Session 06: Disinfection Optimization and Control of Disinfection Byproducts (DBPs)
8:30 AM – 11:45 AM
Moderators: Scott Schaefer, AE2S; Val Frenkel, Greeley and Hansen
- 8:30 AM - Disinfection By-Product (DBP) Formation and Control in Potable Reuse Applications
- Caroline Russell, Carollo Engineers
- 9:00 AM - Evaluation of Over 100 Disinfection Reactor Tracer Studies in Washington State
- Keith Stewart, Russ Porter, Jay Swift, Gray & Osborne
- 9:30 AM - Ranitidine – A Potential Significant NDMA Precursor for Potable Reuse
- Erica Marti, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Caitlin Glover; Eric Dickenson, Southern Nevada Water Authority
- 10:00 AM - Networking Break
- 10:45 AM - Getting a Jump on Disinfection Byproducts: A Pro-Active Approach for Optimizing Reclaimed Water Disinfection
- Andrea Netcher, Gary Revoir, Tetra Tech
- 11:15 AM - Ammonia Based Aeration Control for Energy Conservation and Chloramination Disinfection
- Dave Commons, Hach; Ronnald Kisling
- Alternate: Experiences and Successful Strategies for Reuse Water Chorine Residual Control
- Bing Lin, Alfredo Suarez, EPCOR Water Services
- 11:45 AM - Session Adjourns for Luncheon
Session 07: New Water Reuse Approaches to Manage Tomorrow's Challenges
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Moderators: Jenny Reina, CH2M; Justin Mattingly, Water Research Foundation
- 8:30 AM - Antibiotic Resistance: State of The Science of Proliferation in Wastewater Treatment and Water Reuse Implementation
- Daniela Castañeda, Allegra Da Silva, Stantec; Daniel Gerrity, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Channah Rock, Jean McLain, University of Arizona
- 9:00 AM - Quantification and Prediction of Degradation and Deactivation Kinetics of Antibiotic Resistance Genes During Disinfection/Oxidation Processes: From Bench-scale to Full-scale
- Huan He, Peiran Zhou, University of Washington; Kyle Shimabuku, University of Colorado, Boulder; Xuzhi Fang, University of Washington; Annika Anderson, Washington University in St. Louis; Michael Dodd, University of Washington
- 9:30 AM - Assessing Chemical Disinfectant Alternatives Using I-CT Dose-Response Kinetics for Multiple Microorganisms
- Roberta Maffettone, Western University - Trojan Technologies; Siva Sarathy, Trojan Technologies; Paris Neofotistos, US PEROXIDE; Domenico Santoro, Trojan Technologies; Ronald Gehr, McGill University Dept of Civil Engineering
- 10:00 AM - Session Adjourns for Networking Break
Session 08: Supporting Public Health with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) Projects
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Moderators: Michael Watts, Garver; Bob Reimers, Environmental Consultant/Tulane University
- 10:45 AM - Managing Chlorinated Water for Ebola Disinfection
- Lee Gary, Tulane University; Robert Reimers, Tulane University/Consultant; Kari Brisolara, LSUHSC
- 11:15 AM - Increasing In-Home Water Availability in Remote Alaska's Homes with Water Reuse
- Aaron Dotson, University of Alaska Anchorage
- Alternate: Effects of Disinfection Process on Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in The Secondary Effluents of Sewage Treatment Plant, India
- Jahnavi Kurasam, Sudipta Sarkar, Prabhat Kumar Mandal, IIT Roorkee
- 11:45 AM - Session Adjourns for Luncheon
Session 09: Residuals, Sanitation and Hygiene: Concerns, Design and Application for Low Technology Processing
1:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Moderators: Leonard Casson, University of Pittsburgh; Krishna Krishnapurs, Parkson, Inc.
- 1:30 PM - Sampling and Disinfection of Wastewater relative to Parasites and the Role of associated Surrogates, Indicators and Non-Vital Models
- Dwight Bowman, Cornell University Dept Of Micro & Imm
- 2:00 PM - Effective Treatment of Biosolids and Manures – Multiple Additives/Factors for Disinfection, Stabilization and Product Quality
- Robert Reimers, Tulane University/Consultant
- 2:30 PM - Low-Cost, Low-Tech Biosolids Treatment via combined Long-Tern Storage (Lagoon) and Air Drying: A
- Jennifer Becker, Michigan Tech University
- 3:00 PM - Networking Break
- 3:45 PM - Effectiveness of Tropical Lagoon Treatment for Disinfection of Domestic Septage
- Joel Nkiama Konde, Kinshasa School of Public Health, University of Kinshasa
- 4:15 PM - Usage of Low-Cost Bio Electro Technology to convert Class B Biosolids Processes (aerobic and anaerobic digestion) to Class A Disinfected and Stabilized Biosolids
- Maria Elektorowicz, Concordia University
- 4:45 PM - Symposium Adjourns
Session 10: Optimizing a Future for DPR – Design, Implementation and Operation of Robust Solutions
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Moderators: Andrew Salveson, Carollo; Melanie Mann, Hazen and Sawyer
- 1:30 PM - Accounting for Future Potable Reuse When Implementing Disinfection Solutions Today
- 2:00 PM - From Collection Systems to Tap: Resilience of Treatment Processes for Potable Reuse
- Justin Mattingly, Water Research Foundation; Sharon Waller, Sustainable Systems, LLC – Consulting; Patti Craddock, Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.; Stuart Khan, University of New South Wales
- 2:30 PM - Design of a Managed Aquifer Recharge and Advanced Treatment Research Center
- Andrew Newbold, Hazen and Sawyer; Lauren Zuravnsky; Charles Bott, Germano Salazar-Benites, Chris Wilson, HRSD; Dwayne Amos, David Briley, Hazen and Sawyer
- Alternate: Planning for a Potable Reuse Future While Maximizing Recycled Water Today
- Jasmine Diaz, Water Systems Consulting, Inc.
- 3:00 PM - Session Adjourns for Networking Break
Session 11: Disinfection of WRRF Effluents for Surface Water Discharges
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Moderator: Cyndy Bratz, Tetra Tech; Bob Reimers, Environmental Consultant/Tulane University
- 3:45 PM - City of Aberdeen, WA WRRF Disinfection Evaluation
- Jay Swift, John Markus, Gray and Osborne
- 4:15 PM - Using Dynamic Dilution Methods to Derive More Accurate Effluent Total Residual Chlorine Limits for WWRFs
- Robert Sharp, Manhattan College; Sarah Galst, Hazen and Sawyer; Laura Grieco, NYC DEP
- 4:45 PM - Symposium Adjourns
