change initiatives in the organization resulting from assessments.
Recent Personal Project Highlights
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Principal Investigator – Addressing Climate Change by Applying Adaptive Management Techniques to
Infrastructure Management, Water Research Foundation, Denver, CO. Principal investigator leading a
multination team investigating and advising on how adaptive management techniques can be applied to managing
water assets that are subject to potential climate change impacts. The project will deliver knowledge of adaptive
management, assess the viability of adaptive management in the water sector, and make recommendations towards
future research. Expected outcomes include: a basis for information exchange and understanding on the potential
adoption of adaptive management practices, an increased understanding of key decision points influenced by
climate change, and a map for coordinating future research to address knowledge gaps and apply adaptive
management. Lead author on summary project report published in 2013.
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Principal in Charge – FortisBC (formerly Terasen Gas), Industrial Energy Conservation Program. Leading a
two-year engagement to develop an industrial energy conservation program for FortisBC. The program focuses on
changing key operations and behaviours to reduce energy consumption in the workplace and at home for the
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65,000+ employees of the four largest health authorities in the BC lower mainland. The program includes
development of behavioural assessment surveys, communications and materials on energy use in the authorities,
and a central repository of individual actions taken by employees to reduce energy consumption.
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Principal – BC Hydro, Power Smart Awards and Forum. The Power Smart Forum is BC’s leading energy
conservation conference, attracting delegates, speakers and industry experts from across North America. The
Forum event is complemented by the Power Smart Excellence Awards, an annual award recognition program
established by BC Hydro to celebrate its outstanding Power Smart business customers and partners. Resilient
Group provides and continues to provide strategic counsel, design and development, messaging, speaker liaison,
web content management, and association outreach services.
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Principal in Charge – BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Stakeholder Engagement Strategy, Lead a two
year stakeholder engagement project in support of the Canadian growing forward program supporting growth in
agricultural services in British Columbia. The project involved the identification of agricultural stakeholders in
BC, researching their specific innovation requirements and gaps, developing an engagement strategy, and
facilitating stakeholder interviews and workshops to: (1) solicit feedback on the development of an agri-food
innovation centre, (2) seek technical expertise and food innovation, (3) identify potential partners for the centre,
(4) garner support for the growing forward program from the public, and industry peers. The project will end in
June 2011 with a detailed tactical engagement plan specifying how, when, and where the ministry and industry
will engage agricultural stakeholders in subsequent years.
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Principal Investigator – Area of Low Pesticide Prevalence, BC Fruit Growers Association (under contract to
Junxion Strategies). Led the investigation and research to analyze the cost benefit of establishing Canada’s first
area of low pesticide prevalence. This area would regulate the import and export of apple fruit within the
Okanagan, BC region to protect the ecological management of pest using little or no pesticides.
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Principal Researcher – Comparative Analysis of Policy and Regulatory Developments on Carbon Capture and
Storage in Canada, British Consulate (under contract with Junxion Strategies & Mark Jaccard and
Associates). Led policy research project for the British Consulate-Vancouver to provide a comparative analysis of
federal and provincial policy and regulatory developments on carbon capture and sequestration in Canada. The
final report provided benefits and drawbacks of various policies surrounding the development of CCS and
potential directions from CCS stakeholders.
EMA Group, Inc (1995-1996, 2000 – 2009)
Western Canada Program Manager– Director of Sustainability Services
Director of Sustainability Services for a leading Water and Waste Water Consulting firm in North America.
Responsibilities included directing business development efforts in water quality management and energy and
water conservation to guide strategic planning and operations management for North American public water
municipalities. Managing contracts with various local and state government entities. Led company in the
development of strategies for assisting clients with water quality management while optimizing water operations.
Development of Sustainability Plan for company and facilitating company sustainability initiative.
Recent Personal Project Highlights
o Program Manager for Greater Vancouver Regional District, BC, Operations Optimization Implementation.
Led the design and implementation of the initial facets of operations optimization. The project utilizes
advanced software applications and organizational practices to proactively manage operations of the Greater
Vancouver Regional District Utility System. Technology was designed and implemented to forecasts water
consumption, monitors water supply and energy costs, and develops an optimal operating strategy, including
pump schedules and treatment operations, to minimize overall costs, minimize energy use, and promote water
quality in the utility and regionally. Initial focus was on analyzing the pumping requirements to meet
consumption during most efficient energy periods while increasing water quality and supply usage. This
system enables GVRD to participate in ensuring the sustainability of water supply for future generations and
substantially reduce overall operational costs.
