The New Zealand Water & Wastes Association (NZWWA) and the Australasian Society of Trenchless Technology (ASTT) combined their events in September 2003 under the enviroNZ03 banner in a very successful meeting with members of these two organisations. Following the success of this event the NZWWA and ASTT decided to again host a combined annual conference for 2005.

Attendees will get the quality professional education they need, regardless of their role in the industry. As the forum that professionals in the water, wastewater and trenchless industries rely on to stay up-to date with new technology, management information and regulatory activities, enviroNZ05 provides an opportunity to take the appropriate steps into the future.

Keynote Speakers

Samuel T Ariaratnam, PhD, P.Eng Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

Samuel is a member of the Board of Directors of the North American Society for Trenchless Technology and is chair of the Underground Construction Committee, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He is also a Construction Division Executive member of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) and the Construction Research Council, (ASCE).

He has presented a wide range of papers in the trenchless field including a busy 2005 speaking schedule with papers at UCT and the NASTT and a large number of invited lectures around the world.

An expert in the methodology and procedures of directional drilling from an academic and expert witness perspective, Samuel was a co-author of the HDD Consortium Best Practices Guidelines. Samuel has an extensive list of credits in his CV including more than 25 journal publications, 70 conference proceedings and 20 technical reports.

Samuel’s keynote address will cover his research in the area of ‘Sustainable Urban Underground Infrastructure Systems’, focusing on the use of optimisation techniques and performance models to evaluate and develop improved construction strategies/methods for installing, assessing, rehabilitating, and repairing underground infrastructure systems including sewer/water systems, fibre-optic cables, pipelines, electrical lines, and gas lines. Particular emphasis will be placed on trenchless engineering applications including horizontal directional drilling, pipe replacement, and underground asset management.

Jerry C Biberstine, National Rural Water Association, USA

Jerry Biberstine is a Senior Environmental Engineer with National Rural Water Association, USA. His duties include addressing regulatory development and implementation issues at the national level, and liaison issues with the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators, AWWA, and State/Rural Water relations.

Training at state and national association levels is also a major part of Jerry’s responsibility. He worked with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for over 25 years, in charge of the Drinking Water Program from 1987 to 1998. He also served as the State Drinking Water Specialist until he retired from the state in 2000.

Jerry has a B.S. in Marine Engineering from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and a M.S. in Sanitary Engineering from West Virginia University. He is a past President of the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators. He has served on numerous committees and workgroups with EPA, and various water utility associations. His specialty has been regulatory and technical assistance issues for small systems.

Nick Morris, ACIL Tasman Pty Ltd

Nick Morris is Chief Executive of ACIL Tasman Pty Ltd, which incorporates ACIL Tasman, Tasman Asia Pacific and London Economics Australia. He was the original founder of London Economics in 1986 and of London Economics Australia in 1987. He was also Chairman of Swift Solutions Ltd, a software consultancy; a Director of IPA Ltd, a Scottish engineering consultancy; and a Director of Intellectual Capital Ltd.

His consultancy experience since 1986 has been wide-ranging. He pioneered the use of microeconomic models for business decisions, played a leading role in the privatisation of the UK electricity and water industries, and has provided strategic advice to many multinational companies. He has particular expertise in water, electricity, health and pharmaceuticals, retailing, finance and environment.

Aside from the three keynote speakers, a number of other presentations forming part of the Trenchless Technology stream of the conference will be of interest to ASTT members and those involved in the Trenchless Technology industry in Australia and New Zealand. These include:

• Philip McFarlane, ProjectMax: Sewer Investigations – Do we have to Become Buried in Paper? • John Hassen, ShieldLiner Western Australia: Taking a Bright Idea and Turning it into Reality – The ShieldLiner Story • Thien Yet Liew, North Shore City Council: Tunnelling the Browns Bay Peak Flow Wastewater Storage Facility • Review by Philip McFarlane, ProjectMax: A 3rd Revision of the Pipe Inspection Manual – what this will include • Grant Binns, Blackley Contractors: Trenchless Technology – The Contractor’s View • Case studies of successful (and challenging) microtunnelling and other Trenchless Technology methods • No Dig Live demonstrations • Friday 30 September – Day workshop presented by North Shore City Council.