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  • Wednesday, April 10, 2024
  • 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM  
    Opening General Session: A Future So Bright
    Location: A1
  • 10:45 AM – 11:35 AM  
    A Risk-Based Approach to Capital Improvements and Regulatory Requirements
    Location: Meeting Room 3-4
    Lead Presenter: Allan Scott – HDR
    Presenter: Steven M. Moore (he/him/his) – Ross Valley Sanitary District
    Track Lead: Clinton McAdams (he/him/his) – Black & Veatch
    Asset Management
  • 10:45 AM – 11:35 AM  
    Achieving Stable Densification in Continuous Flow Systems through Granule Management
    Location: A2
    Lead Presenter: Pusker Regmi – Brown and Caldwell
    Presenter: Rudy Maltos (he/him/his) – Metro Water Recovery
    Track Lead: Ansley Guillebeau – West Yost
    Emerging Challenges and Opportunities
  • 10:45 AM – 11:35 AM  
    Concrete Proof: Transforming Digester Decisions Through Results-Based Condition Assessment
    Location: Meeting Room 2
    Lead Presenter: Amy Omae (she/her/hers) – HDR
    Presenter: Darrin Carter – City of Camarillo
    Presenter: Sean Hoss – HDR, Inc.
    Track Lead: Brian Villacorta – Coombs Hopkins
    Biosolids
  • 10:45 AM – 11:35 AM  
    Every Last Drop - How Treatment Plant Improvements Maximize Reuse Efficiency
    Location: A3-A4
    Lead Presenter: Christopher Ott (he/him/his) – CDM Smith
    Presenter: Shahrzad Namini – Orange County Sanitation District
    Presenter: Sarah Perkins (she/her/hers) – CDM Smith
    Track Lead: Erin Mackey – Brown and Caldwell
    Water Reuse & Advanced Water Treatment
  • 10:45 AM – 11:35 AM  
    How WIFIA Financing Makes Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investments Possible
    Location: A7-A8
    Lead Presenter: Dan-Tam Nguyen (she/her/hers) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Presenter: Dallas R. Shattuck – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
    Track Lead: Billy Wong (he/him/his) – Stantec
    Water Resource Recovery Facilities
  • 10:45 AM – 11:35 AM  
    Principals of Root Foaming - Implementing a Chemical Sewer Root Control Program
    Location: A9-A11
    Lead Presenter: Tom Edwards – Duke's
    Track Lead: Edward Makowski – Inland Empire Utilities Agency
    Collection System Front Line
  • 10:45 AM – 11:35 AM  
    Safety Incident Reporting – A Simple, Streamlined Approach
    Location: A5-A6
    Lead Presenter: Sarah Bogner – Contra Costa Water District
    Track Lead: Teresa E. Lopez (she/her/hers) – Robertson-Byran, Inc.
    Operations and Maintenance
  • 11:35 AM – 1:15 PM  
    Grab 'n Go Lunch
    Location: 2nd Floor
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM  
    Collection System Awards Luncheon
    Location: A1
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM  
    Education Committee Meeting
    Location: Meeting Room 2
    Main Presenter: Bryan Trussell – Trussell Technologies
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM  
    Lunch Meet-up: CWEA Students & Young Professionals Networking and Current Initiatives Update
    Location: A5-A6
    Lead Presenter: Julia A. Asbenson – MC Engineering
    Presenter: Chi Cheng (Iris) Yuen (she/her/hers) – CDM Smith
    Leadership and Communication Skills
  • 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Asset Management - Beginning with Accurate Registries and Identifying Asset Criticality
    Location: Meeting Room 2
    Lead Presenter: Glenn A. Edwards, Jr. (he/him/his) – The Inland Empire Utilities Agency
    Track Lead: Jagpreet Singh Kamboj (he/him/his) – HDR Engineering Inc.
    Asset Management
  • 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Creating a Municipal Fats, Oils, and Grease Program
    Location: A7-A8
    Lead Presenter: Samuel Mcleod – FOG BMP
    Track Lead: Charles Hardy, PE – West Yost
    Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention, and Stormwater
  • 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM  
    How to Expect the Unexpected with Digester Cleaning? We've Got Some Grit Ideas.