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Technical Consultant for San Diego Gas & Electric, San Diego, CA. Provided technical experience on
Water Pumping Efficiency in the development of a Technology Incentive Program for SDG&E. Incentive
program included assessment of water utility pumping requirements, opportunities for demand shedding, and
cooperative gains sharing.
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Sustainable Water Operations Project Expert for Greater Vancouver Regional District, BC, Operations
Optimization Implementation Plan. Facilitated the requirements definition process, triple bottom line
business case development, and implementation plan creation of an Operations Optimization System for
GVRD. In response to concerns over regional sustainability, the system was designed to capture benefits
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developed in a triple bottom line analysis. The plan included a strategic look on how GVRD could plan to
optimize energy, water supply, and water quality for the future.
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Sustainability Toolkit Project Manager. Initiated and led team of Corporate, Public, and University partners
to develop a sustainability toolkit for the water industry. The toolkit expanded upon previous work by the
World Bank, the United Nations, and other NGOs to build a water industry toolkit for assessing and achieving
sustainability. The toolkit includes an assessment framework, a sustainability reporting index, and web based
knowledge database system for highlighting project successes and recommendations.
o Sustainable Water Operations Project Expert for Seattle Public Utilities, WA, Water Department.
Operations Optimization Implementation Plan. Facilitated the requirements definition process, triple
bottom line business case development, and implementation plan creation of an Operations Optimization
System for SPU. This system will improve operations of the Seattle water system considering the integration
of two new Design-Build-Operate (DBO) water treatment plants and future challenges associated with water
quality and water supply. The plan included a strategic look on how SPU could plan to optimize energy,
water supply, and water quality for the future.
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Principal Team investigator to the City of Phoenix, Water Department. Operations Optimization
Requirements Plan. Investigated the analysis of operational efficiency for the preparation of a strategic plan
to optimize energy, water supply, and water quality for the Phoenix Water System.
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Principal Engineer and Project Coordinator for the design and implementation of the technical constructs
for operations optimization for the City of San Diego Water Department. Energy, Water Supply and Quality
System. The project utilizes advanced software applications and organizational practices to proactively
manage operations of the San Diego Water System. The system forecasts water consumption, monitors water
supply and energy costs, and develops an optimal operating strategy to minimize overall costs, minimize
energy use, and promote water quality in the utility and regionally. This system enables San Diego to
participate in ensuring the sustainability of water supply for future generations and substantially reduce overall
operational costs.
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Co- Principal Investigator to JEA, Water Utility Division, Jacksonville, FL. Energy Water Quality
Management System Project. Co-investigator for the development and implementation of an Energy Water
Quality Management System. System is a series of advanced applications to continually analyze the utility’s
performance criteria, water supply limits, emergency storage requirements, daily and annual consumption
requirements, environmental constraints, and water quality data to establish water supply priorities that
effectively balance proper management of water supply with cost savings through energy optimization and
infrastructure utilization. Project was jointly funded by JEA and the American Water Works Association
Research Foundation (AwwaRF). Project Report was published by AwwaRF in 2004.
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Project Manager to Colorado Springs Utilities, CO, Water Supply Management Simulation. Projected
included developing an operations water system model capable of simulating impact of supply on distributed
storage for both daily operations optimization and drought response.
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Project Manager to the City of Albuquerque Water Utility Division Water Operations Management System
(AWOMS) Water Optimizer design and implementation. The system includes energy and water quality
optimization capability. System is a computer simulation of Albuquerque Water Utility’s Water Distribution
System capable of simulating operations in historical or optimal operations. The system allows Albuquerque
to manage, predict, and optimize its energy load and respond to changes in Water Quality regulations.
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Project Manager for implementation of an Energy Water Quality Management System for City of Colorado
Springs, CO Water Utility Division. System is a computer simulation of Colorado Spring’s water distribution
system used to optimally operate the water distribution system to maximize water production, optimize water
quality, and minimize energy requirements in response to water source regulations and water quality
monitoring.
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Project manager to the City of Tucson, AZ, Tucson Water Department System Operations Optimization
Assessment. The assessment includes profiling water distribution identifying energy and water quality related
improvements throughout the system and developing mitigation plans for toxicological contamination.
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Tracer Research Corporation, Tucson, AZ (1997-2000)
Director of Strategic Development for a $40 million environmental management and impact firm.
Worked with other management to develop and organize business plans supported by Information Technology to
assist our clients with governmental soil contaminate and chemical confinement regulations. Responsibilities
included managing the workforce required for implementation of chemical tracer systems, provide consultant
services for IS management, budgeting, and employment. Led company into the development of real-time
chemical monitoring systems for water and petroleum pipelines.
