Seminars
The MWRD hosts a seminar series at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant that is open to the public. These seminars are eligible for Professional Development Credits/CEUs.
Reservations are required at least 24 hours in advance. Picture ID is required for plant entry.
Location: Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Lue-Hing R&D Complex, 6001 West Pershing Road, Cicero, IL 60804
Time: All seminars start at 10:30
For additional information, please contact Dr. Heng Zhang, Assistant Director of Monitoring and Research, at (708) 588-4264 or (708) 588-4059 or email zhangH@mwrd.org.
January 27, 2023 - VIRTUAL
Updates on the Biosolids Management Program at the MWRDGC, Ahmad Laban, P.E., Managing Engineer, Maintenance and Operations Department, and Theresa Johnston, Senior Environmental Soil Scientist, Monitoring & Research Department, MWRDGC
February 24, 2023 - VIRTUAL
Converting Rectangular and Circular Primary Tanks into an AAA Settler (virtual), Dr. Bernhard Wett, ARAconsult Gmbh, Innsbruck, Austria
March 31, 2023
The 50 Year History of the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP), Patrick Jensen, P.E., Principal Civil Engineer, and Brian Wawczak, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, MWRDGC
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April 28, 2023 - VIRTUAL
USACE Planning Assistance to States, Chicago River Restoration Framework, Chuck Shea, P.E., PMP Project Manager, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District Office
May 26, 2023 - VIRTUAL
Revolving Algal Biofilm System for Nutrient Removal and Recovery, Dr. Zhiyou Wen, Director, Center for Crops Utilization Research, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
June 30, 2023 - VIRTUAL
Understanding and Embracing Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics, Dr. Kathryn B. Newhart, Assistant Professor, Department of Geography & Environmental Engineering, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York
July 28, 2023 - VIRTUAL
More Than Just Energy Savings: Understanding the Benefits of Low DO Operation, Dr. Mark Miller, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, and Don Esping, Process Engineering Lead, Brown and Caldwell, Charlotte, North Carolina
August 25, 2023 - VIRTUAL
Innovative City Adaptations to Climate Change, Dr. Şevin Yildiz, Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Policy, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
September 29, 2023 - VIRTUAL
Relating SARS-CoV-2 RNA Measured in Chicago-area Wastewater Treatment Plant and Cook County COVID-19 Public Health Data, Dr. Niall M. Mangan, Assistant Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
October 27, 2023 - VIRTUAL
Environmental Justice Using Urban Scalable Toolkit, Dr. Ashish Sharma, Adjunct Professor/Climate and Urban Sustainability Lead, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
November 17, 2023 - VIRTUAL
Updates on the MWRDGC’s Phosphorus Removal Efforts, Dr. Joseph Kozak, P.E., Principal Environmental Scientist, Environmental Monitoring and Research Division, Monitoring & Research Department, MWRDGC
December 15, 2023 - VIRTUAL
The MWRDGC’s Update on the Climate Action Plan and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Dr. Kuldip Kumar, Principal Environmental Scientist, M&R Department, MWRDGC
January 28, 2022 - VIRTUAL
Wastewater Surveillance for COVID-19 – A Regional Effort, Rachel Poretsky, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago
February 25, 2022 - VIRTUAL
Regulating the Water Environment at the District and Beyond: A Brief Evolutionary History, Greg Yarnik, Supervising Environmental Specialist, Industrial Waste Division, Monitoring and Research Department, MWRDGC
March 25, 2022 - VIRTUAL
Determination of Watershed Specific Release Rates, Greg Byard, Project Manager, Illinois State Water Survey, Champaign, Illinois
April 29, 2022 - VIRTUAL
Use of Integrated Planning to Facilitate a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Renewal, Rajeev Kapur, Water Resources Program Manager, Clean Water Services, Regulatory Affairs Department, Hillsboro, Oregon
May 27, 2022 - VIRTUAL
Operating the Stickney Water Reclamation Plan to Meet the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Limit for Total Phosphorus, Joseph Kozak, Principal Environmental Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, and Joseph Cummings, Managing Engineer, Maintenance and Operations Department, Stickney Area, MWRDGC
June 24, 2022 - VIRTUAL
How Are Biosolids Used and Managed in the United States? Results of the Second Comprehensive National Biosolids Survey, Ned Beecher, Special Projects Manager, North East Biosolids and Residuals Association, Tamworth, New Hampshire
July 29, 2022 - VIRTUAL
Infiltration and Inflow Control at the City of Naperville, Tony Conn, Sr., Water Distribution & Collection Manager, Naperville Public Utilities-Water, Naperville, Illinois
August 31, 2022 - VIRTUAL
Sustainable Water Supplies for Semi-arid Cities, Richard G. Luthy, Ph.D., Silas H. Palmer Professor, Department Civil Engineering, and Director, Engineering Research Center for Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure, Stanford University, Stanford, California
September 30, 2022 - VIRTUAL
Side-stream Enhanced Biologic Phosphorus Removal (S2EBPR) Pilot Test at the Calumet Water Reclamation District, Cindy Qin, Senior Environmental Research Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, MWRDGC
October 28, 2022 - VIRTUAL
Digital Twin Development Implementation and Results for the Changi Water Reclamation Plant, Singapore, Bruce R. Johnson, Jacobs, Denver, Colorado
November 18, 2022 - VIRTUAL
Flood Reduction from Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Regional Stormwater Projects, Greg Koch, Principal Civil Engineer, Michael Cosme, Senior Civil Engineer, Justin Kirk, Senior Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, MWRDGC
December 9, 2022 - VIRTUAL
Water Quality in the Calumet Waterway System after the Thornton Composite Reservoir Went Online, Dustin Gallagher, Associate Aquatic Biologist, and Nicholas Kollias, Aquatic Biologist, Monitoring and Research Department, MWRDGC
January 29, 2021 - VIRTUAL
Water Surveillance for COVID-19 – A National Science Foundation Study, Dr. Alexandria Boehm, Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California
February 26, 2021 - VIRTUAL
Predictive Analytics: The Next Steps in Water Resource Recovery Facilities Operation and Optimization, Katya Bilyk, Senior Associate for Hazen and Sawyer, Raleigh, North Carolina
March 26, 2021 - VIRTUAL
Nutrient Recovery Performance and the Optimization of Biological Phosphorus Removal at the F. Wayne Hill Water Resources Center, Dr. Gayathri Ram Mohan, Department of Water Resources, Gwinnett County Government, Lawrenceville, Georgia
April 30, 2021 - VIRTUAL
Using Watershed-based Permitting Approaches to Address Excess Nutrients, Danielle Stephan, USEPA, Office of Wastewater Management, Water Permits Division, Washington, D.C.
