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Session 1: Industrial Anaerobic Treatment Applications
Session 2: Forest Products Wastewater Treatment
Session 3: MBBR-IFAS
Session 4: Side Stream Treatment: Nutrient Removal
Session 5: Nutrient Removal: Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Session 6: Biosolids Management and Reuse Issues
Session 7: Collection Systems 101 – The Basics
Session 8: Everything You Wanted to Know About Wet Weather Facility O&M But No One Had the Answers Until Now
Session 9: Putting the LID on Stormwater
Session 10: I Can See Clearly Now: Clarifier Operation Illuminated
Session 11: Plenary: Global Views on Water Reuse
Session 12: Plenary: The Next 35 Years of the Clean Water Act
Session 13: The Media Uncovered: Understanding Them So They Can Understand You
Session 14: Alternative Disinfection Optimization and Potential Health Risks
Session 15: GIS in Collection System Modeling
Session 16: Onsite and Small Systems Provide Effective Treatment
Session 17: Innovative Technologies and Solutions for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Resource Management
Session 18: Water Environment Initiatives Related to Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Part I
Session 19: California Issues
Session 20: Making the Most of Biological Treatment and AEESP Lecture
Session 21: Modeling
Session 22: Phosphorus Treatment Processes
Session 23: Lower Your Sludge Production Expectations
Session 24: Some Like It Hot – Thermal Processes
Session 25: Overflows of the Separate and Combined Type
Session 26: Stormwater: A Programmatic View
Session 27: Monitoring-Just Do It
Session 28: Rate and Risk Don't Have to Be Four Letter Words
Session 29: Avoiding Capital Punishment: Strategies for Improving Your CIP
Session 30: Knowledge Management: Tools Others Are Using to Stay Smart
Session 31: IT Applications. . .or Computers Can/Will Enhance a Utility Manager's Effectiveness
Session 32: Laboratory Practices
Session 33: Trends in Reclaimed Water Disinfection
Session 34: Reclaimed Water Distribution and Storage
Session 35: Plenary: The Peace Corps and WEF: Growing a Legacy of Public Service
Session 36: Sustainability Indicators and Tradeoff Strategies
Session 37: Sulfur: An Element of Odor
Session 38: Planning for and Recovery from Natural Disasters
Session 39: Water Environment Initiatives Related to Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Part 2
Session 40: Advanced Wastewater Treatment with Membrane Emphasis
Session 41: Microconstituents
Session 42: Biological Nutrient Removal
Session 43: Microconstituents
Session 44: Industrial Applications for MBBR
Session 45: Treatment of Inorganic Wastewater
Session 46: MBR
Session 47: Wet Weather Treatment
Session 48: Denitrification
Session 49: Beyond Dryness: Other Considerations in Dewatering
Session 50: Got CMOM?
Session 51: Rethinking Design Considerations and Rehabilitation Options
Session 52: TMDL: A Four Letter Word
Session 53: Asset Management: Where Are We Five Years Later? Part 1
Session 54: Environmental Management Systems: Case Studies and Innovations
Session 55: Systems and Approaches that Make a Winning Management Team
Session 56: Creative Solutions for Solids Management
Session 57: Process Optimization
Session 58: Reclaimed Water: Groundwater and Surface Water Issues
Session 59: Green Power: Renewable Energy Options for Water and Wastewater Utilities
Session 60: Odor and Corrosion Control in Collection Systems: From the Pipes to the Plant
Session 61: Microconstituents and Regulatory Issues in Groundwater
Session 62: Small Island Nations and Communities – Water, Wastewater and Environmental Issues and Solutions
Session 63: Biological Phosphorus Removal
Session 64: Practice-Based Application of Molecular Tools
Session 65: Industrial Applications of Membrane Bioreactors
Session 66: Low Cost Wastewater Treatment Technologies
Session 67: Nitrogen Removal Treatment
Session 68: Thickening and Processes to Improve Digestion
Session 69: Dude-Where's My Data?
Session 70: Managing Stormy Weather: Best Practices
Session 71: Modeling: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts
Session 72: Asset Management: Where Are We Five Years Later? Part 2
Session 73: Management Systems that Enhance Organizational Practices
Session 74: WWTP Safety Issues: Methanol, Disinfection Systems, Computer Security
Session 75: Troubleshooting Plant Performance
Session 76: Water Reuse – Research Priorities and Applications
Session 77: Clean Water Policy 2007
Session 78: Case Studies in Applying New Strategies to Sustainability
Session 79: GIS and Stormwater Compliance
Session 80: Instrumentation and Automation Control
Session 81A: AIDIS: Water and Wastewater Management in Latin America  - Increasing Challenges Toward an Achievable Goal
Session 81B: Caribbean Island Nations – Water, Wastewater, and Environmental Issues
Session 82: Overcoming Membrane Fouling
Session 83: Biological Treatment – Activated Sludge
Session 84: CEPT + BAF – Large Scale Experience
Session 85: Getting More Out of Your Digester and Process
Session 86: Operation and Maintenance
Session 87: Modeling Stormy Weather
Session 88: Bacteria: More Than a Movement
Session 89: Nutrients: Minding Your Ps and Ns
Session 90: Getting 'Em and Keeping 'Em – Best Practices in Recruitment and Retention
Session 91: Shifting Landscapes and Market Evolution: The Maturation of Contract Operations in the US Wastewater Industry
Session 92: BNR Optimization through Process Monitoring and Control
Session 93: Reclaimed Water Membrane Concentrates and AWT
Session 94: Sustainable Water Reuse – Lessons Learned
Session 95: Current EPA Initiatives to Support Wastewater and Water Utility Emergency Planning and Preparedness
Session 96: Emission Sources and Control
Session 97: GIS Planning/Facilities Management I
Session 98: Small and Decentralized Systems
Session 99: Microconstituents: Nanoparticles and Microbial Hazards
Session 100: Advanced Treatment and Reuse
Session 101: Energy: Efficiency and Recovery
Session 102: Pharmaceutical Treatment Challenges
Session 103: Agricultural Issues
Session 104: Biological Aerated Filter: BAF
Session 105: Watersheds Without Borders
Session 106: Site-Specific Criteria: Gimme A Break!
Session 107: Preparing for Tomorrow's Workforce: Integrating Succession Planning, Employee Development and Knowledge Management
Session 108: How Low Can You Go? Carbon Augmentation for Total Nitrogen Removal
Session 109: Membrane Bioreactors: Practical Operational Information
Session 110: Innovative Reuse Applications
Session 111: Water Reuse Downunder: Australia Tackles the Drought
Session 112: Making Decisions about Water Based on Fact, Not Fear
Session 113: Energy Conservation and Management for Water and Wastewater Utilities
Session 114: International Approaches to Sustainability
Session 115: UV Efficiency, Effectiveness and Applications
Session 116: GIS Planning/Facilities Management II
Session 117: Decentralized and Distributed Systems  
Session 118: Microconstituents: Occurrence in Biosolids and Air, Nanoparticles, Source Control, and Health Effects

 

Moderator: Arthur (Tom) Sandy
Assisting: Mikel Golblatt

Decolorization of Paper Mill Effluents with Dissimilar Characteristics Using Anaerobic Composting
N. Mendez-Sanchez, C. R. Lange, Auburn University ; J. Christiansen, Novozymes Biologicals, Inc.

Evaluation of SGBR and UASB Reactors to Treat Pulp and Paper Wastewater
F. Ilter Turkdogan Aydino, Yildiz Technical University; Eric A. Evans, HDR Engineering; Jaeyoung Park, Iowa State University; Kristin M. Evans, Jay Kemp, Howard R. Green Company; Timothy G. Ellis, Iowa State University

ADI-Hybrid Pilot Study for Treating Acrylic Acid and Formaldehyde Wastewater
Choo Sung Tai, Dwain Wilson, Shannon Grant, Scott Norton, ADI Systems, Inc.; Calvert Churn III, Eastman Chemical Company; Hanu¡ Slav­k, Eastman Sokolov, a.s.

