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CSWEA

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10:00am CDT

Golf Outing Pleasant View Golf Course Pre-Conference Workshop: Advancing Nutrient Trading Within the Circular Water Economy Hall of Ideas MNQR Registration Hours Monona Terrace

12:30pm CDT

Stormwater Tour Epic Systems Headquarters

1:00pm CDT

Plant Tour Sun Prairie Wastewater Facility YP Service Project Henry Vilas Zoo

6:00pm CDT

Registration Hours Madison Public Library Social Meet and Greet Madison Public Library

6:30am CDT

Jim Shaw Memorial 5k Run/Walk Lake Monona Bike Path

8:00am CDT

Keynote Speaker: Kyle Dreyfuss Wells Grand Terrace Registration Hours Monona Terrace

9:00am CDT

Maximizing Efficiency and Augmentic Operational Decision-Making: A Case Study of Hybrid Modeling at Fond Du Lac Wastewater Treatment and Water Resource Recovery Facility Hall of Ideas IColin Fitzgerald • Kaitlyn Hague • Aryan Emaminejad Regional I/I Reduction Program Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation: A Madison, WI Case Study Hall of Ideas JBrad Bennett • Coty Weathersby • Jen Hurlebaus • Julie McMullin Let There Be Light! Constructing and Commissioning a Multi-Phase UV Disinfection Replacement on Lake Michigan Hall of Ideas GShanna Czeck • Nicole Heyniger • Matthew Sokolowski Designing to Low DO: Full-Scale Implementation of Suboxic Biological Nutrient Removal Hall of Ideas EChris Buckley • Rahim Ansari • Natalie Beach Why Extreme Rainfall Events Appear to Happen Much More Often than Expected Hall of Ideas FMcKala Kiessling • Nathan Zick • Drew Esson Exhibit Hall Hours Ballroom ABCD

9:30am CDT

Enhancing Flood Resilience Using AI and Digital Tools Hall of Ideas IColin Fitzgerald • Kaitlyn Hague • Fernando Pasquel • Dax Blake Getting to the ROOT of the Problem…an Asset Management Plan in Action Hall of Ideas JBrad Bennett • Coty Weathersby • Amanda Leipard Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks – Troubleshooting & Optimizing Chlorine Disinfection Systems Hall of Ideas GShanna Czeck • Nicole Heyniger • Arun Mande • Chris Tippery Low DO Operation for Biological Nutrient Removal and Densification at Green Bay Hall of Ideas EChris Buckley • Rahim Ansari • Gretchen Gutenberger Identify, Prioritize, and Build: A GSI Program from Concept to Execution Hall of Ideas FMcKala Kiessling • Olivia Sims

10:00am CDT

Break/Poster Session I Capital PromenadeJessie Calteux • Dr. Glenn Crisler II • Dr. Laura Haupert • ENECON Corporation • Frantz Joseph • Andrew Rossetti

11:00am CDT

O&M Centered Digital Support Tools Hall of Ideas IColin Fitzgerald • Kaitlyn Hague • John Rickermann The MCES Minneapolis Interceptor Study: Using Tools and Data to Prioritize System Improvements and Minimize Risk Hall of Ideas JBrad Bennett • Coty Weathersby • Walter Atkins • Brendan Ward PAA Pilot Study Provided Invaluable Data and Operational Experience for the Fox Metro Water Reclamation District Hall of Ideas GShanna Czeck • Nicole Heyniger • Michael Ott • James Kerrigan • Dale Wagner How are we DOing? A Comparison of SSWRF’s New and Existing Aeration Systems Operating During Construction Hall of Ideas EChris Buckley • Rahim Ansari • Matthew Sokolowski Nutrient Reduction Strategies for the Rock River Watershed: A Collaborative Approach to Tackling Phosphorus Pollution Hall of Ideas FMcKala Kiessling • Karoline Qasem • Jeff Reininger

11:30am CDT

Out With the Old, in With the New – A Systematic Approach to System-wide PLC Renewal Hall of Ideas IColin Fitzgerald • Kaitlyn Hague • Roger Rehbein • Douglas Brown Digital Tools Streamlining Collection System Operations and Management Hall of Ideas JBrad Bennett • Coty Weathersby • Jennifer Baldwin Pioneering Potable Reuse in Tennessee – Unveiling the State's Inaugural Water Reuse Pilot Hall of Ideas GShanna Czeck • Nicole Heyniger • Emily Evans Decarbonization of Biological Nutrient Removal Hall of Ideas EChris Buckley • Rahim Ansari • Leon Downing Watershed Approaches to Achieving Regulatory Compliance for Nutrient Removal: Illinois Crosses the Rubicon Hall of Ideas FMcKala Kiessling • Mohammed Haque • Bartlett Durand