May 28, 2021 - VIRTUAL
Recent Advancements in Granular Activity Sludge Processes, Dr. Belinda Sturm, Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
June 25, 2021 - VIRTUAL
Biochar in Soil and Environmental Applications, Dr. Wei Zheng, Principal Research Scientist/Adjunct Faculty, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
July 30, 2021 - VIRTUAL
Urban Water Management for the 21st Century, Dr. Glen Daigger, Professor of Engineering Practice, University of Michigan Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ann Arbor, Michigan
August 27, 2021 - VIRTUAL
Bloom: Lessons in Biosolids Marketing and Sales, April Thompson, Director of Marketing and Sales, Bloom, Washington, D.C.
September 24, 2021 - VIRTUAL
SUSTAINABILITY: Still Relevant or a Paradigm in Crisis, Dr. Kuldip Kumar, Principal Environmental Scientist, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
October 29, 2021 - VIRTUAL
Best Practices in Kinetic Rate Testing and Data Interpretation to Measure EBPR Health – A Water Research Foundation Study, Dr. Leon Downing (presenter), and Patrick Dunlap, Black and Veatch, and Dr. April Gu, Cornell University.
November 19, 2021 - VIRTUAL
Planning for Regional Climate Change Impacts, Dr. Thomas A. Wall, Senior Infrastructure & Preparedness Analyst, Argonne National
Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois
December 10, 2021 - VIRTUAL
An Update on the Five Years of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy, Trevor Sample, IEPA Coordinator on the Illinois NLRS Steering Committee, Springfield, Illinois
January 24, 2020
Pursuit of Energy Neutrality at the Downers Grove Sanitary District, Nick Menninga, General Manager, Downers Grove Sanitary District, Downers Grove, Illinois
February 21, 2020
Update on the District’s Stormwater Management Program, Joseph Kratzer, Managing Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
March 27, 2020 - CANCELLED
Planning for Regional Climate Change Impacts, Dr. Thomas A. Wall, Senior Infrastructure & Preparedness Analyst, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois
April 24, 2020 - CANCELLED
Urban Water Management for the 21st Century, Glen Daigger, Professor of Engineering Practice, University of Michigan Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 29, 2020 - CANCELLED
Recent Advancements in Granular Activity Sludge Processes, Dr. Belinda Sturm, Professor, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
June 26, 2020 - CANCELLED
DC Water’s Bloom Biosolids Marketing, James Fotouhi, Bloom Distribution Lead, Resource Recovery, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, Washington, D.C.
July 31, 2020 - CANCELLED
River Riparian Connectivity and Habitat Ecosystem Restoration in the Chicago River Watershed, Captain Felipe Perez, PMP and Jason Zylka, Programs & Project Management Branch, Chicago District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago, Illinois
August 28, 2020 - CANCELLED
Kinetics, Mechanisms, and Detection of Viral Pathogens in Water Disinfection, Dr. Benito Jose Mariñas, Professor/Department Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
September 25, 2020 - VIRTUAL
The Response of Microbial Communities in the Chicago Area Waterway to Major Infrastructure Changes in the Region, Dr. Cristina Negri, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois, and Dr. Jack Gilbert, Professor, University of California, San Diego, California
October 30, 2020 - VIRTUAL
Advances in Kinetics, Mechanisms, and Detection of Viral Pathogens toward Developing Smart Water Disinfection Systems, Benito J. Mariñas, Ph.D., Ivan Racheff Endowed Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
November 20, 2020 - VIRTUAL
Leading Water and Wastewater Utility Innovation, Jason Carter, Water Strategy and Innovation Leader, Arcadis, Birmingham, Alabama
December 11, 2020 - VIRTUAL
Fox River Water Reclamation District’s Efforts on Reducing Phosphorus Discharge Load, Beth Vogt, P.E., Technical Services Director, Fox River Water Reclamation District, South Elgin, Illinois
January 25, 2019
The Development, Implementation, and Recent Progress of the Fulton County Nutrient Loss Reduction Program Under the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy, Guanglong Tian, Ph.D., Principal Environmental Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, Environmental Monitoring and Research Division, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
February 22, 2019
Lessons Learned on Erosion Control in Shoreline Restoration, Robert J. Kirschner, Director of Restoration Ecology, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois
March 29, 2019
Green Infrastructure Implementation at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, James Yurik, Principal Civil Engineer, and John Watson, Associate Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, Stormwater Management Section, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
April 26, 2019
Operating a Membrane Facility for Decades at the Orange County Water District and Groundwater Replenishment System, Michael R. Markus, P.E., D.WRE, BCEE, F.ASCE, General Manager, Orange County Water District, Fountain Valley, California
May 31, 2019
Taking Ammonia-Based Aeration Control to the Next Level, Wendy Anderson, Senior Engineer, Technology & Innovation Division, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, Denver, Colorado
June 28, 2019
Biosolids Market Analysis for a Strategic Long-Term Biosolids Management Program at Charlotte Water, Irene Teshamulwa Okioga (Tesha) P.E., Ph.D., LEED AP, ENV SP, Senior Engineering Project Manager, Charlotte Water, Charlotte, North Carolina
July 26, 2019
Assessing the Impacts of Return Activated Sludge Fermentation on Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Performance and Associated Microbial Ecology, Erik R. Coats, P.E., Ph.D., Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
August 23, 2019
Challenges of Delivering Drinking Water to the City of New York, Paul V. Rush, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply, New York City, New York
September 20, 2019
Sludge-Fermentation Based Side-Stream Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Enables Sustainable Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal with Carbon/Energy Recovery, April Gu, Ph.D., Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
October 25, 2019
Let the Water Flow: Lessons Learned from the Startup of the new Westside Aerated Grit Facility and Primary Settling Tanks at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Paul D. O’Brien, P.E. Principal Civil Engineer, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
