IPWE 2012 - American Society of Civil Engineers

January 4-7, 2012 | Marrakech, Morocco 

CO-ORGANIZER IPWE 2012 

Final Program 

CO-ORGANIZERS 

office national 

de l`Eau Potable 

Many thanks to the 

sponsors who made 

IPWE 2012 possible. 

See page 22 for the 

complete listing.

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Dr. Bijay Panigrahi 

BPC Group 

Conference 

Co-Chair 

Dr. mustapha Hajji 

Office National de 

l’eau Potable 

Conference 

Co-Chair 

WElcomE to marrakEcH, for the 

fifth installment of the international Perspectives 

on Water resources & the Environment 

conference (iPWE 2012), organized by the 

Environmental & Water resources institute of the 

american Society of civil Engineers (aScE-EWri). 

as a participant in this conference, you will 

be attending presentations on a wide variety 

of topics related to water resources and the 

environment. 

among the many anticipated items at iPWE 2012, attendees have access to 

tremendous keynote speakers, a multitude of diverse and interesting technical 

sessions, social and networking events, and the opportunity to interact with your 

colleagues on an international level. While sessions will include topics on both 

developed and developing countries, much of the focus of this conference will 

be on water resources and the environment in developing countries, especially in 

the middle East and africa. the technical program includes engineers, scientists, 

planners, and legislative and academic professionals from around the globe. 

We encourage you to share insights and experiences with your fellow 

professionals on a myriad of challenging issues on water resources and the 

environment. We hope that this technical exchange of ideas and perspectives will 

contribute towards finding solutions to some of these challenges facing us today. 

aScE-EWri extends their thanks and sincere gratitude to the many individuals and 

the collective team who made this conference a grand success. 

Prof. Driss Ouazar 

Technical Program 

Co-Chair 

Mr. Jim Conlin 

Technical Program 

Co-Chair 

Dr. Udai Singh, 

Advisory 

Committee Chair

Professor Paul W. 

Jowitt, CBE 

Scottish Institute of 

Sustainable Technology 

Heriot Watt University 

Keynote Presentation 

Systems and Sustainability for Water 

Resources at Global and Local Scales 

Thursday, January 5, 2012 

13:00 - 14:30, Room: Fes 

Paul Jowitt is Professor of Civil Engineering Systems 

and Executive Director of the Scottish Institute of 

Sustainable Technology at Heriot Watt University. 

He is Past President (2009-2010) of the Institution 

of Civil Engineers, and a Fellow of the Royal Society 

of Edinburgh. Additonally, he is a Member of 

the EPSRC Peer Review College. He was a Board 

Member of Scottish Water from 2002-2008, and a 

non-Executive Director of United Utilities Water from 

2009-2011. 

Paul Jowitt’s major consultancy and research 

interests concern the issues of sustainable 

development, risk, and the development of systemslevel 

solutions within civil engineering, the built 

environment, and environmental management. 

He was the lead investigator in a collaborative 

consortium between Heriot-Watt University and 

Cambridge University on the ISSUES Project (ISSUES 

— Implementation Strategies for Sustainable 

Urban Environment Systems) to facilitate 

knowledge transfer for EPSRC’s Sustainable Urban 

Environments Programme. Additionally, he served 

as a principal investigator on the SWARD Project 

(SWARD — Sustainable Water Resource Asset 

Decisions), developing a multi-criteria analysis/risk 

management methodology to assess the relative 

sustainability of water and wastewater systems. 

In 2008, he co-authored the paper “Making Asset 

Investment Decisions for Wastewater Systems that 

Include Sustainability”, published in the ASCE 

Journal of Environmental Engineering, which was 

awarded the 2008 International Water Association 

kEynotE SPEakEr 

(IWA) biennial prize for Research Excellence in 

Support of Sustainable Urban Water Management 

Paul Jowitt chaired the ICE Presidential Commission 

— “Engineering without Frontiers” — to examine 

society’s expectations of the civil engineer in the 

21st Century and the engineer’s contribution to 

meeting the UN Millennium Development Goals. He 

was the author of the ICE’s 6th Brunel International 

Lecture “Engineering Civilisation from the Shadows” 

which addressed the twin issues of Poverty and 

Climate Change. His professional affiliations also 

included his prior membership of the International 

Jury for the Mondialogo Engineering Awards 

(sponsored by UNESCO and Daimler-Chrysler). 

Professor Jowwitt is President of the 

Commonwealth Engineers Council and Chairman 

of the charity Engineers Against Poverty. Professor 

Jowitt is also a trustee of the Forth Bridges Visitor 

Centre Trust and The Steamship Sir Walter Scott 

Trust. Additionally, he is a founder member of “The 

Edge”— an ICE/RIBA/CIBSE Ginger Group created 

to increase public and political awareness of the 

role of engineers and architects. 

Table of ConTenTs 

keynote Speakers ............................3 

Schedule at a glance .......................4 

conference agenda ........................6 

technical tours/Social Events ..........18 

organizing committee ..................20 

Sponsors .......................................22 

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SHORT COURSES 

Short Course 1: Sustainable Development: 

Integrated Ground-Water and Surface- 

Water Management 

8:30 - 16:30, Room: Karam 1 

Bijay K. Panigrahi (United States), BPC Group Inc.; 

Jayantha Obeysekera (United States), South Florida 

Water Management District; Ruben Artega (United 

States), South Florida Water Management District. 

Short Course 6: Water Distribution System 

Optimization Using GANetXL/SolveXL 

8:30 - 16:30, Room: Karam 2 

Prof. Dragan Savic (United Kingdom) University of 

Exeter; Josef Bicik (United Kingdom), University of 

Exeter; Mark Morley (United Kingdom), University 

of Exeter; Qi Wang (United Kingdom), University of 

Exeter 

Short Course 8: Towards a Unified Finite 

Volume Method for Computational 

Hydraulics 

8:30 - 16:30, Room: Karam 3 

Mohammed Seaid (United Kingdom), University of 

Durham; Fayssal Benkhaldoun (France), Université 

Paris 13 France

SHORT COURSES 

Short Course 3: Part 1 - Contaminant 

Hydrogeology 

8:00 - 11:30, Room: Fes 

Bijay Panigrahi (United States), BPC Group Inc.; Udai 

Singh (United States), CH2M Hill, Inc. 

