Conference Record

Wednesday, 22 June 2022

09.00-11.00 Opening Ceremony (Auditorium 1)

Welcome addresses from Narvik City Mayor, Programme committe, Organising committe, WHO and IWA WSP Specialist Group.

Chair: Ingun Truland & Analisa Contos

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11.45-13.00 Monitoring and Control of Drinking Water Quality and Quality and Supply Systems (I) - Chair: Rui Sancho (Auditorium 1)

Online Flow Cytometric Fingerprinting For Control Of Microbial Water Quality In A Full-scale Drinking Water Tower, Bart De Gusseme, Belgium 

Manganese Removal By Newly Synthesized TiO2-based Adsorbent During Drinking Water Treatment, Katerina Fialova, Czech Republic 

Coagulation|flocculation Of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) In Drinking Water Treatment, Michaela Prokopova, Czech Republic 

* Investigating Removal Efficiencies Of Enterococcus Faecium NCIMB2699 And MS2 Bacteriophage At A Full-scale WTP, Paula Pellikainen, Norway 

* How Can Microbial Communities In A Water Well Influence The Water Supply — A Case Study, Brigita Jamnik, Slovenia 

  • Poster presentation 5 min (the platform presentations are 15 min + 5 min for questions)

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11.45-13.00 Risk evaluation and management - Chair: Fasil Ejigu Eregno (Auditorium 2)

Risk Assessment And Implementing Risk Management For A Complex Drinking Water Reservoir-System In Saxony, Germany, Sebastian Sturm, Germany 

Water Safety Plan Applied To Groundwater – Limitations And Possible Improvements, Eric Chauveheid, Belgium 

* Risk Assessment For Groundwater Catchment Areas, Sebastian Sturm, Germany 

* Benefits And Challenges Of Having A Practical Water Safety Plan Implemented: The Case of Porto, Susana Garcia, Portugal 

* An Innovative Evalutation Of Abstraction Vulnerability To Anthropogenic And Natural Pollution Supporting Water Safety Plan, Michela Biasibetti, Italy 

  • Poster presentation 5 min (the platform presentations are 15 min + 5 min for questions)

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14.30-15.45 Monitoring and Control of Drinking Water Quality and Supply Systems (II) - Chair: Philip de Souza (Auditorium 1)

The Need For Water Safety Plan Implementation In Vietnam: A case Study, Do Hien, Vietnam 

A Novel Management And Monitoring Tool For Seamless Water Safety Plan Implementation, Agung Kusuma, Indonesia 

Flow Cytometry Monitoring Of Bacterial Community Changes In A Distribution System Following Removal of Monochloramine, Caroline Schleich, Sweden 

* Untapping The Potential Of Effect-based Methods In Drinking Water Treatment Designs: A Swedish Example, Maria Yu, Sweden 

* Data-driven Models For Predicting Microbial Water Quality In The Drinking Water Source, Ekaterina Sokolova, Sweden 

  • Poster presentation 5 min (the platform presentations are 15 min + 5 min for questions)

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14.30-15.45 Risk evaluation and management Chair: Fasil Ejigu Eregno (Auditorium 2)
Waterborne Disease Outbreak In Askøy, Norway, 2019 – Lessons Learned, Hanne Kvitsand, Norway 

Health Risk Assessment of Pharmaceuticals In Drinking Water, Ellen Svärd & Emelie Andersson, Sweden 

* Early Warning System For Enhancing Microbiological Safety In Drinking Water Treatment Plants, Ester Aguilera, Spain 

* Implementing Water Safety Plans Within The Frame of The Revised Drinking Water Directive: Strategy For The Development of A Routine Method to Evaluate Hazardous Events, Pascale Picron, Belgium 

* Odour Thresholds And Ecotoxicity Of Fuels In Drinking-water, Johan Strandberg, Sweden 

  • Poster presentation 5 min (the platform presentations are 15 min + 5 min for questions)

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16.15-18.00 Workshop (Auditorium 1)
Strengthening global water safety planning practices – Development of the second edition of the Water Safety Plan Manual, Chair: WHO