November 22, 2019
Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal at the Kirie Water Reclamation Plant: A Holistic Workplan with Step-By-Step Implementation to Achieve Treatment Goals with Minimum Infrastructure Investment, Fenghua Yang, P.E., BCEE, Senior Environmental Research Scientist, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
December 13, 2019
Mainstream Short-Cut Biological Nitrogen Removal Coupled with Biological Phosphorus Removal, George Wells, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, McCormick School of Engineering, Evanston, Illinois
January 26, 2018
Water Quality Monitoring in Illinois Rivers, William A. Battaglin, Research Hydrologist, United States Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado
February 23, 2018
Assessing the Load Reduction of Endocrine Active Compounds After Disinfection at the Terrence J. O’Brien and Calumet Water Reclamation Plants and the Biological Effects on Fish, Dr. Heiko L. Schoenfuss, PhD, Professor of Anatomy, Director, Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota
March 23, 2018
Nutrient Trading as A Useful Tool for Nutrient Management at Watershed Scale, Cy Jones, Senior Fellow with the World Resources Institute, Washington D. C.
April 27, 2018
Development and Implementation of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s Resource Recovery Ordinance, Gregory Yarnik, Supervising Environmental Specialist, Dr. Joseph Kozak, PhD, PE, Supervising Environmental Research Scientist, and Matthew McGregor, Principal Engineer, MWRDGC, Chicago, Illinois
May 25, 2018
Impact of the Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Processes on Digested Sludge Dewatering, Dr. Matthew J. Higgins, Ph.D, Professor, and Claire W. Carlson, Chair in Environmental Engineering, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Eng., Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
June 29, 2018
Selection of Thermal Hydrolysis Pretreatment Technology for Anaerobic Digestion at Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District, Ms. Zonetta English, Research Manager and Alex E. Novak, P.E., Treatment Facilities Director, at Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sanitary District, Louisville, Kentucky
July 27, 2018
Climate-Resilient Water Management in New York City, Alan Cohn, Managing Director, Integrated Water Management, New York, New York
August 24, 2018
Crisis Communication and Management, Jason Hughes, Director, Utility Services (Water), Department of Water Services, DC Water
September 14, 2018
Microalgal Bioprocesses for Nutrient Recovery from Wastewater, Dr. Jeremy Guest, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
October 26, 2018
Searching for Life and Habitability in the Solar System, Bobak Ferdowsi, Systems Engineer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
November 30, 2018
Microplastic in Urban Streams: Abundance, Source, and Microbial Interactions, Timothy Hoellein, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois
December 14, 2018
Update on the District's Stormwater Management Program, Joseph Kratzer, Managing Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, MWRDGC, Chicago, Illinois
January 27, 2017
Monitoring the Effectiveness of Urban Stormwater Best Management Practices in the Cermak-Blue Island Streetscapes Corridor in Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Kuldip Kumar, Senior Soil Scientist, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and Mr. James Duncker, Hydrologist, United States Geological Survey, Urbana, Illinois
Presentation
February 24, 2017
Development of Process and Hydraulic Models for the Calumet Water Reclamation Plant as Planning Tools
Mr. Daniel Salabaj, Senior Civil Engineer, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and Mr. Steve Arant, Senior Project Manager and Process Engineer, Black & Veatch
Presentation
March 31, 2017
Evaluation of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Groundwater Monitoring for Tunnel and Reservoir Plan Deep Tunnels
Dr. Dominic Brose, Associate Environmental Soil Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and Mr. Bob Kay, Hydrologist, United States Geological Survey, Urbana, Illinois
Presentation
April 28, 2017
Hydrologic Cycles of the Great Lakes System
Dr. Drew Gronewold, Hydrologist and Physical Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Presentation
May 19, 2017
Integrated Management of Nitrogen
Dr. Thomas L. Theis, Director, Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation
June 30, 2017
Odor Control at Orange County Sanitation District
Dr. Carla Dillon, Engineering Supervisor of the Orange County Sanitation District, Fountain Valley, California
Presentation
July 28, 2017
Minimizing Stormwater Runoff Impacts to Streams and Rivers through Targeted Flow Thresholds: The Biological Relevance of Q Critical
Mr. Matthew Wooten, Aquatic Biologist, Sanitation District No. 1 of Northern Kentucky, Ft. Wright, Kentucky
Presentation
August 25, 2017
Management and Operation of Organic Waste Facility for Co-digestion at Central Marin Sanitation Agency
Mr. Chris Finton, Treatment Plant Manager, Central Marin Sanitation Agency, San Rafael, California
Presentation
September 29, 2017
Water Environment & Reuse Foundation’s Role in Assisting Utilities to Become the Utility of the Future
Dr. Amit Pramanik, Chief Innovation and Development Officer, Water Environment & Reuse Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia
Presentation
October 27, 2017
Filtration Technologies for Tertiary Treatment
Dr. P.T. Srinivasan, Senior Environmental Research Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation
November 17, 2017
Update on the District’s Stormwater Management Program
Mr. Joe Kratzer, Managing Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation
December 15, 2017
ANITA Mox Startup and Optimization at the Egan Water Reclamation Plant
Kathy Lai, Principal Engineer, Maintenance and Operations Department, Cindy Qin, Associate Environmental Research Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, and Louis Storino, Principal Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation
January 22, 2016
Point Source/Nonpoint Source Collaboration on Nutrient Loss Reduction with the Concept of Environmental Utility
Mr. Steve John, Executive Director, Agricultural Watershed Institute, Decatur, Illinois
February 26, 2016
Overview of the MWRDGC’s Illinois Waterway Monitoring Program
