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About Water Industry Operations Group (WIOG)

The Water Industry Operations Group (Inc) is a ‘not for profit’ organisation set up by Water Operations Professionals for Water Operations Professionals. Our membership covers professionals in water and wastewater treatment and reticulation, asset management, engineering, supply owners and industry suppliers.

The objectives of the Group are to provide its members access to experience, knowledge, support and provide them with a voice.

Productivity from InnovationCO N F E R E N C E

7–9 May 2014Wairakei Resort, Taupo

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Water Industry Operations Group of NZ90 Manse Road, Pleasant Point, 7983

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Water Industry Operations Group Conference 7–9 May 2014

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Programme

The purpose of our Productivity from Innovation conference is to provide an environment for sharing knowledge and experiences to inspire innovation within the industry.

Our industry is unique in many ways. Our source waters differ in every possible parameter – with variations in chemicals, organics and solids, both natural and introduced. Our waste receiving waters arrive at our plants as various cocktails of domestic, industrial and natural waste.

You are the Operations Professionals who provide the networks to transport our waters, treat it to a safe standard for drinking and meet environmental discharge consents. There are countless challenges in our industry every single day. Innovation is often the solution. We have exceptional people from diverse backgrounds who, with industry training, passion and innovation, provide safe, robust, cost effective outcomes.

Who should attend?The issues we face each day are seen as important to the evolving role of Operations Professionals. Our conference provides the opportunity to network and discuss. We feel it’s crucial that all companies and industry organisations have at least some staff who can communicate these developments to their peers at the conference, and when they return from the conference.

We suggest that contractors, LATEs and council staff alike attempt to send at least one operator from each of the fields of Water Treatment Operations, Wastewater Treatment Operations, and Reticulation Operations. Several employers have already committed to reducing to a skeleton staff and will be sending all the Operators they can spare, and we applaud their commitment.

Wednesday 7th May 20149.00 – 10.30 Registration

10.30 – 11.00 Opening address: Rosanne Jollands Taupo District Council, Councillor Chairman’s Address: Mike Monaghan

11.00 – 11.30 Keynote speaker: Jason Colton, Principal Process Engineer, H2OPE 11.30 – 12.00 Experiences and Issues optimising small water treatment plants Paul Slattery, Clutha District Council

12.00 – 1.30 Lunch

1.30 – 2.00 Coagulation science – “What’s wrong with this” Doug Drinkwater, Orica

2.00 – 2.30 Media removal, replacement and filter inspection in a dual media rapid gravity sand filter – lessons learnt the hard way Joshua McIndoe, Palmerston North City Council

2.30 – 3.00 “It’s treatment Jim, but not as we know it” Hugh Ratsey, Opus

3.00 – 3.30 Afternoon Tea

3.30 – 4.00 Interesting schemes Rich Kruse, Taupo District Council

4.00 – 4.30 SCADA upgrade Dave Rudolph, Wanganui District Council

4.30 – 5.00 Water meter comparison exercise Steve Hancock, Deeco Services Ltd

6.00 – 7.00 Pre-Dinner drinks

7.00 – 11.00 Industry Suppliers’ Dinner

Thursday 8th May 20148.30 – 9.00 Coffee9.00 – 9.30 Teaming up with your suppliers Craig Freeman Filtec, Nathan Jason, Murray Clayton Kaimai Valley Services9.30 – 10.00 Do the Drinking Water Standards need more flexibility for compliance and be dragged into the 21st century? Geoff Hogg, ABB and Ramesh Sharma Taupo District Council10.00 – 10.30 HSNO – common pitfalls- good and bad advice – new changes Graeme Colquhoun, Orica10.30 – 11.00 Morning Tea11.00 – 11.30 Installation and maintenance of bulk water supply mains and valves Steve Watt and Mark Poehls, Greater Wellington Regional Council11.30 – 12.00 Taupo District Council wastewater treatment plants Barry Mayhill, Taupo District Council12.00 – 1.30 Lunch1.30 – 2.00 Trenchless pipe installation Hugh Blake-Manson, CityCare Christchurch2.00 – 2.30 Innovative solutions for improving aeration system efficiency Nick Dempsey & Emmanuel Rochais, AWT Water2.30 – 3.00 Afternoon Tea3.00 – 3.30 Centrifuge, waited 30 years, was it worth it? John Beale, Watermark (South Waikato District Council)3.30 – 4.00 Delivering a qualification by distance Nick Hewer-Hewitt, Opus 4.00 – 4.30 NZ tour debrief – slideshow WIOA4.30 - 4.45 AGM6.30 - 7.30 ABB’s Pre-Dinner drinks

7.30 – 11.00 Conference & Awards Dinner

Friday 9th May 20149.00 - 12.00 Plant tours – Taupo water treatment plant or Taupo wastewater treatment plant (Buses leave 9.00 am) Buses provided by Taupo District Council

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Refunds available up to 23rd April 2014.

A $50 administration fee will be deducted from any refund. All registration fees must be paid by 23rd April 2014.

Cheques to be made out to Water Industry Operations Group of NZ (Inc) and sent to:

The Executive Officer Water Industry Operations Group of NZ 90 Manse Road Pleasant Point 7983

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Productivity from Innovation Conference7–9 May 2014, Wairakei Resort, Taupo

Number Cost Total

Registration – Member $195

Registration – Non Member $235

Industry Suppliers’ Dinner (Wednesday)

$85

Conference and Awards Dinner (Thursday)

$85

Taupo Water Treatment Plant Tour (Please indicate, as space may be limited on buses and at plants)

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Taupo Waste Water Treatment Plant Tour(Please indicate, as space may be limited on buses and at plants)

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