Join us for a joint conference about Residuals & Biosolids and Innovations in Treatment Technology (RBITT), hosted by the Water Environment Federation in cooperation with the Chesapeake Water Environment Association. Hear from professionals as they highlight new technologies, successful innovations, and current best practices. Get a real-world look at projects implemented, and participate in an interactive experience with equipment, technology, and service vendors that continue to improve efforts in providing high-quality infrastructure throughout the country.
Tuesday, May 61:30 PM – 5:00 PM Workshop: Thermal Drying: State of the Practice, Advancements, and Future Applications John Ross, Speaker 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM Workshop: Design Considerations for the Implementation of Low dissolved Oxygen BNR Jose Jimenez, PhD and Mark Miller, PhD, Speakers Wednesday, May 710:45 AM – 11:45 AM Water Research Foundation Projects to Understand PFAS Management in Biosolids Lloyd Winchell, Speaker 10:45 AM – 11:05 AM Are Your Digesters Up to the Job? Aligning Resource Recovery Planning with Reality Natalie Sierra and Chris Muller, Speakers 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM Not all Master Plans are the Same: Understanding Local Drivers to Develop a Unique and Dynamic Roadmap Tracy Chouinard, PhD and Tom Schwartz, Speakers 1:30 PM – 4:45 PM Utility Experience Using Incineration as a Proven Solids Management Technology Lloyd Winchell and Persephone Ma, PhD, Speakers 4:25 PM – 4:45 PM I Spy Fugitive Methane: A Look at 3 Years of Leak Detection Surveys Trung Le, Speaker 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM Introduction, Drivers, and Regulations State of Fugitive Methane Bill Brower, Speaker 3:45 PM – 4:05 PM Practical Case Study Pt 2 Whole Utility Approach to Reducing Climate Impact Dante Fiorino, Speaker 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Understanding the Kinetics of Densified Activated Sludge: Implications in Design and Optimization Kayla Bauhs, Speaker 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Hydrocyclone Enabled Sludge Densification in Full Scale Application without an Anaerobic Zone Pranta Roy, Speaker |
Thursday, May 89:10 AM – 9:30 AM IntensiCarb™ for Anaerobic Digestion Intensification: A Techno-economic Analysis Alex Seidel, Speaker 11:05 AM – 11:25 AM Phosphorus Sequestration in Biosolids, Nuisance Struvite Control via PAD and Chemical Addition to TH-AD Solids Caitlyn Harris, Speaker 8:30 AM – 11:45 AM Understanding EPA’s Risk Assessment Process and Its Impact on Biosolids Regulations Natalie Sierra, Speaker 10:45 AM – 11:05 AM Aligning Cogeneration Sizing With Everyone’s Goals (Big WRRF Edition) Christian Chiodo, Speaker 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM Supercharging or Souring your Digesters: How You Feed HSW Matters Emma Guertin and Savanna Smith, PhD, Speakers 1:30 PM – 4:45 PM Improving Pre-Digestion Hydrolysis (THP) Tom Nangle, Speaker 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM RBC Young Professional Growth and Development Forum Alex Seide, Speaker 3:45 PM – 4:05 PM Comparing Modeling Tools Visual MINTEQ and OLI Studio to Evaluate Scaling Tendency of Aerated Anaerobically Digested Solids: A Pilot Study Caitlyn Harris and Shubha Oza, PhD, Speakers 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM ALTERNATE: Assessing Modelling Applications for Scale Mitigation and Phosphorus Removal Strategies: Insights from Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plan Naomi Guo and Shubha Oza, PhD, Speakers Friday, May 99:10 AM – 9:30 AM Financial Fuel: Leveraging the Investment Tax Credit to Fund Columbus Bioenergy Project DJ Wacker, Speaker 8:50 AM – 9:10 AM A Techno-economic Analysis on Water Resource Recovery Facilities Employing Carbon Capture Strategies in Biogas Upgrading Practices Alison Nojima and Naomi Guo, Speakers 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Beyond Process: PdNA Design Innovations and Challenges Ahmed Al-Omari, Speaker 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Implementation of Kenaf as a Ballasting Agent for Quick Rescue to Accidental Loss of Sludge Settleability Pranta Roy, Speaker |
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