Full Schedule

8:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Opening General Session: A Future So Bright
Location: A1

Favorite

10:45 AM – 11:35 AM

A Risk-Based Approach to Capital Improvements and Regulatory Requirements
Location: Meeting Room 3-4

Lead Presenter: Allan Scott – HDR

Presenter: Steven M. Moore (he/him/his) – Ross Valley Sanitary District

Track Lead: Clinton McAdams (he/him/his) – Black & Veatch

Asset Management

Favorite

10:45 AM – 11:35 AM

Achieving Stable Densification in Continuous Flow Systems through Granule Management
Location: A2

Lead Presenter: Pusker Regmi – Brown and Caldwell

Presenter: Rudy Maltos (he/him/his) – Metro Water Recovery

Track Lead: Ansley Guillebeau – West Yost

Emerging Challenges and Opportunities

Favorite

10:45 AM – 11:35 AM

Concrete Proof: Transforming Digester Decisions Through Results-Based Condition Assessment
Location: Meeting Room 2

Lead Presenter: Amy Omae (she/her/hers) – HDR

Presenter: Darrin Carter – City of Camarillo

Presenter: Sean Hoss – HDR, Inc.

Track Lead: Brian Villacorta – Coombs Hopkins

Biosolids

Favorite

10:45 AM – 11:35 AM

Every Last Drop - How Treatment Plant Improvements Maximize Reuse Efficiency
Location: A3-A4

Lead Presenter: Christopher Ott (he/him/his) – CDM Smith

Presenter: Shahrzad Namini – Orange County Sanitation District

Presenter: Sarah Perkins (she/her/hers) – CDM Smith

Track Lead: Erin Mackey – Brown and Caldwell

Water Reuse & Advanced Water Treatment

Favorite

10:45 AM – 11:35 AM

How WIFIA Financing Makes Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investments Possible
Location: A7-A8

Lead Presenter: Dan-Tam Nguyen (she/her/hers) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Presenter: Dallas R. Shattuck – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Track Lead: Billy Wong (he/him/his) – Stantec

Water Resource Recovery Facilities

Favorite

10:45 AM – 11:35 AM

Principals of Root Foaming - Implementing a Chemical Sewer Root Control Program
Location: A9-A11

Lead Presenter: Tom Edwards – Duke's

Track Lead: Edward Makowski – Inland Empire Utilities Agency

Collection System Front Line

Favorite

10:45 AM – 11:35 AM

Safety Incident Reporting – A Simple, Streamlined Approach
Location: A5-A6

Lead Presenter: Sarah Bogner – Contra Costa Water District

Track Lead: Teresa E. Lopez (she/her/hers) – Robertson-Byran, Inc.

Operations and Maintenance

Favorite

11:35 AM – 1:15 PM

Grab 'n Go Lunch
Location: 2nd Floor

Favorite

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM

Collection System Awards Luncheon
Location: A1

Favorite

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM

Education Committee Meeting
Location: Meeting Room 2

Main Presenter: Bryan Trussell – Trussell Technologies

Favorite

11:45 AM – 1:15 PM

Lunch Meet-up: CWEA Students & Young Professionals Networking and Current Initiatives Update
Location: A5-A6

Lead Presenter: Julia A. Asbenson – MC Engineering

Presenter: Chi Cheng (Iris) Yuen (she/her/hers) – CDM Smith

Leadership and Communication Skills

Favorite

1:25 PM – 2:15 PM

Asset Management - Beginning with Accurate Registries and Identifying Asset Criticality
Location: Meeting Room 2

Lead Presenter: Glenn A. Edwards, Jr. (he/him/his) – The Inland Empire Utilities Agency

Track Lead: Jagpreet Singh Kamboj (he/him/his) – HDR Engineering Inc.

