Connect With Us at the 2024 Rocky Mountain Water Conference
Kevin Johnson
Executive Vice President of Operations
We’re looking forward to the RMWEA and the Rocky Mountain Section of the American Water Works Association (RMSAWWA) annual Rocky Mountain Water Conference where Freese and Nichols experts will be giving six presentations. In addition to our panelists, Freese and Nichols leaders Kevin Johnson, David Bennett, Morgan Lynch, Thomas Haster, Jessica Brown and David Jackson will be in attendance.
Freese and Nichols’ teams are growing: view our water/wastewater job openings.
Monday, August 26
Water Modeling
Title: Operations to CIP: How a Calibrated Water Model Boosted a Utility’s Return on Investment
Time: 11 a.m.
Presenters: Dave Christiansen, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Pipelines
Title: Sound Decisions: Leveraging Ultrasonic Technology for Pipeline Inspections in the City of Grapevine
Time: 11 a.m.
Presenters: David Clark, City of Grapevine; Stephen Johnson, Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Mazen Kawasmi, Freese and
Nichols, Inc. & Chris McDowell, CPM Pipelines
Hydraulics
Title: Prepare for the Next Emergency: Hydraulic Modeling to Support Resiliency Planning
Time: 1 p.m.
Presenters: Melissa Brunger, Freese and Nichols, Inc.
Tuesday, Aug. 27
Trenchless Technologies
Title: How to be a “Drill Master”
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Presenter: Jonathan Faughtenberry, Freese and Nichols & Brogan Tyler, Freese and Nichols
Wednesday, Aug. 28
Maintenance Innovation
Title: Minimize Footprint and Maintenance Headaches, Self-Cleaning Trench Type Wet Wells
Time: 9 a.m.
Presenter: Trooper Smith, Freese and Nichols
Design Considerations
Title: Thinking Outside the Circle: Novel Use of Non-Circular Pipe for Dallas’ Shallow Large Interceptor Sewers
Time: 3 p.m.
Presenter: Mitchell Sawtelle, Freese and Nichols; Jacob Durand, Freese and Nichols & Michael Hagen, Freese and Nichols
Kevin Johnson is the Executive Vice President of Operations. In this role, he oversees the South Central US, Central Plains and Western US regions. He is based in Dallas, TX.