CONCURRENT TECHNICAL SESSIONS 

Technical Session-1 

Water Resources Management 

8:30 - 10:00, Room: Karam 1 

moderator: mark Henry rubarenzya 

(70) HEC Software for Water Resources 

Management and Projects 

Jeff Harris (United States), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(226) Full-2D Rainfall-Runoff Hydraulic Modeling 

for Delimitation of Flood-Prone Areas 

Luigi Berardi (Italy), Technical University of Bari; 

Daniele B. Laucelli (Italy), Technical University of Bari; 

Vincenzo Simeone (Italy), Technical University of Bari; 

Orazio Giustolisi (Italy), Technical University of Bari 

(251) Reflections on Rainfall Transformation 

Patterns in Urban Areas—Application to the 

Experimental Basin of Tangier in Morocco 

Bennani Baiti Hicham (Morocco), EMI-Rabat; 

Bouziane Ahmed (Morocco), EMI-Rabat; Driss Ouazar 

(Morocco), EMI-Rabat 

(107) Representative QDF Predictions of the 

Upper Bzlue Nile Basin From Short-Term Data 

Meron Teferi Taye (Belgium), Katholieke Universiteit 

Leuven; Patrick Willems (Belgium), Katholieke 

Universiteit Leuven 

Water Supply, Sustainability, and 

Sanitation 

8:30 - 10:00, Room: Karam 2 

moderator: Driss ouazar 

Invited Lecture: Multi-Objective Decision Support 

for Water Management: How Difficult Can it Be? 

Prof. Dragan Savic (United Kingdom), University of 

Exeter 

ThurSday, 5 January 

(53) Sustainable Pumping Station Design for 

Rural Ecuadorian Communities 

Bruce Rydbeck (Ecuador), HCJB Global; Roberto 

Guapi (Ecuador), Vozandes Community Development 

(61) Providing Clean Water to Support a 

Health Center: Matunda, Kenya 

Sean G. Walsh (Kenya), NY Professional Chapter; 

Monica L. Louie (Kenya), NY Professional Chapter; 

Yurintzy Estrada (Kenya), NY Professional Chapter; 

Iana Aranda (Kenya), NY Professional Chapter; Grace 

Uang (Kenya), NY Professional Chapter; Tania Zapata 

(Kenya), NY Professional Chapter; Chanel Lubin 

(Kenya), NY Professional Chapter; Adam Goossen 

(Kenya), NY Professional Chapter 

(121) Evaluation of Low-Cost Filtration 

Systems for Drinking Water Production 

Matteo D’Alessio (United States), University of 

Hawaii; Gabriel El-Swaify (United States), University 

of Hawaii; Bunnie Yoneyama (United States), 

University of Hawaii; Chittaranjan Ray (United States), 

University of Hawaii 

Climate Change Impacts 

8:30 - 10:00, Room: Karam 3 

moderator: chandra S. Pathak 

(87) Global Climate Change Overview— 

Impacts, Mitigations and Adaptations with 

Special Reference to the New York City’s 

Transportation Systems 

Sufian Khondker (United States), Dewberry; Geoffrey 

Dopsch (United States), Metro-North Railroad; 

Douglas Schroeder (United States), Metro-North 

Railroad; Ozlen Ozkurt (United States), Dewberry 

(78) State-of-the-Art Review on the 

Assessment of Impacts of Human Activities 

on the Hydrologic Cycle 

Hassan Tavakol-Davani (Iran), University of Tehran; 

Banafsheh Zahraie (Iran), University of Tehran 

(119) Climate Variability and Vulnerable 

Communities in the East Mediterranean 

Region: Case Study Gaza Strip 

Samir Afifi (Palestine), Gaza Islamic University; Khalid 

QAHMAN (Palestine), Environment Quality Authority; 

Mohammed Eila (Palestine), Environment Quality 

Authority 

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(19) Assessing and Prioritizing the hydraulic 

vulnerability of Coastal Bridges due to the 

Impact of Climate Change Predictions 

Gerarda M. Shields (United States), NYC College of 

Technology - CUNY 

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10:30 - 12:00, Room: Karam 1 

moderator: D. Jeff Harris 

(31) Impact of Site Variables on E. Coli 

Survival in an Irrigated Desert Soil 

Edward Smith (Egypt), American University in Cairo; 

Mariam William (Egypt), American University in Cairo 

(34) Pollution Loading Modeling of Nutrient 

Salts and Application to Small-scale Semiurbanized 

Basin 

Mamoru Miyamoto (Japan), Public Works Research 

Institute; Hemantha RAJAPAKSE (Japan), The 

University of Moratuwa; Kazuhiko FUKAMI (Japan), 

Public Works Research Institute 

(106) River Water Quality Zoning Using a 

Fuzzy Clustering Approach 

Afshin Amirpoor Daylami (Iran), West Azerbaijan 

Regional Water Authority; Sajad Barshandeh (Iran), 

West Azerbaijan Regional Water Authority 


Sanitation 

10:30 - 12:00, Room: Karam 2 

moderator: gene lupia 

(46) A Low-Cost Flow-Dependent Liquid 

Chlorine Injector for Use in Rural Developing 

World Water Systems 

Richard Schuhmann (United States), Penn State 

University; Lydia Karlheim (United States), University 

of Minnesota 

(52) Sustainable Water Quality for Rural 

Ecuadorian Communities 

Bruce Rydbeck (Ecuador), Vozandes Community 

Development; Maritza Yanez Navarrete (Ecuador), 

Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo 

(73) Treatment of Various Types of 

Wastewater Using Cement Kiln Dust 

Mohamed El Zayat (Egypt), The American University 

in Cairo; Sherien Elagroudy (Egypt), Ain Shams 

University; Salah El Haggar (Egypt), The American 

University in Cairo 

(155) Performance of an integrated electrocoagulation 

process with submerged 

membrane bioreactor for grey water 

treatment 

Khalid Bani-Melhem (Egypt), The American University 

in Cairo (AUC); Edward Smith (Egypt), The American 

University in Cairo (AUC)


10:30 - 12:00, Room: Karam 3 

moderator: Sufian a. khondker 

(245) The Study of Climate Change Impacts 

on the Semi-Arid Basin of Zolachay, Iran 

Mahdi Zarghami (Iran), University of Tabriz; 

Mohammad Amir Rahmani (Iran), University of Tabriz 

(233) Climate Change Impacts on 

Mediterranean Riparian Vegetation 

Teresa Ferreira (Portugal), Instituto Suprior de 

Agronomia, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa; Rui 

Rivaes (Portugal), Instituto Superior de Agronomia, 

Universidade Técnica de Lisboa; Patricia Rodriguez- 

Gonzalez (Portugal), Instituto Superior de Agronomia, 

Universidade Técnica de Lisboa; António Albuquerque 

(Portugal), Instituto Superior de Agronomia, 

Universidade Técnica de Lisboa; António Pinheiro 

(Portugal), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade 

Técnica de Lisboa; Gregory Egger (Portugal), 3E B & P 

Umweltbüro G M B H 

(120) Agriculture Water Demand 

Management under Vulnerable Climate 

Changes in Gaza Strip 

Jamal Dadah (Palestine), Palestinian Water Authority; 

