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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE

Resilient Engineered Environmental Systems Wednesday, April 22, 2020 | Online

Sponsored by KU Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering

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2020 PROGRAM COMMITTEE

This year’s conference theme is “Resilient Engineered Environmental Systems.” The morning plenary session includes presentations on climate adaptation, resilient water systems, integrated resources planning, and resilience in the energy sector, followed by a panel discussion. “Systems” is comprehensive and includes infrastructure design, operations, planning, and management. The afternoon presentations will focus on topics of interest to attendees working in the areas of water supply and treatment; wastewater and stormwater collection and treatment, including biosolids management; and air, energy, and waste management.

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The KU Environmental Engineering Conference offers a total of 6.5 Professional Development Hours.

The PDH certificate will be forwarded to your email address following the conference.

Robynn Andracsek, P.E., Burns & McDonnell Engineering, Inc

John H. Bailey, Ph.D., P.E., PEC (Retired) and City of Pittsburg, Kansas

David H. Homer, Ph.D., Tetra Tech, Inc.

Robert A. Hulsey, P.E., Black & Veatch

Justin M. Hutchison, Ph.D., University of Kansas

John A. Metzler, P.E., CH2M

Edward F. Peltier, Ph.D., University of Kansas

Stephen J. Randtke, Ph.D., P.E., (Committee Co-Chair) University of Kansas

Julian Sandino, Ph.D., B.C.E.E., P.E., Jacob

Thomas Stiles, KS Dept. of Health & Environ.

Belinda S.M. Sturm, Ph.D., (Committee Co-Chair) University of Kansas

Michael B. Tate, P.E., Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7

Daniel R. Wilkus, P.E., Evergy, Inc.

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SPONSORS

DXP Enterprises 11691 W. 85th St. Lenexa, KS 66217 Bill Biron (913) [email protected]

DXP Enterprises 11691 W. 85th St. Lenexa, KS 66217 Bill Biron (913) [email protected]

Environmental Process Equipment Company 2250 N. Rock Rd. Ste. 118-253Wichita, KS 67226Mike Rudy(316) [email protected]

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Enviro-Line Company, Inc.409 6th St.Osawatomie, KS 66064 Rick Owens (913) [email protected]

R. E. Pedrotti Company, Inc. 5855 Beverly Ave., Ste. A Mission, KS 66202(913) [email protected]

Mayer Specialty Services, L.L.C.831 Industrial RoadGoddard, KS 67052Melinda Lambert (316) [email protected]

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70TH ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE

Co-Moderators: Stephen J. Randtke, Professor, and Belinda S. M. Sturm, Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering, KU

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Opening Remarks

Welcome: Dave Darwin, Chair and Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor, CEAE Dept., KU

Environmental Impacts of Our Changing Climate - A Focus on the Great PlainsMartha D. Shulski, Ph.D, Director, Nebraska State Climate Office, and Assoc. Professor, U of Nebraska-Lincoln, School of Natural Resources

SWIFT - HRSD's Vision for Advanced Water Treatment and Managed Aquifer Recharge in Eastern VirginiaCharles Bott, Ph.D, PE, BCEE Director of Water Technology and Research, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Virginia

Integrated Planning under the Clean Water Act: Help for Herding Cats, Thomas C. Stiles, Director, Bureau of Water, KDHE

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Climate Change Resiliency in the Energy SectorSteven Rose, Ph.D., Senior Research Economist, Energy & Environmental Analysis Research Group, Electric Power Research Institute

Panel Discussion. Panelists: Plenary Session Speakers. Moderator: Julian Sandino, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, Jacobs

Announcements & Award Presentations

Lunch Break

Justin M. Hutchison, Asst. Professor, CEAE Dept., University of Kansas, Robert A. Hulsey, Global Practice & Technology Leader, Black & Veatch

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Water Supply and Treatment in Emergency Settings Lee E.V. Gaeddert, Ph.D, EIT, REHS, Environmental Systems Engineer, Jonathan Yoder, Deputy Branch Chief, Amy Kahler, Environmental Microbiologist, and Gouthami Rao, Environmental Microbiologist, Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lessons Learned from Sliplining a 24-in. PCCP Pipe with a 20-in. Flexible, Kevlar-Reinforced Liner with Your Own Utility CrewsJosh Vincent, P.E., Lead Development Engineer, WaterOne