KEY RESEARCH GRANTS
Award Name: Policy outcomes from behavioural informed decision-making in the Okanagan
Role: Principal Investigator
Grantor: Real Estate Foundation of BC, $18,000, 2013-2014/Current
Award Name: Water and Electric Utility Integrated Planning
Role: Principal Investigator
Grantor: American Water Works Association, NY State Energy Research and Development Authority, Water Research
Foundation, $297,340, 2013-2015/Current
Award Name: Assessing Water User Preferences to Water Conservation Policy and Implementation Strategies
Role: Principal Investigator
Grantor: Natural Resources Canada & Agriculture & Environment Wildlife Fund, $180,363, 2011-2012
Award Name: Addressing Climate Change by Applying Adaptive Management Techniques to Infrastructure Management.
Role: Principal Investigator
Grantor: Water Research Foundation, $80,946, 2011-2012
Award Name: Improving water allocation adaptation policies and decision-making in climate change scenarios
Role: Principal Investigator/Research Fellow
Grantor: Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, $54,000, 2010-2014/Current
Award Name: Effective Communication About Climate Change to Water Utility Stakeholders
Role: Contributing researcher
Grantor: Water Research Foundation, $525,447, 2012-2013
Award Name: Building a Climate-Ready Regulatory System
Role: Contributing researcher
Grantor: Water Research Foundation, $390,072, 2010-2012
Award Name: Decision Support System for Sustainable Energy Management
Role: Principal Investigator
Grantor: Water Research Foundation and Water Environment Research Foundation, $642,955, 2007-2011
Award Name: Water Consumption Forecasting to Improve Energy Efficiency
Role: Contributing researcher
Grantor: AWWA Research Foundation, $250,000, 2004
Award Name: Optimizing Operations at JEA's Water System
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Grantor: AWWA Research Foundation, $150,000, 2003
Award Name: Implementing a Prototype Energy and Water Quality System
Role: Contributing researcher
Grantor: AWWA Research Foundation, $250,000, 1999
OTHER RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS
Project advisory committee member: 4271 Optimization of Energy and Water Quality Management Systems for Drinking
Water Utilities, Water Research Foundation, 4223 Compendium of Energy Management Best Practices, Water Research
Foundation, 4323 Consumer Perceptions and Attitudes Towards EDCs and PPCPs in Drinking Water, Water Research
Foundation, Okanagan Hydrological Connectivity Study, Okanagan Basin Water Board, Water Utility Planning Strategies to
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Mitigate Impacts of Climate Change in Central Ohio, City of Columbus Department of Public Utilities (Columbus DPU) and
Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC).
PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PANELS
Conrad, S. (2014, in press) “Coupling stated landscape preferences and water management models to inform urban land
planning in the Okanagan basin, Canada”, Journal of Hydrology
Conrad, S. (2014, in press) “Informing climate adaptation with behavioural modelling”, Journal of Water and Climate
Conrad, S. “Achieving carbon neutrality in BC”, presented at the BC Water and Waste Association Conference, Whistler, BC,
4– 6 May 2014
Conrad, S. “Carbon Neutral in BC: If You Can Do It Here, You Can Do It Anywhere!”, proceedings of the American Water
Works Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO, 10 – 13 June 2013
Conrad, S. “Assessing The Effectiveness Of Climate Change Adaptation Policies: A Survey Of Residential Water Use
Preferences”, proceedings of the American Water Works Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO, 10 – 13 June
2013
Conrad, S. (2013) “Understanding Kelowna BC residential attitudes about managing climate change and drought”
J.BCWWA(2)
Conrad, S. “Assessing the Effectiveness of Climate Change Adaptation Policies: Residential Water Use Choices ”, presented at
the BC Water and Waste Association Conference, Kelowna, BC, 20 – 24 April 2013
Conrad, S. “Building A Coupled Social-Hydrological Model For Assessing The Effectiveness Of Climate Change Adaptation
Policies”, presented at the BC Branch CWRA Conference: Vancouver, BC, 5-7 March 2013
Conrad, S., Olson, E. Raucher, S., Smith, J. (2013) Opportunities for Managing Climate Change by Applying Adaptive
Management. Denver, CO: Water Research Foundation.
Kenway, S., McMahon, J., Elmer, V., Conrad, S., Rosenblum, J., (2013) “Managing water-related energy in future cities – a
research and policy roadmap”, Journal of Water and Climate.