Khalid QAHMAN (Palestine), Environment Quality 

Authority; Samir Afifi (Palestine), Gaza Islamic 

University 

(131) Analysis of Future Hydro-climatic 

Condition in a Semi Arid Region: A Case 

Study 

Sara Nazif (Iran), University of Tehran; Mohammad 

Karamouz (Iran), Poly technic institute of NYU; Erfan 

Goharian (Iran), University of Tehran 


POSTER SESSION DAY 1 

8:30 - 12:00, Room: Lobby 

moderator: Jim conlin 

(40) A Tool for Optimal Water Allocation of 

Irrigation Networks in Real Time 

Mohammad Riahi (Iran), Water Research 

Institute,Tehran, Iran; Homayoon Sabbaghzadeh 

(Iran), Water Research Institute,Tehran, Iran; Majid 

Delavar (Iran), Water Research Institute,Tehran, 

Iran; Abbas Akbarzadeh (Iran), Water Research 

Institute,Tehran, Iran 

(129) Urban Flooding — A Case Study of 

Wadi Al-Khdh, Oman 

Saif Al-Hinai (Oman), Ministry of Regional 

Municipalities and Water Resources; Fahad Al-Farsi 

(Oman), Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water 

Resources; Yousuf Al-Hadhrami (Oman), Ministry of 

Regional Municipalities and Water Resources 

Keynote Session 

13:00 - 14:00, Room: Fes 

Moderator: Bijay K. Panigrahi 

Opening Remarks, Bijay Panigrahi, Conference Co-Chair 

Secretariat of State in Charge of Water and 

Environment 

Introducing Chief Guest, Mustapha Hajji, Conference 

Co-Chair 

Welcome Address, Secretary of State in Charge of 

Water & the Environment 

Introducing Keynote Speaker, Bijay Panigrahi, 

Conference Co-Chair 

Keynote Address, Prof. Paul W. Jowitt 

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FrIday, 6 January 

SHORT COURSES 

Short Course 2: Hydrology and Hydraulics: 

Watershed Management and Flood 

Assessment 

8:30 - 16:30, Room: Fes 

D. Jeff Harris (United States), US Army Corps of 

Engineers; Bijay Panigrahi (United States), BPC Group, 

Inc.; Chandra S. Pathak (United States), US Army 

Corps of Engineers 

Short Course 5: Conjunctive Use Analysis 

Using MODFLOW with the Farm Process 

15:00 - 18:00, Room: Karam 2 

Randall Hanson (United States), U.S. Geological 

Survey 




8:30 - 10:00, Room: Karam 1 

moderator: mohammed Seaid 

(18) Physical Modelling of Roughness Effects 

on Hydraulic Characteristics of Broad Crested 

Weir 

Seyyed Habib Musavi-Jahromi (Iran), Shahid Chamran 

Uni.; Ashvagh Amerymehr (Iran), Shahid Chamran Uni. 

(132) Evaluation of Joint Reliability of 

Treated Water in Water Treatment Plants 

Mohammad Karamouz (Iran), Poly technic institute 

of NYU; Ebrahim Shahghasemi (Iran), University of 

Tehran; Ehsan Akbarian (Iran), University of Tehran; 

Sara Nazif (Iran), University of Tehran 

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(212) Modeling and Simulation of Charf 

El Akab —€Morocco Aquifer for Optimum 

Exploitation 

Bouquentar Oussama (Morocco), Ecole Mohamedia 

d’Ingenieurs, Université Mohammed V Agdal; Boudher 

Issam (Morocco), Ecole Mohamedia d’Ingenieurs, 

Université Mohammed V Agdal; Badou Ayouba 

(Morocco), Ecole Mohamedia d’Ingenieurs, Université 

Mohammed V Agdal; Jaait Mokhtar (Morocco), Office 

National de l’Eau potable 


Sanitation 

8:30 - 10:00, Room: Karam 2 

moderator: Udai Singh 

(160) Removal of Synthetic Dye by Natural 

and Purified Clay 

KHATEM Rachid (Algeria), University of Abdelhamid 

Ibn Badis - Mostaganem; BAKHTI Abdellah (Algeria), 

University of Abdelhamid Ibn Badis - Mostaganem; 

LARID Mohamed (Algeria), University of Abdelhamid 

Ibn Badis - Mostaganem; ZAIDI Hachemi (Algeria), 

University of Abdelhamid Ibn Badis - Mostaganem 

(185) Evaluation of Hydraulics within 

Denitrification Treatment Wetlands 

Guy Hopes (United States), ERM; Harold Leverenz 

(United States), University of California, Davis 

(202) Sahara Wind Clean Hydrogen Water 

Purification System 

Khalid Benhamou (Morocco), Sahara Wind Inc.; 

Mahmoud Hafsi (Morocco), ONEP-IEA

(204) Introduction of Ozonation and 

Biological Granular Activated Carbon 

Filtration for Reduction of Natural Organic 

Matter and for Improving Taste and Odor of 

Drinking Water 

A.W.C. van der Helm (Netherlands), Department of 

Water Management, Delft University of Technology, 

the Netherlands; E.T. Baars (Netherlands), Waternet, 

the Netherlands; L. Hasnaoui (Netherlands), National 

Office of Potable Water (ONEP), Morocco; M. Elmghari 

Tabib (Netherlands), National Office of Potable Water 

(ONEP), Morocco; L.T.J. van der Aa (Netherlands), 

Department of Water Management, Delft University of 

Technology, the Netherlands 

Flood and Drought Management 

8:30 - 10:00, Room: Karam 3 

moderator: ashok Pandit 

(181) Flood Control and Flood Zone 

Classification of Dam Failures 

Seyed Mohammadreza Heidari (Iran), Sharif University 

of Technology; Fardin Jafarzadeh (Iran), Sharif 

University of Technology 

(190) Changes in the Hydrological 

Environment and Watershed Conditions of 

the Kurobe River Basin, Japan 

Taichi Tebakari (Japan), Toyama Prefectural University 

(184) Real Time Flood Forecasting by relating 

Local Stage and Remote Discharge 

Silvia Barbetta (Italy), Research Institute for Geo- 

Hydrological Protection; Luca Brocca (Italy), Research 

Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection; Florisa 

Melone (Italy), Research Institute for Geo-Hydrological 

Protection; Tommaso Moramarco (Italy), Research 

Institute for Geo-Hydrological Protection 

(242) Water Allocation by the Leader- 

Follower Model; Application to the 

Zarrinehrud River Basin, Iran 

Nasim Saffari (Iran), University of Tabriz; Mahdi 

Zarghami (Iran), University of Tabriz; Ferenc 

Szidarovszky (Iran), University of Pécs 




10:30 - 12:00, Room: Karam 1 

moderator: ranvir Singh 

(35) Joint Probability of Flood Flows at 

Stream Confluences 

Roger Kilgore (United States), Kilgore Consulting 

and Management; David Thompson (United States), 

R.O. Anderson Engineering, Inc.; David Ford (United 

States), David Ford Consulting Engineers, Inc. 