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Water Reuse as a Means to Provide ResiliencyNick Burns, P.E., Director of Water Treatment Technology, Jay DeCarolis, Lead Process Engineer and Membrane Specialist, and Gil Hurwitz, Process Specialist, Black & Veatch

Ceramic Membranes for Reuse Holly Shorney-Darby, Ph.D, P.E., Senior Project Manager, Jumeng Zheng, and Roberto Floris, PWN Technologies (PWNT), The Netherlands

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PLENARY SESSION

MORNING SESSION 1: WATER SUPPLY & TREATMENT AFTERNOON

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Co-Moderators: Robynn Andracsek, Associate Environmental Engineer, Burns & McDonnell Engineering, and Daniel R. Wilkus, Senior Manager, Air Programs, Evergy Energy

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4:00 p.m. Adjourn

SESSION 2: WATER & FACILITIES RESOURCE RECOVERY

SESSION 3: AIR, WASTE, AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Co-Moderators: Belinda S. M. Sturm, Assoc. Vice Chancellor and Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental & Architectural, KU Engineering, University of Kansas, and John A. Metzler, Principal Wastewater Consultant,Jacobs Engineering Group

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Flood Response and RecoveryLaura Johnson, CWA 404 Section Supervisor, and Steven McNulty, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Engineer – Engineering Services Program

Sanitary Sewer System Evaluation and Planning for Resiliency Susan E. Moisio, P.E., Global Solutions Director for Conveyance and Storage, Jacobs Engineering

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A Tale of Two Utilities' Approaches to Integrated PlanningTami Lorenzen, Asst. Chief Engineer, Integrated Planning for Johnson County Wastewater, and Trent Stober, P.E., Director, Utility Mgmt. Services, HDR

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Preparing to Meet Waste Management Challenges Associated with Natural Disasters Bill Bider, former (retired) Director, Bureau of Waste Management, KDHE

Oxy's Midwest CO2 SuperhighwayVisionRyan Edwards, Low CarbonPolicy Advisor for Low Carbon Ventures, Occidental Petroleum Corporation

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Efficiency is the "ACE" toGreenhouse Gas ComplianceDaniel R. Wilkus, P.E., Senior Manager, Air Programs, Evergy, Inc., and Robynn Andracsek, P.E., Associate Environmental Engineer, Burns & McDonnell

Getting Creative - Maintaining Renewable Energy Products as Viable InvestmentsElla Rose, P.E. MBA, Renewable Energy Consultant, Burns & McDonnell

Enhanced Carbon Management for Leading Edge UtilitiesJim Fitzpatrick, P.E. Principal Process Engineer, Black & Veatch

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SPEAKERS MORNING SESSION MORNING SESSION

Martha Shulski, Ph.D.

Environmental Impact of Our Changing Climate – A Focus on the Great Plains

The federally-mandated Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II was released in November 2018 and provides a summary of the state of the science on anticipated climate change impacts in the United States. The overarching message is the need to significantly mitigate anthropogenic climate change through emissions reductions to reduce severe risk to communities and the environment. The report outlines climate change impacts and adaptation strategies for various sectors and geographic regions. In general, the impacts will result in an overall warming, the amount of which depends on global-scale greenhouse gas mitigation efforts, more extreme heat, shifting precipitation patterns by season, more heavy precipitation events and increased drought frequency. Stressors will be evident on water resources, human and animal health, natural and managed ecosystems, infrastructure and communities. This presentation will cover salient national and regional highlights from the climate assessment along with local research on engaging communities on the topic of climate change.

Martha Shulski serves as the State Climatologist for Nebraska and is an Associate Professor in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. She directs the Nebraska State Climate Office, which operates the Nebraska Mesonet – a state weather monitoring program. Martha has degrees in Meteorology (B.S.), Agricultural Meteorology (M.S.) and Soil Science/Climatology (Ph.D.). She joined UNL in 2009 as Director of the High Plains Regional Climate Center and moved to her current position as State Climatologist in 2016. Martha’s current work is in the areas of applied climatology, weather and climate monitoring, impact assessment and stakeholder engagement. She speaks to many different groups on the topic of climate change and associated impacts and teaches an introductory level course on climate change. Martha was one of the Contributing Authors on the Northern Great Plains chapter of the Fourth National Climate Assessment.