Upflow Anaerobic Filter with Dual Media – A Novel Concept
K. Jain, Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.; I. Wei, Northeastern University; A. Panchal, N. Varandani, Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering

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Moderator: Arthur (Tom) Sandy
Assisting: Mikel Goldblatt

Can a Moving Bed Bioreactor Reduce Toxicity of Complex Industrial Wastewater?
Patrick Evans, James Featherston, Edward Fernbach, Randi Kim, Jacqueline Wesley, CDM; Quentin Cannatella, Carl Slover, MeadWestvaco Corporation

CFD Predictions in Large Mechanically Aerated Lagoons
Dave Stropky, Paul Nowak, Suqin Dong, Process Simulations, Ltd.; Konstantin Pougatch, Martha Salcudean, University of British Columbia; P.S. Pagoria, W.A. Barkley, C.W. Bryant, Weyerhaeuser Company

Temperature Effects on Biodegradation Kinetic Parameters and Settling Characteristics of Activated Sludge Treating Pulp and Paper Wastewater
Jaeyoung Park, Iowa State University; Kristin M. Evans, Howard R. Green Company; Eric A. Evans, HDR Inc.; Timothy G. Ellis, Iowa State University; Jay Kemp, Howard R. Green Company

Pulp and Paper Mill Aerated Lagoon Phosphorus Optimization
Philip S. Pagoria, Weyerhaeuser Company; Kristin Dangelmaier, Domtar; Clifford R. Lange, Auburn University

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Minimizing Aerobic and Post Anoxic Volume Requirements in Tertiary Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) and Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) Systems Using the Aquifas Model
Dipankar Sen, Santa Clara Valley Water District; Sudhir Murthy, DC WASA; Heather Phillips, Black & Veatch; Vikram Pattarkine, Brinjac Engineering; Rhodes R. Copithorn, Stearns & Wheler; Clifford Randall, Virginia Tech; Donald Schwinn, Stearns & Wheler; Somnath Banerjee, MEC Technologies

Pilot Testing of MBBR and IFAS Treatment Processes for Nitrification and Denitrification at the Mamaroneck WWTP
Nancy Choi, Heather Phillips, Terry L. Johnson, Black & Veatch Corporation; Ralph Butler, Westchester County Department of Public Works; Thomas Lauro, Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities

MBBR and IFAS Program for Denitrification at Fairfax County's Norman Cole Pollution Control Plant
Sarah Motsch, Dan Fetherolf, Fairfax County; George Guhse, Greeley and Hansen; John McGettigan, Tom Wilson, Earth Tech

Questions and Answers about Integrated Fixed-Film/Activated Sludge (IFAS) in a BNR Pilot Plant
Hyun-su Kim, Duke University; Sarah Hubbell, Entex Technologies Inc.; Joshua P. Boltz, CH2M HILL, Inc.; Wayne Flournoy, Entex Technologies Inc.; James Gellner, Paul Pitt, Hazen and Sawyer; Robert Dodson, South Durnham Water Reclamation Facility; Andrew J. Schuler, Duke University and University of New Mexico

Side-by-Side Comparison of IFAS and CAS Processes at Demonstration Scale at the Lakeview WWTP
Anne-Emmanuelle Stricker, Enviornmental Canada; Ashley Barrie, Region of Peel; Carol L. A. Maas, Hydroxyl Systems, Inc.; William Fernandes, Region of Peel; Lori Lishman, Environmental Canada

The Expanded Bed Biofilm Reactor (EBBR) – An Innovative Fixed Film Approach for Tertiary Nitrification
James McQuarrie, CH2M HILL; M. J. Dempsey, Advanced Bioprocess Development Ltd. And Manchester Metropolitan University; Joshua P. Boltz, Bruce Johnson, CH2M HILL, USA

Simulation of Nitrification Performance in a Biofilm Carrier System under Near-Steady-State and Dynamic Operating Conditions
Robert A. Zimmerman, City of Moorhead; Carol L.A. Maas, Hydroxyl Systems Inc.; D. Richard, Independent Consultant

Conversion from Contact Stabilization to Nitrification Using Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) in The Colony, Texas
David R. Jackson, Leonard E. Ripley, Freese and Nichols, Inc.; Tod Maurina, City of The Colony, Texas; Sarah Hubbell, Entex Technologies
 
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Moderator: Kurt Ohlinger
Assisting: Knisha Pagilla, Eric C. Dobbs

Bench and Full Scale Evaluation of an Alternative Sidestream Bioaugmentation Process
Krish Ramalingam, Stephan Thomatos, John Fillos, City College of New York; Dimitrios Katehis, CH2M HILL; Allen Deur, P. Navvas, A. Pawar, NYC Department of Environmental Protection

Evaluation of the Single Sludge Deammonification Process for the Treatment of Plant Recycle Streams Containing a High Ammonia Concentration
Gregory Bowden, Metcalf and Eddy/AECOM; Bernhard Wett, University of Innsbruck; Imre Takacs, EnviroSim and Associates; Sudhir Murthy, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority; Allen Deur, New York City Department of Environmental Protection; Martin Musabyimana, Nancy Love, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Nutrient Recovery by Struvite Crystallization Process: Virginia Experience
Ram Prasad, Old Dominion University; Ahren Britton, Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc.; Bill Balzer, Hampton Roads Sanitation District; Gary Schafran, Old Dominion University

Moderator: Kurt Ohlinger
Assisting: Ron Volkerding, Eric C. Dodds

Reduced Sludge Production in BNR Systems: Reality or Myth?
A. Lugowski, CRA Consulting Eng.; J. Patel, Gamsby & Mannerow Ltd.; G. Nakhla, University of Western Ontario;  V. Ramani, Town of St. Marys, ON

Biological Nutrients and Micro-Pollutants Removal and Microbial Community Structure in a Membrane Bioreactor
Zubair Ahmed, Jinwoo Cho, Ki-Pal Kim, Kyu-Hong Ahn, Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Determining Optimum Nutrient Management Strategies for "Bubble" Permits – A Case History Based on the Hampton Roads Sanitation District James River Discharge
Glen T. Daigger, Todd O. Williams, Dimitrios Katehis, CH2M HILL; G. David Waltrip, Hampton Roads Sanitation District

Achieving Limits of Technology (LOT) Effluent Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal at the River Oaks Two-Stage Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant
Jose A. Jimenez, Denny S. Parker, Brown and Caldwell; Walt Zdziebloski, Hillsborough County (FL); Rodney L. Pope, Brown and Caldwell; Dwayne Phillips, Hillsborough County (FL); James A. Nissen, Harold E. Schimdt, Brown and Caldwell

Moderator: K. Richard Tsang
Assisting: James Marx, Trille Mendenhall

Application of a Flat Surface pH Electrode to Demonstrate the Effect of Lime Addition Point Relocation on Mixing Quality and pH Decay of Lime Stabilized Biosolids
Benjamin R. Burns, Herbert, Rowland and Grubic, Inc.; Kenneth R. Krach, Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg; Baikun Li, Howard G. Butler, University of Connecticut; Charles A. Cole, Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg

Biosolids Sampling and Handling Approaches for Microbial Analyses
Sharon C. Long, Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene and University of Wisconsin; Anita R. Bahe, Lynx Group International, LLC; Victor A. D'Amato, ARCADIS U.S., Inc.

From Concept to Equivalency: Getting Your Innovative Sludge Disinfection Process Classified As A or B Is Now Less of a Mystery
Bethany A. Acquisto, James E. Smith, Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Recovery of Phosphorus from Sewage Sludge
A. Weidelener, Universitaet Stuttgart; W. Maier, iat Ingenieurberatung GmbH; J. Krampe, Universitaet Stuttgart

Encina's Approach to Solving the Biosolids Enigma
Michael T. Hogan, Encina Wastewater Authority; Scott Goldman, Water 3 Engineering; John Jardin, Encina Wastewater Authority

Biosolids Odor Predicting Models: Sensory and Analytical Measurement Approaches
Sirapong Vilalai, Steven A. Gabriel, Kim Hyunook, Chris Peot, Mark Ramirez.