(79) Energy Dissipation in Broken-back 

Culverts with Six-foot Drop Under Open 

Channel Conditions 

Avdhesh Tyagi (United States), Oklahoma State 

University; James Brown (United States), Oklahoma 

State University; Abdelfatah Ali (United States), 

Oklahoma State University; Nick Johnson (United 

States), Oklahoma State University 

(180) Simulation of the Effects of 

Waterlogging, Salinization, and Irrigation 

Water Management on Fruit Yield in the Date 

Palm Groves of Tunisia 

Brahim Askri (Tunisia), Engineering School of Gabes- 

Tunisia; Rachida Bouhlila (Tunisia), School of Tunis 

(187) Characterization and Spatiotemporal 

Monitoring of Meteorological and 

Agricultural Drought in Morocco on the Basis 

of TRMM and SPOTVGT Satellite Indices 

Hicham Ezzine (Morocco), Ecole Mohammedia des 

Ingénieurs, Université Mohammed V Agdal; Ahmed 

Bouziane (Morocco), Ecole Mohammedia des 

Ingénieurs, Université Mohammed V Agdal; Driss 

Ouazar (Morocco), Ecole Mohammedia des Ingénieurs, 

Université Mohammed V Agdal 


Sanitation 

10:30 - 12:00, Room: Karam 2 

moderator: luigi Berardi 

(235) Integrated Approach for the Optimal 

Design Of Pipeline Networks 

Ayman Ayad (Egypt), AWCO; Haytham Awad (Egypt), 

Alexandria University; Alaa Yassin (Egypt), Alexandria 

University 

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(241) Experimental Characterization of 

Liquid Film Hydrodynamics Falling Around 

Horizontal Tube 

Sonia Ammar (Tunisia), Gafsa Faculty of Science, Tunisia; 

Wadhah Soua (Tunisia), Gafsa Faculty of Science, 

Tunisia; Ahmed Omri (Tunisia), Gafsa Faculty of Science, 

Tunisia; Ahmed Kaiss (Tunisia), University Institute for 

Industrial Thermal Systems, CNRS UMR 6595, France; 

Lounes Tadrist (Tunisia), University Institute for Industrial 

Thermal Systems, CNRS UMR 6595, France 

(183) On the Comparison of Infiltration- 

Redistribution of Soil Moisture in a Few 

Natural Fields Through Conceptual Models 

Alessia Flammini (Italy), Perugia University; Erika Rossi 

(Italy), Perugia University; Corrado Corradini (Italy), 

Perugia University; Carla Saltalippi (Italy), Perugia 

University; Renato Morbidelli (Italy), Perugia University 

(13) Compost Sanitation 

Joseph Jenkins (United States), Joseph Jenkins, Inc. 


10:30 - 12:00, Room: Karam 3 

moderator: mustapha Hajji 

(211) Flood Risk Mitigation Through River 

Rehabilitation 

Anna Rita Scorzini (Italy), University of L’Aquila; 

Maurizio Leopardi (Italy), University of L’Aquila 

(143) A Systemic Analysis of the Flood Threat 

in Gorganrood Basin, Iran; Using a Dpsir 

Framework 

Marzieh Samareh Hashemi (Iran), Tarbiat Modares 

University; Fateme Zare (Iran), Tarbiat Modares 

University; Ali Bagheri (Iran), Tarbiat Modares 

University 

(225) Activation of Ephemeral Streams in 

Semi-Arid Regions 

Angelo Doglioni (Italy), Technical University of Bari; 

Luigi Berardi (Italy), Technical University of Bari; 



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(248) Application of Fuzzy Inference System 

in Site Selection of Artificial Groundwater 

Recharge 

Bahram Malekmohammadi (Iran), University of Tehran; 

Majid Ramezani Mehrian (Iran), University of Tehran; 

Yousef Rafii (Iran), University of Tehran 



13:00 - 14:30, Room: Karam 1 

moderator: luigi Berardi 

(39) Challenges and Opportunities for Integrated 

Water Resources Management in Iran 


Institute,Tehran, Iran; Homayoon Sabbaghzadeh (Iran), 

Water Research Institute,Tehran, Iran; Majid Delavar 

(Iran), Water Research Institute,Tehran, Iran; Abbas 

Akbarzadeh (Iran), Water Research Institute,Tehran, Iran 

(54) Sustainability for an Urban Rivers’ 

Catchment 

Ruslan Hassan (Malaysia), UiTM 

(124) An integrated Assessment of Water 

Quality in an Arsenic Containing Aquifer: 

Milestones From Hydrogeology to Public 

Health 

Orhan Gunduz (Turkey), Dokuz Eylul University; 

Celalettin Simsek (Turkey), Dokuz Eylul University; 

Alper Elci (Turkey), Dokuz Eylul University; Alper Baba 

(Turkey), Izmir Institute of Technology; Coskun Bakar 

(Turkey), Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University; Hakan 

Gurleyuk (Turkey), Applied Speciation and Consulting 

LLC; Ayse Cakir (Turkey), Dokuz Eylul University; 

Merdiye Mutlu (Turkey), Dokuz Eylul University 

(130) Hierarchy Process based Vulnerability 

Assessment of Water Distribution Systems 

Mohammad Karamouz (Iran), Poly technic institute 

of NYU; Sara Nazif (Iran), University of Tehran; 

Mohsen Yousefi (Iran), University of Tehran; Ebrahim 

Shahghasemi (Iran), University of Tehran

Basin Transfer & Conflict Resolution 

13:00 - 14:30, Room: Karam 2 

moderator: Jerry Webb 

(37) Non-Navigational Utilization of Turkey’s 

Transbroundary Waters 

Marty Rowland (United States), Third Leg Consultants; 

Aynur Coskun (United States), Istanbul University 

(147) Evaluation of Interactions Among 

Water Resources Management Practices 

Hamed Tavakolifar (Iran), University of Tehran; Sara 

Nazif (Iran), University of Tehran 

(159) Transboundary Water Policy for 

Afghanistan? 