    Location: A2
    Lead Presenter: Tom Chapman – Brown and Caldwell
    Presenter: Preeti Thimmaraju (she/her/hers) – Brown and Caldwell
    Track Lead: Hannah Carpenter (she/her/hers) – West Yost
    Operations and Maintenance
  • 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM  
    How to Have the World's Best Operating Anaerobic Digestion System
    Location: A5-A6
    Lead Presenter: David L. Parry – Jacobs
    Presenter: Maddy Fairley-Wax – Jacobs
    Presenter: Dan Robillard (he/him/his) – Jacobs
    Track Lead: Paige Hermanson (she/her/hers) – HDR Engineering
    Digestion to Dewatering Biosolids
  • 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Innovating Chlorination Approaches to Tackle Stringent THM Limits
    Location: Meeting Room 3-4
    Lead Presenter: June Leng (she/her/hers) – HDR
    Presenter: Michael W. Falk, PhD (he/him/his) – mike.falk@hdrinc.com
    Presenter: Anand H. Patel – HDR
    Track Lead: Erin Mackey – Brown and Caldwell
    Water Reuse & Advanced Water Treatment
  • 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Sewer Spill Simulations and Emergency Response Training Support Mutual Aid
    Location: A9-A11
    Lead Presenter: Lucia F. Diaz (she/her/hers) – Inland Empire Utilities Agency
    Presenter: Edward Makowski – Inland Empire Utilities Agency
    Presenter: Shawn T. Spromberg – Cucamonga Valley Water District
    Track Lead: Brian Villacorta – Coombs Hopkins
    Collection System Leadership
  • 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Trenchless Pipe Repairs - USD Tri-City Wastewater's Journey
    Location: A3-A4
    Lead Presenter: Shawn Nesgis – USD Tri-City Wastewater
    Presenter: Steve Bullis – USD Tri-City Wastewater
    Presenter: Mike Minchaca – USD Tri-City Wastewater
    Track Lead: Jerry Barajas – City Of Sunnyvale
    Collection System Front Line
  • 2:25 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Confined Space Rescue: A Guide to Complying with the Rescue Mandate
    Location: A3-A4
    Lead Presenter: Kent L. Freeman – California Health & Rescue Training
    Track Lead: Jerry Barajas – City Of Sunnyvale
    Collection System Front Line
  • 2:25 PM – 3:15 PM  
    DPR vs IPR: How Will This Impact Your Source Control Program?
    Location: A7-A8
    Lead Presenter: Mary Kate Forkan, GIT – Carollo Engineers
    Presenter: Damaris Hanson – City of Morro Bay
    Presenter: Cora LeMar (she/her/hers) – Carollo Engineers
    Presenter: Andrew Salveson – Carollo Engineers
    Track Lead: Charles Hardy, PE – West Yost
    Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention, and Stormwater
  • 2:25 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Large In-Plant Pump Station Condition Assessment – It’s All in the Planning
    Location: Meeting Room 2
    Lead Presenter: Kyle O'Dea – City of San Jose
    Presenter: Clinton McAdams (he/him/his) – Black & Veatch
    Presenter: Jesse W. Wallin – Black & Veatch
    Track Lead: Jagpreet Singh Kamboj (he/him/his) – HDR Engineering Inc.