Mr. Thomas Minarik, Senior Aquatic Biologist, Monitoring and Research Department (M&R), MWRDGC, Chicago, Illinois
March 18, 2016
Innovative Solutions to Corrosion and Odor Problems in Municipal Sewer Networks
Professor Zhiguo Yuan, Director of Advanced Water Management Centre, the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
April 29, 2016
Anaerobic Digestion – Microbial Fundamental and Future Resource Management Potential
Professor Wen-Tso Liu, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
January 22, 2016
Point Source/Nonpoint Source Collaboration on Nutrient Loss Reduction with the Concept of Environmental Utility, Mr. Steve John, Executive Director, Agricultural Watershed Institute, Decatur, Illinois
February 26, 2016
Overview of the MWRDGC’s Illinois Waterway Monitoring Program, Mr. Thomas Minarik, Senior Aquatic Biologist, Monitoring and Research Department (M&R), MWRDGC, Chicago, Illinois
March 18, 2016
Innovative Solutions to Corrosion and Odor Problems in Municipal Sewer Networks, Professor Zhiguo Yuan, Director of Advanced Water Management Centre, the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
April 29, 2016
Anaerobic Digestion – Microbial Fundamental and Future Resource Management Potential, Professor Wen-Tso Liu, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
May 20, 2016
Trace Levels of Heavy Metals and Organic Pollutants in Edible Parts of Crops Grown in Exceptional Quality Biosolids Amended Soils: Human Health Risk Assessment
Dr. Kuldip Kumar, Senior Environmental Soil Scientist, M&R Department, MWRDGC, Chicago, Illinois
June 24, 2016
New Advances in Process Control and Modeling for WRRFs
Professor Peter Vanrolleghem, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada
July 29, 2016
Point Source Odor Control Technologies - Design, Operation and Maintenance
Mr. Richard Pope, Vice President, Odor Services Leader, Hazen and Sawyer, New York; Consultant to the MWRDGC Odor Control Strategy
August 26, 2016
Microbes of the Chicago Area Waterway Systems (CAWS), Dr. Cristina Negri, Principal Agronomist/Environmental Engineer, Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory; Dr. Jack Gilbert, Professor in Department of Surgery, the University of Chicago, Microbial Ecologist, Group Leader, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory
September 30, 2016
Asset Management Program at the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Mr. Gregory Hottinger, Asset Management Program Director, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 28, 2016
Biosolids Composting and Class A Biosolids Product Utilization at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, Mr. Daniel Collins, Managing Civil Engineer, M&O Department, and Dr. Guanglong Tian, Provisional Supervising Environmental Soil Scientist, M&R Department, MWRDGC, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation
November 18, 2016
Biological Phosphorus Removal at the Cedar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Ms. Heather Phillips, Wastewater Operations Manager, Public Works, City of Olathe, Kansas
December 16, 2016
Assessing Water Quality for the Chicago Area Waterway System Chloride Initiative,
Ms. Jennifer Wasik, Supervising Aquatic Biologist, M&R Department, MWRDGC, Chicago, Illinois
May 20, 2016
Trace Levels of Heavy Metals and Organic Pollutants in Edible Parts of Crops Grown in Exceptional Quality Biosolids Amended Soils: Human Health Risk Assessment, Dr. Kuldip Kumar, Senior Environmental Soil Scientist, M&R Department, MWRDGC, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation
June 24, 2016
New Advances in Process Control and Modeling for WRRFs
Professor Peter Vanrolleghem, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada
July 29, 2016
Point Source Odor Control Technologies - Design, Operation and Maintenance
Mr. Richard Pope, Vice President, Odor Services Leader, Hazen and Sawyer, New York; Consultant to the MWRDGC Odor Control Strategy
August 26, 2016
Microbes of the Chicago Area Waterway Systems (CAWS)
Dr. Cristina Negri, Principal Agronomist/Environmental Engineer, Energy Systems Division, Argonne National Laboratory; Dr. Jack Gilbert, Professor in Department of Surgery, the University of Chicago, Microbial Ecologist, Group Leader, Biosciences Division, Argonne National Laboratory
September 30, 2016
Asset Management Program at the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
Mr. Gregory Hottinger, Asset Management Program Director, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 28, 2016
Biosolids Composting and Class A Biosolids Product Utilization at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Mr. Daniel Collins, Managing Civil Engineer, M&O Department, and Dr. Guanglong Tian, Provisional Supervising Environmental Soil Scientist, M&R Department, MWRDGC, Chicago, Illinois
November 18, 2016
Biological Phosphorus Removal at the Cedar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
Ms. Heather Phillips, Wastewater Operations Manager, Public Works, City of Olathe, Kansas
December 16, 2016
Assessing Water Quality for the Chicago Area Waterway System Chloride Initiative,
Ms. Jennifer Wasik, Supervising Aquatic Biologist, M&R Department, MWRDGC, Chicago, Illinois
January 30, 2015
Technical Re-evaluation of Local Limits for Industrial Discharges in the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
(District) Service Area Dr. Kuldip Kumar, Senior Environmental Soil Scientist, District, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation
February 27, 2015
Wastewater Worker Safety - Addressing Concerns on Ebola in Wastewater
Dr. Matthew J. Arduino, Team Lead, Center for Disease Control Ebola Response Environmental Infection Control Team, Atlanta, Georgia
Presentation
March 27, 2015
Updates on the Use Attainability Analysis for the Chicago Area Waterway System
Ms. Margaret Conway, Principal Attorney, Law Department and Ms. Jennifer Wasik, Supervising Aquatic Biologist, Monitoring and Research Department, District, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation
April 24, 2015
Algal-sludge Granules: An Innovative Wastewater Treatment and Energy Recovery Process
Dr. Chul Park, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts
Presentation
May 29, 2015
Developing a Long Term Capital Improvement Plan and Vetting Capital Improvement Projects Using an Organizationwide, Transparent and Objective Approach
Mr. Edward Podczerwinski, Managing Civil Engineer and Mr. Jonathan Grabowy, Principal Civil Engineer, Monitoring and Research Department, District, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation
