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Energy Awareness and Management - Initiating Energy Efficiency at Your Utility (04-30-09)

04/30/2009 - Past Webcast

Introduction:

This webcast has now passed.  Please check the Webcasts page for information on any plans for future offerings. This webcast is now available for online viewing at no-charge.  Visit knowledgecenter.wef.org for more Distance Learning information. 

 

Topics:
  • Understanding your energy consumption

  • Available options for reducing energy use

  • The electric utility perspective

Speakers:

  • Joseph C. Cantwell, P.E., Focus on Energy, SAIC/Energy Systems Group
  • Kevin A. Young, Environmental Engineer, Environmental Health and Safety, Tampa Electric

Upcoming webcasts and topics in development for this year:
Building Effective Supervisor and Leadership Training Programs: Three Utility Case Studies
COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Construction Inspection for Trenchless Rehabilitation
Collection Systems: Optimize System Operations
Integrated Planning Framework in Action: Baltimore’s New Integrated Plan to Address Water Quality Impacts
NEW! Flushable or Not? Dispersing the Non-Dispersible Problem
Optimizing Clarifier Design and Performance Series
Process Control for Activated Sludge
Process Control for Biological Nutrient Removal
Using TOC to Replace BOD Requirements

Past Webcasts:
BIOSOLIDS: Advances in Solids Reduction Processes at Wastewater Treatment Facilities (04-28-10)
BIOSOLIDS: Biosolids 101: Fundamentals of Practice (10-31-2012)
BIOSOLIDS: Biosolids EMS Training Opportunity for Wastewater Agencies (4-20-2011)
BIOSOLIDS: Carbon Footprint Implications from Biosolids Management Practices (01-27-10)
BIOSOLIDS: Charting the Future of Biosolids Management: Forum Findings on Trends and Drivers (1-26-2011)
BIOSOLIDS: Co-Digestion of Organic Wastes at Wastewater Treatment Plants (07-14-10)
BIOSOLIDS: Combined Heat and Power Generation Opportunities at Wastewater Treatment Facilities (09-22-10)
BIOSOLIDS: Compliance Requirements to Meet the New Sewage Sludge Incineration MACT Standards - Part 2 (7-25-2012)
BIOSOLIDS: Implementing the New Sewage Sludge Incineration MACT Standards - Issues and Challenges Ahead - Part 1 (4-21-2011)
BIOSOLIDS: MACT to Meet the New EPA SSI Regulations - Emissions & Energy Recovery Equipment - Part 3 (04-03-2013)
BIOSOLIDS: Microconstituents in Biosolids (12-16-2009)
BIOSOLIDS: Renewable Green Energy from Wastewater and Biosolids - POTW Case Studies Attempting to Achieve Net Energy Production (12-7-2011)
BIOSOLIDS: Residuals and Biosolids Management Innovations (7-27-2011)
BIOSOLIDS: Thermal Hydrolysis Comes to America: DC Water’s Blue Plains Digestion Project (4-25-2012)
BIOSOLIDS: When Opportunity Knocks, How Can Municipalities and POTWs Partner with the Biofuels Industry (1-11-2012)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS WEBCAST SERIES: Perspectives on Collection Systems Rehabilitation and Replacement (2-9-2011 - 11-16-2011)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Asset Management: Translating Your Data to Information (11-14-2012)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Business Case for Action (2-20-2013)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) - If I Knew Then What I Know Now (2-15-2012)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Condition Assessment: Building Out Your CMMS (6-20-2012)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Gravity & Pressure Pipelines: Inspection and Assessment (06-17-09)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Perspectives on Pipeline Renewal (07-28-10)
DISINFECTION: Fundamentals of Disinfection (2-6-2013)
DISINFECTION: UV for High Level Disinfection in Water Reuse- Various Perspectives on Emerging Issues (11-28-2012)
DISINFECTION: Wet Weather Disinfection: Issues and Challenges (11-30-2011)
ENERGY: Best of WEFTEC 2010 - Energy Management and Conservation Practices (1-19-2011)
ENERGY: Energy Awareness and Management - Initiating Energy Efficiency at Your Utility (04-30-09)
ENERGY: Energy-Water Nexus Highlights (3-20-2013)
ENERGY: Low Energy Process Control (1-23-2013)
ENERGY: WEF's Roadmap to Energy Sustainability (9-19-2012)
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: A Review of 112th Congress and the Legislative and Regulatory Landscape Impacting the Water Sector (03-02-2011)
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: Breaking Ground on Infrastructure Stimulus Funding (08-02-09)
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: Clean Water Act Integrated Planning Framework: Next Steps (6-14-2012) - Webcast Recording