Moderator: David Hofer
Assisting: William C. Carter, Jr., Jean Vieux

BLOWING SMOKE – Facts, Figures, and Other Useful Tips for Effective Sewer Smoke Testing
Kevin L. Enfinger, ADS Environmental Services; Shane L. Cook, City of Huntsville Water Pollution Control Department

A Comparison of Trenchless Pipe Bursting vs. Conventional Open Cut Methods for Water and Wastewater Transmission Mains
Charles S. Parker, Tetra Tech

Installation of Large Diameter Buried Pipe
Sully Curran, Fiberglass Tank & Pipe Institute

New York City Chooses Ductile Iron Pipe for First Ever Pipe Bursting Project
Hakim Ghanem, Empire Subway / Verizon; Robert J. Torielli, PIM Corp.; John Torielli, PIM Corp.; Ralph R. Carpenter, American Ductile Iron Pipe

By When? – A Streamlined Approach to Prioritizing and Stabilizing Creek Crossings
Darlene Garcia, Stewart Cooper, Colorado Springs Utilities

Getting Your Money's Worth - Collecting and Utilizing Accurate Flow Monitoring Data for Collection System Analysis and Modeling
Denise Nelson, Maunsell Limited; Eric Onderak, Clint Cantrell, Metcalf & Eddy

Moderator: Stuart Bowns
Assisting: Alexander J. Varas

The Importance of Operations and Maintenance Staffing and Non-Staffing Needs for SSO/CSO Control Facilities
Gary Fujita, Detroit Water and Sewerage Department; James Sherrill, Wade Trim, Inc.

Retention Treatment Basin Operation, Maintenance and Budgeting Requirements
Thomas D. LaCross, Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc.; Brent Avery, Macomb County Office of the Public Works Commissioner

Operations and Maintenance Requirements for Storage Tunnels and In-System Storage Facilities
Sean P. Murphy, Bergmann Associates, Inc.; Terrance Moore, Sr., Detroit Water and Sewerage Department

Operations and Maintenance Requirements of Vortex with Disinfection and Screening with Disinfection CSO Facilities
Peter E. Moffa, Brown and Caldwell; Clayton McCormack, Wade-Trim; Terrance Moore, Sr., Detroit Water and Sewerage Department

Best Management Practices for Staffing of Wet Weather Control Facilities
Dennis B. Prevo, Wade Trim; S. Piddington, Oakland County Drain Commissioner's Office; B. Avery, Macomb County Office of the Public Works Commissioner; A. Coleman, F. Fath-Azam, Wayne County Department of the Environment; T. Moore, Detroit Water and Sewerage Department; R. Facione, Wade Trim

Budget Development for Operations/Maintenance Requirements for CSO/SSO Control Facilities
James Sherrill, Wade Trim; Gary Fujita, Detroit Water and Sewerage Department

Moderator: Avinash Patwardhan
Assisting: Howard O. (Andy) Andrews

The Effect of Permeable Pavement on Water Quality and Quantity
Eban Z. Bean, University of Florida; Kelly A. Collins, William F. Hunt III, Jason D. Wright, Jon M. Hathaway, North Carolina State University

Land-Use-Based Sources of Pollutants in Urban Stormwater
Eric D. Stein, Liesl Tiefenthaler, Kenneth Schiff, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

Low Impact Development: San Francisco's Green Approach to Stormwater Management
Lori Kennedy, Lydia Holmes, Steve McDonald, Carollo Engineers; Rosey Jencks, Greg Braswell, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Bioretention Swales: A Nonstructural BMP Approach to Achieve New Standards
Brian J. Friedlich, William C. Lucas, James F. Cosgrove, Jr., Omni Environmental LLC

Monitoring Performance of a Novel Approach to Channel Design for Environmentally-Sensitive Stormwater Management: Lower Silver Creek, California
Mark R. Tompkins, Anthony C. Falzone, CH2M HILL ; Marc Klemencic, Santa Clara Valley Water District

Green Infrastructure Approaches for CSO Control in Urban Areas
Ray Hyland, Lauren Zuravnsky, Greeley and Hansen LLC

Evaluation of the Performance of Three Bioretention Areas in North Carolina
William F. Hunt III, Ryan A. Smith, Jason D. Wright, Elodie Passeporte, North Carolina State University

Impervious Area Analysis Using Infra-Red Aerial Photography
Stephen E. Sticklen, Greeley and Hansen, LLC

Moderator: Paula Zeller
Assisting: Jerry T. McClary, Glen Behrend

Putting Operators in Control – A Straightforward Approach to BNR Clarifier Operation
Paul A. Dombrowski, Woodard & Curran

Stress Free Clarifier Operation: Use of State Point Analysis to Make Secondary Clarifier Operating Decisions at Northwest Cobb WRF
S. Geary, Cobb County Water System; C. deBarbadillo, B. Gregg, Black & Veatch Corporation

High Rate Clarifier Start-Up and Operation in Shreveport Louisiana
A. Wooten, J. Wesley, CDM, Inc.; B. Featherston, J. Loston, City of Shreveport

The Operator's Guide to Monitoring Secondary Clarifier Performance
Heinrich O. Buhr, Carollo Engineers

Newtown Creek Demonstration Project Wet Weather Operating Strategies
John Fortin, Hazen and Sawyer, Paul Pitt, Patrick O'Connor, New York City DEP; Frank Giardina, Joseph Husband, Malcolm Pirnie; Carl Koch, Greeley and Hansen

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Papers for this session are not available.

For any utility director or staff member, facing the media can feel more like being run through a grinder than a way to talk about their utility. But it doesn't have to be this way. There is a method to the madness. The media can serve as a link between the utility and the community when it comes to rate increases, new projects, promotion of industry initiatives, and much more. By understanding the process behind news gathering and what makes news, utilities can go a long way toward building their comfort level with the press and seeing an encounter with the media as an opportunity and not an attack. During this panel discussion, speakers from the utility industry and invited members of the media will field questions on how your organization can better work with the fourth estate. By offering a broad overview and better understanding of the news process, this session will help utilities think more strategically about their interactions with the media and see it as another tool in their efforts to engage the communities they serve.

The Media Uncovered – Understanding Them So They Can Understand You
Marci Hawk Davis, Brown and Caldwell

The Media Uncovered – Understanding Them So They Can Understand You
Arlene Post, CDM

The Media Uncovered – Understanding Them So They Can Understand You
Melissa Elliott, Aurora Water

The Media Uncovered – Understanding Them So They Can Understand You
Steve Frank, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District

The Media Uncovered – Understanding Them So They Can Understand You
Terry Cole, Jordan, Jones and Goulding

Panelists will include:
M. Hawk Davis, S. Frank, A. Post, M. Elliott, T. Cole

Moderator: Debra Huffman
Assisting: Richard Waite

Reclaimed Water Chlorination: Reducing Chemical Cost and Improving Disinfection Efficiency
Benjamin Porter, HDR Engineering, Inc.; Arseny Kalinsky, Irvine Ranch Water District; Juan Josse, HDR Engineering, Inc.

Alternative Techniques to Increase the Dechlorination Kinetics of Organic Chloramines
Ted Hromada, Pawan Wadehra, Laurie Prybys, Mini Panicker, Detroit Water & Sewerage Department

Optimizing the Removal and Disinfection of Microorganisms Occluded within Wastewater Particles
Mary Kay Anuskiewicz, Frank J. Loge, Jeanne L. Darby, University of California, Davis

Alternative Disinfectants and N-Nitrosamines in Drinking Water: Are We Really Managing Human Health Risks?
Jeffrey W.A. Charrois, Alberta Research Council Inc.