Asset Management

Favorite

1:25 PM – 2:15 PM

Creating a Municipal Fats, Oils, and Grease Program
Location: A7-A8

Lead Presenter: Samuel Mcleod – FOG BMP

Track Lead: Charles Hardy, PE – West Yost

Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention, and Stormwater

Favorite

1:25 PM – 2:15 PM

How to Expect the Unexpected with Digester Cleaning? We've Got Some Grit Ideas.
Location: A2

Lead Presenter: Tom Chapman – Brown and Caldwell

Presenter: Preeti Thimmaraju (she/her/hers) – Brown and Caldwell

Track Lead: Hannah Carpenter (she/her/hers) – West Yost

Operations and Maintenance

Favorite

1:25 PM – 2:15 PM

How to Have the World's Best Operating Anaerobic Digestion System
Location: A5-A6

Lead Presenter: David L. Parry – Jacobs

Presenter: Maddy Fairley-Wax – Jacobs

Presenter: Dan Robillard (he/him/his) – Jacobs

Track Lead: Paige Hermanson (she/her/hers) – HDR Engineering

Digestion to Dewatering Biosolids

Favorite

1:25 PM – 2:15 PM

Innovating Chlorination Approaches to Tackle Stringent THM Limits
Location: Meeting Room 3-4

Lead Presenter: June Leng (she/her/hers) – HDR

Presenter: Michael W. Falk, PhD (he/him/his) – mike.falk@hdrinc.com

Presenter: Anand H. Patel – HDR

Track Lead: Erin Mackey – Brown and Caldwell

Water Reuse & Advanced Water Treatment

Favorite

1:25 PM – 2:15 PM

Sewer Spill Simulations and Emergency Response Training Support Mutual Aid
Location: A9-A11

Lead Presenter: Lucia F. Diaz (she/her/hers) – Inland Empire Utilities Agency

Presenter: Edward Makowski – Inland Empire Utilities Agency

Presenter: Shawn T. Spromberg – Cucamonga Valley Water District

Track Lead: Brian Villacorta – Coombs Hopkins

Collection System Leadership

Favorite

1:25 PM – 2:15 PM

Trenchless Pipe Repairs - USD Tri-City Wastewater's Journey
Location: A3-A4

Lead Presenter: Shawn Nesgis – USD Tri-City Wastewater

Presenter: Steve Bullis – USD Tri-City Wastewater

Presenter: Mike Minchaca – USD Tri-City Wastewater

Track Lead: Jerry Barajas – City Of Sunnyvale

Collection System Front Line

Favorite

2:25 PM – 3:15 PM

Confined Space Rescue: A Guide to Complying with the Rescue Mandate
Location: A3-A4

Lead Presenter: Kent L. Freeman – California Health & Rescue Training

Track Lead: Jerry Barajas – City Of Sunnyvale

Collection System Front Line

Favorite

2:25 PM – 3:15 PM

DPR vs IPR: How Will This Impact Your Source Control Program?
Location: A7-A8

Lead Presenter: Mary Kate Forkan, GIT – Carollo Engineers

Presenter: Damaris Hanson – City of Morro Bay

Presenter: Cora LeMar (she/her/hers) – Carollo Engineers

Presenter: Andrew Salveson – Carollo Engineers

Track Lead: Charles Hardy, PE – West Yost

Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention, and Stormwater

Favorite

2:25 PM – 3:15 PM

Large In-Plant Pump Station Condition Assessment – It’s All in the Planning
Location: Meeting Room 2

Lead Presenter: Kyle O'Dea – City of San Jose

Presenter: Clinton McAdams (he/him/his) – Black & Veatch

Presenter: Jesse W. Wallin – Black & Veatch

Track Lead: Jagpreet Singh Kamboj (he/him/his) – HDR Engineering Inc.

Asset Management

Favorite

2:25 PM – 3:15 PM

Moving Direct Potable Reuse Forward in Los Angeles: A Pilot Study Comparing Alternatives
Location: Meeting Room 3-4

Lead Presenter: Emily Wood (she/her/hers) – CDM Smith

Track Lead: Erin Mackey – Brown and Caldwell

Water Reuse & Advanced Water Treatment

Favorite

2:25 PM – 3:15 PM

Net Zero versus Nutrients: Understanding the Impacts of Co-digestion Waste on Your Facility’s Performance
Location: A5-A6

Lead Presenter: Maxwell Armenta (he/him/his) – Brown and Caldwell

Track Lead: Paige Hermanson (she/her/hers) – HDR Engineering

Digestion to Dewatering Biosolids

Favorite

2:25 PM – 3:15 PM

Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order Compliance and Enforcement
Location: A9-A11