June 26, 2015
Development of the Illinois Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy
Mr. Sanjay Sofat, Manager of the Division of Water Pollution Control, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield, Illinois
Presentation
July 31, 2015
Recent Progress in Development of Mainstream Deammonification - A Potential Low Energy Option for Nitrogen Removal
Dr. George Wells, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Presentation
August 28, 2015
Green Infrastructure Program at DC Water
Ms. Bethany Bezak, Green Infrastructure Manager, DC Clean Rivers Project, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, Washington, DC
Presentation
September 25, 2015
Waste Activated Sludge Stripping to Remove Internal Phosphorus (WASSTRIP) Application at Clean Water Services
Mr. Peter Schauer, Principal Process Engineer, Clean Water Services, Hillsboro, Oregon
Presentation
October 30, 2015
The MWRD’s Perspective on Co-Digestion and Biogas Utilization
Mr. Thomas Kunetz, Assistant Director of Engineering, Engineering Department, District, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation
November 20, 2015
Investigation of Anti-biotic Resistant Genes in Reclaimed Water
Professor Amy Pruden, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Graduate Education, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Presentation
December 18, 2015
Development and Utilization of a Customized Model for Evaluating Performance of the Calumet, Mainstream and Des Plaines Tunnel and Reservoir Plan Systems
Mr. Patrick Jensen, PE, Associate Civil Engineer and Ms. Ann Gray, Associate Civil Engineer, Collection Facilities/TARP, Engineering Department, District, Chicago, Illinois
January 31, 2014
What is Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)?
Professor Michael David, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
February 21, 2014
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District) Stickney Water Reclamation Plant Nitrification Upset and Response, Mr. Brett Garelli, Deputy Director of Maintenance and Operations, Maintenance and Operations Department (M&O), Mr. Joseph Cummings, Assistant Treatment Plant Operator I, M&O and Ms. Auralene Glymph-Martin, Senior Environmental Microbiologist, Monitoring and Research Department (M&R), District, Chicago, Illinois
March 28, 2014
Research in Algae for Nutrient Uptake
Professor Belinda Sturm, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering, University of Kansas, Laurence, Kansas
April 25, 2014
Generating Energy through Co-Digestion Using Anaerobic Digesters at Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities in the City of Fort Wort
Dr. Ana J. Pena-Tijerina, Technical Services Manager, Village Creek Water Reclamation Facility, Fort Worth, Texas
May 30, 2014
Flourescence Spectrocopy to Quantify Treatment of Wastewater by Ozonation and Advanced Oxidation Processes: On Line Measurement of Trace Organics Removal
Professor Gregory Korshin, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle Washington
June 27, 2014
Maximizing Community Value: Social, Environmental and Financial Benefit/Cost Analysis at Seattle Public Utilities
Mr. Tim Steel, Principal Economist, Seattle Public Utilities, Seattle, Washington
July 25, 2014
Chicago Beaches Innovative Water Quality Monitoring Approach to Predict Water Quality
Ms. Meredith Nevers, Research Ecologist, United States Geological Survey, Porter, Indiana and Brendan Daley, Chicago Park District, Chicago, Illinois
August 22, 2014
Fate of Engineered Nanomaterials in Wastewater Biosolids, Land Application and Incineration
Professor Paul Westerhoff, School of Sustainable Engineering and The Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
September 26, 2014
Using Thermal Energy in Treated Wastewater Effluent for Building Heating and Cooling,
Mr. Gary Thalken, Sanitary Engineer, Waste Water Treatment Plant, Lincoln, Nebraska
October 24, 2014
Science of Climate and Change
Professor David Archer, Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
November 21, 2014 2014
Report Card for Illinois Infrastructure-Including Wastewter Sector
Mr. Patrick Lach, President of the Illinois Section, American Society of Civil Engineers, Chicago Illinois
December 12, 2014
District’s Endeavor to Implement Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Update
Dr. Joseph Kozak, Supervising Environmental Research Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, District, Chicago, Illinois
January 18, 2013
Using Biosolids to Restore and Revitalize Soil Ecosystem Services to Degraded Soil in the Calumet Region
Professor Nick Basta, Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Presentation
February 22, 2013
Challenges of Relocating Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Interceptor near Wacker Drive
Mr. Brad Bacilek, Resident Project Manager, Alfred Benesch & Company, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation
April 5, 2013
Implementation and Operation of Enhanced Biological Removal at the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant (St. Paul, Minnesota)
Mr. George Sprouse, Manager of the Process Engineering Group, Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, St. Paul, Minnesota
Presentation
April 26, 2013
Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts' Odor Control Practices
Mr. Rob Morton, Supervising Engineer, Sanitation Districts' of Los Angeles County, Whittier, California
Presentation
May 24, 2013
Nutrient Removal at the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District in Denver
Mr. Jim McQuarrie, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, Denver, Colorado
Presentation
June 28, 2013
Plant and Animal Survey of Woodlands and Wetlands on 25 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Properties
Mr. Irwin Polls, Ecological Monitoring and Assessment, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation
July 26, 2013
Adaptive Watershed Management to Achieve the Designated Use for Aquatic Life: Salt Creek and the Upper DuPage River
Mr. Stephen McCracken, Program Manager, DuPage River Salt Creek Workgroup, Naperville, Illinois
Presentation
August 23, 2013
Components for Successful Compost Facility Operations
Ms. Lorrie Loder, Director of Product Marketing at Synagro, Orange County, California
Presentation
September 27, 2013 Regulation of Phosphorus Fertilizer Application to Turf in Minnesota: History and Environmental Implications
Professor Carl Rosen, Department Head of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minnesota