12:00pm CDT

Exhibitor Lunch Ballroom ABCD

1:00pm CDT

Streamlining Digester Improvements: Lessons Learned from Design and CMAR Hall of Ideas GChris Buckley • Rahim Ansari • Anna Munson • William Martin Protecting a Park Using CIPP and CIPMH Rehabilitation Hall of Ideas JColin Fitzgerald • Kaitlyn Hague • Lexi Duve • Tim Wedin Like Rome, Wet Weather Treatment Capacity Can’t be Built in a Day – But Improved Settleability Can Shift the Paradigm Quickly, Allowing the Colosseum to Wait Hall of Ideas EBrad Bennett • Nicole Heyniger • Ken Kamper Safety Fundamentals for Wastewater Treatment Plants Hall of Ideas IGretchen Gutenberger • Robert Evangelisti • Shoji Nakayama Leading in the Age of “Be Ready for Anything, Anytime” - Panel Discussion Hall of Ideas FShanna Czeck • Rick Warner • Thomas Sigmund • Shannon Spurlock • Cory Williams

1:30pm CDT

When the Landfill Says No More Sludge: ELODE May be the Answer Hall of Ideas GChris Buckley • Rahim Ansari • Terry Boyer MMSD Edgewood Avenue Near Surface Collector Hall of Ideas JColin Fitzgerald • Kaitlyn Hague • Matthew Bednarski Nanobubble Technology: A Novel Approach to Wastewater Treatment Intensification and Enhanced Nutrient Removal Hall of Ideas EBrad Bennett • Nicole Heyniger Deadly Digesters and Bad Biogas: Safety from Hard Lessons-Learned Hall of Ideas IGretchen Gutenberger

2:00pm CDT

Break/Poster Session II Capital PromenadeJessie Calteux • Dr. Glenn Crisler II • Dr. Laura Haupert • ENECON Corporation • Frantz Joseph • Andrew Rossetti

2:30pm CDT

Biosolids Regionalization: Better When We're Together Hall of Ideas GChris Buckley • Rahim Ansari • Adam Parmenter Heart of the Valley Effluent Filtration Hall of Ideas JColin Fitzgerald • Kaitlyn Hague • Christine (Wood) Schlimgen Wet Weather Sampling of Urban Waterways for a PFAS Treatment Pilot Hall of Ideas IGretchen Gutenberger • Daniel Stockard Tips and Tricks for Federal Funding Hall of Ideas FShanna Czeck • Emily Platt Pilot Testing and Implementation of ANITA™Mox at UCSD NEP Hall of Ideas EBrad Bennett • Nicole Heyniger • Terry Boyer

3:00pm CDT

D.O.G.E. Biosolids Hall of Ideas GChris Buckley • Rahim Ansari • Eric Lynne • Jared Greeno Put the Lime in the Blended Sludge and Shake It All Up: Centrate P Removal Improves Secondary Performance Hall of Ideas JColin Fitzgerald • Kaitlyn Hague Seven Habits of Highly Effective PFAS Source-Trackers Hall of Ideas IGretchen Gutenberger • Michelle Young Wastewater-Based Surveillance for Monitoring the Circulation of Respiratory and Enteric Diseases in Wisconsin Hall of Ideas FShanna Czeck • Adelaide Roguet • Matilde Jacobson Cloth Media Filter in Series for Phosphorus Removal - Pilot Test Study Hall of Ideas EBrad Bennett • Nicole Heyniger • Coty Weathersby

3:30pm CDT

7S Meeting Hall of Ideas EH

3:45pm CDT

Golden Manhole Society Hall of Ideas FI

4:00pm CDT

YP/New Member Meeting Hall of Ideas G Exhibitor Reception Ballroom ABCD

6:30pm CDT

Awards Reception Grand Terrace

7:00pm CDT

Annual Awards Event Grand Terrace

7:00am CDT

State Section Breakfasts Meeting Rooms M-R

8:00am CDT

Annual Member Association Business Meetings Meeting Rooms M-R Registration Hours Monona Terrace

9:00am CDT

Illinois Utilities Conquer Resiliency Challenges Using Sewer-Monitoring Technology and Real-Time Data Hall of Ideas JShanna Czeck • Charlie Farmer • Megan Livak • Sean Reese • Nick Wolf • Mohammed Haque Planning and Implementation of Low-Level Phosphorus Treatment Hall of Ideas GColin Fitzgerald • Rahim Ansari • Troy Larson PFAS Data Guidelines and Implications to Fate through Thermal Processes Hall of Ideas ECoty Weathersby • Lloyd Winchell Intensifying Research and Innovation for a Resilient and Sustainable Future Hall of Ideas FMcKala Kiessling • Ethan yen • David Diehl Benefits of Using Microscopes to Aid in Wastewater Operations with Case Study Hall of Ideas IChris Buckley • Kaitlyn Hague • Adib Amini • NEW Water Operations Staff Exhibit Hall Hours Ballroom ABCD

