Technical Program (Tentative)
Wednesday
22 Nov.
Thursday
23 Nov.
Friday
24 Nov.
AM Opening
Keynote Speech
Special Lecture
Poster Sessions
General Panel Discussion
Closing
PM
Presentations by Invited Speakers

Reception
Oral Sessions Technical Tours
1. Visiting Nishiya Purification Plant and Sankeien Garden
2. .‘Hamadori’ boat cruise around Yokohama harbor
AM/PM Exhibition(at Exhibition Hall A)
Admission Free
Water Distribution Systems, Water Treatment Systems, Management Systems, etc.
22nd November (Wed.)

Registration starts at 09:00.

Opening at Main Hall 10:00 - 10:15

Keynote Speech at Main Hall 10:15 - 10:55
New Water Supply Technologies and Development of Water Utility Management
Yasumoto Magara
Professor, Hokkaido University
Biography: March 1964: Graduated from Department of Sanitary Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
April 1992: Director, Department of Sanitary Engineering, National Institute of Public Health
April 1997: Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Specialty: Environmental Risk Engineering


Special Lecture at Main Hall 10:55 - 11:35
IWA - Advancing Water Supply & Services through Networks
David Garman
President, International Water Association (IWA))
Biography: After having had business experiences in Australian NSW Environmental Protection Agency, Water Resources Commission, and private industry, Dr Garman is currently responsible for management of EBCRC.
He joined IWA in 1976 and became the president of IWA in September 2006.


Presentations by Invited Speakers at Main Hall 13:00 - 17:30
Chair: Saburo Matsui
Professor, Kyoto University
Particle Removal with Membranes in Water Treatment in Germany
State of the Art and Further Developments
Rolf Gimbel
Professor, IWW University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Developments of High Rate Dissolved Air Flotation for Drinking Water Treatment
James K Edzwald
Professor, University of Massachusetts, USA
Overview of Korea Water R&D Program - I2WaterTech
Eun Namkung
Professor, Myong Ji University, Korea
30 Years of Technical and Organisational Development in the UK Water Sector - Thames Water's Experiences of Moving from Public to Private Sector
Tony Rachwal
Research and Development Director, Thames Water, UK
Title TBD
Li Zhendong
President, China Water Supply Association, China
Recent Developments in Drinking Water Quality Management - Global and Regional Perspectives
Terrence Thompson
Regional Adviser in Environmental Health, WHO Western Pacific Regional Office

Reception at Yokohama Royal Park Hotel 18:30 - 20:00



23rd November (Thu.)

Poster Session 3F foyer 10:00-12:00

Technical Sessions 13:00-17:30

Session 1: Advanced water treatment technologies at Room 301+302 Room 301+302
Chair: Yoshimasa Watanabe
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
O1-1 Riverbank Filtration: a Promise Technique for Water Supply from Nile, Egypt 13:00-13:20
Mohamed Shamrukh
Minia University, Egypt
O1-2 Influence of initial mixing conditions on NOM removal and membrane performance in hybrid low-pressure membrane filtration process 13:20-13:40
Seockheon Lee
Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
O1-3 Inactivation of Particle-associated Viruses by UV 13:40-14:00
Jiangyong Hu
National University of Singapore, Singapore
O1-4 Pilot study on combination of preozonation and ozonation/biological activated carbon for the treatment of bromide-bearing source water 14:00-14:20
Guo Zhaohai
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, China
O1-5 Application of Biofiltration System on AOC Removal: Column and Field Studies 14:20-14:40
Chuan-Chi Chien
National Sun Yat-Sen University, Chinese Taiwan
Coffee Break 14:40-15:10
O1-6 A study on reducing the number of primary particles by two-step series rapid agitation with PACl and nonionic polymer 15:10-15:30
Toshiyuki Kawaguchi
Kitami Institute of Technology
O1-7 Membrane-media active collaboration (M-MAC): an alternative for solid-liquid separation in drinking water treatment 15:30-15:50
Takashi Sasaki
Hanshin Water Supply Authorit
O1-8 Removal of pharmaceuticals through continuous operation of column filled with fresh and aged granular activated carbons 15:50-16:10
Heekyong Oh
Tokyo Institute of Technology
O1-9 Adsorptive removal of geosmin by ceramic membrane filtration with super-powdered activated carbon adsorption 16:10-16:30
Yoshihiko Matsui
Hokkaido University
O1-10 Influence of calcium on the evolution of irreversible fouling in microfiltration/ultrafiltration membranes 16:30-16:50
Hiroshi Yamamura
Hokkaido University
Discussion 16:50-17:20