Charles Bott, Ph.D.

SWIFT - HRSD's Vision for Advanced Water Treatment and Managed Aquifer Recharge in Eastern Virginia

Southeast Virginia faces several challenges including impaired surface water quality, declining Potomac Aquifer levels, and land subsidence due to overuse of groundwater resources. The Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow (SWIFT) was developed by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) in order to address these challenges. SWIFT is an advanced water treatment process which will be implemented at seven HRSD WWTPs with the goal of treating secondary wastewater effluent to drinking water quality with the final step of aquifer recharge. The SWIFT treatment process includes coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation, ozone oxidation, biologically active filtration, granular activated carbon adsorption, and ultraviolet disinfection. The design of future full-scale SWIFT plants has been aided by extensive pilot testing and operation of the 1-MGD SWIFT Research Center. The topic of this talk involves the very stringent nitrogen removal requirements that are needed in the upstream wastewater treatment facility to support SWIFT.

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Thomas Stiles

Integrated Planning under the Clean Water Act: Help for Herding Cats

The demands placed on municipalities to meet clean water and drinking water obligations continue to grow, many of which require large capital outlays for infrastructure improvement. Integrated Planning is a means to sort out priorities among those projects, establish a long- range schedule of commitments, and form the basis of regulatory shielding in the interim. KDHE now embraces Integrated Planning to set a path toward wastewater compliance, particularly investments in nutrient reduction, in the face of drinking water mandates and required stormwater management.

Tom Stiles is the Director of the Bureau of Water at KDHE. He has been with KDHE for 22 years, principally involved in CWA programs. Prior to 1998, he worked at the Kansas Water Office. He holds watershed and hydrology degrees from Colorado State University and the University of Minnesota.

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One option for nitrogen polishing is post denitrification in a reactor dosed with COD, usually methanol, in order to meet stringent effluent nitrogen limits, but this does not remove residual ammonia. An alternative is to utilize partial denitrification, with limited external carbon addition, coupled with anammox for polishing. In this process heterotrophs perform partial denitrification (denitratation) which consists of reducing nitrate to nitrite, and anammox converting residual ammonia and nitrite to nitrogen gas. The main advantage of utilizing partial denitrification coupled with anammox nitrogen removal pathway over a full denitrification reactor is that only a fraction of the COD is required to reduce nitrate to nitrite. Another benefit is that ammonia is removed anoxically, reducing the amount of ammonia that needs to be oxidized upstream. There has been considerable recent interest in this concept for achieving most of the benefits of mainstream anammox. For the first time, mainstream anammox was successfully and consistently achieved in a full-scale WRRF. This was demonstrated by over a year of operating data in a deep-bed filter at the HRSD York River Treatment Plant. This talk will present the experiences and lessons learned from operating a full-scale partial denitrification anammox (PDNA) filter at the HRSD York River Treatment Plant, important results from PDNA moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) pilot testing, and design concepts for the installation of a full-scale partial denitrification amammox (PDNA) MBBR.

Dr. Charles B. Bott joined HRSD in 2009 and is the Director of Water Technology and Research. He manages technology innovation and research and development for HRSD’s sixteen wastewater treatment plants (249 MGD combined capacity). Dr. Bott is also an Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech and Old Dominion University. He was formerly an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and a consulting engineer with Parsons Engineering Science. Dr. Bott has a BS in Civil Engineering from the Virginia Military Institute, a MS in Environmental Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University, and a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Virginia Tech. He is a fellow of the Water Environment Federation and a member of the Science and Technology Advisory Committee to the Chesapeake Bay Program Executive Council. Dr. Bott is a Professional Engineer in Virginia, a Board Certified Environmental Engineer, and a licensed Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator – Virginia Class I.

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Steven Rose, Ph.D.

Climate Change Resiliency in the Energy Sector

Climate change implies potential shifts in weather patterns, with potential changes in temperatures, precipitation, extremes, and weather events. Changes that can affect energy system operations and reliability. Developing a climate resilient energy system requires evaluation of the potential implications for individual technologies, as well as systems, and consideration of alternative designs for both. This calls for development and integration of a complex set of scientific perspectives, tools, and data to effectively inform climate risk management strategies and ensure climate resiliency.