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: New Administration Now: People, Priorities, Policies (06-02-2009)
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: Stimulus Funding for Wastewater Infrastructure (02-02-2009)
MEMBRANES WEBCAST SERIES: Fundamentals of Membrane Bioreactors (3-7-2012 - 7-11-2012)
MEMBRANES: Membranes 101 (11-04-09)
MEMBRANES: Operations and Maintenance of MBR Facilities (05-27-09)
NUTRIENTS: Phosphorus Removal – Tips for Operators, Trainers, and Design Engineers (6-20-2011) - Webcast Recording
NUTRIENTS: Research on Modeling Approaches to Developing Site-Specific Nutrient Goals, Criteria, and Management (3-28-2013)
NUTRIENTS: Sidestream Treatment for Nutrient Removal and Recovery (12-09-2009)
NUTRIENTS: Wastewater as a Resource: Focus on Nutrient Recovery (5-2-2012)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Be a Voice for Water: How to Use the WATER'S WORTH IT Campaign in Your Community (3-22-2012) - Webcast Recording
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Clean Water Isn't Free? Communicating about Rates (6-26-2012)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Evaluating Stormwater Outreach: Is anyone listening? (12-14-2011)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Hard Conversations in Hard Times: Social Media for Water Utilities (03-11-10)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Meeting the New Public Education Requirements of the Municipal Stormwater (MS4) Permit (5-4-2011)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Summer Boot Camp – for Public Communications (06-29-10)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Technical Update: Energy, Stormwater, Operators and Innovation (4-18-2012)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: The Best of WEFTEC: Communicating with Public Officials (8-28-2012)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: The Cutting Edge in Effective Communication for Water Infrastructure (08-27-2009)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Websites: The Face of Your Organization (1-18-2012)
SAFETY: Arc Flash Hazards and Safety: Training, Protection, and Related Issues (02-24-2010)
SAFETY: Safety in Confined Spaces (07-15-2009)
STORMWATER & WET WEATHER WEBCAST SERIES: A Roadmap to Developing a LID Design Competition (6-21-2012 - 8-16-2012)
STORMWATER & WET WEATHER WEBCAST SERIES: Design of Urban Stormwater Controls MOP (6-14-2012 - 8-9-2012)
STORMWATER & WET WEATHER: Gaining Regulatory Acceptance for Green Infrastructure in Wet Weather Programs – 3 Case Studies (12-01-2010)
STORMWATER & WET WEATHER: Green Infrastructure: Economic, Social, Technical and Policy Overview (6-29-2011)
UTILITY MANAGEMENT WEBCAST SERIES: Asset Management (6-22-2011 - 8-31-2011)
UTILITY MANAGEMENT: Operational Optimization in Wastewater Utilities (5-15-2013)
UTILITY MANAGEMENT: Rate-Setting in Tough Times (07-29-09)
UTILITY MANAGEMENT: Strategies and Solutions for Addressing Today’s Workforce Issues (8-14-2012)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WEBCAST SERIES: Basic Wastewater (04-24-2012 - 6-27-2012)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WEBCAST SERIES: Data Quality and Validation (12-5-2012 - 1-9-2013)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WEBCAST SERIES: Fundamentals of Grit Removal and Grit System Evaluation (2-27-2013 - 4-18-2013)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT: Aeration 101: Fundamental Design of Aeration Systems (10-27-10)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT: Applied Math for Operators (1-16-2013)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT: Hydraulics for Operators (3-27-2013)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT: Method Update Rule: What's new and why? (8-23-2012)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT: Pumping 101 – Basic and Advanced Wastewater Pump Station Design and Operation (04-22-09)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT: Taking Distributed Wastewater Systems to New Heights (05-20-09)
WATER REUSE: Use of Advanced Oxidation Processes for Resource Recovery (7-13-2011)
WATER SECURITY: Risk Assessment 101: The Process, Principles, and Related Fundamentals (10-28-2009)
WATER SECURITY: Risk Assessment in the 21st Century (12-08-2010)
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT: Global Strategies to Improve Water Availability: Groundwater Artificial Recharge and Protection (02-18-2010)
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT: Water Quality Trading Workshops and Webinars (11-28-2012 - 11-29-2012) - Webcast Recordings