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Thursday, 23 June 2022

09.00 - 10.00 Keynote Session: EU Water Policy in General and the Implementation of the Recast DWD in Particular, Bert Leemans, Belgium. Chair: Thomas Pettersson (Auditorium 1)
10.00-11.15 Water Safety Plan Auditing and Implementation Chair: Alejandro Iriburo (Auditorium 2)

Improving Drinking Water Quality In Small Water Supplies In The Nordic Region With Risk-based Approach, María Gunnarsdóttir

Water Safety Planning For Professional Service Providers, Katrina Charles, United Kingdom

Not Worth The Effort? Benefits Of Integrating Ecosystem Services Into A Risk Assessment For Small Systems, Nadine Gärtner, Sweden

*Web-Based Software Application For Risk Management Of Drinking-Water Supplies, Friederike Brauer, Germany

  • Poster presentation 5 min (the platform presentations are 15 min + 5 min for questions)

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10.00-11.15 Monitoring and Control of Drinking Water Quality and Supply Systems III Chair: Rui Sancho (Auditorium1)

Shewanella Baltica In An Air Cathode Microbial Fuel Cell For Biosensing of Water Quality, Nga Dang, Norway

The Prevalence Of Aeromonas Spp. In A Norwegian Water Treatment Plant After Disinfection Treatments, Ettore Amato, Norway

Effects Of Temperature And Treated Water Quality On Bacterial Dynamics In DWDS, Urd Eriksen, Norway

*Ensuring Safe Water: Application Of HACCP Methodology To Source Water Management, Treatment Selection, And Monitoring, Stephanie Ishii, United States

  • Poster presentation 5 min (the platform presentations are 15 min + 5 min for questions)

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10.00-11.15 Emergency Planning and Preparation, and Water safety in buildings Chair: Susanne Hyllestad (Auditorium 3)

Providing Emergency Water Supply For Health Care Facilities,
Steffen Krause, Germany

Water Safety Plan In Internal Distribution Systems Under Directive (EU) 2020|2184: Guidelines In Italy, Alessandra Daniele, Italy

The Utility of E. Coli In Characterising Hazards In Healthcare Facility Water Systems: Evidence From Bangladesh, Li Ong, United Kingdom

*Tap Water Quality And Consumption Behaviours Of The Residents from Yangon City, Shane Htet Ko, Japan

  • Poster presentation 5 min (the platform presentations are 15 min + 5 min for questions)

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11.45-13.00 Monitoring and Control of Drinking Water Quality and Supply Systems (IV) Chair: Philip de Souza (Auditorium 1)

Bacterial Cell Counts From Five Drinking Water Treatment Plants-importance Of Raw Water Quality And Operation Performance, Paula Pellikainen, Norway 

Real-time Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Of A Distribution System With Electrochemical Sensors, Mats Eriksson, Sweden 

Drinking Water Safety And Security Plans In Vanuatu, Gabrielle String, United States 

* Contamination of The Main Drinking Water Supply of Oslo, Tor Jantsch & Ingvild Falkum Ullman , Norway 

* Microbial Water Quality Sampling to Inform Health Risk Assessments: Is it a Viable Strategy?, Victor Vinas, Sweden 

  • Poster presentation 5 min (the platform presentations are 15 min + 5 min for questions)

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11.45-13.00 New and emerging risks (I) Chair: Ingun Tryland (Auditorium 3)

Effect-based Methods – A Valuable Tool to Monitor Hazardous Chemicals in Drinking Water, Johan Lundqvist, Sweden 

Upstream Sources of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to Raw Water in Lake Mälaren-Görväln, Frida Ekman, Sweden 

Removal of Genotoxic Effects In Drinking Water – Evaluation of GAC And Influence of Contact Time, Helene Ejhed, Sweden 

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11.45-13.00 Water Safety Plan Auditing and Implementation Chair: Asoka Jayaratne (Auditorium 2)

