2019 CASA CWEA Innovative Technology Seminars
September 11 & 17, 2019
- SB 1383 Regulatory Update and Impact to Wastewater
- Renewable Energy Opportunities through DOE
- Plastics Removal from Co-digestion Feedstocks
- Jim Dunbar, Lystek
- Steve Wagner, Goleta SD
- Fuel Cell Advances in Biogas Treatment
- Vijay Srivatsan, Bloom Energy
- Low Carbon Fuel Standard Simplified Calculator & Benefits of Co-digestion (Not available)
- Anthy Alexiades, CARB
- Carbon Sequestration and Climate Benefits from Land Application of Biosolids
- Dr. Becca Ryals, UC Merced
- Yocelyn Villa, UC Merced
- Anaerobic Digestion Optimization
- Malcolm Fabiyi, Drylet Technologies
- Biogas to Bioplastics, Sustainable Animal Feed, and Carbon Sequestration – A New Frontier for WRRFs
- Sebastien Tilmans, Codiga Center
- Co-Digestion and Organics Pretreatment Technology
- Low Energy Process Intensification for Nutrient Removal with MABR
- Amit Kaldate, SUEZ
- Robert Holt, SUEZ
- Improved Dewaterability and Treatment Optimization
- Chris Flannery, Novozymes
- Mathew Livingston, Novozymes
- Gasification Experience with Biosolids
- Bernard Brown, Aries
- Jeff Snyder, Aries
- Innovative Biosolids Technologies
- Sarah Deslauriers, Carollo
- USFS Wood Innovation Grant – Biochar vs GAC
2019 64th Annual Conference
August 21 – 23, 2019
Wednesday, 8/21/19
Thursday, 8/22/19
- R Wolff: Building a High Performing Culture
- T Mitchell: Creating New Water
- L Wiborg: SW Capture and Use at POTW
- E Othmer: Stormwater as a Resource
- S York: Crisis Communications
- P Fuller: Climate Change
- Policy & Pints
2019 Washington D.C. Policy Forum
February 25-27, 2019
Wednesday, 2/27/19
2019 Winter Conference
January 23-25, 2019
Wednesday, 1/23/19 – Roundtable Series
- RT1 W Brechtel CA Vtg Rights Act
- RT2 E White Cannabis
- RT3 B Dugan Emergency Response and the Role of the PIO
- RT4 S Jepsen Exfiltration
- RT5 V Conway Alt Proj Del Meth
- RT6 Z Erdal MBR Session
- RT7 P Scott Perf Merit Pay
- RT8 G Kester SB 1383 Implementation
- RT9 J Teerlink Pesticides Roundtable
- RT10 M Fisher Science & Research
- RT11 S Deslauriers TCR-WEG Guidance
- RT12 T Roy AWT Op Cert Prgm
- RT13 P Causey SSS WDR
- RT14 B Ives Productive Board
- RT15 J Graydon SGMA
Thursday, 1/24/19
- When Generations Connect, Farah Habad
- Effective Asset Management, Sam Paske
- Asset Management Key Takeaways, Sam Paske
- What’s Next in Water: Priorities for CA’s Future
- Managing Wastewater in a Changing Climate, Caitrin Chappelle
- What’s Next in Water?, Jamie Ferro
- Artificial Intelligence and Analytics in the Wastewater Community
Asset Management Workshops
September 17 and 18, 2018
- 01 – S Paske Asset Management
- 02 – T Zach Getting Started
- 03 – West Yost Castro Valley San AMP
- 04 – R Mykitta Criticality Presentation
- 05 – M Lee CAPEX to OPEX Presentation
- 06 – J Sabri 00 OCSD Predictive Maintenance Presentation
- 07 – V Conway Panel Discussion
- 08 – D Guendert Presentation
- 09 – D Lawson Presentation
2018 63rd Annual Conference
August 8, 2018
Associates Committee Meeting
Track 1: Regulatory Trends & Hot Topics for 2018
Track 2: Addressing Complex Water Challenges: Around the World and in Your Backyard
August 9, 2018
Utility Leadership Committee
Morning Sessions
- Plastic Particle Pollution, Anna-Marie Cook
- California’s Leadership on Microplastics, Deborah Halberstadt
- Speeding up Innovation in the Wastewater Sector, Andrew Benedek
- Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Resilience: Awareness, Risks, and Mitigation, Christine Riccardi
Afternoon Sessions
Social Media Trends and Best Practices
2018 Washington DC Policy Forum
2018 CASA Winter Conference
- 1-25-18 Sedlak Water4pt0
- 1-25-18 Mattingly Systems Efficiency Presentation
- 1-25-18 Conway LACSD Disaster Preparedness Slides
- 1-25-18 Broley CUWA Declining Flows
- 1-25-18 Fischer SSS WDR
- 1-25-18 Brady SB 1383
- 1-25-18 Zipkin WW Perspective on Organics Diversion
- 1-25-18 Ross Roseville Presentation (ULC)
- 1-26-18 Brown Pensions
- 1-26-18 Finley Defining Flushability
- 1-26-18 Cabral What 2 Flush
- 1-26-18 Link NonFlushablesActionPlan
2017 Biosolids and Renewable Energy Seminars
- View the presentations on the CWEA website.