Presentation
October 25, 2013
Watershed Management Ordinance
Mr. John Murray, Supervising Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District), Chicago, Illinois
Presentation
November 22, 2013
Moving Towards Effluent Disinfection at the District's Terrence J. O'Brien (formally North Side) and Calumet Water Reclamation Plants
Mr. Ed Brosius, Supervising Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, District, Chicago, Illinois
Presentation
December 13, 2013
Evaluation of the Impact of Lake Discretionary Diversion on Water Quality of the Chicago Area Waterways System
Professor Charles Steven Melching, Marquette University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Presentation
January 27, 2012
Asian Carp and the Separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Watersheds in the Chicago Area
Mr. Richard Lanyon, Retired Executive Director of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District), Chicago, Illinois
February 24, 2012
Tracking Sources of Phosphorus and the District’s Action Plan for Sustainable Phosphorus Management, Mr. Brett Garelli, Deputy Director of Maintenance and Operations, Maintenance and Operations Department and Dr. Kuldip Kumar, Associate Environmental Soil Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, District, Chicago, Illinois
March 30, 2012
Heritage Park Flood Control Facility: Compensatory Floodplain Storage for Levee 37,
Mr. Joe Kratzer, Senior Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, District, Chicago, Illinois
April 27, 2012
Coal-Tar-Based Pavement Sealcoat, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon, Source Tracking and Impacts on Urban Watersheds, Peter Van Metre, Research Hydrologist, United States Geological Survey, Austin, Texas
May 18, 2012
Water Scarcity: A Global Perspective,
Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing, Cecil Lue-Hing & Associates, Burr Ridge, Illinois
Presentation
June 29, 2012
Removal and Recovery of Phosphorus at the Hampton Roads Sanitary District, Dr. Charles B. Bott, Research and Development Manager, Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Virginian Beach, Virginia
July 27, 2012
Is Scientific Knowledge Sufficient for Environmental Decision Making?
Professor Ken Reckhow, Duke University, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
August 24, 2012
Oxygen Transfer in Wastewater Treatment Processes: Research Perspectives in the 21st Century, Professor Diego Rosso, Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine, California
September 28, 2012
Mechanisms of Corrosion and the Impact of Corrosion on the Underground Infrastructure
Mr. Mark Joyce, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Maintenance and Operations Department and Dr. Ali Oskouie, Senior Environmental Research Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, District, Chicago, Illinois
October 26, 2012
The Effect of Wet Weather Driven Dissolved Oxygen Sags on Fishes in Urban Systems – Pilot Study
Mr. Doug Bradley, Senior Project Scientist, LimnoTech, Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 30, 2012
Implications of Pathogen-Biofilm Interactions for Surface Water Quality,
Professor Aaron Packman, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
December 14, 2012
Complying with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Requirements
Mr. Adam Gronski, Principal Civil Engineer, Maintenance and Operations Department, and Ms. Jennifer Wasik, Supervising Aquatic Biologist, Monitoring and Research Department, District, Chicago, Illinois
January 28, 2011
Improving Soil Quality for Sustained Productivity and Human Health
Dr. Kuldip Kumar, Associate Environmental Soil Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District), Chicago, IL
Presentation
February 25, 2011
Need and Challenge of Alternative Water Sources for use in Electric Power Production
Professor David A. Dzombak, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg, PA
Presentation
March 25, 2011
Renewables-Based District Energy in Vancouver, British Columbia
Mr. Chris Baber, Neighborhood Energy Utility Manager, City of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
Presentation
April 29, 2011
A Comprehensive Survey of Endocrine Active Compounds and Fish Effects In the Chicago Area Waterway System
Professor Heiko Schoenfuss, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
Presentation
May 20, 2011
Nitrogen Removal Technology: Past, Present and Future – Including Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant’s Current Nutrient Regulation and Recovery Processes
Dr. Sudhir Murthy, Manager, Process Development and Optimization, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, Washington D.C.
Presentation
June 17, 2011
Status of Chicago Area Waterway System Use Attainability Analysis Hearings Before the Illinois Pollution Control Board
Dr. Thomas C. Granato, Acting Director of Monitoring and Research Department, District, Chicago, IL
Presentation
July 29, 2011
Wastewater Treatment and Climate Change
Professor Kartik Chandran, Columbia University, New York, NY
Presentation
August 26, 2011
Airborne Laser Scanning for Riverbank Erosion Assessment
Professor Satish Gupta, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Presentation
September 30, 2011
East Bay Municipal Utility District’s Renewable Energy Initiatives
Mr. David Williams, Director of Wastewater, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA
Presentation
October 28, 2011
Digester Gas Modeling and Utilization at the District’s Stickney Water Reclamation Plant
Mr. Steve McGowan, Vice President, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., Schaumburg, IL
Presentation
November 18, 2011
Computer Modeling to Support Process Design at the District
Mr. Edward Podczerwinski, Principal Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, Cicero, IL
Presentation
December 16, 2011
The Maintenance and Operations of the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant
Mr. Stephen Carmody, Engineer of Treatment Plant Operations and Reed Dring, Engineer of Treatment Plant Operations, Maintenance and Operations Department, District, Cicero, IL
Presentation
January 29, 2010
Incorporating Microbiology in Wastewater Process Control
Ms. Auralene Glymph, Senior Environmental Microbiologist, Monitoring and Research Department, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District), Chicago, IL
February 26, 2010
Environmental and Sustainability Factors Associated With Next-Generation Biofuels in the United States: What Do We Really Know?