    Asset Management
  • 2:25 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Moving Direct Potable Reuse Forward in Los Angeles: A Pilot Study Comparing Alternatives
    Location: Meeting Room 3-4
    Lead Presenter: Emily Wood (she/her/hers) – CDM Smith
    Track Lead: Erin Mackey – Brown and Caldwell
    Water Reuse & Advanced Water Treatment
  • 2:25 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Net Zero versus Nutrients: Understanding the Impacts of Co-digestion Waste on Your Facility’s Performance
    Location: A5-A6
    Lead Presenter: Maxwell Armenta (he/him/his) – Brown and Caldwell
    Track Lead: Paige Hermanson (she/her/hers) – HDR Engineering
    Digestion to Dewatering Biosolids
  • 2:25 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order Compliance and Enforcement
    Location: A9-A11
    Lead Presenter: Bryan Elder – State Water Resources Control Board
    Track Lead: Brian Villacorta – Coombs Hopkins
    Collection System Leadership
  • 2:25 PM – 3:15 PM  
    The Operator's 10 Core Competency Objectives
    Location: A2
    Lead Presenter: Manny Moreno – Inland Empire Utilities Agency
    Presenter: Javier Omar Samaniego – IEUA
    Track Lead: Hannah Carpenter (she/her/hers) – West Yost
    Presenter: Javier Omar Samaniego – IEUA
    Operations and Maintenance
  • 3:25 PM – 4:15 PM  
    Navigating the Successful Startup of a 260 MGD Headworks While Maintaining Plant Operations
    Location: A2
    Lead Presenter: John Ryan (he/him/his) – Jacobs
    Presenter: Sydney Saunders – Jacobs
    Presenter: Kapil Verma – City of San Jose
    Track Lead: Hannah Carpenter (she/her/hers) – West Yost
    Speaker: Dan Peters (he/him/his) – San Jose CIP Program
    Operations and Maintenance
  • 3:25 PM – 4:15 PM  
    Piloting Cost-Effective Biosolids Management Strategies for Small WAS-Only WWTPs
    Location: A5-A6
    Lead Presenter: Christine Polo (she/her/hers) – Carollo Engineers
    Presenter: Tyson Zimmerman – Ironhouse Sanitary District
    Track Lead: Paige Hermanson (she/her/hers) – HDR Engineering
    Speaker: John Witter, PE – Carollo Engineers
    Speaker: Chris Christean (he/him/his) – Ironhouse
    Digestion to Dewatering Biosolids
  • 3:25 PM – 4:15 PM  
    Safety Issues Facing Collection System Workers
    Location: A3-A4
    Lead Presenter: M.A. (Rusty) Nezat, II – Nezat Training and Consulting, Inc.
    Track Lead: Jerry Barajas – City Of Sunnyvale
    Collection System Front Line
  • 3:25 PM – 4:15 PM  
    Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order Implementation
    Location: A9-A11
    Lead Presenter: Afrooz Farsimadan – State Water Board
    Presenter: Walter Mobley – State Water Board
    Track Lead: Brian Villacorta – Coombs Hopkins
    Collection System Leadership
  • 3:25 PM – 4:15 PM  
    Size Doesn’t Matter – Approaches to Asset Management Regardless of Agency Size
    Location: Meeting Room 2
    Lead Presenter: Rachel Schonwit (she/her/hers) – Nexgen Asset Management
    Presenter: Mengil Deane – City of Auburn
    Presenter: Jennifer Dooley (she/her/hers) – Moulton Niguel Water District
    Presenter: Deena Malone-Collom – Moulton Niguel Water District
    Presenter: Gregory Wiltfong – Jacobs / City of Auburn Project
    Track Lead: Jagpreet Singh Kamboj (he/him/his) – HDR Engineering Inc.
    Asset Management
  • 3:25 PM – 4:15 PM  
    Stormwater Debris and Ceramic Membrane Removal of Bacteria, Heavy Metal, Organic, and Inorganic Pollutants
    Location: A7-A8
    Lead Presenter: James E. Impero – Ovivo USA, LLC
    Presenter: Abner Aviles – Ovivo USA, LLC
    Presenter: Jared Hollindrake – Ovivo USA, LLC
    Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention, and Stormwater
  • 3:25 PM – 4:15 PM  
    UV Disinfection in a Shoebox: City of Pacifica Reuse Disinfection Improvements
    Location: Meeting Room 3-4
    Lead Presenter: Bryan Burnitt (he/him/his) – Carollo Engineers
    Presenter: Daniel Patten (he/him/his) – City of Pacifica
    Presenter: Louis Sun (he/him/his) – City of Pacifica
    Track Lead: Erin Mackey – Brown and Caldwell
    Water Reuse & Advanced Water Treatment
  • 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM  
    AC24 Expo
    Location: Exhibit Hall A-B
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM  
    Students and Young Professionals Networking Mixer
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