Second Workshop on Advanced Technologies in

Real-Time Monitoring and Modeling for

Drinking Water Safety and Security



Contents:

Presentations

Poster Presentations

News coverage of the workshop

Description

Objectives

Registration Form

Agenda

Participants Organizations

Links to Other Relevant Documents & Workshops

 

Presentations

 

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Title

Presenter

Abstract

Presentation

The Consortium:  Program Objectives and Goals

Dr. Nabil Adam,                       Director CIMIC/Rutgers 

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Water Security Research: A Federal Perspective

Mr. Jonathan Herrmann,     Deputy Director,               National Center for Homeland Security Research,  EPA Environmental Research Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

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Water Security Research: The Private Water Utilities Perspective

Mr. Stephen P. Schimtt,        Vice President of Security,  American Water Works Service Company           

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Water Security Research: An Academic Perspective

Dr. Joan Rose,                    Nowlin Endowed Chair for Water Research at Michigan State University, College of Agriculture

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Real Time Sensor Data Assimilation for Modeling

Mr. Glenn Patterson,         Drinking Water Coordinator,  Office of Water Quality, USGS

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Remote Underwater Sampling and Aqueduct Monitoring Technology: An Example of Linking An Integral Part of an Early Warning System-Now

Christopher J. Owens,    President and CEO Apprisetech

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Developing Sensors and Monitors for Water Supply Security: The State of the Art

Mr. Wayne Einfeld,             Sensor Lead for the Water Initiative, Environmental Characterization and Monitoring, Sandia National Laboratories

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Summary of AwwaRF Research Projects on Early Warnings Systems and Advanced Water Quality Monitoring

Dr. Kenan Ozekin,             AWWA Research Foundation

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The State’s View of Water Security Research

Mr. Bradley Campbell       Commissioner                         New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

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Early Warning Systems for detection and tracking of pollutants in river and surface water: Integration of hydrological models and real time data accumulation systems

Mr. Petr Ingeduld,                     DHI Water & Environment

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Real Time Monitoring of a Distribution System: A Case Study

Mr. Sri Pangulari                  Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure

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The Need for an Integrated View of Water Quality Modeling and Monitoring

Mr. Bruce Kiselica,                     Chief, Drinking Water Section,  USEPA – Region 2

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Modeling and Decision Support Systems for Water Security

Dr. Robert M. Clark,                     Environmental Engineering and Public Health Consultant

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An Overview of Sandia’s Water Security Research

Dr. Ray Finley,                  Department Manager,          Sandia National Laboratories Geoscience and Environment Center 

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Work Group on Monitors and sensors        Moderator:  Eric Vowinke l/ Milton Halem. Fifteen Minute Presentations

Mr. Jeff Cantwell                         ISCO, Inc.

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Work Group on Monitors and sensors        Moderators:  Eric Vowinkel / Milton Halem Fifteen Minutes Presentations

Mr. Matt Huffine               DASCORE, Inc.

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Work Group on Modeling/IT             Moderators: Robert Clark / Sri Pangulari.  Fifteen Minutes Presentations

Mr. Bill Samuels                     Senior Scientist Hazard Assessment and Simulation Division Science Applications International Corporation

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Work Group on System integration Moderators:  Michael Barnes / Bruce Kiselica

 

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Workshop Description

 

         On June 12, 2002, President Bush signed the Public Health Security and Bio-Terrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 into law.  In relevant parts, it requires drinking water utilities to prepare vulnerability assessments and emergency response plans and for EPA to review current and future methods to prevent, detect and respond to the introduction of contaminants into water systems.  

         On June 27-28, 2002 EPA sponsored the first workshop, convened by Rutgers/CIMIC, on “Advanced Technologies in Real-Time Monitoring and Modeling for Drinking Water Safety and Security”. The presentations and findings from this highly successful and well-attended workshop can be found at http://cimic.rutgers.edu/workshop.html.  This first workshop identified several advanced sensor technologies under development or near ready for deployment.  Also, presented at the workshop were models of source water systems or distribution systems that could be used for real time monitoring utilizing such advanced sensors.  The conferees agreed that real time systems are the next step for water model development, to provide early warning alerts and response actions for the drinking water utilities. In addition, the panels agreed that such systems were indeed feasible with today’s modeling capabilities and offer the potential to serve as effective response tool to natural or deliberate acts of terrorism.  Another, major outcome emerging from this workshop was the establishment of a consortium of water utilities, government agencies and universities that have agreed to pursue a prototype real time monitoring and modeling system.  

         The workshop will cover these areas:

·         Perspectives on Drinking Water Security from Government, Industry, and Academia,

·         Reports on Technical Readiness Level of sensors and models,

·         Breakout sessions to define and end to end prototype early warning system.

        The first day, is planned as a plenary session devoted to gaining a general status on steps being taken nationally by agencies and utilities in response to September 11th.  In addition, a number of technical talks are scheduled to assess the readiness of proposed systems.  The second day is aimed at meeting the third objective to formulate the consortium prototype. The invitees will be asked to split into breakout sessions; devoted mainly to identifying the near and long term advanced technologies in their domain of expertise, for prototyping a real time drinking water alert system.

Workshop Objectives

 

The main objectives of this second workshop are:

1.       learn of steps being taken elsewhere at the Federal, State and Local levels on early warning systems,

2.       further assess the progress made on the integration and implementation of advanced sensor technologies into real time modeling   capabilities, and

3.       propose and formulate near and long term design elements of prototype systems for implementation by the consortium.