Case Studies to Demonstrate The Benefits of Water Safety Plans Through Experience, Sarah Hercule-Bobroff, France 

Experiences And Benefits of The Implementation of The ISO 22000 Standard at a Large Water Supply System, Miquel Paraira, Spain 

Water Safety Plan Implementation: The Italian Approach, Luca Lucentini, Italy 

* Two-eyed Seeing Development of One Water Safety Plans: A Path Forward For The Atlantic First Nations Water Authority, Megan Fuller, Canada 

* Rural Water Safety Plan In Vietnam: Difficulties And Challenges, Do Hien, Vietnam 

  • Poster presentation 5 min (the platform presentations are 15 min + 5 min for questions)

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14.30-15.45 Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan Chair: Rory Moses McKeown & Thomas Pettersson (Auditorium 1)

Initiating Water Safety Planning For Climate Resilience In South Africa Via Municipalities And Basin Authorities, Matthew Damons & Philip de Souza, South Africa 

Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan For Madaba, Jordan, Mark Summerton, Jordan 

Implementation Of CR-WSP In Urban Water Supply Systems In Nepal, Sameep Adhikari, Nepal 

* Modelling Impacts of Climate Change And Socioeconomic Development on The Microbial Water Quality, Ekaterina Sokolova, Sweden 

  • Poster presentation 5 min (the platform presentations are 15 min + 5 min for questions)

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14.30-15.45 New And Emerging Risks (II), and Water Reuse in Water Safety Plan Chair: Ingun Tryland (Auditorium 2)

Aeromonas Spp. Gastrointestinal Infections In Norway: A Drinking Water Issue? Ettore Amato, Norway 

Searching The Unknown: Tailored Groundwater Monitoring Within WSP Implementation In Central Veneto Region, Italy, Paolo Ronco, Italy 

Water And Sanitation Safety Planning For Varanasi – A Case Study In Middle Ganga Basin, India, Prabhat Kumar Singh, India 

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16.15-18.00 Workshops - Risk of water contaminations Chair: UiT (Auditorium 2)
16.15-18.00 Workshops - Water Safety Planning For Resilience to Future Shocks And Emergencies Chair: IWA Water Safety Plan, Specialist Group (Auditorium 1)

Friday, 24 June 2022

09.00-10.00 Keynote Session: The Norweigan Water Safety Practice, Susanne Hyllestad, Norway Chair: Asoka Jayaratne (Auditorium 1)
10.15-11.30 Climate Resilient Water Safety Plan Chair: Rory Moses McKeown & Thomas Pettersson (Auditorium 1)

Implementation of Water Safety Plan For Drinking Water Supply System Supplied From Groundwater Sources in Val Di Cornia Region, Filippo Corsini, Italy 

Using Climate Resilient Risk-Based Assessments of Water, Wastewater and Sanitation Systems to Improve Integrated Planning and Management of These Services in South Africa, Thabisa Manxodidi, South Africa 

Water Safety Plans Review In National Water And Sewerage Corporation-Uganda Due To Covid-19, Christopher Kanyesigye, Uganda 

* Risk Screening For Drinking Water Quality Protection From Climate And Land Use Changes, Carolin Vorstius, United Kingdom 

  • Poster presentation 5 min (the platform presentations are 15 min + 5 min for questions)

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10.15-11.30 Risk Based Approaches in Drinking Water Regulation Chairs: Oliver Loebel (Auditorium 2)

Water Safety Planning in Luxembourg – Web-based Services Ensuring Drinking Water Quality, Martin Offermann, Germany 

Germany’s Way To WSP Through Policy Actions And Technical Standards, Friederike Brauer, Germany 

Risk Management: Effective Learning From Authentic Experience. Steve Hrudey, Canada 

* Evaluating The Health Risks Associated With Drinking UMsunduzi River Water, South Africa, Zesizwe Ngubane, South Africa 

  • Poster presentation 5 min (the platform presentations are 15 min + 5 min for questions)

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12.00-13.00 Closing Ceremony (Auditorium 1)

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