Steve Rose is a Senior Research Economist in the Energy Systems and Climate Analysis Research Group at EPRI. His research focuses on modeling of socioeconomic and energy systems and climate change drivers, mitigation, and potential risks. Steve is a lead author on climate change impacts for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC’s) Sixth Assessment Report and was a lead author for past IPCC reports and the U.S. National Climate Assessment. Steve served on various scientific advisor groups, including the National Academy of Sciences’ committee on the social cost of carbon. Steve has a doctorate in Economics from Cornell University.

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SPEAKERS AFTERNOON SESSION 1

Josh Vincent, P.E.

Lessons Learned from Sliplining a 24 in. PCCP Pipe with a 20-in. Flexible, Kevlar-Reinforced Liner with Your Own Utility Crew

In June 2019, WaterOne experienced a rupture of a 24" PCCP potable water transmission main under an arterial street in a commercial area. Electromagnetic inspection data showed that 1,900 linear feet needed to be replaced immediately. Unfortunately, the replacement coincided with a $2.2 million road project already underway that encompassed the entire pipeline replacement limits. Sliplining and cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) options were evaluated as a traditional open-cut method was not possible for political, economic, and scheduling reasons. WaterOne ultimately decided to slipline the existing pipe with a Kevlar-reinforced liner called Primus Line using its own construction forces. Detailed design specifics, preliminary cost estimates, and final costs will be presented as well as details of the successes and lessons learned on the project.

Josh Vincent is the Lead Development Engineer at Water District No. 1 of Johnson County, Kansas (WaterOne) and has served the utility for over 8 years. In his current role in the Distribution Engineering department, Mr. Vincent oversees WaterOne's transmission main condition assessment program, the review of pipe material specifications, construction of new water mains for development, and the design and construction of Master Plan projects which includes transmission main repair and replacement projects. Mr. Vincent received a BS in Civil Engineering in 2005 and a MS in Environmental Engineering in 2007 from KU.

Lee Gaeddert, Ph.D.Jonathan Yoder Amy Kahler Gauthami Rao

Water Supply and Treatment in Emergency Settings

During an emergency water is a critical factor to ensure the health of the public is maintained. As part of the federal government response, the Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention supports local institutions in effective response and recovery efforts during and after an emergency. In this presentation, Dr. Gaeddert will discuss experiences from the response and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands as a result of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.

Dr. Lee Gaeddert is an Environmental Engineer in the Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

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Nick Burns, P.E. Jay DeCarolis Gil Hurwitz

Water Reuse as a Means to Provide Resiliency

Water resiliency is often associated with providing 1) independent water supply; 2) developing desalination or other sources; 3) advanced water treatment; 4) managing discharges to the environment; and 5) conservation. Water reuse certainly has a place in assisting utilities manage all of those needs to deliver a resilient water supply. The presentation will highlight these approaches through domestic and international case studies illustrating ways reuse improved resiliency.

Nick Burns is the Director of Water Treatment Technologies at Black & Veatch. He specializes in the development and application of advanced water treatment technologies for drinking water and reuse applications. He has piloting, design, and commissioning experience with reuse technologies including at the 220-mgd ozone+BAF reuse facility in Melbourne Australia. He focuses on process design decisions to meet reuse water quality goals, provide robust critical control points, manage risk, and coordinate with regulatory agencies.

Holly Shorney-Darby, Ph.D. Jumeng Zheng Roberto Floris

Ceramic Membranes for Reuse

This presentation will focus on ceramic membranes in the CeraMac configuration for drinking water and reuse applications.

Holly Shorney-Darby is a senior project manager at PWNT in the Netherlands and has worked there for the past nine years. She manages third-party pilot studies and regulatory approvals for the membrane system.

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Laura Johnson and Steven McNulty

Flood Response and Recovery

Nebraska experienced historic flooding in 2019 due to a series of extreme weather events. Record breaking low temperatures and snow fall accumulation followed by a massive bomb cyclone and subsequent spring rains lead to 87% of Nebraska’s counties declaring emergencies and a major disaster declaration by the President. In this presentation we’ll discuss how the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy responded to this emergency and worked with communities to assist them in their recovery efforts.

Laura Johnson is the Clean Water Act 404 Section Supervisor for the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy. She has been with the Department since 2012 and served as the Integrated Report and TMDL Coordinator for the first 7 years where she assessed the quality of surface water against state water quality standards and worked to restore degraded waterbodies. Prior to working for the state, Laura was the Water Programs Coordinator for the Lower Niobrara Natural Resources District. Laura earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Economics with a minor in Water Science from the University of Nebraska Lincoln.

