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Friday, May 30
 

7:00am CDT

State Section Breakfasts
Friday May 30, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am CDT
Please attend your respective State Section’s breakfast and business meeting to be updated on the activities of the section and its committees. Don’t miss this opportunity to get involved and find out where you can help your section. This is a ticketed event and includes a meal. Please remember to purchase and bring your ticket with you!
Friday May 30, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am CDT
Meeting Rooms M-R

8:00am CDT

Annual Member Association Business Meetings
Friday May 30, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
The Association Business Meeting will include reports from the Association Committees and Sections and the annual election of officers. We encourage everyone to attend and learn about our association’s activities.
Friday May 30, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am CDT
Meeting Rooms M-R

8:00am CDT

Registration Hours
Friday May 30, 2025 8:00am - 4:00pm CDT
Friday May 30, 2025 8:00am - 4:00pm CDT
Monona Terrace

9:00am CDT

Illinois Utilities Conquer Resiliency Challenges Using Sewer-Monitoring Technology and Real-Time Data
Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am CDT
Moderators
CF

Charlie Farmer

Baxter & Woodman, Inc.
Speakers
NW

Nick Wolf

North Shore Water Reclamation District
avatar for Mohammed Haque

Mohammed Haque

District Manager, Northern Moraine WRD
Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am CDT
Hall of Ideas J

9:00am CDT

Planning and Implementation of Low-Level Phosphorus Treatment
Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am CDT
Moderators
avatar for Rahim Ansari

Rahim Ansari

Wastewater Engineer, MSA Professional Services, Inc.
CF

Colin Fitzgerald

Jacobs Engineering Group
Speakers
TL

Troy Larson

Strand Associates
Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am CDT
Hall of Ideas G

9:00am CDT

PFAS Data Guidelines and Implications to Fate through Thermal Processes
Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am CDT
Moderators
CW

Coty Weathersby

MSA Professional Services, Inc.
Speakers
LW

Lloyd Winchell

Brown and Caldwell
Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am CDT
Hall of Ideas E

9:00am CDT

Intensifying Research and Innovation for a Resilient and Sustainable Future
Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am CDT
Moderators Speakers
avatar for David Diehl

David Diehl

Project Manager, Black & Veatch
Dave Diehl is a Project Manager in Governments & Environment for Black & Veatch. His 15 years of experience includes project management, planning, design, construction related services and startup involving wastewater conveyance and wastewater treatment facilities. Dave is a licensed... Read More →
Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am CDT
Hall of Ideas F

9:00am CDT

9:00am CDT

Exhibit Hall Hours
Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Friday May 30, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Ballroom ABCD

9:30am CDT

Pressure Pipe Condition Assessment: Force Main Focus
Friday May 30, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
Moderators
CF

Charlie Farmer

Baxter & Woodman, Inc.
Speakers
Friday May 30, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
Hall of Ideas J

9:30am CDT

Flexible BNR Design to Meet Current and Future Facility Needs
Friday May 30, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
Moderators
avatar for Rahim Ansari

Rahim Ansari

Wastewater Engineer, MSA Professional Services, Inc.
CF

Colin Fitzgerald

Jacobs Engineering Group
Speakers
KB

Kayla Bauhs

Brown & Caldwell
MS

Matt Seib

Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Friday May 30, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
Hall of Ideas G

9:30am CDT

Novel Wastewater Treatment Process for PFAS Removal
Friday May 30, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
Moderators
CW

Coty Weathersby

MSA Professional Services, Inc.
Speakers
avatar for Paul Rodriguez

Paul Rodriguez

Director of PFAS Residuals Management, ECT2
Focus areas include water/wastewater/leachate process equipment design and technology development, including removal of PFAS and other emerging contaminants. Technology offerings include Foam Fractionation, Ion Exchange, and NanoSORB.
Friday May 30, 2025 9:30am - 10:00am CDT
Hall of Ideas E

9:30am CDT

10:00am CDT

Break
Friday May 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Friday May 30, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Hall of Ideas

