AquaSmart in the water treatment community
March 21st, 2024 Clarksville, TN
Tennessee Association of Utility Districts (TAUD)
Clarksville Gas & Water was recently named the winner of the Region 9 Best Tasting Water Contest sponsored by the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts (TAUD). The competition was held in Charlotte, Tenn., on March 21.
TAUD Region 9 consists of Cheatham, Dickson, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, and Stewart counties. In addition to Clarksville Gas & Water, the other utilities participating in the competition were Water Authority of Dickson County and Pleasant View Utility District.
Participating as judges for the competition were Dickson County General Sessions Court Clerk Leslie Shelton, 23rd Judicial District Attorney Ray Crouch, and Brian Dyess, Regional Sales Manager for Aqua Smart, Inc. The drinking water samples were judged on their clarity, bouquet, and taste.
August 30th, 2023 Ocean City, MD
Chesapeake Tri-Association Conference
AquaSmart provided a 30-minute training for operators and engineering credit during the annual Chesapeake Tri-Con. This class focused on the life of phosphorus from source to water treatment to wastewater discharge and how corrosion inhibitor treatment decisions affect drinking and wastewater chemistries. Our work in the UK was highlighted. With our findings there being used as cautionary lessons for the upcoming lead and copper rule improvements. Specifically, the potential impact on wastewater treatment plants and how we are working towards a solution to that situation. The session was very well attended, and we would like to thank the Chesapeake AWWA, Chesapeake WEA, and Water Works Operators of MD, DE, and DC for the opportunity to speak.
August 10th, 2023 Mt. Olive, NJ
August 17th, 2023 Brooklawn, NJ
AquaSmart provided 2 separate 3-hour trainings for TCH credits for operators and engineers. Central to the class was taking a holistic approach to corrosion control treatment. Accounting for not only how corrosion inhibitors interact with the water distribution systems but also how those inhibitors affect drinking and wastewater chemistries. Included in this presentation was a hands-on demonstration. Both trainings were well attended and received 25 and 40 participants, respectively. We look forward to future events with the NJ Water Association.
Alabama Rural Water Association
March 21, 2023 Montgomery, AL
ARWA – Alabama Rural Water Association
AquaSmart exhibited with sequestering demonstrations and mild steel corrosion coupon jar kits. Brian Dyess spoke in a 30-min water training class. He spoke on the importance of taking a holistic approach to corrosion control and water treatment. Audience members performed a live iron sequestration demonstration. Several participants mentioned the impact of the visual demonstration with the iron sequestering kits.
Tennessee Association of Utility Districts
March 8, 2023 Farragut, TN
TAUD Region 2 Best Tasting Water Contest
AquaSmart exhibited with sequestering demonstrations and mild steel corrosion coupon jar kits. Brian Dyess spoke in a 30-minute water training class. He spoke on the importance of taking a holistic approach to corrosion control and water treatment. Audience members performed a live iron sequestration demonstration. Several participants mentioned the impact of the visual demonstration with the iron sequestering kits.
Tennessee Association of Utility Districts
March 2, 2023 Knoxville, TN
TAUD Utility Technology Conference
AquaSmart exhibited with sequestering demonstrations and mild steel corrosion coupon jar kits. Brian Dyess spoke in a 1-hour water training class. Brian spoke on the importance of taking a holistic approach to corrosion control and water treatment. Audience members performed a live iron sequestration demonstration. Several participants mentioned the impact of the visual demonstration with the iron sequestering kits.
North Carolina Rural Water Association Mars Hill
November 2, 2022 Mars Hill, NC
NCRWA Mars Hill Operation & Maintenance for Water & Wastewater Utilities
Jon Burnett did a training session for a class of 40 water & wastewater professionals. Jon spoke on the advantages of holistic water treatment, educating the class on the cause and effect of treatment processes performed at the water treatment plant, and the economical impact that those processes can have on the wastewater treatment plant.
Georgia Rural Water Association Fall Conference
October 25, 2022 Jekyll Island, GA
AquaSmart exhibited with sequestering demonstrations, mild steel corrosion coupon jar kits, and participated in a raffle door prize. Jon Burnett spoke in a 30-minute water training class. He spoke on the importance of taking a holistic approach to corrosion control and water treatment. Audience members performed a live iron sequestration demonstration. Several participants mentioned the impact of the visual demonstration with the iron sequestering kits. Several attendees asked for extra kits to take with them to demonstrate SeaQuest to their water treatment operators.
2022 Smart Water Summit
San Antonio, Texas August 2022
Aqua Smart presented a keynote session around holistic corrosion control using less phosphorus and moderated a panel discussion with industry leaders around emerging issues facing drinking water utilities. Dave Linville was joined by Frank Slovenic (Global Water Works), John Neilson (Desoto Parrish Water Works), and Damian Luna (Albuquerque Bernalillo Water Authority).
Georgia Association of Water Professionals District 4 Meeting
June 22, 2022 Columbus, GA
Dave Linville spoke in a 2-hour continuing education class of water/wastewater operators, superintendents, engineers, and directors. He spoke on the complications of scale-building corrosion control methods and how excessive use of phosphate chemicals being used in drinking water treatment has a detrimental and costly effect on the wastewater treatment plant.
Georgia Rural Water Association Spring Conference
May 11, 2022 Jekyll Island, GA
AquaSmart exhibited with sequestering demonstrations and mild steel corrosion coupon jar tests. Dave Linville spoke in a water education session. He explained AquaSmart’s unique and holistic approach to corrosion control and water quality. AquaSmart introduced an interactive and live iron sequestering “mini kit” for audience participation. Our friend Scott Huckaby of Pike County is pictured with the sequestering kit.
Water Tower Demo Day
April 22, 2022 Buford, GA
AquaSmart had a booth at the event where we performed sequestering demonstrations, mild steel corrosion coupon jar tests, and a video loop that shows “How SeaQuest Works”. Dave Linville spoke in a boardroom education session with some other professionals in the water industry. He discussed some of the challenges that water and wastewater treatment plants face on a daily basis and shared a well-thought-out and forward-thinking holistic perspective on how we can address some of those issues.
South Carolina Rural Water Association Equipment & Operators Expo 2022
April 21, 2022 West Columbia, SC
SCRWA Equipment & Operator's Expo 2022
AquaSmart exhibited with iron sequestering demonstrations and mild steel corrosion coupon jar test. Dave Linville presented in a live education session, speaking on the fundamental challenges of corrosion control and water quality.