Operational Cost Optimization Modeling for Conventional Activated Sludge Process
S. Velmurugan, PSA-Dewberry; John N. Veenstra, Oklahoma State University

Chlorites Control in European Drinking Water Treatment Plants
E. Ranieri, Polytechnic of Bari ; J. Swietlik, Adam Mickiewicz University; T. Young, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Chlorine Disinfection of Blended Wastewater Effluents
Laura A. Boczek, Eric R. Rhodes, Mark C. Meckes, United States Environmental Protection Agency

On-Site Chlorine Generation Feasibility Study
PengFei Chao, Carollo Engineers; James Borchardt, Michael Priest, MWH Americas; Zhuang Liu, Carollo Engineers

Security Aspects of the Free Chlorine vs. Monochloramine Debate for Disinfection By-Product Control
Dan Kroll, Karl King, Hach HST

A Methodology for Forensic Investigation of Potable Water Quality in Municipal Distribution Systems
Jonathan Z. Goldman, Donald M. Thompson, Camp Dresser McKee Inc.; Charles E. Flynn, Jr., Broward County Office of Environmental Services

The Daytona Beach Ralph Brennan Water Treatment Plant Finds On-Site Generation to be a Safe and Economical Solution for Water Disinfection
Marvin D. Owens, Mitch Matthews, Nadia Abboud, The City of Daytona Beach Florida

Peracetic Acid – Is It an Environmentally Friendly Alternative to Chlorine?
K.C. "Kumar" Upendrakumar, Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.

Liquid Disinfectant Application - Tips and Techniques for Success in Permanent and Temporary Environments
Thomas Day, Milton Roy Americas

From Gas to Liquid: Large-Scale Chlorination System Conversion
June Leng, HDR Engineering, Inc.; Kevin Win Maung, City of San Jose; Dave Murbach, Mark Hammer, HDR Engineering, Inc.

Efficacy of Advanced Oxidation Processes for Elimination of Objectionable Contaminants from Wastewater Effluent
S. Kirkham Cole, McKim & Creed, PA; William J. Cooper,University of California, Irvine; Stephen P. Mezyk, California State University at Long Beach

Chemistry of Chlorine Application and Production for the Disinfection of Water and Wastewater
Somnath Basu, Camp Dresser and McKee; James Long, Deer Island Treatment Plant

Moderator: Sean Christian
Assisting: Bob Hill, John Kabouris

Hydraulic Hydrodynamic Modeling as an Effective Management Tool for Large Collection Systems – The L.A. Story
Fernando Gonzalez, Adel Hagekhalil, Bryan Trussell, City of Los Angeles – Bureau of Sanitation; Eric Fontenot, Danish Hydraulic Institute, Inc.; Devang Parikh, Map Vision Technologies, Inc.

Innovative Modeling Approaches Improve Capacity Planning at Orange County Sanitation District
Paul Giguere, Cathy Greenman, RMC Water and Environment; Ann Tobin, Irvine Ranch Water District

WDRs: Developing an Effective Sanitary Sewer Management Plan Utilizing Innovative GIS Solutions
Yazdan Emrani, Advanced Infrastructure Management, Inc.

Moderator: Ernest U. Earn, Jr.
Assisting: A. Robert Rubin

Chemical Phosphorus Removal from Onsite Generated Wastewater
Steven I. Safferman, Erin M. Henderson, Michigan State University; Richard L. Helferich, MetaMateria Partners LLC

Skaneateles Lake Demonstration Project
Eric E. Murdock, City of Syracuse Department of Water; Charles Vanderlyn, USEPA

Life Cycle Assessment of Decentralized Wastewater Systems and Its Comparison to Centralized Wastewater Systems
Zakiya A. Seymour, Jordan, Jones & Goulding

Comparing the Performance of Prescribed Septic Tanks to Long, Narrow, Flooded Designs
E. Craig Jowett, Waterloo Biofilter Systems

Hydraulic Model Comparison of Vertical-Flow Regimes in Constructed Wetlands
Valerie J. Fuchs, John S. Gierke, James R. Mihelcic, Michigan Technological University

Footprints and Capital Cost Reduction for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems – A Novel Dual Media Recirculating Biofilter
Zhifei Hu, Stantec Consulting Ltd.; Graham Gagnon, Dalhousie University

Effectiveness of Alternative On-Site Wastewater Treatment Technologies
James M. Hassett, Alvin Chan, Jessica S. Martin, State University of New York; Thomas DeJohn, Catskill Watershed Corporation

Moderator: Gabriel Novac

Cloth Media Filtration Technology Meets Very Low Total Phosphorous Levels in Existing WWTPs
H. Lin, L. Johnson, Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.

Pipeline Replacement without System Shutdown
Brett Hanes, Hydra-Stop a division of ADS LLC

Multi Stage Activated Biological Process MSABPâ„¢ Eliminates Excess Sludge
Efim Monosov, Richard P. Gannon, David D. Lauer, Aquarius Technologies Inc.

The Effectiveness of Using Automated Belt Oil Skimmers as a Method of Well Remediation
Tiffany Sedlacek, Abanaki Corporation

Improving Efficiency and Reducing Energy and Maintenance Costs in Aeration Systems
Robert G. Montenegro, Gerald Shumaker, ABS USA, Inc

Hydrogen Sulfide Continuous Emission Monitoring of Odor Control Systems
Lindy Eppinger, Neal Bridges, Detection Instruments Corp.; Ian Sorensen, Ed Lamb, Sycamore Technologies

Improved Open Channel Flow Measurement and Control Using Pulsed Hybrid Flat Bed Magmeters
Robert H. Batey, EMCO Flow Systems

Moderator: Daniel Nolasco
Assisting: Michael Condran, Champak Sadhu

Energy Recovery in Urban Wastewater Treatment on Global Scale
Diego Rosso, Michael K. Stenstrom, University of California,

Greenhouse Gas Inventories and Wastewater Treatment Plants
James Wintergreen, Michael Van Brunt, Tod Delaney, First Environment, Inc.

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Policy and Regulatory Implications for Water and Wastewater Management
Teresa J. Raine, Amelia Ravin, CDM

The Impacts of the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32) on POTWs
Stephanie Cheng, CH2M HILL; Randy Schmidt, Central Contra Costa Sanitary District; Jay Witherspoon, Glen Daigger, CH2M HILL

The Twin Cities Sludge-to-Energy Plant Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Peter Burrowes, John Borghesi, CH2M HILL, Inc.; David Quast, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services

Greenhouse Gas Reduction as an Additional Benefit of Optimal Pump Scheduling for Water Utilities
Simon Bunn, Derceto limited

Nitrous Oxide – A Powerful Greenhouse Gas with a Wastewater Treatment Connection
Dean M. Shiskowski, Associated Engineering

Moderator: Jeroen Olthof
Assisting: Dean Gipson, Eric Wessels

Ready or Not: The Changing Nature of Collection Systems Oversight
Maura Bonnarens, East Bay Municipal Utility District; Roberta Larson, Somach Simmons & Dunn; Bennett Horenstein, East Bay Municipal Utility District

Using Environmentally Preferable Purchasing to Address the Environmental Emergence of Triclosan
Jessie E. Denver, City of San Jose

Evaluating Traditional and Innovative Concentrate Treatment and Disposal Methods for Water Recycling at Big Bear Valley, California
Ufuk G. Erdal, James C. Lozier, Anne F. Lynch, CH2M HILL; Steven Schindler, Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency

Managing California's Ever Changing Biosolids Regulatory Climate through the State's First Design-Build Biosolids Recycling Facility
Ruben R. Robles, Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District

Evaluation and Testing of Technologies for Brine Minimization at Eastern Municipal Water District
G. Adam Zacheis, Wendie James, Graham Juby, Carollo Engineers; Behrooz Mortazavi, Mike Nusser, Eastern Municipal Water

Developing a Bacteria TMDL in Engineered Channels: The Los Angeles River Case Study
Jagjit Kaur, Kathleen Bullard, CH2M HILL; Dustin Bambic, AMEC Earth & Environmental; Zora Baharians, J. Lisa Carlson, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation

Getting Most Out Of Coachella Valley Water District Recycled Water
Leon Holiday, Coachella Valley Water District; Viraj deSilva, PARSONS; Dilrika Weerapperuma, Environmental Solutions; Louis Yu, PARSONS,

