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  • Tuesday, April 9, 2024
  • 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM  
    School of Solids
  • 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM  
    SOLD OUT - Tour the EchoWater Resource Recovery Facility
  • 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM  
    PREW1: Collection System Maintenance Cert Prep, Grades 1-2
  • 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM  
    PREW2: Take Control Using a Process Simulator to Get the Nitrogen Out
  • 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM  
    PREW4: Mission Possible – Partnering to Unlock the Full Potential of Project Teams
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 PM  
    PREW3: Laboratory Data Review 101 and Reporting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM  
    Northern and Southern Regional Committee Meeting
  • 5:00 PM – 5:30 PM  
    Orientation
  • 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM  
    5S Ceremony
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM  
    Icebreaker Reception
  • Wednesday, April 10, 2024
  • 8:30 AM – 10:30 AM  
    Opening General Session: A Future So Bright
  • 10:45 AM – 11:35 AM  
    A Risk-Based Approach to Capital Improvements and Regulatory Requirements
  • 10:45 AM – 11:35 AM  
    Achieving Stable Densification in Continuous Flow Systems through Granule Management
  • 10:45 AM – 11:35 AM  
    Concrete Proof: Transforming Digester Decisions Through Results-Based Condition Assessment
  • 10:45 AM – 11:35 AM  
    Every Last Drop - How Treatment Plant Improvements Maximize Reuse Efficiency
  • 10:45 AM – 11:35 AM  
    How WIFIA Financing Makes Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investments Possible
  • 10:45 AM – 11:35 AM  
    Principals of Root Foaming - Implementing a Chemical Sewer Root Control Program
  • 10:45 AM – 11:35 AM  
    Safety Incident Reporting – A Simple, Streamlined Approach
  • 11:35 AM – 1:15 PM  
    Grab 'n Go Lunch
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM  
    Collection System Awards Luncheon
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM  
    Education Committee
  • 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM  
    Lunch Meet-up: CWEA Students & Young Professionals Networking and Current Initiatives Update
  • 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Asset Management - Beginning with Accurate Registries and Identifying Asset Criticality
  • 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Creating a Municipal Fats, Oils, and Grease Program
  • 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM  
    How to Expect the Unexpected with Digester Cleaning? We've Got Some Grit Ideas.
  • 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM  
    How to Have the World's Best Operating Anaerobic Digestion System
  • 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Innovating Chlorination Approaches to Tackle Stringent THM Limits
  • 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Sewer Spill Simulations and Emergency Response Training Support Mutual Aid
  • 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM  
    Trenchless Pipe Repairs - USD Tri-City Wastewaters Journey
  • 2:25 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Confined Space Rescue: A Guide to Complying with the Rescue Mandate
  • 2:25 PM – 3:15 PM  
    DPR vs IPR: How Will This Impact Your Source Control Program?
  • 2:25 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Large In-Plant Pump Station Condition Assessment – It’s All in the Planning
  • 2:25 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Moving Direct Potable Reuse Forward in Los Angeles: A Pilot Study Comparing Alternatives
  • 2:25 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Net Zero versus Nutrients: Understanding the Impacts of Co-digestion Waste on Your Facility’s Performance
  • 2:25 PM – 3:15 PM  
    Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order Compliance and Enforcement
  • 2:25 PM – 3:15 PM  
    The Operator's 10 Core Competency Objectives
  • 3:25 PM – 4:15 PM  
    Navigating the Successful Startup of a 260 MGD Headworks While Maintaining Plant Operations
  • 3:25 PM – 4:15 PM  
    Piloting Cost-Effective Biosolids Management Strategies for Small WAS-Only WWTPs
  • 3:25 PM – 4:15 PM  
    Safety Issues Facing Collection System Workers
  • 3:25 PM – 4:15 PM  
    Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order Implementation
  • 3:25 PM – 4:15 PM  
    Size Doesn’t Matter – Approaches to Asset Management Regardless of Agency Size
  • 3:25 PM – 4:15 PM  
    Stormwater Debris and Ceramic Membrane Removal of Bacteria, Heavy Metal, Organic, and Inorganic Pollutants
  • 3:25 PM – 4:15 PM  
    UV Disinfection in a Shoebox: City of Pacifica Reuse Disinfection Improvements
  • 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM  
    AC24 Expo
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM  
    Students and Young Professionals Networking Mixer
  • Thursday, April 11, 2024
  • 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM  
    Women Impacting Water Breakfast
  • 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM  
    An “Out of the Pipe” Innovative Solution to Save Tax Dollars and Protect the Environment
  • 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Bay Area Regional Nutrient Planning Update
  • 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Best Practices for Expediting Compliance with the Reissued Collection System WDR
  • 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM  
    California ELAP Update
  • 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM  
    From Training to Triumph: Enhancing Success in Industry Certification Exams
  • 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Overcoming Hurdles to Make Energy Recovery a Reality
  • 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Peristaltic and Diaphragm Metering Pumps, Accessories, and Systems
  • 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM  
    A Storm Series Provides Central San a Flood of Ideas to Optimize Storage
  • 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM  
    ELAP Accreditation Requirements: Make Management Review Worth the Effort
  • 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM  
    Inland Empire Utilities Agency Delivers Real-Time Protection for its Collection System
  • 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM  
    Machinery Lubrication Programs Aren't Created Equal: How a Machinery Lubrication Strategy Affects Asset Reliability
  • 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM  
    One Agency's Approach to Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Fleet Electrification
  • 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM  
    Ten Years from Design to Start-up at Sac Sewer: What's Changed and What's the Same?
