TEXAS MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ASSOCIATION
OUR TEXAS WATER: Planning for the Future!
Radisson Hotel Fort Worth North—Fossil Creek
January 19-21—Fort Worth
The emphasis of the Texas Municipal Utilities Association is the management and direction of municipal utilities, including the special relationship city managers, members of governing bodies, and boards of directors have with municipal utilities. The TMUA Annual Conference is a forum where members can learn from each other and benefit from their interaction with other municipal utility managers in Texas.
All educational sessions will be held at the Radisson Hotel Fort Worth North — Fossil Creek unless otherwise noted.
Agenda
1:00 — 4:00 p.m.
Registration
4:00 — 6:00 p.m.
TMUA Board of Directors Meeting
7:00 p.m.
Bulls' Night Out (separate fee of $39 includes transportation)
Come to the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo and enjoy a night of Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Extreme Bull Riding!
7:30 a.m. — 5:30 p.m.
Registration
8:00 — 8:05 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
TMUA President David Harris, Utility Director, City of Brownwood
8:05 — 8:45 a.m.
Keynote Address
Dale Fisseler, City Manager, City of Fort Worth
8:45 — 9:45 a.m.
Water Audits/Accountability
Get all the information you need to properly and accurately complete the annual water accountability
report required by TCEQ and TWDB.
Mark Mathis, Water Loss Specialist, Texas Water Development Board, Austin
9:45 — 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 — 11:00 a.m.
Water Supply Planning Updates
Hear an overview of the water strategies for the North Texas Area. Mr. Owen will discuss partnering with Dallas
Water Utilities to design and construct major raw water facilities to transport raw waters from East Texas to
the Metroplex area. Also covered will be updates on the ongoing activities to obtain raw water from Oklahoma
and various raw water management strategies proposed by the Tarrant Regional Water District for the North
Texas area.
Wayne Owen, Planning Director, Tarrant Regional Water District, Fort Worth
11:00 — 11:45 a.m.
Membrane Technologies for Wastewater Treatment
This program is designed to give the basics of membrane technology used in wastewater and the situations
in which this technology might be appropriate.
Derek Shires, Environmental Treatment Technologies, Inc.
11:45 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 — 1:30 p.m.
New Nutrient Criteria—Potential Spider in the Woodpile
We will discuss what the new nutrient criteria are and identify potential effluent limits. There will also be a
discussion of the operations and treatment implications of incorporation of phosphorus and total nitrogen
limits at different levels into permits. Finally, we'll discuss the ranges of costs associated with including
total nitrogen and phosphorus limits in permits.
Betty Jordan, Principal, Manager of Technology, Alan Plummer Associates, Inc.
2:00 — 5:00 p.m.
Bowling Event (separate fee of $10 does not include transportation)
Join us for a relaxing afternoon of bowling and networking at Cowtown Bowling Palace, located at 4333 River Oaks Boulevard in Fort Worth.
7:00 p.m.
Casino Night
Join us for an evening of games, food, and fun. Sponsored by Environmental Treatment Technologies, Inc.
8:00 a.m. — Noon
Registration
8:00 — 8:30 a.m.
Business Meeting, Awards, and Sponsor Presentations
8:30 — 10:30 a.m.
Leading Areas of Workers Compensation and Liabilities
Ronnie will share statistics from the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool major
work-related injuries/claims and what we can do to help reduce them.
Ronnie Sexton, Loss Prevention Training Specialist, Texas Municipal League
Intergovernmental Risk Pool, Austin
10:00 — 10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m. — Noon
Overview of the Latest Water Regulations
We will discuss several of the latest Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) rules and
regulations and how they have already impacted us, plus the future impacts on water and wastewater utilities
in Texas. Ms. Diehl will also share some of the upcoming regulations that are being evaluated for future
implementation and answer questions related to the rules.
Alicia Diehl, Ph.D., Drinking Water Quality Team Leader, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Austin
General Information
The 2011 TMUA Annual Conference will be held at the Radisson Hotel Fort Worth North — Fossil Creek, located at 2540 Meacham Boulevard in Fort Worth.
The Radisson Hotel Fort Worth North — Fossil Creek has extended a room rate of $119 single/double occupancy. In order to receive this discounted rate, your reservation must be made by December 29, 2010. Please call the hotel directly at 800-967-9033 or 817-625-9911 and refer to the TMUA Annual Conference room block.
TMUA members are eligible for a reduced registration fee if you register online by January 7. After January 7, the registration fee increases. Please see below for fees. Your registration includes a continental breakfast on Thursday and Friday, lunch and an evening reception on Thursday, access to all educational sessions, conference handouts, and refreshment breaks.
(Save $25 off registration by registering online below!)
| By Mail: | By January 7 | After January 7 |
| Member Registration | $171 | $199 |
| Non-Member Registration | $199 | $224 |
| Bull's Night Out | $39 | $39 |
| Bowling Event | $10 | $10 |
Registration will be open during the following hours:
Wednesday, January 19 — 1:00 — 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 20 — 7:30 a.m. — 5:30 p.m.
Friday, January 21 — 8:00 a.m. — Noon
If you are registered and cannot attend, we encourage you to send a substitute. If you cannot send a substitute, a $45 cancellation fee will be assessed if written cancellation is received by January 7. No refunds will be honored after January 7.
Conference badges will be mailed in advance. Name badges are required for admittance to the workshop. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR BADGE TO THE CONFERENCE.
An application will be submitted to TCEQ for continuing education certification. If it is approved, a sign-in sheet will be available at the conference registration desk, and a certificate of attendance will be mailed after the event. In order to receive credit, you must provide your TCEQ license number.
Elected officials (mayors and councilmembers) can earn Texas Municipal League Institute (TMLI) credits for attending this workshop. Forms will be available on site. For further information on the TMLI program, please call us at 512-231-7400 or log on to the TML Web site at www.tml.org (click on "Training" and then "TMLI").
Let us know on the registration form if you need special assistance of any kind. WE WANT TO HELP! In order to respond to any special requests, we would appreciate as much advance notice as possible.
AVIS discounts are available at 800-331-1600, or make reservations online at www.avis.com. The Avis World Wide Discount (AWD) number is J867208. Enterprise Corporate Class discounts are available at www.enterprise.com or by calling 800-736-8222. Your Corporate Class number is Y21222 and can be accessed by entering the association acronym, TEX, at the Corporate Reservation section of the Web site.
Join us for a fantastic evening of Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Extreme Bull Riding at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. A limited number of first-come, first-served tickets have been purchased. The fee of $39 includes transportation.
The Bowling Event will be held at Cowtown Bowling Palace, located at 4333 River Oaks Boulevard in Fort Worth. The fee is $10 and includes two hours of bowling, shoe rental, a pitcher of soda, and pizza. Transportation is on your own.
Please contact the TML Program Development Department at 512-231-7400 or tmuaconference@tml.org.
2012 TMUA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
January 25-27, 2012
Inn on Barons Creek Spa & Conference Center
FREDERICKSBURG
- Register online for the TMUA Annual Conference now.
- Print and mail the .pdf registration form to:
TML Administrative Services
1821 Rutherford Lane, Suite 400
Austin, TX 78754-5128
