PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
TUE17
PFAs: Occurrence and Treatment 2:00 – 5:00 p. m. Room: Breakers EF Track: Water Quality Challenges Moderator: Detlef Knappe
Contaminants perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl( PFAs) pose multiple risks to human health and a significant challenge and cost burden for utilities. This session explores source water remediation strategies and treatment of the PFAs contained in the waste streams.
2:00 An Innovative Approach for Emerging Contaminant PFOS / PFOA Removal and Destruction YuJung Chang, AECOM, Dora Chiang
2:30 PFAs Occurrence and Impact in New Hampshire Groundwater Brandon Kernen, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
3:00 Emerging PFAs in North Carolina: Occurrence and Treatment Options Detlef Knappe, North Carolina State University
3:30 Legacy and Emerging PFCs in Drinking Water: Beyond UCMR 3 Yongtao Li, Eurofins Eaton Analytical, Inc., Joshua Whitaker
4:00 Preserving the Value of Existing Wells by Systematically Addressing PFAs Groundwater Contamination Jihyon Im, David Billips, Alan LeBlanc
4:30 PFAS Remediation: Field and Laboratory Granular Activated Carbon Rapid Column Tests Combined with Carbon Characterization Christopher Bellona, Colorado School of Mines, Frederic Forrester, Ralph Franco, Charlie Liu, Richard Mimna
TUE18
Disinfection and DBPs 2:00 – 5:00 p. m. Room: Mandalay Bay Ballroom J Track: Water Quality Challenges Moderator: Meg Roberts
New information on expanding CT tables, cyanotoxins and algalrelated DBPs and issues related to brominated THMs associated with coal burning power plants are covered.
2:00 Examining the Effect of Water pH on Microbial Inactivation with Free Chlorine Issam Najm, WQTS, Inc., Ofelia Romero-Maraccini, Susan Teefy
2:30 Washington State’ s Tracer Study Project Russell Porter, Gray & Osborne, Inc., Nancy Feagin, Samuel Perry, Keith Stewart
3:00 Reduction of Cyanotoxins by Ozone Processes— A Bench- Scale Approach Shannon Maceiko, MWD-WQL, Yingbo Guo, Sun Liang
3:30 Formation, Speciation and Toxicity of Disinfection Byproducts During Chlorination of Algal Intracellular Organic Matter Chao Liu, Clemson University, Gary Amy, Mahmut Ersan, Michael Plewa, Tanju Karanfil
4:00 Reformulating PolyDADMAC Cationic Polymers to Minimize NDMA Precursors Paul Westerhoff, AZ State University School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Ariel Atkinson, Jean- Philippe Croue, Sam Donovan, David Hanigan, Pierre Herckes, Sunil Kommineni
4:30 Bromide Associated with Coal Burning Power Plant Increased Brominated Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water Andrea Dietrich, Virginia Tech, Brian Badgley, Gregory Boardman, Julia Byrd, Dalia Rakha, Keegan Waggener
TUE19 Inland Desalination and Concentrate Management— Overview of Upcoming M69 Manual of Practice 2:00 – 5:00 p. m. Room: Mandalay Bay Ballroom D Track: Advances in Water Treatment Moderator: Greg Wetterau
Hear from the authors of AWWA’ s Manual of Practice on Inland Desalination and Concentrate Management as they discuss key issues of inland desalination facility development and concentrate management, including disposal methods. This session will provide discussion of the tools and information available for evaluating or adapting inland desalination for water supply needs.
2:00 Overview of Inland Desalination Greg Wetterau, CDM Smith
2:25 Water Quality Qun He, Carollo Engineers
2:50 Discharge Options for Concentrate Disposal Vasu Veerapaneni, Black & Veatch
3:15 ZLD Concentrate Management Brent Alspach, Arcadis
3:40 Regulatory and Environmental Impacts David Stewart, Stewart Env Consult Grp, LLC
4:05 Salt Recovery and Beneficial Uses Ali Sharbat, Cal Poly Pomona
4:30 Panel Discussion Brent Alspach, Arcadis Qun He, Carollo Engineers Ali Sharbat, Cal Poly Pomona David Stewart, Stewart Env Consult Grp, LLC Vasu Veerapaneni, Black & Veatch Greg Wetterau, CDM Smith
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