American Water Experts To Present Research At American Water Works Association Symposium

American Water the nation’s largest publicly traded water and wastewater utility company, recently announced that two of its water experts will be presenting at the American Water Works Association Distribution Systems Symposium & Exposition held September 9-12 in St. Louis, MO.

American Water will have a strong presence at the conference with Dr. Jian Yang, Environmental Engineer, delivering two research projects on Pressure Management and Risk Modeling of Microbial Control Strategies for Main Breaks and Depressurization.

Also during the conference, David Hughes, Water Research Manager, will give two presentations on Automated Meter Reading Innovation and Reducing Non-Revenue Water.

The AWWA Distribution Systems Symposium & Exposition is geared toward Distribution, Engineering and Operations Professionals. Among the topics covered will be Asset Management, Automation & Computer Control Capital Projects, Corrosion Control, Construction, Cross Connection & Backflow Prevention, Distribution System O & M, Distribution System Water Quality, System Modeling and Simulation Applications, Energy Management, Infrastructure Renewal, Instrumentation and Control, Metering, Pipeline and Pump Station Design, Regulatory Trends, Safety, Security, Storage Tank Design, Operation, and Maintenance, Water Loss Control and Water Main Rehabilitation.

About American Water
Founded in 1886, American Water is the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company.  With headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs approximately 7,000 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in more than 30 states and parts of Canada. For more information, visit www.amwater.com.