Moderator: JB Neethling
Assisting: Katherine McMahon, Denny Parker

AEESP/WEF Lecture: From TSS to MBTs and Beyond – A Personal View of Biological Wastewater Treatment Population Dynamics
David Jenkins, Lawrence E. Peirano, University of California at Berkeley

Effect of Anoxic Selector Configuration on SVI Control and Bacterial Population Fingerprinting
Gang Xin, Heidi L. Gough, H. David Stensel, University of Washington

Investigating the Fate of Activated Sludge Extracellular Proteins in Sludge Digestion Using Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE)
Chul Park, John T. Novak, Virginia Tech

A Redefinition of the Role of Microorganisms in Bioaggregation in Activated Sludge
Yanru Yang, Fei Chen, Xiaoling Liu, Clemson University

Detachment of Solids and Nitrifiers in IFAS Systems
Carol L.A. Maas, Hydroxyl Systems Inc.; Wayne J. Parker, Raymond L. Legge, University of Waterloo

Modeling Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Wastewater Sludges: An Elemental Approach
Wayne J. Parker, University of Waterloo; Richard M. Jones, EnviroSim Associates Ltd.; Sudhir Murthy, DCWASA, DWT; Mark Rupke, City of Toronto

Focused-Pulsed Treatment of Waste Activated Sludge: Application to Waste Biosolids Reduction and Increased Methane Production
James E. Banasza, OpenCEL; Peter Burrowes, Glen Daigger, Mark B. Enochs, Angela M. Klein, CH2M H ILL; Bruce E. Rittmann, Michael Salerno, Center for Environmental Biotechnology at Arizona State University; Paul R. Schlegel, CH2M HILL

The Effects of Long Chain Fatty Acids (LCFA) on Sulfate Removal in an Acclimated Mixed Anaerobic Culture
Mamata Sharma, Jerald A. Lalman, Nihar Biswas, University of Windsor

A New View of the Relationship between Filament Content and Activated Sludge Settleability
Andrew J. Schuler, Duke University

Moderator: Bruce Johnson
Assisting: Bill Haney, Ken Brischke

A Closer Look at the Dangers of Uncalibrated Simulators
I. Takács, EnviroSim Associates; J. Dudley, WRc; S. Snowling, Hydromantis, Inc.

Improved Prediction of Nitrogen Removal Using Updated ASM1 Default Parameters Verified at 13 Full-Scale Plants
J.M. Choubert, Cemagref Wastewater Treatment Research Group; A.E. Stricker, Environment Canada; A. Marquot, Cemagref Wastewater Treatment Research Group and WTSim SARL; S. Gillot, Cemagref Wastewater Treatment Research Group; Y. Racault, WTSim SARL; A. Héduit, Cemagref Wastewater Treatment Research Group

BNR/ENR Model Calibration Experience Indicates Deviations in Key Modeling Parameters
Ron J. Latimer, Paul A. Pitt, Joe Rohrbacher, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.

Analyzing Risk in Wastewater Process Design: Using Monte Carlo Simulation to Move Beyond Conventional Design Methods
J.F. McCormick, Carollo Engineers; B. Johnson, A. Turner, CH2M HILL

Quantifying Sludge Production in Municipal Treatment Plants
Peter L. Dold, EnviroSim Associates Ltd.

Pure Oxygen Plus Nitrification? BioWin Modeling plus Full-Scale Experience
Paul J. Vinci, Paul Pitt, Sarah Dailey, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.; Andre Van Neikirk, Golder Associates, Inc.; Albert Perez, Patricia Hart, City of Hollywood, FL; John Chorlog, Jr., Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department

Modeling Fixed Film Processes: Practical Considerations and Current Limitations from a Consulting Viewpoint
Heather M. Phillips, Andrew Shaw, Baneeta Sabherwal, Black & Veatch Corporation; Matt Harward, Yucapia Valley (CA) Water District; Thomas Lauro, Westchester County (NY) Department of Environmental Facilities; Ken Rutt, City and County of Broomfield, CO

Uncertainty Analysis in Wastewater Engineering Modeling: Understanding the Limitations
Alonso Griborio, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.; J. Alex McCorquodale, University of New Orleans; Paul Pitt, Paul Vinci, Tiezheng Wang, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.

Spreadsheet Implementation of Activated Sludge Model #1 for Sequencing Batch Reactors
Jim Geselbracht, Water Works Engineers

Phosphorus Speciation Provides Direction to Produce 10 μg/L
JB Neethling, Mario Benisch, Dave Clark, HDR Engineering Inc.; Dan Fisher, City of Las Vegas Water Pollution Control Facility; April Z.Gu, HDR Engineering Inc. and Northeastern University

Total Phosphorus Removal to Low Levels through Tertiary Reactive Filtration
William Leaf, Bruce Johnson, CH2M HILL; Remy Newcombe, Blue Water Technologies, Inc.

Process Proving for Phosphorus Removal with Air Mixed Anaerobic Selectors at Two Large Plants
Don Esping, John Bratby, Erica Schierholz, Brown and Caldwell Consultants; Carol Mordorski, Larry Rogacki, Carl Swaggart, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services

Review of Primary Sludge Fermentation Performance in South Africa and the USA
Ron Latimer, Paul A. Pitt, Andre van Niekerk, Hazen and Sawyer; Terry Houk, City of High Point, NC; Shaun Deacon, Johannesburg Water, South Africa

Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Performance of the Traverse City MBR
G. Crawford, G. Daigger, J. Fisher, S. Blair, CH2M HILL; R. Lewis, City of Traverse City

Lessons Learned from Startup of the Largest Tertiary Ballasted Settling System in the U.S.
Bruce Munn, Environmental Engineering Associates, LLP (EEA); Randy Ott, Onondaga County Department of Water Environment Protection; Nicholas Hatala, Gerald Hook, Environmental Engineering Associates, LLP (EEA)

Abundance of PAO and GAO Bacteria in a Well Performing Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal System
J. C. Machado, Carollo Engineers; J. R. Batista, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Corrective Action Strategies during Toxic Shock Events at Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Wastewater Treatment Plants
Jeremy S. Guest, Ameet J. Pinto, Nancy G. Love, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andy Shaw, Black & Veatch

Moderator: Paul R. Rom
Assisting: John Donovan

The Effect of the MicroSludge™ Treatment Process on Anaerobic Digestion Performance
Daniel Gary, Robert Morton, Chi-Chung Tang, Robert Horvath, County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Biosolids Minimization Using Integrated Alkaline Sludge Hydrolysis and Biological Nutrient Removal Process
A. Lugowski, CRA Consulting Eng.; G. Nakhla, University of Western Ontario; J. Patel, Gamsby & Mannerow Consulting Eng.; K. Shular, CRA Consulting Eng.; A. Singh, Lystek Intrnational

Modeling Microbial Decay in a Cannibal™ Sludge Minimization Process
Eugenio Giraldo, American Water; Ramesh Goel, University of Utah; Daniel Noguera, University of Wisconsin

How to Minimize Solids for Disposal While Meeting Stringent Effluent Limits: Industrial Park Case Study
John A. Meidl, Siemens Water Technologies Corp.; K.L. Chou, Howard Juang, Jinn Wei Engineering & Construction Co.

Moderator: Paul R. Rom
Assisting: John Donovan

Customer Diversification Is Key to Marketing of Biosolids Product for Ocean County, New Jersey
John F. Donovan, CDM, Inc.; David J. Ertle, Ocean County Utilities Authority

Reducing Greenhouse Gases from Sewage Solids Incinerators
James Welp, Black & Veatch; William Fernandes, Region of Peel (Mississauga) Ontario; William Angoli, Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District; Biju George, Michael Heitz, Metropolitan Sewerage District of Greater Cincinnati; James Rowan, Black & Veatch

Replacement of a Multiple Hearth by a Fluid Bed Incinerator – The Ypsilanti Sludge Disposal Case History
Ky Dangtran, Degremont Technologies Infilco; Perry M. Thomas, Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority; Fred C. Bush, Donau Carbon Corp.; Ralf Neumann, Donau Carbon GmbH & Co.KG

Process Enhancements to Improve the Operation of an Existing Heat Drying Facility
Robert A. Velasco, CDM; Leland E. Dicus, Craven R. Askew, City of Largo

Advanced Dewatering and Drying System – A Performance Model
James P. Feary, Finham DryVac Facility, TVD (UK); Dennis E. Bentley, DES

Moderator: Wayne Dillard
Assisting: Shellie Chard-McClary

Risk Analysis for SSO Projects
Joseph J. Basista, City of Atlanta, GA; Makson A. Esan, Clean Water Atlanta Program Management Team/MWH; John H. Humphrey, Hydmet Inc.

