Sunday, July 26, 2009

Workshop 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

 
Process Design Approaches and State-of-the-Art Modeling Tools –Problem     Solving Sessions for Organics, Nitrogen and Microconstituents Removal
Moderator: Joseph G. Cleary, P.E., BCEE, Principal, HydroQual, Inc., Mahwah, NJ

Session Topics:

 
Industrial Wastewater Treatment Design Approaches and Principles of Organics Removal
Presenter: W. Wesley Eckenfelder, Sc.D., P.E., Senior Technical Consultant, AquaETer, Inc., Nashville, TN

Selecting Water and Wastewater Management Solutions for Organics, Nutrients and Microconstituents Removal – What are the Pros and Cons of Available Technologies
Presenter: Joseph G. Cleary, P.E., BCEE

Process Development, Design and Performance of a Full-Scale Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant for Removal of Microconstituents (APIs):  Technical Approach, Results and Lessons Learned
Presenter: Ed Helmig, Principal Project Engineer, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals – Global EHS

Activated Sludge Problem Solving Session – Organics Removal
Presenters: W. Wesley Eckenfelder, Sc.D., P.E., Joseph G. Cleary, P.E., BCEE

Modeling of Industrial Wastewater Treatment – Background, Challenges, and Continuation of Problem Solving Example using GPS-X Modeling Tool
Presenter: Oliver Schraa, Software Group Manager, Hydromantis, Inc., Hamilton, ON, Canada

Nitrogen Removal Design Approaches and Principles
Presenter: W. Wesley Eckenfelder, Sc.D., P.E.

Nitrogen Removal – Problem Solving Session
Presenters: W. Wesley Eckenfelder, Sc.D., P.E., Joseph G. Cleary, P.E., BCEE

Biowin Modeling Tool and Case Study for a High Strength Ammonia Stream
Presenter:  Gary M. Grey, Associate, HydroQual, Inc., Mahwah, NJ

Fate and Transformations of Microconstituents in Wastewater Treatment
Presenter: Hugh Monteith, P.E., Senior Consultant, Hydromantis, Inc., Hamilton, ON, Canada

Bench-scale Studies Investigating the Impact of Slug Loads of Salt on a Biological Nitrification System
Presenter: Gary M. Grey, HydroQual, Inc.

            Monday, July 27, 2009

            Session 1: Industrial Wastewater Treatment
          1:30pm - 5:00pm

            1C  2:30pm  - Bioscrubbing of Process Air Emissions: When Does it Work?
          Presenters: Hugh Monteith, Hydromantis, Inc.; Joe Cleary, HydroQual, Inc.

            Session 2: Energy Use Management and Optimization in Industrial 
            Wastewater Treatment Processes
          1:30pm - 3:00pm

            2A  1:30pm  - The Use of Wastewater Treatment Process Modeling to
            Optimize Oxygen Requirements in BNR Systems
          Presenter: Gary Grey, HydroQual, Inc.

            Tuesday, July 28, 2009 

            Session 10: Treatment of Selenium in Wastewater
          1:30pm - 3:00pm

            10A  1:30pm  - Selenium Characterization In The Ottawa River Near Lima,   
            OH Evaluation of Existing Permit Limit
          Presenters: Aaron D. Redman, Edward J. Garland, HydroQual; Schroeder,   
          Logsdon, Husky Refinery

 
            Wednesday, July 29, 2009 

            Session 13: Latest Research and What Does It Mean to Wastewater Utilities
          8:30am - 10:00am
          Moderator: Rula Deeb, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc.

            13B  9:00am  - What Does It Mean to Wastewater Utilities?

- Jörg Drewes, Colorado School of Mines (invited) 

- Potential Impact of Latest Research Findings on Treatment Challenges
  Joe Cleary, Hydroqual (invited)

- What Research Priorities Remain, Dan Woltering, Water Environment Research 
Foundation (invited)