Guy Fipps (United States), Texas A&M Univ 


13:00 - 14:30, Room: Karam 3 

moderator: orazio giustolisi 

(82) Real-Time Operational Flow Forecasting 

for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint 

(ACF) Rivers System 

Henry Hu (United States), WEST Consultants; Eset 

Alemu (United States), WEST Consultants 

(192) Sustainable Flood Management: A 

Framework for Bangladesh 

Ripan Debnath (Bangladesh), Bestway Group 

(193) Investigation of Flow Pattern and 

Energy Dissipation over a Stepped Spillway 

Amir Dastgheib (Iran), Yekom Consulting Engineers; 

M.H. Niksokhan (Iran), Yekom Consulting Engineers; 

A. R. Nowroozpour (Iran), Islamic Azad University 

(244) Peaks Over Threshold Model for 

Extreme Hydro-Meteorological Events 

Amine Amar (Canada), University Mohamed V Agdal; 

Guei Cyrille Okou (Canada), University Mohamed V Agdal; 

Abdelhak Zoglat (Canada), University Mohamed V Agdal; 

El Adlouni Salaheddine (Canada), University of Moncton 


POSTER SESSION DAY 2 

8:30 - 12:00, Room: Lobby 

Moderator: Driss Ouazar 

(41) Water Resources Management of 

Reservoirs Using On-Line Water Quality and 

Quantity Monitoring Systems 


Institute,Tehran, Iran; Majid Delavar (Iran), 

Water Research Institute,Tehran, Iran; Homayoon 

Sabbaghzadeh (Iran), Water Research Institute,Tehran, 

Iran; Abbas Akbarzadeh (Iran), Water Research 

Institute,Tehran, Iran 

(144) Turbulent Unsteady Friction Models for 

the Pipeline System 

Lakwon Choi (Korea, Republic of), Pusan National 

University; Sanghyun Kim (Korea, Republic of), Pusan 

National University 

(215) The Recent Situation of Water 

Resources Management Issues in China - A 

Summary of Reading 

Darell Zimbelman (United States), Water System 

Operation & Management, LLC; Tsun-Hou Kuan 

(United States), City of Los Angeles 

(220) Experimental and Modeling Study of 

Chlorine Decay in the Pilot Scaled Pipeline 

System for Various Flow Conditions 

Hyeon Jun Kim (Korea, Republic of), Pusan National 

University; Eunyoung Lee (Korea, Republic of), Pusan 

National University; Sanghyun Kim (Korea, Republic 

of), Pusan National University 

(229) The Disaster Caused by the Spillway 

Breaking of Montedoglio Dam in Central Italy 

Tommaso Moramarco (Italy), National Research Council; 

Silvia Barbetta (Italy), National Research Council; 

Angelica Tarpanelli (Italy), National Research Council; 

Nicola Berni (Italy), Umbria Region Functional Centre; 

Claudia Pandolfo (Italy), Umbria Region Functional 

Centre; Chiara Pepi (Italy), Umbria Region Functional 

Centre; Renato Morbidelli (Italy), University of Perugia 

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SaTurday, 7 January 

SHORT COURSE 

Short Course 7: WDNetXL- A Smart Tool for 

Integrated Water Distribution 

Network Analysis 

8:30 - 16:30, Room: Fes 


Short Course 3: Part 2 - Contaminant 

Hydrogeology 

13:00 - 16:30, Room: Karam 1 

Bijay Panigrahi (United States), BPC Group, Inc.; Udai 

Singh (United States), CH2M Hill, Inc. 




8:30 - 10:00, Room: Karam 1 

moderator: Vijay Singh 

(17) Optimizing Number of Stepped Spillways 

Using Physical Modelling 

Seyyed Habib Musavi-Jahromi (Iran), Shahid Chamran 

Uni.; Siyavash Heydary (Iran), Shahid Chamran Uni. 

(83) A Decision Support System for 

Optimizing Reservoir Operations using 

Ensemble Streamflow Predictions (ESP) 

Eset Alemu (United States), WEST Consultants, Inc. 

(104) Single-Equation Analytical Solution for 

1D Overland Flow Due to Moving Storms 

Jorge M.G.P. Isidoro (Portugal), University of Algarve; 

João L.M.P. de Lima (Portugal), University of Coimbra 

(105) A Sustainable Method for Water Quality 

Management in Rivers: A Game Theoretic 

Approach 

Afshin Amirpoor Daylami (Iran), Islamic Azad 

University of Oroumieh; Mohammad Hossein 

Niksokhan (Iran), Tehran University; Amirali Sirous 

Rezaei (Iran), Islamic Azad University of Mahabad 

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Safety and Security Issues 

8:30 - 10:00,Room: Karam 2 

moderator: Jim conlin 

(36) Vulnerability of Bridges During Floods 

Peggy Johnson (United States), Penn State 

(100) Security of Channel Stability for 

4MRRP 

Kwang Ik Son (Korea, Republic of), Yeungnam Univ; 

Kun-Yeun Han (Korea, Republic of), Kyungpook 

National University; Jaeeung Yi (Korea, Republic of), 

Ajou University 

(153) Algorithm for Assessment of Sewer 

Collection Network Readiness at Critical 

Network 

Maedeh Asgariyan (Iran), Tehran University; Masood 

Tabesh (Iran), Tehran University 

Ground Water Management 

8:30 - 10:00, Room: Karam 3 

moderator: avdhesh tyagi 

(5) Hydrogeological Assessment and 

Remediation Plan at a PCE Contaminated Site 

Bijay Panigrahi (United States), BPC Group; Upendra 

Tyagi (United States), UNT Consulting 

(64) Study the Impact of Land Use and 

Over Pumping on Nitrate Concentration in 

Groundwater by Using Modeling Approach in 

Gaza Strip- Palestine 

Khalid QAHMAN (Palestine), Environment 

Quality Authority; Rami Ghamri, Minister Cabinet; 

Abdeelamjeed Nassar (Palestine), Gaza Islamic 

University 

(113) Dewatering in an Urban Environment: 

An Example in an Unconfined Aquifer Eastern 

Sydney, NSW, Australia 

Graham Hawkes (Australia), AECOM

(164) Naturalized Leachate Treatment 

Systems for Source Water Protection in a 

Cold Climate 

Sean Speer (Canada), Queen’s University; Pascale 

Champagne (Canada), Queen’s University; Bruce 

Anderson (Canada), Queen’s University 



10:30 - 12:00, Room: Karam 1 

moderator: Peggy Johnson 

(4) Design of Weather Sensor Network for 

Evapotranspiration Estimation: A Case Study 

Chandra Pathak (United States), South Florida Water 

Management District; Bijay Panigrahi (United States), 

BPC Group 

(182) A Hybrid TOPSIS and PSO Model 

for Solving Multi-objective Optimization 

Problems: A Case Study of Reservoir 

Operation Optimization 

Bahareh Inanloo (Iran), University of Tehran; 