9:30am CDT

Pressure Pipe Condition Assessment: Force Main Focus Hall of Ideas JShanna Czeck • Charlie Farmer • Michelle Carter Flexible BNR Design to Meet Current and Future Facility Needs Hall of Ideas GColin Fitzgerald • Rahim Ansari • Kayla Bauhs • Matt Seib Novel Wastewater Treatment Process for PFAS Removal Hall of Ideas ECoty Weathersby • Paul Rodriguez Innovative Applications of Pile Cloth Media Filtration: Primary Filtration, Dual-Use and Tri-Mode Wet Weather Treatment for Wastewater Challenges Hall of Ideas FMcKala Kiessling • Ethan yen • Vedansh Gupta

10:00am CDT

Break Hall of Ideas

11:00am CDT

Silent Auction Bids Due Ballroom ABCD Expanding a Pump Station in the Floodway Hall of Ideas JShanna Czeck • Charlie Farmer • Adam Ross • Tom Foley Flexibility in Biological Phosphorus Removal System Design: Case Studies Hall of Ideas GColin Fitzgerald • Rahim Ansari • Nick Bartolerio PFAS Reduction in Landfill Leachate and Biosolids Hall of Ideas ECoty Weathersby • Patrick McNamara Microaeration Part II: The Impact of Sulfur Transformations Hall of Ideas FMcKala Kiessling • Ethan yen • Matt Seib • Carly Amstadt What We Learned at WEFTEC and Beyond: Panel Discussion Hall of Ideas IChris Buckley • Kaitlyn Hague • CSWEA Operations Team

11:30am CDT

Trend Setters: A Wastewater Pump Station and Its Surge Tank Hall of Ideas JShanna Czeck • Charlie Farmer • Robert Walton • Fasil Yitbarek Nitrate: The Next Chapter in Nutrient Regulations Hall of Ideas GColin Fitzgerald • Rahim Ansari • Abram Peterson • Bryan Coday PFAS Assessment of a Rotary Drum Dryer Hall of Ideas ECoty Weathersby • John Ross Secondary Treatment Intensification: MOB Process Trial to Enhance Capacity and Improve Sludge Settleability at Winona, MN WWTP Hall of Ideas FMcKala Kiessling • Ethan yen • Erik Anderson

12:00pm CDT

Association Meeting and Luncheon Grand Terrace

1:00pm CDT

Screenless IFAS System Eliminates Media Loss and Reduces O&M Costs for the City of Peterborough Hall of Ideas IBrad Bennett • Kaitlyn Hague • Lauren Takitch • Wayne Flournoy Navigating the D3/D5 Split: Renewable Natural Gas and Co-Digestion Hall of Ideas EGretchen Gutenberger • Eider Alvarez-Puras • BJ Ward Bridging The Gap Between Young and Seasoned Professionals Hall of Ideas GRahim Ansari • Nicole Heyniger • Natalie Cook • Elizabeth Heise • Mike Piller Engineering Ethics and Resiliency in the Built Environment Hall of Ideas FCary Solberg • Jessica Mederson • Jessie Calteux

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 Hall of Ideas IBrad Bennett • Kaitlyn Hague • David Garb Developing GHG Inventory Tools for Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities: A Utility’s Effort to Quantify and Reduce GHG Emissions Hall of Ideas EGretchen Gutenberger • George Kontos

2:00pm CDT

Formation of Granular Sludge with Low Strength Wastewater Hall of Ideas IBrad Bennett • Kaitlyn Hague • Brett Quimby Recovering Nutrients… and Trust! A Case Study in Communication Strategies for Biosolids Hall of Ideas EGretchen Gutenberger • Benjamin Burroughs Essential Skills for Success: Team Development, Leadership, and Productivity Hall of Ideas GRahim Ansari • Nicole Heyniger • Elizabeth Kramer • Quentin Hahn

2:30pm CDT

Start from Scratch: Construction through Startup for a 0.35 MGD Greenfield Municipal Facility Hall of Ideas IBrad Bennett • Kaitlyn Hague • Natalie Cook • Greg Markle Two Birds, One Test: Off-gas Testing for Assessing Aeration Efficiency and Microbial N2O Stress Insights Hall of Ideas EGretchen Gutenberger • Michelle Young

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