CASA’s 62nd Annual Conference, August 2017
Session One: Utility Rates, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) and Prop. 218
- 8-22-17 C. Nelson – Prop. 218 Issues
- 8-22-17 R. Kwong – Fixing California’s Housing Shortage
- 8-22-17 D. Dove – Fees and the ADU
- 8-22-17 E. Barnett – Best Communication Practices for Prop. 218 Notices
- 8-22-17 T. Healy – NapaSan Prop. 218 Process
- 8-22-17 J. Reinhardt – Prop. 218
- 8-22-17 P. Sciuto – Monterey One Water
Session Two: Operations and Management Best Practices
- 8-22-17 P. Jacobsen – Wastewater Innovation in Denmark
- 8-22-17 R. Lee
- 8-22-17 JM Petit – Central San Best Management Practices
- 8-22-17 R. Morishita – Improving Collection System Performance
Session Three: Regulatory Hot Topics
8-22-17 B. Eidson – Pure Water San Diego
8-23-17 P. Cook – IRWD Battery Storage Project
8-23-17 B. Munoz/A. Jain – Solar & Energy Storage Project
8-23-17 T. Minamide – Digester Gas Utilization Project
8-23-17 J. Mosher – Research for One Water
8-23-17 D. Williams – Bay Area Nutrients
8-23-17 A. Desai – Development of Biostimulatory Objectives for the Santa Margarita River Watershed
2017 W3170 Annual Meeting Hosted by CASA and City of Los Angeles Sanitation
- Agenda
- Retention/release characterization of biosolids-borne CIP and AZ and implications for bioavailability issues
- Impact of manure application technologies on fate of emerging contaminants
- Evaluations on plant uptake of organics from biosolids-applied to soils and desorption organics from biosolids
- Ciprofloxacin desorption kinetics from municipal biosolids determined by diffusive gradient in thin films
- Identifying Endocrine Active Compounds in Sewage Sludge
- The Role of WWTPs on Enhancing Environmental Antibiotic Resistance: A fresh perspective
- Agronomic and environmental aspects of N and P in land-applied biosolids
- Impacts on Biosolids Beneficial Use Programs of Ubiquitous PFAS in the Environment, Public Concerns, and Regulatory Drivers
- PFAS Research Updates
- Development and use of EQ biosolids products in urban landscapes
- Predicting Biosolids Odors from Characterization Parameters
- Stormwater bioretention systems: Performance for nutrient and metal removal
- The California Bioaccessibility Method (CAB): a tool for assessing soil As
- Household scale soil lead distributions in the Twin Cities
- Recap on past- and on-going biosolids research, and future directions of the biosolids program in Colorado
- Field-based investigations on stabilization of contaminated military sites through growing biofuel crops and soil amendments
- Fire Reclamation Utilizing Biosolids Project
- Biosolids recycling: Emerging opportunities in California and Hawaii
- UC Consortium for Drought and Carbon Management
- Microplastics in effluent and biosolids (myths, truths, and unknowns)
- Update on research projects at Water Environment & Reuse Foundation
- Co-digestion of food waste at POTWs and Biotransformation of trace organic compounds in activated sludge
- Emerging Contaminants Removal from WWTP Secondary Effluents
CASA Winter Conference, January 2017
Roundtable Handouts
- How to Sell a Rate Increase to Your Community
- How to Get the Most Out of Your Capitol Meetings in Sacramento and DC
- Developing a Strategy for Good Governance
- Succession Planning
- Shrink to Fit Asset Management: Sharing Solutions from Large Agency to Small Agency
- Nutrient Policy and Science Update
- Water and Wastewater Agency Collaboration
- What’s on the Horizon for Collection Systems
- Effectively Establishing Rates
- Low Carbon Fuel Standards
- Regulatory Hot Topics
- Treatment Considerations for Potable Reuse
Presentations
- 1-18-17 J Colston Biosolids Program
- 1-19-17 B Bernados DPR Feasibility Report
- 1-19-17 A Kantak Infrastructure Partnerships
- 1-19-17 D Smith EPA
- 1-19-17 M Tremblay LACSD New Stormwater Program
- 1-19-17 G Kester Renewable Resources Update
- 1-19-17 J Slaughter Biosolids on Trial – Kern County
- 1-19-17 S DeslauriersClimateChangeProgramUpdate
- 1-20-17 T Saunders CEF Recipient
- 1-20-17 R Bailey Central San’s 70th
- 1-20-17 P Eldredge Union Sanitary District Open House
- 1-20-17 S Wagner GSD Open House 2015
- 1-20-17 D Pedersen Facility Tours
CASA’s 61st Annual Conference, August 2016
*presentations will be added as we receive them.
- Joe Whitworth, President, The Freshwater Trust, and Author of “Quantified – Redefining Conservation for the Next Economy”
- Paul Sciuto, Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency, Pure Water Monterey: Taking Recycled Water to the Next Level
- Tim Healy, Napa Sanitation District: Green Energy on Demand: Tesla/Napa Sanitation District Battery Storage Facility
- 2016 CASA Award of Excellence Winners
- Dr. Frank Benest: Growing our Successors: A Call to Action
- Dr. Frank Benest: California Coaching Program
- 2016 CASA Education Foundation Scholarship Recipients
2016 CASA/CWEA Biosolids and Renewable Energy Workshops
- View the presentations on the CWEA website.
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