Banafsheh Zahraie (Iran), University of Tehran; Abbas 

Roozbahani (Iran), University of Tehran 

(216) The Situation of Water Resources 

Management Issues in China—A Summary of 

Reading 

Tsun-Hou Kuan (United States), City of Los Angeles; 

Darell Zimbelman (United States), Water System 

Operation & Management, LLC 

(223) EPR-MOGA-XL: A Hydroinformatics 

Tool for Developing Excel Based Datadriven 

Models 

Daniele B. Laucelli (Italy), Technical University of Bari; 

Angelo Doglioni (Italy), Technical University of Bari; 


Dragan A. Savic (Italy), University of Exeter; Orazio 

Giustolisi (Italy), Technical University of Bari 


Pollution Control Prevention and Waste 

Management 

10:30 - 12:00, Room: Karam 2 

moderator: Jagadish r. gundarlahalli 

(165) Evaluation of a Pump and Treat 

Leachate Management Plan for the Closed 

Belle Park Landfill 

Sean Speer (Canada), Queen’s University; Pascale 

Champagne (Canada), Queen’s University; Bruce 

Anderson (Canada), Queen’s University; Allison Maier 

(Canada), Queen’s University 

(166) Toxicity of Landfill Leachate at Merrick 

Landfill 

Andrew Evans (Canada), Queen’s University; Pascale 

Champagne (Canada), Queen’s University; Peter 

Hodson (Canada), Queen’s University 

Ground Water Management 

10:30 - 12:00, Room: Karam 3 

moderator: randall t. Hanson 

(33) Seawater Intrusion in the Gaza Aquifer 

(Palestine) Under Climate Induced Changes 

Marta Dentoni (Italy), CRS4; Khalid Qahman 

(Palestine), Environment Quality Authority; Giuditta 

Lecca (Italy), CRS4 

(109) Sustainable Pumping Rate from a 

Coastal Aquifer: Case Study for the Goksu 

Delta, Turkey 

Louis Motz (United States), University of Florida 

(156) Saltwater Intrusion Below an Estuary in 

a Coastal Aquifer 

Ashok Pandit (United States), Florida institute of 

Tech.; Nawazish Ali (United States), Florida Institute 

of Technology; Howell Heck (United States), Florida 

Institute of Technology 

(171) Impact of High Concentration 

Gradients on the Modeling of Saltwater 

Intrusion into Coastal Aquifers 

M. Savas Sarioglu (Turkey), Bogazici University; 

Mehmet Ali Kucuker (Turkey), Institute of 

Environmental Sciences; Nadim K. Copty (Turkey), 

Bogazici University 

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Ecology and the Environment 

13:00 - 14:30, Room: Karam 2 

moderator: Pascale champagne 

(114) Putting an Economic Value on 

Recreational Service Provided by Iranian 

Choghakhor Wetland Using CVM 

Zohreh Ghaemi (Iran), Water Resource Management 

Co.; Mohammad Riahi (Iran), Water Research 

Institute; Mostafa Panahi (Iran), Science and Research 

Branch; Roozbeh Javaheti K. (Iran), Water Resource 

Management Co. 

(174) Fuzzy Water Quality Index and 

Sensitivity Analysis: A Comprehensive 

Technique for Water Quality Management of 

a River Basin 

Ajit Pratap Singh (India), Birla Institute of Technology 

and Science Pilani; SUMANTA CHAKRABARTI (India), 

Tripura State Pollution Control Board, Agartala; 

SUBODH DUBEY (India), Birla Institute of Technology 

and Science Pilani; A. K. SARKAR (India), Birla Institute 

of Technology and Science Pilani 

(189) Potential Water Resources Quality 

Assessment as a Basis for Strategic Planning 

and Management of Water Resources in 

Basins with Non-available Water Quality Data 

Deonna Forman Asgharzadeh (Iran), Mahabghodss 

Consulting Engineers; Behdad Chehrenegar (Iran), 

Mahabghodss Consulting Engineers; Mitra Tofigh 

(Iran), Mahabghodss Consulting Engineers; Ali Moridi 

(Iran), Mahabghodss Consulting Engineers 

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(237) How Do Multi-Scale Environmental 

Gradients Affect Distribution of 

Potamodromous Cyprinid Fish? 

José Santos (Portugal), Centro de Estudos Florestais, 

Instituto Superior Agronomia, Universidade Técnica 

de Lisboa; Luis Reino (Portugal), CIBIO, Centro de 

Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos; 

Miguel Porto (Portugal), CBA, Centro de Biologia 

Ambiental, Universidade de Lisboa; João Oliveira 

(Portugal), CITAB, Centro de Investigação e de 

Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biológicas, UTAD; Paulo 

Pinheiro (Portugal), Centro de Estudos Florestais, 

Instituto Superior Agronomia, Universidade Técnica de 

Lisboa; Pedro Almeida (Portugal), Departamento de 

Biologia, Universidade de Évora; Rui Cortes (Portugal), 

CITAB, Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro- 

Ambientais e Biológicas, UTAD; Maria Teresa Ferreira 

(Portugal), Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto 

Superior Agronomia, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa 

Integrated Planning & Sustainable 

Development 

13:00 - 14:30, Room: Karam 3 

moderator: tsun-Hou kuan 

(76) Modeling of Ca, Mg, Na Content in 

Water as a Tool for Water Contamination 

Management and Sustainable Development 

in Agricultural Area 

Nelli Ajabyan (Armenia), The National Academy of 

Sciences; Marine Nalbandyan (Armenia), The National 

Academy of Sciences 

(81) Perspective of Riverbank Filtration at a 

Hilly Town, Satpuli, India 

Medalson Ronghang (India), Indian Institute of 

Technology Roorkee; Pradeep Kumar (India), Indian 

Institute of Technology Roorkee; Indu Mehrotra (India), 

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee; Prakesh Chandra 

Kimothi (India), Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan; Lalit Kumar 

Adalakha (India), Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan; Cornelius 

S Sandhu (India), University of Applied Sciences, 

Dresden,Germany; Thomas Grischek (India), University 

of Applied Sciences, Dresden,Germany

(97) A Water Resource Perspecitve of 

Afghanistan’s Badam Bagh National 

Demonstration Farm 

Scott Beeson (United States) 

