CDM Smith at WEFTEC 2024
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6TH
8:00 - W13 Understanding and Applying Disinfection Fundamentals (Off-site) presented by Brian Hilts
4:00 - From Advocacy to Action (Off-site) presented by Taielorae Levell-Young
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7TH
1:30 – Navigating Nutrient Dynamics: Modeling for Water Quality Excellence presented by Eileen Althouse and Kimi Artita
1:30 - Real Life PFAS Issues: WRRF to Watershed to Biosolids presented by Samir Mathur
1:30 - Innovative Approaches to Address Traditional Operational Challenges moderated by Bill McConnell
1:30 - Green Infrastructure Approaches - A National Perspective presented by Ginny Roach
1:30 - Leveraging Digital Technologies to Make Better Decisions presented by Josh Soper and Rina Dalal
1:30 - THP: Downstream Process and Maintenance Challenges presented by Richard Tsang
1:30 - Effective Strategies for Managing Organics in IPR/DPR Systems presented by Greg Wetterau and Anthony Zamarro
3:30 – Optimizing Design for Increased Capacity presented by Alex Doody
3:30 - Evaluating DPR for Small Communities: What Can Others Learn from the Village of Cloudcroft, NM? presented by Greta Zornes and Anthony Zamarro
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH
8:30 – Data to Decisions: Leveraging Machine Learning, Advanced Remote Sensing, and Automation to Develop Environmental Solutions presented by Amy Kopale (Sky Wave)
8:30 - Driving the Circular Water Economy by Reusing Industrial and Municipal Effluents presented by John Sheets, Greta Zornes, & Erin Stachler
8:30 - Tools for Urban Flood Management and Forecasting presented by Victoria Wanjohi
12:30 - Technology Spotlight: Enhanced Primary Treatment - Beyond Conventional Settling presented by Ajay Shrivastav and Bill McConnell (moderator)
1:30 - Climate-Proofing Our Cities: Transformative Solutions presented by Rina Dalal
1:30 - Treatment Challenges and Reuse within the Semiconductor Industry presented by Audrey Karl
1:30 - How Could EPA's 2023 Review of Recreational Water Quality Affect WRRFs? presented by Rasha Maal-Bared
1:30 - PFAS in Wastewater: What Should Utilities Do Next? presented by Eric Spargimino, Samir Mathur, & Charles Schaefer
3:30 - Optimizing Membrane Efficiency for Water Reuse and Disinfection presented by Rasha Maal-Bared and Ajay Shrivastav
3:30 - Modeling for Inland Flood Resilience moderated by Ginny Roach
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9TH
8:30 - Peracids Challenge Traditional Disinfectants presented by Brian Hilts
8:30 - Resilient Development: Insights from Urban and Coastal Areas presented by Mike Schmidt, John Goldman, & Tom Nye
10:30 - How Can 3D Scanning and Virtual Reality be Leveraged for Water Utilities presented by Scott Aldridge (Sky Wave)
10:30 - Using Side-Stream Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal to Improve EBPR Performance presented by Brian Lubenow, Nigel Beaton & Alex Doody
10:30 -Accommodating Industrial Effluents in Municipal Treatment Facilities presented by Rasha Maal-Bared
10:30 - Three Different Flavors of Improvement for Preliminary/Primary Treatment presented by Dan Thompson & Amy Robinson
1:30 - Evaluating Plantwide Impacts of AGS and DAS presented by Brian Hilts, Rasha Maal-Bared, & Baris Kaymak
1:30 - Non-PFAS Up and Coming Concerns presented by Rasha Maal-Bared
1:30 - Innovations in Phosphorus Management: From Models to Solutions presented by Ajay Shrivastav