2016 WATER TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE
THURSDAY, MAY 12
MORNING
AFTERNOON
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Registration
Registration, Exhibits and Student Posters
8:30 am - 8:40 am
General Session Welcome
Lynnette Zelezny Provost and Vice President for
Academic Affairs, Fresno State
8:40 am - 9:40 am
Session A: New Challenges in Managing Our
Water Supplies
Moderator: David Zoldoske
Gary Sawyer Bloen, Fransen, Sawyers LLP
John Withers California Strategies
David Armanasco California Strategies
9:45 am - 10:25 am
Session B: Internet of Things
Guneet Bedi Relayr
John C. Jefferson AT&T
10:30 am - 11:30 pm
Session C: Investing in Water Technology
Moderator: Lance Donny, OnFarm
Phil Erlanger Ponifax Ventures
Miguel Grainer Invested Development
Mike Wilbur Wilbur Ellis
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Break
Exhibits and Student Posters open
12:00 pm - 1:20 pm
Luncheon and Keynote Speaker
Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa is a respected voice in American
politics and a prominent policymaker with a keen
understanding of America’s mainstream and emerging
communities. Known for his exceptional skill at
building broad bi-partisan coalitions,
he draws support from the broad
center of both Democratic and
Republican voters.
In 2013 Mr. Villaraigosa finished his
two terms as the 41st Mayor of the
City of Los Angeles, after eight years
of major strides in transportation,
crime reduction, infrastructure,
energy and resource sustainability,
right-sizing government, business
development and education reform. Prior to his
election as Mayor, Mr. Villaraigosa served as a member
of the Los Angeles City Council from 2003 to 2005.
From 1994 through 2000, Mr. Villaraigosa served in
the California State Assembly as Democratic Whip,
Majority Leader and Speaker of the Assembly.
Mr. Villaraigosa has served in academia, as a fellow
at Harvard University and a professor in public policy
at the University of Southern California. He also is
a senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Institute in
Washington, D.C. Additionally, he works in the private
sector as a Senior Advisor with Bank of California,
amongst others, and serves on the McGraw Hill Global
Education board of directors.
1:30 pm - 2:50 pm
Concurrent Technical Sessions with three tracks –
Groundwater, Urban and New Technology.
2:50 pm - 3:10 pm
Break
Exhibits and student posters open. Refreshments
available in exhibit area.
3:10 pm - 4:30 pm
Concurrent Technical Sessions with three tracks –
Groundwater, Urban and New Technology.
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2016 WATER TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
THURSDAY - MAY 12
Registration, Exhibits and Poster Presentations – 7:30 am to 8:30 am
General Session – 8:30 am to 11:30 am
Break, Exhibits and Student Posters – 11:30 am to 12:00 pm
Luncheon and Keynote Speaker – 12:00 pm to 1:20 pm
Antonio Villaraigosa, Former Mayor of the City of Los Angeles
Concurrent Sessions – 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
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2:10 – 2:30
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Groundwater
Measurement of Hydrologic Inputs and Outputs: The Key to Water Resources Management - Andrew Stone,
American Ground Water Trust
Principles of Efficient Water Well Design - Kevin McGillicuddy, Roscoe Moss Company
Selection of Well Equipment for Efficient Management - Nicolas Steverlynck, Hose Solutions
USGS Hydrologic Monitoring in California: Data and Tools for Water Resource Planning and Management Allen Christensen, U.S. Geological Survey California Water Science Center
Urban
Buildings That Are Recycle Ready - Bob Hitchner, Nexus eWater
Keep Your Turf & Save Water Too - Tom DeLany, Aqua Cents Water Management
Low-volume Irrigation for Landscapes - Brent Mecham, Irrigation Association
Novel New Plant Sensor and Data Logger Enters Market - Jim Canyon, Digital Springs
New Technology
Management Through Measurement - Dominic Farinelli, Nautilus Systems
Managing Irrigation with Actual ET Measurements - Tom Shapland, Tule Technologies
Dropcontrol: Fresno State's Olives Irrigation Management Example - Guillermo Valenzuela, WiseConn
Advanced Irrigation Practice and Tree Water Stress with Sap Flow Sensor Data - Mike van Bavel, Dynamax
Break - Snacks in Exhibit Area – 2:50 pm to 3:10 pm
TIME
3:10 – 3:30
3:30 – 3:50
3:50 – 4:10
4:10 – 4:30
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3:10 – 3:30
3:30 – 3:50
3:50 – 4:10
4:10 – 4:30
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3:10 – 3:30
3:30 – 3:50
3:50 – 4:10
4:10 – 4:30
Groundwater
Irrigation with Groundwater Requires That Users Know As Much About Supply As They Know About Demand Nicholas Hayes, Wellntel, Inc.
Emerging Technology Trends in Remote Monitoring of Water - Christopher McKee, In-Situ Inc.
How To Optimize Groundwater Pumping Based On Borehole Geophysical Data - Bill Pedler, RAS, Inc. and
Dewey Schanholtzer, Dewey Data, Inc.
Groundwater Mapping with SkyTEM Airborne Systems - Bill Brown, SkyTEM
Urban
Back to the Future in Decentralized Urban Water Recycling, Old Technology as State-of-the-Art - Dana Ripley,
Ripley Pacific Company LLP
Turning a Problem Into a Benefit - Igal Treibatch, South East Madera County United
Using Point of Use and Point of Entry Systems as Water Treatment Alternatives - Ken Steitz, EcoWater of Central
California
Irrigation Technologies for Water Conservation - Brent Mecham, Irrigation Association
New Technology
Aerial Spectral Imagery to Optimize Water and Nutrient Applications - George McFadden, Ceres Imaging
Helping Great Growers Increase Profitability, Sustainability and Drought Survivability Sanjay Kumar Rajpoot, FarmX
Wexus (Water-Energy Nexus) Energy Efficiency Software Platform for Ag - Chris Terrell, Wexus Technologies, Inc.
Deploying IoT Systems in Ag - Real World Challenges and Outcomes - Manu Pillai, Water Bit
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