  • 10:15 AM – 11:05 AM  
    Updating your Sewer System Management Plan
  • 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM  
    Addressing Electrical Energy Resiliency – The Development of Union Sanitary District’s Roadmap to Energy Resiliency
  • 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM  
    Areas of Focus for Your Next SSMP Audit and Update
  • 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM  
    Going Green, Saves a Lot of Green
  • 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM  
    Keep it Flowing: Maintaining Conveyance During Sailor Bar Pump Station Replacement
  • 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM  
    TNI-2 Implementation Lessons Learned
  • 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM  
    Vacuum Systems on Sewer Cleaning Equipment
  • 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM  
    Water Recycling: A Cost-Effective Approach for Smaller Agencies to Meet SF Bay Nutrient Load Reductions.
  • 12:05 PM – 1:45 PM  
    Grab 'n Go Lunch
  • 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM  
    Annual Business Meeting
  • 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM  
    Awards Ceremony Lunch
  • 1:55 PM – 2:45 PM  
    Full-Scale Performance Comparison of Sidestream Nitrogen Removal Processes in the U.S.
  • 1:55 PM – 2:45 PM  
    Impacts of Advanced Primary Treatment on the Modified Ludzack-Ettinger Advanced Secondary Process
  • 1:55 PM – 2:45 PM  
    LACSD's Instrumentation Lessons Learned for Control of Biological Nutrient Removal
  • 1:55 PM – 2:45 PM  
    Leveraging Big Data Platforms in Wastewater to Accelerate Machine Learning at a Regional Scale
  • 1:55 PM – 2:45 PM  
    Preparing your SSMP and Workforce for Audits by Regulators
  • 1:55 PM – 2:45 PM  
    Ross Valley Sanitary District's Journey from "Cease and Desist" to Collection System of the Year
  • 1:55 PM – 2:45 PM  
    Working Smarter: Leveraging IoT Technology to Automate Environmental Monitoring in the Laboratory
  • 2:55 PM – 3:45 PM  
    Data Science for Gravity Main Cleaning Optimization Case Studies
  • 2:55 PM – 3:45 PM  
    Full-Scale Testing of a Digital Twin Controller: Water Research Foundation's Advanced Nutrient Controller
  • 2:55 PM – 3:45 PM  
    Rust Kills: Investigation into Plant Water Corrosion and Mitigation Strategies
  • 2:55 PM – 3:45 PM  
    San Luis Obispo Protects Public Health and Environment with Smart Sewer Technology
  • 2:55 PM – 3:45 PM  
    SBR to MBR Raceway Conversion: Advancing Mountain House's Water Supply Resiliency
  • 2:55 PM – 3:45 PM  
    The Sidestream Treatment Journey, From Planning Through Design and How it Might Benefit Your WWTP
  • 2:55 PM – 3:45 PM  
    Volatile Fatty Acids Method Study Reveals a Need to Update Analytical Methods
  • 3:45 PM – 6:45 PM  
    AC24 Expo
  • 3:55 PM – 4:45 PM  
    A Sewer Runs Through It: Navigating Aging Creek Crossings — Can They Stay or Should They Go?
  • 3:55 PM – 4:45 PM  
    Flying Blind No More: Using Edge Analytics to Improve Pump Performance
  • 3:55 PM – 4:45 PM  
    Fundamentals of Atmospheric Monitoring
  • 3:55 PM – 4:45 PM  
    Greenfield WRRF Delivers Complete Resource Recovery and Community Resilience
  • 3:55 PM – 4:45 PM  
    Mainstream Anammox: New Frontiers in Superefficient Biological Nitrogen Removal from PN/A to PdN/A
  • 3:55 PM – 4:45 PM  
    Update on SB 1383 (organics diversion) implementation and compliance
  • 3:55 PM – 4:45 PM  
    Using Automated Data Tools to Improve Lab Efficiency
  • Friday, April 12, 2024
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM  
    Engineering & Research Committee Meeting Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM  
    Laboratory Training Committee Meeting Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM  
    Leadership Development Committee Meeting Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM  
    Operations & Maintenance Committee Meeting Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM  
    SOLD OUT - Tour the City of Roseville’s Energy Recovery Project
  • 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM  
    City of Oakland's Risk and Rehabilitation of Sewer Assets with Info360 Asset
  • 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Engagement is Our Mission: OC San Meets its Mission One Program at a Time
  • 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Impact of PFAS on Biosolids Management in New England
  • 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM  
    Standardized Training Program Case Studies and Panel Discussion
  • 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM  
    State Board Toxicity Provisions: From Permit to Execution in the Lab
  • 10:10 AM – 11:00 AM  
    Diversifying Biosolids Management with Thermal Drying
  • 10:10 AM – 11:00 AM  
    Flushed with Knowledge: Unveiling the Wonders of Wastewater for Every Generation
  • 10:10 AM – 11:00 AM  
    Pathogen Monitoring in Wastewater for DPR Regulation Development
  • 10:10 AM – 11:00 AM  
    Reaching for the Scars: Protecting Corroded Piping in Hard-to-Reach Places
  • 10:10 AM – 11:00 AM  
    1616681 - Liquid Brilliance: The Role of Brand Reputation for Utilities and their Stakeholders
  • 11:10 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Assessment of EPA Method 1633 and Predecessor Techniques for PFAS Analysis
  • 11:10 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Implementing Supercritical Water Oxidation to Overcome Biosolids Challenges
  • 11:10 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Leading with Resilience and Well-Being Through Mindful Self-Compassion
  • 11:10 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Public Outreach Lessons Learned: Relocating Backyard Water Main to the Street
  • 11:10 AM – 12:00 PM  
    Quantifying Social Equity Benefit for Capital Project Investment Prioritization