 

Chairmans

 

Workshop Co-Chair

Workshop Co-Chair

Mr. William J. Muszynski,

Deputy Regional Administrator

Dr. Nabil Adam,

Director

USEPA Region 2

Rutgers University CIMIC

 

 

 

Conference Committee

 

Dr. Francisco Artigas, Rutgers CIMIC

Dr. Milton Halem, NASA/GSFC (Emeritus)

Dr. Vijay Atluri, Rutgers CIMIC

Bruce Kiselica, USEPA

Dr. Kirk Barrett, Rutgers CIMIC

Robert Clark

Rafael Jusino Atresino, Rutgers CIMIC

Dr. Yelena Yesha, UMBC

Yue He, Rutgers CIMIC

Luke Ceberio, Rutgers CIMIC

 

 

 

Agenda

 

 

December 11, 2002

Registration and Breakfast

8:00 – 9:00 AM

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

Speaker

Subject

Time

Dr. Nabil Adam,                 Director,                                Rutgers University CIMIC

CIMIC Workshop Welcome,       Logistics and Introductions

9:00 – 9:10 AM

Dr. Harvey Feder             Associate Provost                Rutgers University Newark Campus

Rutgers University Welcome

9:10 – 9:20 AM

Mr. William Muszynski               Deputy Regional Administrator EPA-Region 2

EPA Workshop Welcome

9:20 –9:30 AM

GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIC, AND INDUSTRIAL PERSPECTIVES

Speaker

Subject

Time

Dr. Nabil Adam,                       Director CIMIC/Rutgers 

The Consortium:  Program Objectives and Goals

9:30 – 10:00 AM           

Mr. Jonathan Herrmann        Deputy Director ,               National Center for Homeland Security Research,  EPA Environmental Research Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

Water Security Research: A Federal Perspective

10:00 –10:30 AM

Break

10:30 – 10:50 AM

Speaker

Subject

Time

Mr. Stephen P. Schimtt,               Vice President of Security,  American Water Works Service Company           

Water Security Research: The Private Water Utilities Perspective

10:50– 11:20 AM

Dr. Joan Rose,                     Nowlin Endowed Chair for Water Research at Michigan State University, College of Agriculture

 

Water Security Research: An Academic Perspective

11:20– 11:50 AM

Lunch (Essex Room)

12:00– 1:30 PM

SENSORS AND MONITORS

Speaker

Subject

Time

Mr. Glenn Patterson,          Drinking Water Coordinator, Office of Water Quality, USGS

 

Real Time Sensor Data Assimilation for Modeling

1:30 – 1:55 PM

Christopher J. Owens,      President and CEO Apprisetech

 

Remote Underwater Sampling and Aqueduct Monitoring Technology: An Example of Linking An Integral Part of an Early Warning System-Now

1:55 -2:20 PM

Mr. Wayne Einfeld                         Sensor Lead for the Water Initiative,  Environmental Characterization and Monitoring, Sandia National Laboratories

 

Developing Sensors and Monitors for Water Supply Security: The State of the Art

2:20 – 2:45 PM

Kenan Ozekin,

AWWA Research Foundation

 

Summary of AwwaRF Research Projects on Early Warnings Systems and Advanced Water Quality Monitoring

2:45 – 3:10 PM

Break

3:10 - 3:30 PM

Mr. Bradley Campbell       Commissioner                         New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

The State’s View of Water Security Research

3:30-4:00 PM

INFORMATION AND DATA SYSTEMS

Speaker

Subject

Time

Petr Ingeduld,                          DHI Water & Environment

Early Warning Systems for detection and tracking of pollutants in river and surface water: Integration of hydrological models and real time data accumulation systems

4:00 -4:25 PM

Sri Pangulari                             Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure

Real Time Monitoring of a Distribution System: A Case Study

4:25-4:50 PM

Dr. Nabil Adam

Charge for the next day

4:50-5:00 PM

Dinner  (Essex Room)

6:30 - 9:00 PM

 

 

December 12, 2002

Registration and Breakfast

7:45 – 8:30 AM

THE NEDD FOR AN INTEGRATED APPROACH

Speaker

Subject

Time

Bruce Kiselica,               Chief, Drinking Water Section,  USEPA – Region 2

The Need for an Integrated View of Water Quality Modeling and Monitoring

8:30 - 9:00 AM -

Robert M. Clark,                     Environmental Engineering and Public Health Consultant

Modeling and Decision Support Systems for Water Security

9:00 - 9:30 AM -

Ray Finley,                  Department Manager,       Sandia National Laboratories Geoscience and Environment Center 

An Overview of Sandia’s Water Security Research

9:30 – 10:00 AM

BREAK

10:00 – 10:15 AM

BREAK OUT GROUPS

Individual Breakout Sessions-meeting simultaneously

Work Group on Monitors and sensors        Moderators:  Eric Vowinkel / Milton Halem. Fifteen Minutes Presentations-Jeff Cantwell; Matt Huffine

10:15-12:00 PM

Individual Breakout Sessions-meeting simultaneously

Work Group on Modeling / IT             Moderators: Robert Clark / Sri Pangulari.  From Submitted Abstracts: Fifteen Minutes Presentations- Bill Samuels

10:15-12:00 PM

Individual Breakout Sessions-meeting simultaneously

Work Group on System integration Moderators:  Michael Barnes / <