CSWEA 89th annual meeting
Session A – Leadership
| Sustainable Leadership and Decision Making… Solving Problems You Didn’t Know You Have in Ways You Can’t Understand. D. Michael Mucha, Madison MSD |  |
| R2E2: Transforming a Utility. Tom Sigmund, NEW Water | |
Session B – Energy, Controls, Aeration
| Innovations in Aeration. Leon Downing, CH2M | |
| Innovative Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor Technology for Low-Energy Nutrient Removal – Pilot Demonstration. Jeff Peeters, GE Power & Water | |
| Process Performance Optimization through Advanced Automatic Control and Online Monitoring. Bulbul Ahmed, Xylem, Inc. | |
Session C – Nutrient Management Approaches
| Addressing Nonpoint Nutrient Loadings through Nutrient Concentration Systems-The Next Generation of Manure Management in Dane County. Randy Wirtz, Strand Associates | |
| Enhanced Stormwater Treatment – Coagulant Treatment for Phosphorus Removal. Michael Wegner, Brown and Caldwell | |
| Design and Implementation of an Agricultural Based Adaptive Management Pilot Study in the Silver Creek Watershed. Brent Brown, CH2M and Jeff Smudde, NEW Water | |
Session D – Ops Energy Recovery
| Glenbard CHP Project: Design-Build For Energy Recovery. Eider Alvarez-Puras, Baxter & Woodman | |
| Kenosha Energy Optimized Resource Recovery Project. Curtis Czarnecki, Kenosha Water Utility | |
| The Path to Energy Neutrality – A Midpoint Perspective. Patrick Shea, City of St. Cloud | |
Session E – Operators Focus Session
| Engine Maintenance. Ryan Giefer, Stevens Point | |
| Process Control and How to use Microorganism Assessments to Optimize Treatment. Kay Curtin, Metropolitan Council | |
| Centrifuge and Polymer Dosing. Cody Schoepke, Fond du Lac WWTF | |
| Resource Recovery (Nutrients & Energy). Leon Downing, CH2M |  |
| How Does Operations Change when Bio-P or BNR is Implemented at your Treatment Facility. Greg Paul, Op2myZ | |
| Pondus System & Biosolids Dryer. Curtis Czarnecki, Kenosha Water Utility | |
| Biosolids Dryer & Process. Sharon Thieszen, Sheboygan WWTF | |
| On-Line Analyzers(Solids) and Volatile Acid Procedures. Kay Curtin, Metropolitan Council | |
Session F – Ethics
| Code of Ethics / State Criminal Statutes / Code of Professional Conduct for Local Government Officials, Employees and Candidates. Steve Zach, Boardman Clark | |
| Issues When Engineers and Consultants Play Attorney. Paul Kent, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP | |
Session G – Collection System
| A 5-year Progress Report of the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s Private Property Infiltration/Inflow Reduction Program. Julie McMullin, Brown and Caldwell and Rebecca Specht, Milwaukee MSD | |
| Computer Aided Design Tools Reduce Project Costs and Improve Pumping Station Design. Amanda Heller, Baxter & Woodman and Marcela Politano, IIHR | |
| Evaluating Inflow and Infiltration Rehabilitation Methods. Shane Firsching, Baxter & Woodman and Bob Swirsky, Downers Grove SD | |
| L-32 Forcemain River Crossing. Julie Benadum, Brown and Caldwell | |
| Using Recent Technologies to Control Odors and Corrosion Cost Effectively. Bill Desing, CH2M | |
Session H – Phosphorus
| Evaluating the Options for Phosphorus Compliance Part III: The City of Fond du Lac Water Pollution Control Plant’s Experience. Jane Carlson, Strand Associates | |
| Full Scale Determination of Achievable Effluent Phosphorus Concentration without Tertiary Treatment at the Appleton WI, WWTP. Jim Fisher, CH2M | |
| Low Level Phosphorus Technology: Two Birds, One Stone. John Siczka, CH2M | |
| It is Just Like a Town Full of People: Removal of Phosphorus from Dairy Manure. Hiroko Yoshida and Joshua Gable, Centrisys Corp | |
| SNRP 101: Fond du Lac WWTP Lab Experiences. Autumn Fisher, City of Fond du Lac WWTP | |
Session I – Ops Management / CSWEA
| “Repurposing” Existing Facilities – Pros/Cons, Risks/Rewards and a Case Study to Help You Decide. John Fraser and Matt Larson, Carollo Engineers | |
| Abandoning Energy Recovery: The Road to the RIN Market. Al Bush, SEH | |
| Global Water Stewardship – Using Wastewater Expertise for Humanitarian Efforts to bring Centralized Treatment to Developing Regions of Costa Rica. Matt Streicher, Glenbard Wastewater Authority and Alexandra Knicker, Baxter & Woodman | |
| ISI Envision Fosters Project Colloboration-Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District PS 15. James E. Kleinschmidt, Baxter & Woodman and D. Michael Mucha, Madison MSD | |