Los Angeles Collection System Agreement: A Win-Win Partnership and Success Story
Adel H. Hagekhalil, City of Los Angeles - Bureau of Sanitation; Christopher M. Westhoff, City of Los Angeles; Ken Greenberg, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Sam Unger, State of California - Regional Water Quality Control Board; Tracy J. Egoscue, Santa Monica Baykeeper

Protecting Homes from Sewage Backup – Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati's Water in Basement Prevention Program
Susan E. Moisio, CH2M HILL; Peter L. Caldwell, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati

A New Method of Predicting Rainfall Dependent Inflow and Infiltration
Frank Qiao, Helen Lu, Henry (Kelly) Derr, Michael Wang, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.; Meifa Chen, Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.

The City of Akron Ohio's Debut Wet Weather Project: Akron CSO Rack 40 & 31 Basin Project
Mark J. Buchenic, URS; Thomas F. Smith III, City of Akron

Preparing for the Unexpected: Cost Management in CSO Control Implementation
Carol L. Hufnagel, Tetra Tech

Real Time Control: Becoming a Reality in Ottawa – RTC Modeling, Design and Implementation for CSO Control
Adrien Comeau, Stantec Consulting Ltd.; Alain Charron, BPR-CSO Canada; Louis Julien, City of Ottawa

Moderator: Tim Hare
Assisting: Tad Slawecki

Municipal Stormwater Program Audits in California: Findings and Lessons Learned
John Tinger, U.S. EPA Region IX; John Kosco, Tetra Tech, Inc

Experience with Local Stormwater Management Programs
James E. Scholl, Malcolm Pirnie Inc.

GIS-Based Rapid Geomorphic Assessment to Guide Sustainable River Restoration and Riverfront Redevelopment: Four Mile Run, Alexandria, Virginia
Anthony Falzone, Daniel Medina, Cheri Salas, Mark Tompkins, Tara Ajello, Laurens van der Tak, CH2M HILL; Jeremy Thomas, Biohabitats, Inc.; Bill Hicks, Northern Virginia Regional Commission; Jason Papacosma, Arlington County, Virginia

City of Santa Monica Airport Watershed Management Plan
Catherine Tyrrell, PSOMAS; Glenn Howe, City of Santa Monica Engineering; Neal Shapiro, City of Santa Monica - Environmental Programs Division

Developing a Stormwater Infrastructure Geospatial Database for a Large Non-Traditional MS4 System
Robert Lowell, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation; Matt Kennedy, Theresa McGovern, ENSR

The 7 Tips for Highly Effective Stormwater Management By-Laws
Emily J. Scerbo, Woodard & Curran, Inc.

Moderator: James Rhea
Assisting: David Beeson

The Practical Application of Fine Time Increment, Diurnal, Nitrate Analyses Using Portable in situ UV Spectrometers in an Effluent Dominated Urban Stream
Philip A. Russell, Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant

Marine Sciences Investigations in Support of Level-of-Treatment Decisions for Municipal Wastewater Discharges in Puerto Rico
Donald Holmes, CH2M HILL ; Martha Rivera, Victor Rivera, Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority; Steven Costa, María Del Valle, CH2M HILL

Remote Sensing Techniques to Detect Surface Water Quality Constituents in Coastal and Inland Water Bodies from Point or Non Point Pollution Sources
Alfonso Blanco, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; William E. Roper, Environmental Services Department, Arlington County

Evaluation of Changes in Water Quality and Urban Runoff in the Buck Gully Watershed, California, Through the Use of Weather-Based Irrigation Control
Fiona Sanchez, Irvine Ranch Water District; Ganesh Rajagopalan, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants; Joseph M. Berg, Municipal Water District of Orange County

Alternatives for Finding Illicit Discharges to Stormwater Systems
Christine Catalfio, Colleen Hughes, CDM; Gary Zorza, City of Farmington Hills, Michigan; Noel Mullett, Dean Toumari, Wayne County Department of Environment

A Multi-Metric Index for Evaluating the Condition of Riparian Corridors
Felicia Federico, Geosyntec Consultants; Shelley L. Luce, Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission; Richard F. Ambrose, University of California

Are We Throwing Dollars Down the Drain?
Jon Turk, Dan Markowitz, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.

Moderator: Myron Olstein
Assisting: Bruce Husselbee, An Bui

Integrating Risk-Based Renewal into a Capital Improvement Program
Marc Cottingame, Dallas Water Utilities; Jane McLamarrah, MWH

Saint Paul Sanitary Sewer Utility's Path to AAA from BBB: Lower Cost financing Yielding More Money for Projects
David N. MacGillivray, Springsted Incorporated; Bruce Beese, City of Saint Paul, Minnesota

You Deserve a Surcharge Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Surcharging Food Service Establishments
Robert Beringer, Rene Javier, Gene Seay, Bureau of Utilities, Howard County, Maryland; Myron Olstein, Independent Consultant

RAMCAP™ Risk Analysis and Management for Critical Asset Protection for the Water and Wastewater Sector
Jerry Brashear, Myron Olstein, Dave Binning, Jake Stenzler

A Reclaimed Water Pricing Approach that Meets Everyone's Objectives
Jon Davis, Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.; Marsi Steirer, City of San Diego Water Department

Beyond Risk: A Community Return on Investment Approach to Pipe Rehabilitation
Ken Harlow, Brown and Caldwell

Incorporating Risk into Mechanical Maintenance Decisions
Dave Meier, Jay Cha, County Sanitation District 1

Snake River WWTP's Disposal of Surplus Equipment Profits Buyers and Seller
Peter LaMontagne, TheCentrifugeGuys.com; Chuck Clause, Snake River WWTP; Randy Cook, City of Lompoc California Water Treatment Plant; Mike Bailey, Cooper City, Florida

To Plan an Effective Path Forward You Must First Know Where You Are: 2006 Water and Wastewater Rate Survey Results and Industry Trends
Peiffer A. Brandt, Jon Davis, Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc.

Adapting Success to Quality Based Selection
Allen K. Lucas, Utilities Kingston; Daniel Y. Lalande, J.L. Richards & Associates Limited

New York City Reinvents Capital Program Delivery
Martin Dorward, MWH; Alfonso Lopez, Mark Ospala, Shuana Grob, NYCDEP, Bureau of Engineering Design and Construction

The Coming Capital Crisis
Myron Olstein

The Development the New York City BNR Program
Sarah V. Dailey, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.; James G. Mueller, Keith Mahoney, New York City Department of Environmental Protection; Norman S. Bradley, Paul A. Pitt, Robert D. Smith, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.

York Region's Water and Wastewater Guidelines and Standards: Consensus Building – The Key to Success!
Dean Rurak, Vanessa Chau, The Regional Municipality of York; Tony Petrucci, Denise Costa, CH2M HILL

Capital Expansion and Facility Upgrade – Does Your Methodology Fit Your Organization Like a Glove?
Jeffrey S. Burkhart, Bruce W. Husselbee, Weston Solutions, Inc. and Hampton Roads Sanitation District

Assessing a 25-Year Capitalization Program: Using Condition and Criticality Ratings to Set the Priorities
Bridget M. Zwack, Dennis E. Jackson, Gregory J. Osthues, Martin S. Overton, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.; Thomas A. Tyler, Hartford MDC

Breaking Ground with DBO Contractual Issues
Susan K. Landon, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.; Steven White, City of Clovis; Mark Hildebrand, Red Oak/Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.

