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OWEA Presentations

 

 

OWEA's Three Part Webinar Series on Asset Management

Part 1 - Thursday, July 29, 2010
City of Dayton: Preparing for Asset Management
Nick Dailey, PE, City of Dayton
Recorded Webinar - Windows Media Audio/Video File
 
Part 2 - Thursday, August 26, 2010
City of Columbus: Where are we in implementing Asset Management? What is the Triple Bottom Line? What results are we starting to see because of Asset Management? What are the next steps?
Kevin Campanella, PE, City of Columbus
Recorded Webinar - Windows Media Audio/Video File
 

 

 

2010 Annual Conference - Tuesday, June 15 - Thursday, June, 17, 2010

Session 1: Management - Tuesday, June 15, 2010

City of Columbus Wet Weather Management Plan
Dax Blake

PDF File

MCWS Position Consolidation
Mark Livengood

PDF File

Take Time to Gauge Your Performance
Michael Sweeney
PDF File

Introduction to RCAP
Roberta Acosta
PDF File

Session 2: Potpourri - Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Young Professionals: Ideas and Opportunities for Career Development
Kris Ruggles
PDF File

Digester Gas Recovery Alternatives at the SWWTP and the JPWWTP
John Krinks
PDF File

Student Perceptions on Water Resources and Re-Use at a Large University in Ohio
Sridar Vedachalam
PDF File

Tussing Road WRF NPDES Permit Appeal
Brandon Fox
PDF File

Options for Solids and Floatables Control
Seth Bradley
PDF File

Session 3: Wet Weather Issues - Wednesday, June 16, 2010

CSO 419 Green Infrastructure Master Planning
Leslie Schehl
PDF File

Napolean LTCP: A Story of Success
Adam Hoff
PDF File

Evaluation of Chemically Enhanced High Rate Treatment of SSO 700
David Shank
PDF File

Flow Monitoring Basics
John Barton
PDF File

Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management Options in an Ultra-Urban Redevelopment
Sandra Doyle-Ahern
PDF File

A Tale of Two Storms - How Understanding Your Collection System's Wet Weather Flows Affects Capital Upgrade Costs
Rhonda O'Connell
PDF File

Session 4: Process Design - Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Archaea: Essential Microbial Domain for Wastewater Breakdown
Earnest Childs
PDF File

Solving Industrial Water Resource Challenges with MBR Technology
Ed Greenwood
PDF File

Dewatering Technology: Traditional Versus New
Steven Reese
PDF File

An Overview of Tertiary Filtration Using Cloth Media Filtration Technology
Michael McGehee
PDF File

Sustainable WWTP Design Opportunities: A Case Study
Randall Wirtz
PDF File

It is Hot Air of the Next Breakthrough? Evaluation of High Speed Direct Drive Blowers
Anthony Farina
PDF File

 Session 5: Capital Projects and Initiatives - Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Managing Complicated Tunnel Projects - Lessons Learned
Michael Hall
PDF File
Columbus Southerly WWTP New Headworks 
Chad Dunn
PDF File
Concrete Restoration at the Southerly WWTP
Bill Johngrass
PDF File
Field Testing of Pump Stations
James Ward
PDF File
A Dangerous Situation Exposed with Private Property Laterals 
Stuart Browns
PDF File
City of Jackson, Ohio Blending Conventional Treatment and Membranes
Daniel Miller
PDF File
 Session 6: Phosphorus and Long Term Planning Initiatives - Wednesday, June 16, 2010
A Review of the Current State of Knowledge on Phosphorus Removal
Samuel Jeyanayagam
PDF File
The Other Phosphorus Predicament
Samuel Jeyanayagam
PDF File
To Everything there is a Season - Lessons Learned from Two Seasons of Phosphorus Removal at the Greene County Sugarcreek WRRF
Robert Smith
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In the Billions: The Capital and Long-Term Costs of Complying with Proposed Phosphorus Criteria
Randall Wirtz
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Bio-Solids Management Optimization and Alternatives Analysis Based on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Kathleen Smith
PDF File
 Session 7: Laboratory - Wednesday, June 16, 2010
The Way We Do the Things We Do
Amy Hurley
PDF File
What Happens to a Sample After It Reaches the Lab?
Denise Seman
PDF File
Control Charts and How to Use Them
Denise Seman
PDF File
Red Flag Program
Martyn Burt
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QA/QA of Fecal Coliforms by MF:SM9222D
Gary Yakub
PDF File
 Session 8: Sustainablility - Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Water Supply and Reuse Strategies in the Southeastern U.S.
Joe Robinson
PDF File
Exploring the Feasability of Sludge to Energy
Kevin Rhodes
PDF File
Carbon Footprint and Cost Effective Operation of a Sludge Thermal Dryer
Phil Anderson
PDF File
Sustainability in Human Resource Planning 
Thomas Angelo
PDF File
Cultivating Authentic Relationships
Steven Schulze
PDF File
 Session 9: Optimizations - Wednesday, June 16, 2010
When is Green Green
Jeff Hersha
PDF File
Polymer Testing: The Forgotten Cost
Michael Welke
PDF File
Low Cost Optimization of Final Clarifiers - The Value of Knowledge Based Tools
Samuel Jeyanayagam
PDF File
Algae Control Methods Compared: The Importance of Successful Algae Control for Facilities with UV Disinfection
Shawna Gill
PDF File
TIN Removal for an Oxidation Ditch with a Groundwater Discharge
John Barszewski
PDF File
 Session 10: Regulatory - Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Ohio EPA Update
George Elmaraghy
PDF File
Tales for the Dark Side...What Ohio EPA is Looking For During a Compliance Inspection
Elizabeth Wick
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Stressor Identification Project in the Tinker's Creek Watershed
William Zawiski
PDF File
Ohio WARN - What Can It Do For You?
Robin Halperin
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Proposed Rules and Regulations - A Look into the Future and the Role that OWEA Wishes to Play
Dale Kocarek
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2010 Collection Systems Specialty Workshop - Thursday, May 13, 2010