| Student Design Competition – Global Water Stewardship – Bahia Ballena, Costa Rica Design. Jordan Fure and Titus Rubietta, UW-Platteville | |
Session J – Stormwater
| Advanced High-Rate Wet Weather Treatment. Paige E. Peters, Marquette University | |
| Designing a Community for Zero Stormwater Discharge. Brett H. Emmons, Emmons & Olivier Resources | |
| Stormwater BMPs as Part of a Public Strategy to Reduce Private Property Sanitary Sewer Inflow and Infiltration. Jon Steinbach and Derek Wold, Baxter & Woodman | |
| Stormwater Storage Facility and Rainwater Harvesting System. Paul Siegfried, Baxter & Woodman and Kelly Hamill, Village of Northbrook | |
Session K – Nutrients, N
| Deammonification for Cost-Effective Nitrogen Removal. Nick Bartolerio, Strand Assocaites | |
| Efficient Nutrient Removal under Low Dissolved Oxygen Concentrations. Don Esping, Brown and Caldwell | |
| Mainstream Deammonification Using the ANITA™ Mox Process. Chris Thomson, Kruger/Veolia | |
| What You Need to Know About Nitrification & Denitrification That Grab Samples Won’t Tell You. Robert Smith, YSI/Xylem | |
Session L – Digestion, Biosolids, Energy
| An Innovative Low Temperature Thermal Alkaline Hydrolysis Process with Multiple Benefits and Resource Recovery Options. Ajay Singh and Bill Mullin, Lystek International | |
| Biochar Production and Bio-oil Upgrading by Synergistic Catalytic Pyrolysis of Wastewater Biosolids and Bio-wastes. Zhongzhe Liu, Marquette University | |
| Biomethane production from anaerobically digested bioplastics. Nicholas Benn, Marquette University | |
| Innovative Anaerobic Wastewater Systems for Improved Bioenergy Production. Lance Schideman, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center | |
Session M – Ops Nutrients
| A Phosphorus Deficit? Impacts of Soluble BOD5 and Nutrient Supply on a Municipal/Industrial Activated Sludge System. Troy Larson, Strand Associates | |
| Optimization of Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Process to Achieve Low Phosphorus Limits: Overview and Case Studies. Sara Arabi, Environmental Operating Solutions, Inc. | |
| Convert Activated Sludge to BPR. Greg Paul, Op2myZ and Ben Brooks, City of Medford | |
| Town of Salem Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements: Biological Nutrient Removal with Minimal New Infrastructure. Travis Anderson, Strand Associates | |
Session N – Stormwater
| Biological Monitoring near Fox Metro Water Reclamation District WWTP. Karen Clementi, Deuchler Environmental | |
| Identifying Stormwater Quality Improvement Opportunities Using Green Infrastructure Implemented with Planned Capital Projects. Mark Mittag, CH2M | |
| Searching for the Goldilocks Water Quality Model. Michael Talbot, Emmons & Olivier Resources | |
| Glenview Harms Road Regional Stormwater Project. Christopher Buckley, Baxter & Woodman | |
Session O – Biogas, Energy Recovery & Efficiency
| Air – Oh Yeah, That Other Permit We Might Need. Megan Corrado and Renee Lesjak Bashel, Wisconsin DNR | |
| Effective Mixing Provides Reliable Operation & Low Maintenance– Benefits of Low Pressure Pulsed Air Mixing: Anaerobic Zone BioP Mixing, AND Air Burst Mixing with Extended Aeration. Ken Neu, Environmental/Health Products & Services and Sidharta Arora, Milwaukee MSD | |
| Converting Biogas into Energy and Vehicle Fuel. Kim Murdock-Timmerman, Unison Solutions | |
| Fine Bubble Retrofit Does It Again. Jonathan Butt, Symbiont | |
Session P – UV / Foaming / Assessment and Replacement
| Anaerobic Foaming: Causes and Prevention. Daniel Smeaton, Aquafix | |
| Electrical Condition Assessment and Replacement Planning for Wastewater Organizations. Michael Monte, Greeley and Hansen | |
| Fitting a Square Peg into a Round Hole: Effective and Efficient UV Retrofits. Lindsey Busch, Carollo Engineers | |
| Testing for the World’s Largest Wastewater UV Installation. Catharine Richardson, Greeley adn Hansen | |
Session Q – Ops Biosolids / Ops Management
| Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control Facility Successful Recovery of a Solids Management System from a Catastrophic Flood. Lloyd Winchell, Brown and Caldwell | |
| Lake County Tackles Biosolids Challenges. Jim Smith, Applied Technologies | |
| Proactive Approach Reduces Chlorides Discharges. John Szwedo, Baxter & Woodman | |
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