Steven McNulty is with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Engineer – Engineering Services Program. His responsibilities include the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Coordinator & Review. He jointly administers the ~$225M Drinking Water State Revolving Fund with NDEE for public water infrastructure projects, reviews facility plans and specifications for the construction of public water and wastewater system improvements and is the lead coordinator of the mid to long-term response to the Nebraska’s March 2019 Flood Disaster for public water systems.

Susan Moisio, P.E.

Sanitary Sewer System Evaluation and Planning for Resiliency

The future of our sanitary sewer systems in depends upon our ability to understand what the impacts of changes to rainfall, runoff, and groundwater are having on our sewers now, what the future impacts will be and our ability to adapt to these changing conditions. In other words, we need to be ready to operationalize these impacts. Our sewer systems are aging and the impacts of aging are being felt in increased inflow and infiltration into the sewers. The United States just released a new study on climate change and the future is even bleaker than before. American cities have been experiencing these impacts now and are looking for how to mitigate these impacts as well as look into the future and upgrade their system to be ready for these changes. The total rainfall for a year is not expected to change much but the intensity of individual storms will be greater.

Susan Moisio serves as Jacobs’ Global Solutions Director for Conveyance and Storage as part of the Water Market. She is a Technology Fellow and has over 30 years of experience in the performance of wastewater projects. She is experienced in planning and executing capital projects. Her technical experience in wastewater includes 16 years in the Wastewater Collection Division of the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati in the areas of hydraulic modeling, SSES studies, rehabilitation projects, emergency response and utility operation and management. Key Projects include the Odense, Denmark Integrated Wet Weather Planning, Miami’s OOL Program, London’s Thames Tideway Tunnel Program, and Jacksonville Florida’s Resiliency Program. Ms. Moisio is a 32-year member of the Water Environment Federation and serves on the WEF Collection Committee. She currently is the Chair of the WEF Collection WEFTEC Symposia and is a recipient of the WEF and OWEA Golden Manhole Awards for service.

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SPEAKERS

Tami Lorenzen Trent Stober

A Tale of Two Utilities’ Approaches to Integrated Planning

Johnson County Wastewater (JCW) will share how they used the EPA Integrated Planning framework tool to develop a long-term strategic plan to balance system needs based on regulatory, asset renewal and growth demands.

Tami Lorenzen serves as the Assistant Chief Engineer for Integrated Planning for Johnson County Wastewater. She is responsible for facilitating JCW’s comprehensive 25-year plan to meet regulatory requirements, reinvest in existing assets and support growth in the County. She is also serving as the project manager of the $334 million Tomahawk Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion project. Tami received her B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering and her M.S. degree in Civil Engineering, both from Kansas State University. She has 24 years of experience in the wastewater industry and is a licensed professional engineer in Kansas.

The City of Columbia, Missouri (City) faced a number of regulatory drivers and service demands that impacted infrastructure decisions and investments in the City for the next several decades. To more efficiently manage their wastewater and stormwater utilities, the City developed an integrated management plan (IMP) that helped the City meet evolving regulatory obligations while continuing to address challenges in operating and maintaining existing infrastructure investments. This presentation will provide a brief overview and some of the planning process' technical approaches and outcomes.

Trent Stober is HDR’s National Director of Water and Wastewater Utility Management Services with over 27 years of experience in water, wastewater, and stormwater planning and design. His national team provides utility planning, risk and resiliency assessments, asset management, financial, operations, and regulatory support for municipal water and wastewater utilities. He provides a strong technical resource for utility planning and decision-making having guided multi-billion dollar municipal capital investment programs. Trent has led multiple Integrated Plans (IP) for Wastewater and Stormwater Management using EPA’s IP Framework to balance and prioritize infrastructure investments, providing utilities with a strong framework for similar planning efforts.

Jim Fitzpatrick, P.E.

Enhanced Carbon Management for Leading Edge Utilities

Energy saving and recovery practices in water resource recovery facilities (WRRFs) have evolved rapidly in recent years. While many utilities have pieced together a variety of techniques, a recent study found that increasing influent carbon capture with enhanced primary treatment (EPT) is among the top three practices that generally have the highest impact on minimizing purchased energy requirements. Recent advances in filtration technologies offer a chemical-free EPT alternative, and these same filter technologies are also being used to polish secondary effluent and for auxiliary treatment of peak wet-weather flows.