(38) Importance of Groundwater Discharge 

Areas for Environmental Issues Identification 

and Decision Making 

José Joel Carrillo-Rivera (Mexico), Universidad Nacional 

Autónoma de Mexico; Liliana Andrea Peñuela Arévalo 

(Mexico), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico 


Geographic Information Systems 

15:00 - 16:30, Room: Karam 2 

moderator: nadim k. copty 

(108) Development of a Crop Water 

Stress Index From Remote Sensing and 

Meteorological Data for Monitoring Forest 

Fire Danger 

Abdelhaq Mouida (Morocco), National Weather Service 

(250) Development of a GIS Tool to Guide 

Decisions in Planning of Rural Water Supply 

in Settat Area 

Ait Sliman Abdelaziz (Morocco), Faculty of Sciences 

Semlalia; Laftouhi Nour-Eddine (Morocco), Faculty 

of Sciences Semlalia; Taj-Eddine Kamal (Morocco), 

Faculty of Sciences Semlalia; Fekri Ahmed (Morocco), 

Faculty of Sciences Ben M’Sik 

(234) Geographic Information Systems in 

Water Distribution Networks Management 

Ayman Ayad (Egypt), AWCO; Haytham Awad (Egypt), 

Alexandria University; Alaa Yassin (Egypt), Alexandria 

University 

(122) The Use of Cokrigging Algorithm in 

Arsenic Mapping in Groundwater Systems 

Orhan Gunduz (Turkey), Dokuz Eylul University; Alper 

Elci (Turkey), Dokuz Eylul University; Celalettin Simsek 

(Turkey), Dokuz Eylul University; Alper Baba (Turkey), 

Izmir Institute of Technology 



15:00 - 16:30: Karam 3 

moderator: teresa Ferreira 

(95) Linking GCMs to Regional Hydrologic 

Models to Assess Potential Future 

Conjunctive Use 

Randall Hanson (United States), U.S. Geological 

Survey; Wolfgang Schmid (United States), University 

of Arizona; Flint Alan (United States), U.S. Geological 

Survey; Lorraine Flint (United States), U.S. Geological 

Survey; Francisco Munoz-Arriola (United States), 

Scripps Institution of Oceanography; Claudia Faunt 

(United States), U.S. Geological Survey; Michael 

Dettinger (United States), U.S. Geological Survey/ 

Scripps Institution of Oceanography 

(139) Climate Change Impact on Rivers 

Runoffs in Lake Urmia Basin 

Amirhossein Dehghanipour (Iran), Power and 

water University of Technology; Mohammadjavad 

Hassanzade (Iran), Power and Water University of 

Technology; Jalal Attari (Iran), Power and water 

University of Technology; Shahab Araghinejad (Iran), 

University of Tehran; Hassan Tavakol (Iran), University 

of Tehran 

(201) Impact of Climate Change on 

Discharge Using Different Climate Models 

and Downscaling Approaches 

Stefania Camici (Italy), National Research Council; 

Angelica Tarpanelli (Italy), National Research Council; 

Luca Brocca (Italy), National Research Council; Florisa 

Melone (Italy), National Research Council; Tommaso 

Moramarco (Italy), National Research Council 

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EvEnTS and TourS 

Tours and Social Events 

toUr itinErary 

15:00 Buses depart from the Palais 

des Congres for a 45 minute 

scenic drive around the city of 

Marrakech, allowing participants 

to take in the Great Walls and 

the palm grove. 

15:45 Buses will stop in the Medina 

for an opportunity to visit the 

monuments. 

16:30 Tour continues into the heart of 

the Medina, the Souks. 

17:30 Tour concludes in Jemaa el Fna 

Square with 30 minutes of free 

time. 

18:00 Participants return to the buses 

to return to the Palais des 

Congres. 

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MarraKEch cITy Tour 

Thursday, 5 January, 2012 

15:00 - 18:00 

known as “the red city” or as “the 

Pearl of the South,” marrakech is a 

fascinating city. 

marrakech brings the most outlandish 

travelers’ tales to life. the city is well 

known for the Jemaa al Fna square, its 

snake charmers, magic potions, glorious 

cuisine and hidden palaces. But it now 

carries an international brand of magic resulting 

from the spectacular ryads, courtyard 

guesthouses renovated by international 

designers. Due to its geographical 

position in the middle of the desert but 

surrounded by snow cap mountains and 

with its cultural diversity, mixing african, 

Berber and arabic, marrakech remains 

a place of fascination for hedonists and 

idealists. 

Visitors will find it bewitching, with its 

contrasting colours - the ochre sandstone 

of its buildings, the green of its countless 

palm trees and the white of its snowcapped 

atlas mountains - as well as its 

remarkable monuments and immense 

gardens. See the menara Park, the royal 

theatre, the congress centre plus many 

other sights on this magical tour. 

a basic itinerary for this tour is provided 

to the left (may be subject to change).

WElcoME rEcEPTIon 

BanquET 

Thursday, 5 January, 2012 

20:00 - 23:00, Location: Borj-Baldi 

Fee: inclusive of Full registration; $60.00 

USD for additional/guest tickets. 

Join EWri, the conference organizing 

committee, and your fellow attendees to 

kick off this exciting conference on the 

first day of the technical program. this 

opening activity will allow registrants to 

enjoy good food and beverage, engage 

in networking opportunities, and socialize 

with other conference attendees. 

Gala dInnEr 

Saturday, 7 January, 2012 

20:00 - 23:00 

Fee: inclusive of Full registration; $85.00 

for additional/guest tickets. 

Join your fellow conference attendees for 

the closing Dinner at the Palais Soleiman! 

this unique palace offers wonderful 

food, service, and entertainment for the 

attendees of the iPWE 2012 conference. 

the venue offers beautiful aesthetics, 

including beautiful wooden ceilings, 

ancient mosaics, pleasant lighting, and 

other ornate, traditional decorations. Palais 

Soleiman offers a modern moroccan 

menu to please the varied tastes of each 

and every guest. 