A Knowledge Retention Strategy for the Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation
Varouj Abkian, Charles Turhollow, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation; Margaret Umphres, MWH

Talent Retention: A Key Driver for Workforce Development
Marcia Isbell, Denise O'Berry, EMA, Inc.

Integrating Workforce Planning and Performance Management
Richard L. Gerstberger, TAP Resource Development Group, Inc.

Leadership in Challenging Times
Robert W. Hite, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District; Alan W. Manning, EMA, Inc.

Moderator: Peter Smith
Assisting: Clifford Tompkins, Sam Irrinki

Making Sense of It All: A New Approach in Transforming Utility Data into Information
John B. Cook, Edwin Roehl, Advanced Data Mining International

Linking Day-to-Day Operations to Business Strategy
Tony Parrott, Biju George, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati; Ryan W. Nagel, Nate T. Lindstrom, Rheagan D. Coffey,  Black & Veatch Corporation

Assessing Performance of On-Line Nitrate Analyzers
Salil Kharkar, Walter Bailey, Lawrence Bastian, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DCWASA); Tony Palmer, Instrumentation Testing Association (ITA)

Behavior of Selected Sex Hormones in Synthetic Influent of a Pilot-Scale Wastewater Treatment Plant
Ruth Marfil-Vega, Makram T. Suidan, University of Cincinnati

Comparing Gravimetric and Centrifugal Spin Data: Accuracy of Suspended Solids Results and Process Control Calculations
Sidney Biesterfeld-Innerebner, Integra Engineering; Ed Fortner, Fred Sirotek, Ralph Bryant, Travis Potter, Town of Carbondale WWTF; Michael Lutz, Integra Engineering

Elucidation of Exopolysaccharide Isolated from a Dow Wastewater Treatment Facility
Anton Karnoup, Demetrius Dielman, Vickie Langer, Grant Von Wald, Scott Young, June Zhu, John Green Glass, Steven Gluck, Dow Chemical

Analysis of Mercury in Wastewater by Microwave Digestion Followed by ICP/MS: Comparison to EPA Methods Approved at 40 CFR 136.3
Charles Lytle, City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services; Jason Dahl, Elizabeth Farkas, City of Portland Water Pollution Control Laboratory; Jan Wilson, Clean Water Services; Ron Myers, Clackamas Water Environment Service

Sublethal Toxicity Identification Evaluation Studies – Potential Impacts of Conductive Dissolved Solids
Enos L. Stover, THE STOVER GROUP; William Gischlar, Firmenich, Inc.

Sure, We Have Lots of Bioreactor Solids. . . But How Many Are Active?
P.A. Whalen, P.J. Whalen, J.E. Cairns, D.R. Tracey, LuminUltra Technologies Ltd.

Development of Improved qPCR Assay in the Presence of Bovine Serum Albumin for the hydA Gene of Clostridium sp. from Environmental Samples
Mei-Yun Wang, Jo-Shu Chang, National Cheng Kung University; Betty H. Olson, University of California at Irvine

Development of an Integrated Reagent/Instrument System for Nutrient Analysis
Patrick Wiese, Hach Company; Carsten Schulz, Hach Lange GMBH; ach Lange GMDustin Slater, Hach Company

Laboratory Evaluation of Relationships between Solids Retention Time, Microbial Diversity, and Settling Characteristics of Activated Sludge
Xiaoling Liu, Yanru Yang, David Freedman, Clemson University

Moderator: Lynn Orphan
Assisting: Joseph A. Husband

Media Filtration, Membranes, Ozone, and UV: A Comparison of Disinfection Performance and Cost for Various Process Combinations to Disinfect Reclaimed Water
Andrew Salveson, Jess Brown, Kaumudi Atapattu, Shubhra Jain, Carollo Engineers; Karl Linden, Duke University; Keel Robinson, Applied Process Technology

Sequential Chlorination for Reclaimed Water Disinfection
Shiaw-Jy Huitric, Chi-Chung Tang, Jeff Kuo, Michael Creel, Dave Snyder, Phil Ackman, Robert W. Horvath, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Chlorination Disinfection Requirements for Membrane Bioreactor Permeate
Bruce Mansell, Shiaw-Jy Huitric, Chi-Chung Tang, Phil Ackman, Naoko Munakata, Jeff Kuo, Robert Horvath, Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County

Use of Ultraviolet Disinfection and Advanced Oxidation Process for Reclaimed Water Treatment of Microcontaminants
Shubhra Jain, Jess C. Brown, Andrew T. Salveson, Tavy Wade, Carollo Engineers; Marsha A. Pryor, Pinellas County Utilities; Karl G. Linden, Jeff C. Bandy, Duke University

Use of Soil Filtration and UV Disinfection for Advanced Wastewater Treatment
Nicola Ballester-Fontaine, Andrew Salveson, Keith Bourgeous, Carollo Engineers; Kathy Hansen, City of Dinuba, California; Dennis Peyton, Greg Farley, Quad Knopf

Cleaning and Disinfection Demonstration Study to Help with Conversion of a Wastewater Force Main to Reclaimed Water Distribution Service
Edward Wicklein, Karl Hadler, Carollo Engineers P.C.; Sibel Yildiz, Bob Peterson, Ron Kohler, King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks

Designing for Algae Proliferation in a New Reclaimed Water Reservoir
Paul Tjogas, Alex Horne, Michael Niccum, E2 Consulting Engineers

Impact of Recycled Water Use at Mammoth Golf Courses on Basin Groundwater Quality
Kishora K. Panda, Juan Josse, Dave Rhook, HDR Engineering Inc.; Gary Sisson, Mammoth Community Water District

Cross-Connection Guidebook Developed Specifically for Reuse Purveyors
Michael Demko, Tracy Fanara, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.; Joshua Dickenson, WateReuse Foundation

Evolution of Sustainable Water Resources Indicators
Ethan T. Smith, Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable, U.S. Geological Survey; Harry X. Zhang, CH2M Hill

Volatile Organic Compounds in the Nation's Ground Water and Drinking-Water Supply Wells
Michael J. Moran, Pixie A. Hamilton, John S. Zogorski, U.S. Geological Survey

Managing Scarcity: Changing the Paradigm for Sustainable Resource Management
Trevor T. Hill, Global Water

Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Water Resources and Wastewater Management
Amelia L. Ravin, Gordon N. McCurry, Cynthia S. Hibbard, CDM

The Future of Sustainable Water Management: Using a Value Chain Analysis to Achieve a Zero Waste Society
Drury D. Whitlock, Glen T. Daigger, CH2M HILL; Nicole McCoy, Department of Environment and Society

Promoting Sustainability by Example: The Kitsap SEED Project
Doug Berschauer, CH2M HILL; Tom Holz, Tim Botkin, Port of Bremerton

Indirect Potable Water Reuse: An Alternative for Water Quality Management in the Las Vegas Valley
Walter S. Johnson, Jacimaria R. Batista, Sajjad Ahmad, University of Nevada Las Vegas 

How the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant Incorporated Environmental Sustainability into Its Wastewater Treatment Planning
Emmalynne Hu, RMC Water and Environment; Daisy Stark, City of Palo Alto

Moderator: Wayne Parker
Assisting: Parviz Amirhor, Dirk Apgar

Micro-Aeration for Sulfide Removal in Anaerobic Treatment of High Solid Wastewater: A Pilot-Scale Study
Thanapong Duangmanee, Samir Kumar Khanal, Shihwu Sung, Iowa State University

Anaerobic Digester Hydrogen Sulfide Removal at the Manatee County, FL Southwest Water Reclamation Facility
Ian Watson, Paris Neofotistos, US Peroxide, LLC; Chris Collins, Manatee County Southwest Water Reclamation Facility; Vaughan Harshman, David Morano, Siemens Water Technologies

Control of Biosolids Cake Odors Using the New Biosolids Odor Reduction Selector Process
Todd O. Williams, Robert H. Forbes, Jr., David L. Wagoner, J. Thomas Hahn, CH2M HILL, Inc.