Jim Fitzpatrick has 26 years of experience as a wastewater process engineer for utilities

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and industries. His specialties include wet-weather flow treatment and nutrient control with both conventional and advanced technologies, which he started developing in 2003 while troubleshooting and commissioning the Actiflo system at Lawrence’s Kansas River WWTP.has over 50 publications and presentations on the topic of enhanced primary treatment, including the High-Rate Treatment chapter of WEF’s guidance manual on Wet Weather Design and Operation in Water Resource Recovery Facilities. He enjoys time with friends and family in the great outdoors, especially hiking, boating, fishing, and hunting.

Bill Bider

Preparing to Meet Waste Management Challenges Associated with Natural Disasters

This presentation will address how to plan for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters such as tornadoes, floods, fires, and ice storms, all from the perspective of managing debris generated by the disaster as well as maintaining routine waste management services throughout affected communities. Factors to be considered include available resources, capabilities of available personnel and facilities, public and private partnerships, public health hazards, and the incident command system under which response often occurs. Some review of natural disaster trends will also be examined.

Bill Bider has served as an environmental professional for over 40 years. After receiving a chemistry degree from Bethany College and an M.S. in Environmental Health Science from KU, he joined Franklin Associates a consulting firm specializing in life-cycle analysis and solid waste management feasibility studies. In 1984 he became the Corporate Manager of Environmental Protection for Trans World Airlines where he was responsible for all environmental compliance at over 100 TWA locations. In 1993 he became the director of the KDHE Bureau of Waste Management where he served for 26 years. Following retirement from the state, he joined the KU Environmental Engineering program where he now teaches a very practical course on environmental policy and compliance.

Ryan Edwards

Oxy's Midwest CO2 Superhighway Vision

Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is a suite of technologies that captures carbon dioxide emissions from industrial facilities and directly from the atmosphere. A critical enabler for widespread CCUS deployment is an infrastructure system to transport carbon dioxide from where it is captured to places it can be utilized or stored. Oxy has a vision to develop a Midwest CO2 Superhighway to enable CCUS deployment across eight states. This talk will introduce the Superhighway vision, the challenges to realizing the vision, and policy options to enable carbon dioxide transport infrastructure deployment.

Ryan Edwards is the Low Carbon Policy Advisor at Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, working to advance carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). His experience and research spans CCUS science, engineering, economics, and policy. Prior to joining Oxy, Ryan was an AAAS Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow in the US Senate working on energy and climate policy with a focus on CCUS. Ryan completed a PhD in civil and environmental engineering at Princeton University, in which he developed subsurface fluid flow models of geological carbon storage and conducted economic and policy analysis for carbon dioxide capture and transport systems.

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Ella Rose, P.E.

Getting Creative – Maintaining Renewable Energy Products as Viable Investments

A look at wind energy projects over time; how those projects have changed from a financial, permitting, and contractual perspective, the federal Production Tax Credit; and the future of wind in the US.

Ella Rose is a Renewable Energy Consultant at Burns & McDonnell engineering company in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a Professional Engineer (licensed in Montana) with a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from the Bloch School of Management. She has been with Burns & McDonnell for 6 years working primarily with wind energy projects.

Daniel Wilkus, P.E. and Robynn Adracsek, P.E.

Efficiency is the “ACE” to Greenhouse Gas Compliance

Our presentation will provide an overview of the Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule implementation locally and nationwide. We will review the compliance timeline of the regulation and the steps electric utilities and states are taking to achieve compliance. The presentation will begin with a brief synopsis of the storied history of greenhouse gas (GHG) regulations governing the electric utility industry including legislative and judicial actions. We will explore the innovative engineering solutions that are being employed to improve the efficiency of ACE affected units. We will also provide an analysis of the impact the integrated energy markets and renewable energy sources are having on overall GHG emissions from ACE affected units.

Dan Wilkus is the Director, Air Programs, for Evergy, Inc. headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. Dan has over 30 years of regulatory permitting experience both as a consultant and as a member of the electric utility industry. His experience includes overseeing air and water compliance related activities as well as regulatory construction and operating permit projects. Over his career Dan has worked with numerous electrical and industrial facilities regarding environmental regulatory issues. Dan obtained a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Sciences, both from the University of Kansas. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Kansas.