Tours and Social 

Events 

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conFErEncE orGanIZErS 

Tours and Social Events 

STEErInG coMMITTEE 

Dr. Mustapha Hajji (international institute of Water 

and Sanitation, morocco), conference co-chair 

Dr. Bijay K. Panigrahi (BPc group inc., Florida, 

USa), conference co-chair 

Prof. Driss Ouazar (mohammedia School of 

Engineering, rabat, morocco), technical Program 

co-chair 

Mr. Jim Conlin (Scottish Water, Scotland, Uk), 

technical Program co-chair 

Dr. Udai P. Singh (cH2m Hill, california, USa) 

Mr. Brian Parsons (Environmental & Water 

resources institute, Virginia, USa), EWri Director 

honorary coMMITTEE 

Dr. Ali Fassi Fihri (office national de l’Eau Potable/ 

onEP, rabat, morocco) 

Dr. Samir Bensaid (iEa of onEP, rabat, morocco) 

Dr. Abdallah Mokssit (ministry of Water and 

Environment, morocco) 

Prof. Vijay P. Singh (texas a&m University, college 

Stations, USa) 

local orGanIZInG 

coMMITTEE 

M. Jaait (iEa/onEP, rabat, morocco) 

Malika Belkouadssi (office national de l’Eau 

Potable/onEP, morocco) 

A Amaziane (SEEE, rabat, morocco) 

ScIEnTIFIc coMMITTEE 

Prof. Chris J. Spray (University of Dundee, Scotland, 

United kingdom) 

Prof. Chris Jeffries (abertay University, Scotland, 

United kingdom) 

Prof. Jianpeng Zhou (Southern illinois University, 

USa) 

Mr. Jagadish R. Gundarlahalli (aEcom, california, 

USa) 

Prof. Alex Cheng (University of mississipi, USa) 

Prof. Eilon Adar (Ben gurion University, israel) 

Prof. Rachid Ababou (imFt, toulouse, France) 

Prof. Rachida Bouhlila (Enit, tunisia) 

Prof. Dragan Savic (University of Exeter, United 

kingdom) 

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Prof. Taha Ouarda (inrS-Eau, canada) 

Dr. Randall T. Hanson (United States geological 

Survey, USa) 

Dr. Clifford I. Voss (United States geological Survey, 

USa) 

Dr. Khalid Qahman (Environmental Direction, 

Palestine) 

Prof. Mustafa Altinakar (University of mississipi, 

USa) 

Prof. Rick Schuhmann (Pennsylvania State 

University, USa) 

Prof. Peggy Johnson (Pennsylvania State University, 

USa) 

Prof. Larry W. Mays (arizona State University, USa) 

Dr. Waleed M. Zahid (college of Engineering, king 

Saud University, Saudi arabia) 

Prof. Imasiku Imazu (University of Zambia, Zambia) 

Prof. Angus Simpson (the University of adelaide, 

australia) 

Prof. Ali Fares (University of Hawaii, USa) 

Dr. Seyni Ndoye (Ecole Superieure Polytechnique, 

University cheikh anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal) 

Prof. Mohamed Badraoui (institut agronomique et 

Veterinaire, rabat, morocco) 

Dr. Jayantha Obeysekera (South Florida Water 

management District, Florida, USa) 

Dr. Chandra S. Pathak (South Florida Water 


Dr. Sharika Senarath (South Florida Water 


Prof. Michel A. Bouchar (mcgill University, canada) 

Dr. Pour Abdallah Moukssit (ministry of Water and 

Environment, morocco) 

Prof. Mohammad Karamouz (Polytechnic institute 

of nyU, new york, USa) 

Prof. Chittaranjan Ray (University of Hawaii, 

Honolulu, USa) 

Dr. Indumathi Nambi (indian institute of 

technology madras, chennai, india) 

Prof. Preeda Parkpian (asian institute of 

technology, Bangkok, thailand) 

Dr. Rao Surampalli (Environmental Protection 

agency, kansas city, USa) 

Mr. Jerry W. Webb (U.S. army corps of Engineers, 

Washington, D.c., USa) 

Mr. David J Harris (Hydrologic Engineering center, 

U.S. army corps of Engineers, california, USa) 

Dr. Mustapha Hajji (international institute of Water 

and Sanitation, morocco) 

Dr. Bijay Panigrahi (BPc group inc., Florida, USa) 

Prof. Driss Ouazar (mohammedia School of

Engineering, rabat, morocco) 

Mr. Jim Conlin (Scottish Water, Scotland, Uk) 

Dr. Udai P. Singh (cH2m Hill, california, USa) 

Prof. Vijay P. Singh (texas a&m University, college 

Station, USa) 

Prof. Mukund S. Babel (asian institute of 

technology, Bangkok, thailand) 

Prof. S. B. Weerakoon (University of Peradeniya, 

colombo, Sri lanka) 

Dr. Yan Denghua (china institute of Water 

resources and Hydropower research, china) 

Dr. Mark Henry Rubarenzya (Queensland, australia) 

Mr. Mark Summerton (Umgeni Water, 

Pietermaritzburg, South africa) 

Dr. Thomas Einfalt (Hydro & meteo gmbH & co. 

kg Wetter und Wasser, germany) 

Dr. Arnold Lobbrecht (UnESco-iHE) 

Prof. Dr. Joao Pedroso de Lima (rua luis reis Santos 

- Polo ii Univ. coimbra, Portugal) 

Dr. Eng. Tommaso Moramarco (irPi - consiglio 

nazionale delle ricerche, italy) 

Prof. Chong-Yu Xu (University of oslo, norway) 

Prof. D. Nagesh Kumar (indian institute of Science, 

Bangalore, india) 

Dr. C. S. P. Ojha (indian institute of technology 

roorkee, india) 

Dr. Imasiku A. NYAMBE (University of Zambia, 

Zambia) 

Dr. Ing. Wolf-R. Muller (Universitat Stuttgart, 

germany) 

Prof. Edward Smith (american University of cairo, 

Egypt) 

Dr. Mohsen Sherif (al ain University, United arab 

Emirates) 

Prof. Heinz Patt (United nations University - 

institute for Environment and Human Security 

Bonn, germany) 

Prof. Giuseppe Gambolati (Universita Degli Studi di 

Padova, italy) 

Prof. Bouremia Ousmane (Universite abdou 

moumouni, niamey, niger) 

Prof. Giustolisi Orazio (University of Bari, 

Politecnico di Bari, italy) 

Prof. Ahmed Bouziane (Ecole mohammedia des 

ingenieurs, morocco) 

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ThanK you 

the committee and staff of the iPWE 

2012 conference gratefully recognize 

those contributing organizations who 

helped support the success of this event. 

many thanks to the following sponsors: 

Office National de l’Eau Potable (ONEP) 

Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) 

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) 

Régie Autonome de Distribution d’Eau et d’Electricité 

de Marrakech (RADEEMA) 

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office chérifien des 

Phosphates 

CO-ORGANIZERS 

SPONSORS 

Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et 

Technique (CNRST) 

YNNA Holding 

Les Eaux Minerales d`Oulmes 

Sidi Ali Eau Minerale Naturelle 

Ecole Mohammedia des Ingénieurs 

Faculte des Sciences et Techniques Marrakech 

U.S. agency for international Development régie autonome de 

Distribution d’Eau et 

d’Electricité de marrakech 

Faculté des Sciences et 

techniques marrakech

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