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Call for Papers

15th Annual 3 Rivers Wet Weather Sewer Conference
October 16-17, 2013
Monroeville Convention Center

We are seeking sessions for an educational agenda covering a broad range of topics:

  • Sewer system consolidation/ regionalization issues, i.e. legal and financial 
  • Asset data management 
  • Financial management 
  • Inter-municipal cooperation case studies 
  • Source reduction, including green infrastructure (in particular, performance data for reduction in sewer overflows for areas similar to SW Pennsylvania in soils and topography)
  • Comparison of annual overflow volume reduction and costs for gray infrastructure versus source reduction (separation of combined sewers, green infrastructure, and source flow reduction in separate sewers)
  • Green infrastructure life cycle and O & M requirements 
  • Sustainable O&M approaches 
  • Long-term wet weather planning 
  • Water quality and public health
  • Removing barriers and revising codes and ordinances to better support sustainable stormwater management
  • Integrated Watershed Planning – Implementation Case Studies
  • Private laterals 
  • Cost analysis tools and models 
  • Innovative GIS applications 
  • Multi-municipal Act 537 planning 
  • Watershed management 
  • Approaches to storm water, MS4 compliance and stormwater utilities
  • Allegheny County’s Act 167 Planning

If you are interested in speaking at the conference, please use the guidelines outlined below and submit a proposal to 3 Rivers Wet Weather by Friday, May 3, 2013

If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact 3 Rivers Wet Weather at 412-578-8375.

Conference Speaking Proposal Guidelines
Please include the following in your speaking proposal:

  1. Name of speaker(s), title, company name, address, phone, fax and e-mail
  2. Title of presentation
  3. Description of the presentation content in 400 words or less. Emphasize the educational elements of the presentation. (Sales-oriented presentations will not be considered. Presentations must provide unbiased, valuable information about a technology, technique, case study, etc.) Co-presentations and case studies are encouraged. Most sessions are 30-45 minutes. Due to the short session length, we request that proposals/presentations include no more than two speakers.
  4. Learning outcomes. List at least three goals or outcomes of the presentation. What will participants have learned by the time they leave your session?
  5. Short biographical sketch of the speaker (50-75 words).
  6. Previous presentations speaker has given. (Please list the conference/seminar, date and topic.)

Please forward your speaking proposal to:

3 Rivers Wet Weather
Attn: Conference Speaking Proposal
3901 Penn Avenue
Building #3
Pittsburgh, PA 15224

or forward via fax—412-578-8065—or e-mail to jgamble@3rww.org in a Word document.

Please note:
3RWW is unable to cover the travel expenses for speakers, however, we will waive the conference registration fee. We will reserve a block of rooms at a special room rate and individual speakers will be responsible for booking their own accommodations. Additional details will be provided in the speaker acceptance letter.