11:00am CDT

Silent Auction Bids Due
Friday May 30, 2025 11:00am - 11:05am CDT
Friday May 30, 2025 11:00am - 11:05am CDT
Ballroom ABCD

11:00am CDT

Expanding a Pump Station in the Floodway
Friday May 30, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
Moderators
CF

Charlie Farmer

Baxter & Woodman, Inc.
Speakers
AR

Adam Ross

CLARK DIETZ INC
TF

Tom Foley

CLARK DIETZ INC
Friday May 30, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
Hall of Ideas J

11:00am CDT

Flexibility in Biological Phosphorus Removal System Design: Case Studies
Friday May 30, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
Moderators
avatar for Rahim Ansari

Rahim Ansari

Wastewater Engineer, MSA Professional Services, Inc.
CF

Colin Fitzgerald

Jacobs Engineering Group
Speakers
avatar for Nick Bartolerio

Nick Bartolerio

Strand Associates, Inc.
Nick Bartolerio, P.E. is a wastewater process engineer at Strand Associates, Inc.® based in their Madison, Wisconsin office. Nick graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with an... Read More →
Friday May 30, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
Hall of Ideas G

11:00am CDT

PFAS Reduction in Landfill Leachate and Biosolids
Friday May 30, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
Moderators
CW

Coty Weathersby

MSA Professional Services, Inc.
Speakers
PM

Patrick McNamara

Black & Veatch; Marquette University
Friday May 30, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
Hall of Ideas E

11:00am CDT

Microaeration Part II: The Impact of Sulfur Transformations
Friday May 30, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
Moderators Speakers
MS

Matt Seib

Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
CA

Carly Amstadt

Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
Friday May 30, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am CDT
Hall of Ideas F

11:00am CDT

What We Learned at WEFTEC and Beyond: Panel Discussion
Friday May 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Moderators Speakers
Friday May 30, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Hall of Ideas I

11:30am CDT

Trend Setters: A Wastewater Pump Station and Its Surge Tank
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm CDT
Moderators
CF

Charlie Farmer

Baxter & Woodman, Inc.
Speakers
RW

Robert Walton

Western Lake Superior Sanitary district
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm CDT
Hall of Ideas J

11:30am CDT

Nitrate: The Next Chapter in Nutrient Regulations
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm CDT
Moderators
avatar for Rahim Ansari

Rahim Ansari

Wastewater Engineer, MSA Professional Services, Inc.
CF

Colin Fitzgerald

Jacobs Engineering Group
Speakers
AP

Abram Peterson

Carollo Engineers, Inc.
BC

Bryan Coday

Carollo Engineers
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm CDT
Hall of Ideas G

11:30am CDT

PFAS Assessment of a Rotary Drum Dryer
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm CDT
Moderators
CW

Coty Weathersby

MSA Professional Services, Inc.
Speakers
Friday May 30, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm CDT
Hall of Ideas E

11:30am CDT

12:00pm CDT

Association Meeting and Luncheon
Friday May 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Hear from our President and WEF Visitor as they present a summary of activities and initiatives of the organizations. We will recognize our Operations Challenge teams for their performance at WEFTEC and our newest inductees to the Golden Manhole Society and the 7S will be announced and honored. This is a ticketed event and includes a meal. Please remember to purchase and bring your ticket with you.
Friday May 30, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm CDT
Grand Terrace

1:00pm CDT

Screenless IFAS System Eliminates Media Loss and Reduces O&M Costs for the City of Peterborough
Friday May 30, 2025 1:00pm - 1:30pm CDT
Moderators
BB

Brad Bennett

Director of Engineering, Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District
KH

Kaitlyn Hague

HDR Engineering
Speakers
Friday May 30, 2025 1:00pm - 1:30pm CDT
Hall of Ideas I

1:00pm CDT

Navigating the D3/D5 Split: Renewable Natural Gas and Co-Digestion
Friday May 30, 2025 1:00pm - 1:30pm CDT
Moderators
GG

