Plant Ops Lab Analysis Wkshp

Plant Operations and
Laboratory Analysis Workshop

 

September 1-2, 2010


Registration Wednesday, Sept 1st:  8:00 - 8:30 am
Workshop begins at 8:30 am

Registration Thursday, Sept 2nd:  7:30-8:00 am
Workshop begins at 8:00 am.

Location:  University Plaza Hotel & Conference Center
Call 877.677.5292 for Reservations
Request the $99 Workshop Room Rate

 

 

 Online Registration is Closed.  On site registration is available. Call 614.361.2080 for details.

 

Registration Fee

Full Workshop (Two days technical sessions with lunch, dinner Wednesday evening)
     $225 for Members (OWEA/WEF ID # required)
     $325 for Nonmembers

Wednesday Only Workshop (One day technical sessions with lunch, dinner Wednesday evening)
     $145 for Members (OWEA/WEF ID # required)
     $195 for Nonmembers

Thursday Only Workshop (One day technical sessions with lunch)
     $100 for Members (OWEA/WEF ID # required)
     $150 for Nonmembers

Exhibitor Workshop (Two days technical sessions with lunch, dinner Wednesday evening plus table in Exhibit Area both days)
     $275 for Members (OWEA/WEF ID # required)
     $375 for Nonmembers

 

AGENDA

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

8:00-8:30

Registration, Coffee, and Pastries

8:30-8:45

Introductions/ Opening Remarks
Welcome by OWEA President
Dale Kocerek, Stantec

8:45-9:45

Converting a Secondary Plant into a BNR Facility with Bio P Removal
Tom Kutcher, Cincinnati MSD

9:45-10:00

Break in Exhibit Area

10:00-11:00

Activated Sludge Plant Design, Startup, Operation, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting
Phil Anderson, ARCADIS

11:00-11:15

Break in Exhibit Area

11:15-12:15

Water Chemistry and Plant Performance:  A Case Study
Dan Miklos, Hazen and Sawyer

12:15-1:15

Lunch Provided

1:15-2:15

Use of Biowin for Process Troubleshooting and Design of a Unique Wastewater System
Jamie Gellner, Hazen and Sawyer

2:15-2:30

Break in Exhibit Area

2:30-3:30

Science of BNR Optimization - Part 1
Woodie Murihead, Brown and Caldwell

3:30-3:45

Break in Exhibit Area

3:45-4:45

Science of BNR Optimization - Part 2
Woodie Murihead, Brown and Caldwell

4:45-5:00

Break in Exhibit Area

5:00-6:00

Process Control Panel Discussion - Experts Debate Wastewater Concepts
Jim Borton, City of Wooster
Kim Riddell, Smith Environmental

6:00-6:30

Break in Exhibit Area

6:30

Dinner*

   
AGENDA Thursday, September  2, 2010

7:30-8:00

Registration, Coffee, and Patries

 

CONCURRENT SESSION 1

8:00-9:00

City of Columbus - Public Utilities Safety Observation Pilot Project
Thomas G. Finnegan, City of Columbus Department of Utilities

8:00-9:00

How a POTW Conquered Clean Sampling for Trace Level Mercury Using EPA Method 1669 and 1631
Cheryl Soltis-Muth, NEORSD

9:00-9:15

Break in Exhibit Area

 

CONCURRENT SESSION 2

9:15-10:15

Spill Prevention Containment and Countermeasures (SPCC) for WWTPs
Paul Hadad, 360water
Larry Wadsworth, 360water

9:15-10:15

Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Waters of Ohio and the United States
Ralph Haefner, USGS

10:15-10:30

Break in Exhibit Area

 

CONCURRENT SESSION 3

10:30-11:30

Lift Station Operation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Tim Parks, Training for You

10:30-11:30

Overview of Basic Methods and Analysis Tips
Amy Starkey, Stark County

11:30-12:30

Lunch (provided)

 

CONCURRENT SESSION 4

12:30-1:30

Submersible Pump and Mixer, Operations and Maintenance
Encil Webster, Sullivan Environmental

12:30-1:30

The Exception to Playing in the Lab
Nancy Taylor, City of Newark
Eva Hatvani, NEORSD

1:30-1:45

Break in Exhibit Area

 

CONCURRENT SESSION 5

1:45-2:45

Difficult Problems Require Logical Solutions - Use of Decisionmaking Matrixes for Complex Issues
Jason Tincu, City of Xenia

1:45-2:45

Plugging the Brain Drain: Cultivating the Next Generation of Environmentalists
Nancy Taylor, Newark

2:45-3:00

Break in Exhibit Area

 

CONCURRENT SESSION 6

3:00-4:00

Working Together on a Pretreatment Program Inspection
Elizabeth Wick, OEPA
Todd Teman, City of Delphos

3:00-4:00

Meeting the E. Coli Requirement Using mColiBlue24 & Luminescent DO Technology
Hach Representatives

 

 
 Workshop Chairs:
 
Jim Borton, City of Wooster, 330.263.5293
 
Kim Riddell, Smith Environmental, 419.234.4507
 

Ohio Water Environment Association
1890 Northwest Blvd, Suite 210
Columbus, OH  43212

info@ohiowea.org
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