Dr. Pamela Williams, E Risk Sciences, Boulder, CO
March 19, 2010
Uptake of Emerging Contaminants in Plants
Dr. Kuldip Kumar, Associate Environmental Soil Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, District, Cicero, IL
April 30, 2010
The Emerald Forest – An Integrated Approach for Sustainable Community Development and Bio-Derived Energy Generation,
Dr. Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
May 21, 2010
Status of Implementing the Tunnel and Reservoir Plan at the District
Mr. Kevin Fitzpatrick, Principal Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, District, Chicago, IL
June 18, 2010
Management of the Chicago Area Waterway System from the Locks to Lockport
Mr. Edward Staudacher, Supervising Civil Engineer, and Mr. James Yurik, Principal Civil Engineer, Maintenance and Operations Department, District, Chicago, IL
July 30, 2010
Greenhouse Gas Accounting for District Biosolids Management Program
Dr. Sally Brown, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and Dr. Guanglong Tian, Senior Environmental Soil Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, District, Cicero, IL
August 27, 2010
Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Is the Problem Here or Just Around the Corner?
Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing, Cecil Lue-Hing & Associates, Burr Ridge, IL
September 24, 2010
Plant Availability and Environmental Significance of Phosphorus in Land-Applied District Biosolids,
Dr. Guanglong Tian, Senior Environmental Soil Scientist, and Dr. Kuldip Kumar, Associate Environmental Soil Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, District, Cicero, IL
October 29, 2010
Chicago Health, Environmental Exposure, and Recreational Study
Dr. Samuel Dorevitch, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
November 19, 2010
Feasibility of Traditional and Emerging Technologies for Treatment and Resource Recovery of Recycle Streams
Mr. Kamlesh Patel, Senior Environmental Research Scientist, Monitoring and Research Department, District, Cicero, IL
December 17, 2010
Bubbly Creek Sediment Oxygen Demand Study and Implications for Water Quality Improvement
Dr. Marcelo Garcia, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
January 30, 2009
Anaerobic Co-digestion of Food Wastes and Biosolids at Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants in Wisconsin
Daniel Zitomer, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI
Presentation
February 27, 2009
Update on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s (District) Stormwater Management Program
Ms. Maureen Durkin, Principal Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, District, Chicago, IL
Presentation
March 27, 2009
Sources and Ecology of E. coli in the North Shore Channel and North Branch of the Chicago River
Dr. Muruleedhara Byappanahalli, United States Geological Survey, Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station, Porter, IN
Presentation
May 1, 2009
Industrial Pretreatment: Where We Were, Where We Are, and the Challenges Ahead (Rescheduled from April 24th)
Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing, Cecil Lue-Hing & Associates, Burr Ridge, IL
Presentation
May 29, 2009
Sustainable Water Use in Cities and Industry: Future Challenges and Promising Strategies
Dr. Kimberly Gray, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Presentation
June 26, 2009
Nanotechnology and the Environment
Ms. Kathleen Seller, Arcadis U.S., Chelmsford, MA
Presentation
July 31, 2009
State of the Science on Cogeneration of Heat and Power from Anaerobic Digestion of Municipal Biosolids
Dr. James Smith, USEPA, Cincinnati, OH
Presentation
August 28, 2009
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of District Biosolids Compared with other Organic and Conventional Commercial Fertilizers for Turfgrass Management at Golf Courses and Parks
Dr. Thomas Voigt, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Presentation
September 25, 2009
Nitrogen Isotope Studies in the Illinois River
Dr. Neil Sturchio, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Presentation
October 30, 2009
An Integrated Strategy for Meeting Dissolved Oxygen Standards Proposed for the Chicago Area Waterway System
Dr. David R. Zenz, CTE Engineers/AECOM, Chicago, IL
Presentation
November 20, 2009
Chicago Area Waterways Habitat Evaluation and Improvement Study
Mr. Scott R. Bell, LimnoTech, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
Presentation
December 11, 2009
On the Road to 2040: A Progress Report on the Implementation of the District’s Master Plans
Mr. Thomas Kunetz, Assistant Director of Engineering, Engineering Department, District, Chicago, IL
Presentation
January 25, 2008
The Antibiotic Paradox: What’s the Scoop with Animal and Human Poop?