Conrad, S. Panellist and Speaker at the Professions in Progress Forum, Vancouver, BC, hosted by the Adaptation to Climate
change and Association for Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC. September 14, 2012.
Conrad, S. “Science is not enough: communicating climate change”, PICSNews, Fall 2012. PICS: Victoria, BC.
Conrad, S. (2012) “Messages from AAAS 2012: Communicating Climate Change”. J.BCWWA(3), pp 48-49.
Conrad, S. (2012). Assessing the effectiveness of climate change adaptation policies: a survey of residential preferences.
Ottawa, ON. Natural Resources Canada.
Conrad, S. “Exploring Stakeholder Participation In Water Adaptation Policymaking: A Survey Of Residents In Kelowna
British Columbia”, presented at the PICS Climate Change Solutions: The Road Ahead annual conference, Victoria, BC,
June, 2012
Conrad, S, Raucher, B. “Addressing climate change uncertainty in utility infrastructure management”, presented at the
American Water and Waste Association Conference, Dallas, TX, June 2012
Conrad, S. “Existing Research on Utility Energy Efficiency”, presented at the BC Water and Waste Association Conference:
Helping Municipalities Reach Carbon Neutral Goals, Penticton, BC, 20 – 23 April 2012
Conrad, S. “Addressing Climate Change by Applying Adaptive Management Techniques to Infrastructure Management”,
presented at the BC Water and Waste Association Conference, Penticton, BC, 20 – 23 April 2012
Kenway, S., McMahon, J., Conrad, S., Rosenblum, J., (2012) “Managing water-related energy in future cities – a research and
policy roadmap”, proceedings of the World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy 2012, Dublin, 13 -18 May 2012
Conrad, S. Panellist at the Thompson-Okanagan Climate Action Exchange, Kelowna, BC, hosted by the BC Climate Action
Secretariat. March 29, 2012.
Conrad, S. Keynote panellist at the Environmental Stewardship Forum, Vancouver, BC, hosted by Association for Professional
Engineers and Geoscientists of BC. February 28, 2012.
Conrad, S. Major contributing editor (2012) “Water-Energy Interactions in Water Reuse”, IWA Publishing, London, UK,
Conrad, S. (2012) “Decision support for the water-energy nexus: examining decision-making in the American west”, in
Kenney, D. (2012) The Water-Energy Nexus in the American West.
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Conrad, S. (2011) “Managing climate change through adaptive governance”, J. BCWWA, June.
Conrad, S., Geisenhoff, J., Brueck, T., Volna, M., Hall, M. “Case studies in utilizing a decision support system for sustainable
energy management”, presented at the Water Environment Federation - Energy and Water Conference. Chicago, IL,
July 31-August 3, 2011
Conrad, S. “Energy management decision support system (DSS) to help water utilities make better decisions for sustainable
energy management”, presented at the California Nevada Section American Water Works Association Annual
Conference, Long Beach, CA, March 2011
Conrad, S., Geisenhoff, J., Brueck, T., Hall, M., Cook, S., Kenway, S., et al. (2011). Decision support system for sustainable
energy management. Denver, CO: Water Research Foundation.
Conrad, S., Hall, M., et. al. (2010) “Key Energy Decisions for Sustainable Utility Energy Management”, Water Science &
Technology: Water Supply, Volume 10, No 5, pp 721–729
Conrad, S. et. al. (2010) “Water Governance Considerations for Sustainable Energy Management”, proceedings of the World
Water Congress, Montreal, Québec, October 2010
Conrad, S. (2010) “Energy and Greenhouse Gas Management Options in the Water Utility Sector” in Welch, C. (2010) "The
Green Utility: A Practical Guide to Sustainability", AWWA Publishing
Conrad, S. et. al (2010) “Energy Water Quality Management Systems: Background and Applications”, proceedings of the
AWWA Sustainable Water Specialty Conference, Albuquerque, NM, April
Conrad, S. et. al (2010) “A Decision Support System for Sustainable Energy Management”, proceedings of the AWWA
Sustainable Water Specialty Conference, Albuquerque, NM, April
Conrad, S. et. al (2010) “A Framework of Support for Utility Sustainable Energy Management”, proceedings of the 2010 WEF
Utility Management Conference, San Francisco, CA, February
Conrad, S., (2009) “Effectiveness of the Organic Market: Influences on the North American Food System”, proceedings of the
Canadian Society for Ecological Economics Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, October 2009
Conrad, S., “Water Research Foundation project 4090 - Decision Support System for Sustainable Energy Management”,
presented at the 2nd Forum on Energy and Water Sustainability, Santa Barbara, California, April 2009
Conrad, S. Energy & Environment chair at the 2008 Water Industry Climate Change Research Needs Workshop, Denver, CO:
Water Research Foundation. May 2008.