Odor Control in Large Diameter Sewers; City of Columbus, Ohio Downtown Area Odor Control
John Newsome, P.E., City of Columbus
Lee Weber, P.E., DLZ Ohio

PDF File

Odor Control in Collection Systems
Bill Hyland, Weatherford Engineered Chemistry

PDF File

Pumping Station Design: Not the Same Ball Game
Garr Jones, P.E., Brown and Caldwell
Tim Koch, P.E., Brown and Caldwell

PDF File

Alternate Collection Systems, Case Studies
Jeff Blair, Greene Co. Sanitary Engineering
Ron Volkerding, P.E., Green Co. Sanitary Engineering

PDF File

Grinder or Step Pump Collection System Projects with Case Histories
Dana Mullen, Flygt, I.T.T. Water and Wastewater
Richard DeFreitas, P.E., I.T.T. Water and Wastewater

PDF File

Air Valve Basic Training
Dan Barr, P.E., Burgess and Niple, Inc.
Jim Ward, P.E., Burgess and Niple, Inc.

PDF File

Pump Station Manual Development: A System to Optimize Operations and Maintenance
Matt Lovsey, City of Columbus
Darrin Holtrey, Brown and Caldwell

PDF File

Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance
Gary Horvath, Rockwell Automation
Don Gallimore, P.E., Summit County D.O.E.S

PDF File

Effective Process for Measuring Pump Station Flows
Matt Leach, P.E., CH2M Hill
Shelly Frie, CH2M Hill

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Pump Station Emergency Power, Decisions, Decisions . . .
John A. Condie, P.E., FTC&H, Inc.
Rick Miller, P.E., FTC&H, Inc.

PDF File

Dry Fork Sanitary Sewer and Pump Station
Keith A. Bair, P.E., ARCADIS, Inc.
William A. Barhorst, P.E., ARCADIS, Inc.

PDF File

Valley Belt Gravity Sewer, Microtunneling Lessons Learned
Tony Margevicius, P. E., Hatch Mott MacDonald

PDF File

 

 

2010 Government Affairs Workshop - Thursday, March 11, 2010

Surface Water Update
George Elmaraghy, P.E.,Ohio EPA
PDF File

 Proactive Maintenance Job Consolidation Success Story
Mark Livengood, Montgomery County
PDF File

Emerging Contaminants: The Research Agenda of the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF)
Alan Vicory, P.E.,BCEE, ORSANCO
PDF File

Emerging Contaminants: The Ongoin Research and Future Regulatory Challenges Agenda
Eric Emory, ORSANCO
PDF File
Implementing a Satellitte Sewer Control Program 
Robert Hollis, Summit County DOES 
PDF File
An Update on Current and Future Nutrient Regulations
Guy Jamesson, P.E., BCEE, Malcom Prime
PDF File

Expanding the Private Property Virtual Library: Private Sewer Legal Issues
Laurie Chase, P.E., Stantec, Inc.

PDF File

Are you Facing Large Expenditures for Wet Weather Sewer Improvement?   New Analysis Technology Can Save You Money.
Rhonda O'Connell, P.E., OHM Engineering Advisors
PDF File


2009 Biosolids Workshop Presentations - Thursday, December 10, 2009

Overview of Changes to OEPA Land Application Rules
Jacob Howdyshell, Ohio EPA
PDF File

Nutrient Management Planning - The Agricultural Side of End Use
David T. Scheiderer, Integrated Ag Svcs
PDF File

Up to the Hype: An Overview of 2nd Generation ATAD Performance
Jim Scisson, Phoenix and Scisson
PDF File

Digester Gas Pretreatment for Energy Cogeneration
Mike Matariten, P.E.,  Molecular Gates Technologies
PDF File

Class A Digestion for Small Facilities
Dan Leavitt, City of London
Sidney Clark and J.R. Currie, CB&I
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Beneficial Use of Digester Gas - Seasonal and Lifecycle Cost Considerations
Matt Fishman, P.E., Hazen and Sawyer
PDF File

Exploring the Feasibility of Biosolids to Energy Using Fluidized Bed Combustion and Heat Recovery
Kevin Rhodes, P.E., Woolpert
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Biosolids as a Resource:  Towards a Paradigm Shift in the 21st Century
Robert Smith, P.E., Malcolm Pirnie
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