Dr. Kuldip Kumar, Soil Scientist, Research and Development (R&D) Department, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District), Cicero, IL
February 29, 2008
Direct Electricity or Hydrogen Generation from Wastewater and other Waste Biomass using Microbial Fuel Cell Technologies
Dr. Bruce Logan, Pennsylvania State University, College Station, PA
March 28, 2008
Chicago Health, Environmental Exposure, and Recreation Study
Dr. Samuel Dorevitch, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
April 25, 2008
Life Cycle Inventory and Impacts of Reactive Nitrogen in Agroecosystems
Dr. Thomas Theis, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
May 16, 2008
Energy Optimization - Renewable Energy - Greenhouse Gas Road Mapping; Current Green Initiatives in the Wastewater Industry
Mr. Patrick Clifford, CTE/AECOM, Mr. Joerg Blischke, M&E/AECOM
May 30, 2008
An Exploration of Emerging Contaminants in the Chicago Waterways: Ongoing Collaborative Research between USEPA and the District
Mr. Todd Nettesheim, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, IL
June 27, 2008
Occurrence and Fate of Microconstituent Chemicals in Biosolids
Dr. Edward Topp, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, CAN
July 25, 2008
The District’s Global Warming Initiatives
Dr. Catherine O’Connor, Research Scientist, R&D Department, District, Cicero, IL
August 22, 2008
Total Nitrogen Removal in the Hybrid Membrane-Biofilm Process
Dr. Robert Nerenberg, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
September 26, 2008
Update of the Proposed State of Illinois Nutrient Standards
Mr. Robert Mosher, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Springfield, IL
November 21, 2008
Effect of Full-Scale Chemical Phosphorus Removal at the John E. Egan Water Reclamation Plant on Treatment Process Performance, Sludge Dewatering, Biosolids Management, and Water Quality in Salt Creek
Ms. Jennifer Wasik, Biologist; Dr. Heng Zhang, Research Scientist; Mr. Kamlesh Patel, Research Scientist; and Dr. Guanglong Tian, Soil Scientist; R&D Department, District, Cicero, IL
December 12, 2008
Update on the District’s Biosolids Management Program
Dr. Albert Cox, Soil Scientist, R&D Department, District, Cicero, IL; Ms. Manju Sharma, Assistant Chief Engineer and Mr. Daniel Collins, Principal Civil Engineer, Maintenance and Operations Department, District, Chicago, IL
January 26, 2007
Nutrient Farming and Traditional Removal: An Economic Comparison
Dr. Donald Hey, The Wetlands Initiative, Chicago, IL
February 23, 2007
Watershed-Wide Distribution of Escherichia Coli: Implications for Meeting Water Quality Standards
Dr. Richard Whitman, United States Geological Survey, Porter, IN
March 30, 2007
Fundamental and Practical Studies on Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR): Identifying the Polyphosphate Accumulating Organisms and Achieving Very Low Effluent Phosphorus Concentrations
Dr. Daniel Noguera, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
April 27, 2007
Toward Understanding Dynamic Microbial Responses to Chemical Stress: Elucidating Biomarkers for Use in Upset Early Warning Systems
Dr. Nancy Love, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
May 18, 2007
Development of an Integrated Water Quality Strategy for the Chicago Area Waterways
Dr. David R. Zenz, CTE/AECOM Engineers, Chicago, IL
June 29, 2007
Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Wastewater Processed by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago System
Dr. Geeta Rijal, Microbiologist, Research and Development Department, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District), Cicero, IL
July 27, 2007
Greenhouse Gases to Greenbacks – Carbon Sequestration and Nutrient Management
Dr. Prakasam Tata, Tata Consulting International, Naperville, IL
August 24, 2007
Risk Assessment for Recreational Use of the Chicago Area Waterways
Drs. Chriso Petropoulou and Keith Tolson, Geosyntec Consulting, Inc., Chicago, IL
September 7, 2007
Green Build-Out Model: Quantifying the Stormwater Management Benefits of Trees and Green Roofs in the District of Columbia
Michael P. Sullivan, LimnoTech Consultants, Washington, DC.
September 28, 2007
USEPA's Part 503 Regulations: Using Historical Developments as a Guide to Address Future Rulemaking
Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing, Cecil Lue-Hing and Associates, Burr Ridge, IL
October 26, 2007
Impact of Water on Sustainability: Nexus to the Economy, Energy, and the Environment
Dr. Mark Shannon, University of Illinois (WATER CAMPWS), Urbana, IL
November 16, 2007
An Update on the Implementation of the Stickney, Calumet, and North Side Water Reclamation Plant’s Master Plans
Mr. Thomas Kunetz, Assistant Chief Engineer, Engineering Department, District, Chicago, IL
December 7, 2007
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s New Heat Drying Facility for Biosolids
Mr. Steve Waters, Veolia Water North America, Evanston, IL
January 27, 2006
Endocrine Disruption in Aquatic Organisms Exposed to Fluoxetine (Prozac®)
Professor Marsha Black, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
February 24, 2006
Wastewater Infrastructure Vulnerability, Security, and Funding Issues: An Overview,
Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing, Cecil Lue-Hing & Associates, Chicago, Illinois
March 24, 2006
Scale Issues in Urban Watershed Management
Professor Edwin Herricks, University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois
April 28, 2006
Identification of the Sources of Nitrate in the Illinois River Using Isotopic and Chemical Techniques
Mr. Samuel V. Panno, Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, Illinois
May 19, 2006
Electrical Energy Management at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Mr. Sanjay Patel, AETPO, Maintenance and Operations Department, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District), Chicago, Illinois
June 23, 2006
Fate of Endocrine Disrupting Contaminants in WWTPs and Their Impact on Receiving Streams
Dr. Larry Barber, United States Geological Survey, Boulder, Colorado
July 28, 2006
Evaluation of Cost and Benefits of CSO Treatment, Flow Augmentation, and Supplemental Aeration to Improve Water Quality in the Chicago Area Waterways,
Dr. David R. Zenz, CTE/AECOM Engineers, Chicago, Illinois
August 25, 2006
Biosolids Use in Park Land Development at the Former U. S. Steel Southworks Brownfield Site
Dr. Lakhwinder Hundal, Soil Scientist, Research and Development Department, District, Cicero, Illinois
September 29, 2006
Watershed Approach for Meeting West Branch DuPage River/Salt Creek TMDLs
Mr. Larry Cox, Downers Grove Sanitary District, Downers Grove, Illinois
October 27, 2006
North Side Water Reclamation Plant Master Plan
Mr. Robert Kulchawik, CTE/AECOM Engineers, Chicago, Illinois
November 17, 2006
Risk Assessment of Human Health Impacts of Disinfection vs. No Disinfection for the Chicago Waterway System,
Dr. Chriso Petropoulou, Geosyntech Consulting, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
December 8, 2006
Overview of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s New Stormwater Management Program for Cook County
Mr. Joseph Sobanski, Chief Engineer, Engineering Department, District, Chicago, IL