Conrad, S., Peters, S., (2007) “GVRD Employs Innovative Operational Decision Support Tools for Sustainable Water
Management”, proceedings of the AWWA Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, June
Jentgen, L, Conrad, S. et. al (2007) “Energy Management Strategies Use Short-Term Water Consumption Forecasting to
Minimize Cost of Pumping Operations” J. AWWA, USA, June
Jentgen, L., Conrad, S., et. al, (2007) “Water Consumption Forecasting to Improve Energy Efficiency of Pumping Operations”,
J. AWWA. USA, September
Kidder, H. et al, “Operations Optimization of Water Systems – The Economic Benefits”, proceedings of the Texas Water
Conference, 2006.
Jentgen, L, and Conrad, S, (2006) “Program-driven Operations: Forecasting & Planning of Daily Operations for Maximum
Efficiency.” proceedings of the AWWA Distribution System Symposium, Phoenix, AZ, September.
Jentgen, L. and Conrad, S. (2006) “Operations Optimization Systems: A Substantial, Sustainable Opportunity for Water
Utilities”, J. AWWA
Jentgen, L., Conrad, S., et. al, (2005) “Optimizing Operations and JEA’s Water System”, J. AWWA, September.
Hill, R., Conrad, S.. Kidder, R., Riddle, R., Jentgen, L., (2005) “Optimal Control of Water Distribution.” proceedings of the
2nd International Water Association Conference on Instrumentation, Control and Automation, Busan, Korea, May 29 –
June 2.
Conrad, S. & Sederstrom, M., “Sustainability Toolkit creates a Pathway for Success for the Water Industry.” Presented at the
AWWA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 2005
Conrad, S. & Cooke, W., “Meeting and Exceeding Performance Measures in San Diego Using Water System Optimization.”
Presented at the AWWA Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, June 2005
Conrad, S., (2005) “An Exploratory Assessment on Applying the Precautionary Principle…”, ASU Press, Tempe, AZ
Jentgen, L., Conrad, S., & Lee, T., (2005) “Optimizing System Operations” J. AWWA, USA, August
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Bartlett, et. al (2004) “Real-time Automation of Water Supply and Distribution for the City of Jacksonville, Florida, USA” J.
EICA, Japan
Jentgen, L, et. al (2004) Implementing a Prototype Energy and Water Quality Management System, AWWARF Press, Denver,
CO
Conrad, S and Kelly, S., Hollifield, D., Groff, C., Eaton, M., Jentgen, L., Barnett, M., (2004) “JEA Develops Smart
Technologies to Optimize the Operational Management of its Water Supply and Quality.” proceedings of the IWA
World Water Congress, Marrakech, Morocco, November.
Jentgen, L., Conrad, S., et al. “JEA’s Operations Optimization System From Concept to Operating Reality in 13 Months.”
Presented at the AWWA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, June 2004.
Jentgen, L., Conrad, S., et al. “JEA Prototypes Operations Optimization System in Six Months.” Presented at the Florida
AWWA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL, November 2003.
Conrad, S., et al. “Strategies for Implementing Software Tools for Energy Optimization.” Presented at the AWWA Annual
Conference, Anaheim, CA, June 2003.
Jentgen, L., Conrad, S., et al. “New Software Tools for Real-Time Energy Optimization for Water Utilities.” Presented at the
AWWA IMTech Conference, Kansas City, MO, April 2002.
Jentgen, L., Conrad, S., et al. (2002) “Colorado Springs EWQMS [Energy Water Quality Management System]”, AWWARF,
Denver, CO.
Jentgen, L., Conrad, S., et al. “Energy and Water Quality Management Systems Promise Significant Energy and Water Quality
Benefits.” Presented at the at 2001 World of Water Conference, Las Vegas, NV, December 2001.
Jentgen, L., Conrad, S., et al. “Progress Report on an Implementation Prototype Energy & Water Quality Management
System.” Presented at the AwwaRF Technology Transfer Conference, Long Beach, CA, October 2001
Jentgen, L., Conrad, S., et al. “Colorado Springs Adopts Electric Utility System Operations Model for Significant
Energy/Water Quality Benefits.” Presented at the AWWA Annual Conference, Washington, DC, June 2001.
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