Session 2: Advanced technologies and appropriate management for water distribution at Room 303+304
Room 303+304
Chair: Akira Koizumi
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University
O2-1 Water quality management at Tai Lam Chung Reservoir in Hong Kong by real-time water quality data acquisition system 13:00-13:20
Wo Ming Chow
Water Supplies Department, Hong Kong, China
O2-2 Bacterial species and variation in the biofilm of water distribution system in Harbin city 13:20-13:40
Yu Shui-li
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
O2-3 Release of organic compounds from polyethylene pipes to drinking water: Effect of physical/chemical parameters 13:40-14:00
Martin Denberg
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
O2-4 A study on large-capacity transmission main intersecting with an active fault 14:00-14:20
Masanori Iga
Kobe Municipal Waterworks Bureau
O2-5 Pipeline management in Tokyo ---measures for leakage prevention --- 14:20-14:40
Kazuhiko Fujimura
Bureau of Waterworks, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Coffee Break 14:40-15:10
O2-6 The method of function diagnosis and renewal plan for distribution pipelines and networks 15:10-15:30
Hirohisa Kouzu
Yokosuka City Waterworks and Sewerage Bureau
O2-7 An analysis to detect a change of water flow and pressure in water pipe network 15:30-15:50
Katsuya Yokokawa
TOSHIBA Corporation
O2-8 Residual chlorine decay simulation in Water distribution system 15:50-16:10
Toru Nagatani
Osaka Municipal Waterworks Bureau
O2-9 Epoch Project: effective water use in pipeline operation considering high quality 16:10-16:30
Yasuhiko Sato
Japan Water Research Center
Discussion 16:30-17:00

Session 3: Development of water utility management at 5F Small Auditorium
Chair: Shoichi Kunikane
Director, Department of Water Supply Engineering, National Institute of Public Health
O3-1 Water supply and strategy in Changchun (China) 13:00-13:20
Yin Jun
Jilin Architectural and Civil Engineering Institute, China
O3-2 China Xiamen Gaodian Waterworks Present Situation and Task 13:20-13:40
Zhou Lijia
Xiamen Water Group limited Company, China
O3-3 A case of private initiatives of Waterworks Department in Saitama Prefecture (Ookubo PFI business) 13:40-14:00
Akira Sekine
Public Enterprise Bureau in Saitama Prefecture
O3-4 Samukawa Water Purification Plant sludge treatment facility special enterprise (case study report) 14:00-14:20
Satoshi Ito
Public Enterprises Agency, Kanagawa Prefectural Government
O3-5 Development of the Long-term Vision for Yokohama Waterworks and its 10-Year Plan 14:20-14:40
Genta Yamada
Yokohama Water Works Bureau
Coffee Break 14:40-15:10
O3-6 Gradual utilization of PI by the Sapporo City Waterworks Bureau 15:10-15:30
Makoto Watanabe
Sapporo Waterworks Bureau
O3-7 Evaluation of water supply project by performance indicators 15:30-15:50
Kenei Ishii
Japan Water Works Association Technical Institute
O3-8 Technical Succession in Tokyo Metropolitan Waterworks Bureau 15:50-16:10
Chikafusa Sato
Bureau of Waterworks, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Discussion 16:10-16:40

Extra-Session at 5F Small Auidotorium 16:50-17:30
Water safety plans for large water supply systems: Case studies in Tokyo and Osaka



24th November (Fri.)

General Panel Discussion at Main Hall 09:00-12:00
Based on presentations made so far, this panel discussion aims to provide a place where speakers and participants exchange their views, have fruitful discussions and summarize the symposium.
Facilitators:
Shinichiro Ohgaki IWA Vice-President, and Professor, the University of Tokyo
Paul Reiter IWA Executive Director
Panelists:
Yasumoto Magara Professor, Hokkaido University
Yoshimasa Watanabe Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Akira Koizumi Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Shoichi Kunikane Director, Department of Water Supply Engineering, National Institute of Public Health
Saburo Matsui Professor, Kyoto University
David Garman IWA President
Rolf Gimbel Professor, IWW University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
James K Edzwald Professor, University of Massachusetts, USA
Tony Rachwal Research and Development Director, Thames Water, UK
Eun Namkung Professor, Myong Ji University, Korea
Li Zhendong President, China Water Supply Association
Terrence Thompson Regional Adviser for Environmental Health, WHO/WPRO

Closing at Main Hall 12:00 -12:05

Technical Tours (Optional)
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