Are Membranes the Answer to Odor?
Sophia Georgaki, MWH; Richard Stuetz, University of New South Wales; Bruce Jefferson, Cranfield University

Experiences Diagnosing a Poorly Performing Bioscrubber and Developing Solutions
Anil Pai, Victor Occiano, Brown and Caldwell

Significant Improvements in Biofilter Performance for H2S and VOC Removal Using Biotrickling/Bioscrubber Technology in the Aeration Distribution Plenum System
Khalil A. Kairouz, Amando Garza, Carollo Engineers; Stuart Stewart, City of Pismo Beach

Full-Scale Field Trials Identify Sulfate Discharge Limits for Municipal Wastewater Odor and Corrosion Control
James Joyce, Odor and Corrosion Technology Consultants; Inc.; Denise Breiteneicher, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority; Joe Uglevich, Stantec

Continuous Emission Monitoring and Control of Packed Tower Odor Control Systems Using the Sycamore CEM
Ian Sorensen, Sycamore Technologies, Inc.; Carla Dillon, Brian Reed, Orange County Sanitation District; Edward A. Lamb, LambTech; Lindy Eppinger, Neal Bridges, Detection Instruments Corp.

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After the Disaster: The First Things That Wastewater System Managers Should Do After Disasters (And What They Should Have Already Done to Prepare)
Jack W. Moyer, URS

Recovery of New Orleans Sewerage System: Two Years Post-Katrina
Gordon C. Austin, Reid L. Dennis, Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans; Lisa F. Cookmeyer, MWH Americas, Inc.

Hurricane Katrina Impacts on Wastewater Infrastructure – Lessons Learned
Adam Faschan, Richard Hoffer, Camp Dresser & McKee Inc.; Linda Daly, St. Bernard Parish

Maneuvering through the FEMA Public Assistance Grant Program: Lessons Learned from the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans Following the Levee Failures after Hurricane Katrina
Gordon C. Austin, Reid L. Dennis, Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans; Lisa F. Cookmeyer, MWH Americas, Inc.

Low Pressure Wastewater System Required after Natural Disaster
Perry Del Medico

Development of the Stormwater Information System that Protects Life and Property from Floods
Yasumasa Sakabe, Waterworks & Sewerage Bureau, City of Nagoya

Development and Implementation of a Comprehensive Utility Security and Emergency Response Program in Augusta-Richmond County, Georgia
Corie Rockett Sapp, CH2M HILL, Inc.; Bernard Woods, N. Max Hicks, Augusta Utilities Department; Ron L. Booth, CH2M HILL, Inc.

Combining an Effective Tabletop Exercise Approach with a Statewide Mutual Response Network Enables Utilities to Prepare for the Worse
Ray Hanson, Orange County Public Utilities; Scott Kelly, JEA; Michael Sweeney, EMA Inc.

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Moderator: Daniel Nolasco
Assisting: Michael Condran, Champak Sadhu

Producing Green Energy from Post-Consumer Solid Food Wastes at a Wastewater Treatment Plant Using an Innovative New Process
Donald M.D. Gray (Gabb), Paul J. Suto, Mark H. Chien, East Bay Municipal Utility District

Making Fuel Charcoal from Sewage Sludge for Thermal Power Generation Plant – First in Japan
Toru Oda, Bureau of Sewerage, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Compost Dried Primary Sludge – A Renewable Energy Source
Garry Macdonald, CH2M Beca Ltd; Paul Dunford, Johan Ehlers, Napier City Council

The Hybrid Membrane Biofilm Process (HMBP): A Novel Approach to Achieving Biological Nitrogen Removal in Activated Sludge
Leon S. Downing, Robert Nerenberg, University of Notre Dame

Performance of Pilot Submerged Membrane Bioreactor Treatment Systems in Girdwood, Alaska
David Persinger, Tyler Johnson, Trevor Trasky, Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility

Effluent Management Flexibility through Nutrient Removal
J. Richardson, J.C. Machado, E. Leveque, H. Buhr, Carollo Engineers; A. Burnham, City of Carson City; M. Harper, BHC Consultants

Sludge Pump Sizing for the Pine Creek WWTP Using Non-Newtonian Hydraulic Modeling
Anne W. Ndegwa, M. Kim Fries

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Chignik Lake, Alaska: Remote Community Water Treatment Plant Pilot Testing
Mark W. Spafford, City of St. Cloud

Bioregeneration of Spent Ion-Exchange Resin Loaded with Nitrate/Perchlorate and Biofouling Removal
Jacimaria Ramos Batista, Amber Howerton, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Peter Jensen, Basin Water Inc.

Minimizing Arsenic Leaching from Water Treatment Process Residuals
Thomas R. Steinwinder, Brown and Caldwell; Dongye Zhao, Auburn Univeristy

Comparing Shock Event Response Protocols for Wastewater Treatment Plants
Ameet J. Pinto, Samuel C. Hardin, Jeremy S. Guest, Nancy G. Love, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Andy Shaw, Black & Veatch; Andrew W. Fairey, Patty L. Iler, John K. Earle, Charleston Water System

Moderator: Kartik Chandran
Assisting: Imre Takacs, Henryk Melcer

Population Dynamics, Biokinetics and Gaseous Nitrogen Production from Partial Nitrification Reactors Operated Under Oxygen Limited Conditions
Joon Ho Ahn, Supria S. Ranade, Ran Yu, Kartik Chandran, Columbia University

Quantification and Characterization of Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria in Intermittent Cycle Extended Aeration Systems
Hongkeun Park, Pennsylvania State University; Mark G. Gehring, ITT Corporation – Sanitaire; John M. Regan, Pennsylvania State University

Kinetics and Nitrifying Populations in Nitrogen Removal Processes at a Full-Scale Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS) Plant
Annalisa Onnis-Hayden, Northeastern University; Daniel Dair, Chandler Johnson, AnoxKaldnes Inc.; Andreas Schramm, University of Aarhus, April Z. Gu, Northeastern University

Autotroph-Hetertroph Interactions in Activated Sludge: Bioaugmentaion from Side-Stream Treatment
Robert C. Smith, Daniel B. Oerther, University of Cincinnati

Occurrence of KSU-1 Type Anammox Bacteria and Perdominance of Beta-Proteobacteria in the Anammox Granular Sludge
Hyokwan Bae, Kyung-Soon Park, Yun-Chul Chung, Jin-Young Jung, Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Investigation of Nitrification and Nitrogen Removal from Centrate in a Submerged Attached Growth Bioreactor: 2 Ammonia Oxidation to Nitrite
P.B. Pedros, C. Cherchi, A. Onnis-Hayden, E. Wenger, F.R. Mahony & Associates, Inc.

Denitrification Kinetics Using External Carbon Sources: Methanol, Ethanol and Acetate
Yalda Mokhayeri, George Washington University; Sudhir Murthy, DC Water and Sewer Authority; Rumana Riffat, George Washington University; Charles Bott, Virginia Military Institute; Peter Dold, Imre Takacs, EnviroSim Associates, Ltd.

Simulation of Simultaneous Nitrification-Denitrification Using Activated Sludge Model No. 1
Benjamin S. Magbanua Jr., Ayanangshu Dey, Chukwukelue K. Monwuba, James L. Hillabrand, Otho Barnes, Mississippi State University

Moderator: Katherine McMahon
Assisting: Jin Li, Trevor Ghylin

Determining the Kinetics of Biotransformation of Estradiol and Estrone during Transit in Sewage Collection Systems
Michelle E. Jarvie, David W. Hand, Michigan Technological University

Cometabolism of Pharmaceutical, Personal Care Products by Nitrifiers: Introducing a Simple Cometabolic Flux-Based Framework
Wendell O. Khunjar, Virginia Tech; Christine Klein, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Taewoo Yi, Auburn University; Nancy G. Love, Virginia Tech; Diana Aga, University at Buffalo, The State