Robynn Andracsek, P.E., a permitting engineer from Burns & McDonnell loves clean air! She has a BS in mechanical engineering and a MS in environmental engineering, both from the University of Kansas (Go Jayhawks!). She has 22 years of experience in air permitting with emphasis on the utility and district energy industries. A frequent writer and speaker, she has been published in ENR magazine, District Energy magazine, and has been a contributing editor to Power Engineering magazine since 2007 where she writes a monthly column (www.burnsmcd.com/columns).

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AERO-MODSEQUOX BNR Activated Sludge System, ClarAto™ Clarifier Technology, and TITRAN™ Solids Dewatering

AERZENTurbo, PD and hybrid blowers, screw compressors, vacuum pump packages

ANUE WATER TECHNOLOGIESOdor and corrosion control systems; oil and grease remediation

AQUARIUS TECHNOLOGIESDiffused aeration systems, fixed biofilm systems, advanced biological treatment systems

AQUIONICSClosed vessel and open channel UV disinfection systems

BIOREM TECHNOLOGIESBiofilter and biotrickling filters for Odor, H2S, VOCs and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) removal

BÖRGERRotary lobe pumps; macerating and grinding technology

CLEARAS WATER RECOVERYAdvanced BNR (ABNR™) system utilizing algae and other biological organisms to recover excess phosphorus, nitrogen, other high-profile contaminants in wastewater

CUSTOM CONVEYOR CORPORATIONConveying equipment

DELTA COOLING TOWERSAir strippers, degassifiers, scrubbers, odor control systems, box style aerators

ECSOdor control systems and accessories including FRP ductwork and dampers

ELECTRATHERMWaste heat to power generation

ENVIRO-CAREScreening, grit, solids management equipment

FIBERGLASS FABRICATORS, INC.Manufacturer of fiberglass tank covers, launder/wier covers, baffle walls, trough/launders, weirs and baffles, density current baffles, slide gates, and custom fabrication

GEA WESTFALIACentrifuges for sludge thickening and dewatering

GLOBAL WATER & ENERGYIndustrial anaerobic and aerobic wastewater treatment, water reuse, organic waste-to-energy processes

COMPANIES REPRESENTED

Environmental Process Equipment Company

HUNGERFORD & TERRYWater treatment systems for iron, manganese, nitrate, arsenic and radium removal

INVENT ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIESMixing and aeration for water and wastewater treatment

JPS INDUSTRIESLagoon baffle curtains & “T” hex modular cover systems

LANDIAPumping and mixing solutions for water and wastewater treatment

NEXOMEcoBelt Rotating Belt Screen, BluePro Phosphorous & Metals Removal, BlueNite Biological Dentrification, Infini-D Cloth Disk Filter

OVIVOClarifiers, SCUs, activated sludge and fixed film systems, aerobic digestion systems, anaerobic digester steel and membrane cov-ers/gas holders, draft tube and LM-linear motion mixers, course and fine screens, grit removal and handling, DAFss, fabric media FBBR and IFAS systems, MBR, filtration

PACIFIC CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIESOn-site oxygen generation

PURAFILCorrosion protection of electronics; odor control and toxic gas scrubbers

PWTECHScrew press thickening and dewatering

RENEWABLE NUTRIENTSNitrogen, ammonia, and phosphorous recovery

SUEZImmersed and pressurized membrane technologies – micro, ultra, nano & RO; electrodialysis reversal (EDR); zero liquid dis-charge (ZLD) and advanced biological metals removal (ABMet); Monsal anaerobic digester systems; Methanis biogas cleaning

TARSCOEpoxy-coated carbon steel, stainless, and glass fused to steel bolted tanks

THERMAL PROCESS SYSTEMSThermAer™ autothermal thermophylic aerobic digestion (ATAD) process; high solids aerobic digester mixing systems; BiofiltAer biofiltration odor control

TRIPLEPOINT WATER TECHNOLOGIESMunicipal & industrial wastewater lagoon solutions including lagoon aeration, enhanced BOD removal, lagoon ammonia removal

WORLD WATER WORKSANNAMOX, MBBR, IFAS, inDENSE , and DAF Technologies

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