Virginia
Drinking Water Aesthetics: Perception is RealityA Seminar presented by the VA AWWA Drinking Water Quality and Research Commitee
March 23, 20168:00 am - 3:30 pm
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Richmond, VA
8:00 - 8:30 am Registration
8:30 - 8:45 am Keynote Address John Aulbach, Virginia Department of Health (VDH), Office of Drinking Water
8:45 - 9:15 am National Drinking Water Regulatory Update Alan Roberson, Corona Environmental Consulting
9:15 - 9:45 am WaterRF: Research Perspectives from Virginia to National Beate Wright, Water Research Foundation (WaterRF)
9:45 - 10:00 am Break
10:00 - 10:45 am Using Free Chlorine Conversions to Resolve Nitrification - Louisiana Case Study Jake Causey, Corona Environmental Consulting
10:45 - 11:30 am Moving Past Chlorine Burns with Distribution System Monitoring and Management Megan Roberts, Hazen and Sawyer
11:30 - 12:15 pm Lunch (provided)
12:15 - 1:00 pm Minimizing Water Discoloration Complaints through Effective Manganese Control Dr. Bill Knocke, Virginia Tech
1:00 - 1:45 pm Controlling Algae-related Tastes and Odors: From Source to Tap Dr. Gary Schafran, Old Dominion University
1:45 - 2:00 pm Break
2:00 - 2:45 pm Perception Really Does Matter - Planning for and Recovering from Aesthetic Issues Jeanne Bennett-Bailey, American Water Works Association (AWWA)
2:45 - 3:30 pm Smart Water Systems - Improving Customer Water Quality and Reducing Operational Costs Ken Thompson, CH2M
Drinking Water Aesthetics: Perception is Reality
When it comes to aesthetic aspects of drinking water treatment, perception is reality. Customers respond most to what they see, smell or taste with their own senses. Utilities need to be prepared with the latest regulatory information, treatment strategies, and a response plan for aesthetic events. Come hear leading researchers and practitioners address many aspects of aesthetics, from algae blooms and chlorine burns to Manganese.
** Approved CPE/CEC credit offering is 5 hours **Program Schedule
John Aulbach, PE, joined the Virginia Department of Health in 1984 and has been the Director, Office of Drinking Water since September 2012. Mr. Aulbach received a BS degree in Civil Engineering from the Virginia Military Institute, an MS degree in Environmental Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and is a graduate of the U. S. Army Command and General Staff College. Mr. Aulbach served in the military for 30 years and retired as a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves. He is licensed as a Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Alan Roberson, PE, recently retired as the Director of Federal Relations for AWWA, and is now the Director of Policy for Corona Environmental Consulting. He continues to work with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff on the development of national drinking water regulations, and with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on the development on national water security policy. He worked for AWWA for 25 years and prior to AWWA, worked for 12 years in consulting engineering.
Beate Wright, PE, is a licensed Professional Engineer with over 20 years’ experience in water quality and treatment, project management and water treatment design. She is responsible for developing and cultivating WaterRF Washington, DC congressional and government agency relationships to promote WaterRF’s mission. Previously, she was the Director of Operations for Loudoun Water where she ensured the effective operation of Loudoun Water’s 18 million gallons per day (mgd) Goose Creek Water Treatment Facility and 11 mgd Broad Run Water Reclamation Facility.
Jonathan “Jake” Causey, PE, is a Senior Water Quality and Treatment Engineer with Corona Environmental Consulting from 2010 to 2015. Jake served as the Chief Engineer and Safe Drinking Water Administrator for Louisiana where he had oversight of the State’s Safe Drinking Water Program, Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program, Operator Certification Program, Community Sewage Program, and State Plumbing Code. During his tenure with Louisiana, Jake lead many water and wastewater emergency response efforts including most recently the detection of Naegleria fowleri in several Louisiana public water systems.
Megan Roberts, PE, has over 13 years of experience in water distribution system operations, water quality, and master planning. Her area of expertise is developing and calibrating hydraulic models and using them for water quality and distribution system operational analyses. She is the current chair of the national AWWA Distribution System Water Quality Committee as well as a contributing author to AWWA’s Manual of Practice M32: Computer Modeling of Water Distribution Systems.
Bill Knocke, PhD,PE, has been involved in drinking water related research for nearly 40 years. He has been heavily involved in manganese related research and professional consulting activities for most of his career, having published or presented over 100 papers on manganese issues in drinking water. He has also directed or been involved with several WaterRF studies that have focused on a variety of issues related to manganese treatment. He was one of the lead authors on the Foundation’s Guidance for the Treatment of Manganese Manual published in 2013.
Gary Schafran, PhD is a professor at Old Dominion University who has directed and conducted water quality studies in natural and engineered systems for over thirty years. He has extensive experience in lake-watershed studies, inter-basin water transfers, fate and transport of natural organic matter, nutrient dynamics in lakes, disinfection by-product formation, and lake management strategies to improve raw water quality. His research in water treatment processes has focused on NOM/DBP precursor removal through coagulation and sorption processes.
Jeanne Bennett-Bailey has worked in the drinking-water community for more than 30 years. She recently retired as the Public Affairs Officer for Fairfax Water. Fairfax Water is the largest drinking-water utility in Virginia, serving nearly 2 million people in the Washington Metropolitan area. She is the President-Elect of AWWA—the nation’s largest scientific and educational association dedicated to the world’s most important resource—water.
Kenneth Thompson, is a Senior Technology Fellow with CH2M, based in their Denver, CO office. He serves as the Deputy Director for CH2M’s Intelligent Water Solutions Team, which provides design and implementation services for water quality monitoring and optimization programs and Contamination Warning Systems (CWS) in water distribution systems. Ken has 35 years of industry experience, having managed numerous vulnerability assessment, emergency response planning, and security design projects, and is the Chair of AWWA’s Information Technology and Research Committee.
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Lewis Ginter Botanical GardenKelley Education Center Massey Conference Center Auditorium1800 Lakeside Dr Richmond, VA 23228
One of the most-visited attractions in the Richmond, VA area, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden offers year-round beauty on a historic property with more than 50 acres of spectacular gardens, dining and shopping. A classical domed Conservatory is the only one of its kind in the mid-Atlantic. For more information and directions, visit www.lewisginter.org or call 804.262.9887 ext. 300.