Gretchen Gutenberger

Black & Veatch
Speakers
avatar for Eider Alvarez-Puras

Eider Alvarez-Puras

Wastewater & Bioenergy Development Engineer, Johnson Controls
Position at Company ABC.
Friday May 30, 2025 1:00pm - 1:30pm CDT
Hall of Ideas E

1:00pm CDT

Bridging The Gap Between Young and Seasoned Professionals
Friday May 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Moderators
avatar for Rahim Ansari

Rahim Ansari

Wastewater Engineer, MSA Professional Services, Inc.
NH

Nicole Heyniger

Carollo Engineers
Speakers
avatar for Natalie Cook

Natalie Cook

Donohue Associates
EH

Elizabeth Heise

Project Manager, Trotter and Associates
MP

Mike Piller

Johnson County Wastewater
Friday May 30, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm CDT
Hall of Ideas G

1:00pm CDT

Engineering Ethics and Resiliency in the Built Environment
Friday May 30, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Moderators
avatar for Jessie Calteux

Jessie Calteux

PhD Student, Marquette University
I just finished my first year of grad school at Marquette University! I am investigating what happens to PFAS during biosolids drying (come check out my poster!), and I am in Dr. Patrick McNamara's research group. I can talk for hours about my research, but I also have a lot of interest... Read More →
JM

Jessica Mederson

Stafford Law
CS

Cary Solberg

Milwaukee Metro Sewerage District
Friday May 30, 2025 1:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Hall of Ideas F

1:30pm CDT

SCWO for Orlando: A Case Study on Commissioning Supercritical Water Oxidation for the Elimination of PFAS in Biosolids and Reduced Reliance on Biosolids Land Application
Friday May 30, 2025 1:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Moderators
BB

Brad Bennett

Director of Engineering, Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District
KH

Kaitlyn Hague

HDR Engineering
Speakers
Friday May 30, 2025 1:30pm - 2:00pm CDT
Hall of Ideas I

1:30pm CDT

2:00pm CDT

Formation of Granular Sludge with Low Strength Wastewater
Friday May 30, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
Moderators
BB

Brad Bennett

Director of Engineering, Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District
KH

Kaitlyn Hague

HDR Engineering
Speakers
avatar for Brett Quimby

Brett Quimby

Product Manager - AquaNereda, Aqua-Aerobic Systems Inc.
Brett has been in the water/wastewater industry since 2016. He has 9 years’ experience doing process design for biological treatment systems and cloth media filters. He has 8 years’ experience working with the AquaNereda Aerobic Granular Sludge Technology.Brett’s primary roles... Read More →
Friday May 30, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
Hall of Ideas I

2:00pm CDT

Recovering Nutrients… and Trust! A Case Study in Communication Strategies for Biosolids
Friday May 30, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
Moderators
GG

Gretchen Gutenberger

Black & Veatch
Speakers
Friday May 30, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm CDT
Hall of Ideas E

2:00pm CDT

Essential Skills for Success: Team Development, Leadership, and Productivity
Friday May 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Moderators
avatar for Rahim Ansari

Rahim Ansari

Wastewater Engineer, MSA Professional Services, Inc.
NH

Nicole Heyniger

Carollo Engineers
Speakers
EK

Elizabeth Kramer

City of St. Cloud
QH

Quentin Hahn

Burns & McDonnell
Friday May 30, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT
Hall of Ideas G

2:30pm CDT

Start from Scratch: Construction through Startup for a 0.35 MGD Greenfield Municipal Facility
Friday May 30, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Moderators
BB

Brad Bennett

Director of Engineering, Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District
KH

Kaitlyn Hague

HDR Engineering
Speakers
avatar for Natalie Cook

Natalie Cook

Donohue Associates
GM

Greg Markle

Donohue & Associates
Friday May 30, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Hall of Ideas I

2:30pm CDT

Two Birds, One Test: Off-gas Testing for Assessing Aeration Efficiency and Microbial N2O Stress Insights
Friday May 30, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Moderators
GG

Gretchen Gutenberger

Black & Veatch
Speakers
avatar for Michelle Young

Michelle Young

Senior Technologist, Carollo Engineers, Inc.
Friday May 30, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Hall of Ideas E
 
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