Lead Presenter: Bryan Elder – State Water Resources Control Board

Track Lead: Brian Villacorta – Coombs Hopkins

Collection System Leadership

Favorite

2:25 PM – 3:15 PM

The Operator's 10 Core Competency Objectives
Location: A2

Lead Presenter: Manny Moreno – Inland Empire Utilities Agency

Presenter: Javier Omar Samaniego – IEUA

Track Lead: Hannah Carpenter (she/her/hers) – West Yost

Presenter: Javier Omar Samaniego – IEUA

Operations and Maintenance

Favorite

3:25 PM – 4:15 PM

Navigating the Successful Startup of a 260 MGD Headworks While Maintaining Plant Operations
Location: A2

Lead Presenter: John Ryan (he/him/his) – Jacobs

Presenter: Sydney Saunders – Jacobs

Presenter: Kapil Verma – City of San Jose

Track Lead: Hannah Carpenter (she/her/hers) – West Yost

Speaker: Dan Peters (he/him/his) – San Jose CIP Program

Operations and Maintenance

Favorite

3:25 PM – 4:15 PM

Piloting Cost-Effective Biosolids Management Strategies for Small WAS-Only WWTPs
Location: A5-A6

Lead Presenter: Christine Polo (she/her/hers) – Carollo Engineers

Presenter: Tyson Zimmerman – Ironhouse Sanitary District

Track Lead: Paige Hermanson (she/her/hers) – HDR Engineering

Speaker: John Witter, PE – Carollo Engineers

Speaker: Chris Christean (he/him/his) – Ironhouse

Digestion to Dewatering Biosolids

Favorite

3:25 PM – 4:15 PM

Safety Issues Facing Collection System Workers
Location: A3-A4

Lead Presenter: M.A. (Rusty) Nezat, II – Nezat Training and Consulting, Inc.

Track Lead: Jerry Barajas – City Of Sunnyvale

Collection System Front Line

Favorite

3:25 PM – 4:15 PM

Sanitary Sewer Systems General Order Implementation
Location: A9-A11

Lead Presenter: Afrooz Farsimadan – State Water Board

Presenter: Walter Mobley – State Water Board

Track Lead: Brian Villacorta – Coombs Hopkins

Collection System Leadership

Favorite

3:25 PM – 4:15 PM

Size Doesn’t Matter – Approaches to Asset Management Regardless of Agency Size
Location: Meeting Room 2

Lead Presenter: Rachel Schonwit (she/her/hers) – Nexgen Asset Management

Presenter: Mengil Deane – City of Auburn

Presenter: Jennifer Dooley (she/her/hers) – Moulton Niguel Water District

Presenter: Deena Malone-Collom – Moulton Niguel Water District

Presenter: Gregory Wiltfong – Jacobs / City of Auburn Project

Track Lead: Jagpreet Singh Kamboj (he/him/his) – HDR Engineering Inc.

Asset Management

Favorite

3:25 PM – 4:15 PM

Stormwater Debris and Ceramic Membrane Removal of Bacteria, Heavy Metal, Organic, and Inorganic Pollutants
Location: A7-A8

Lead Presenter: James E. Impero – Ovivo USA, LLC

Presenter: Abner Aviles – Ovivo USA, LLC

Presenter: Jared Hollindrake – Ovivo USA, LLC

Pretreatment, Pollution Prevention, and Stormwater

Favorite

3:25 PM – 4:15 PM

UV Disinfection in a Shoebox: City of Pacifica Reuse Disinfection Improvements
Location: Meeting Room 3-4

Lead Presenter: Bryan Burnitt (he/him/his) – Carollo Engineers

Presenter: Daniel Patten (he/him/his) – City of Pacifica

Presenter: Louis Sun (he/him/his) – City of Pacifica

Track Lead: Erin Mackey – Brown and Caldwell

Water Reuse & Advanced Water Treatment

Favorite

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

AC24 Expo
Location: Exhibit Hall A-B

Favorite

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Students and Young Professionals Networking Mixer

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