2017 Water Reuse Conference
This annual conference enables water and wastewater operators, engineers, public works directors, elected officials, consultants, developers, attorneys, environmental advocates, and other professionals to continue their education, network, and discuss key issues related to water reuse in Idaho and the West.
May 17-18, 2017
Riverside Hotel
2900 Chinden Blvd., Boise 83714
Thanks to our planning committee: Basic American Food, Brown and Caldwell, Carollo Engineers, Cascade Earth Sciences, City of Caldwell, CH2M Hill, Clean Water Services, Forsgren Associates, Hayden Area Regional Sewer Board, HDR, Idaho DEQ, J4 Engineering, J.R. Simplot Company, J-U-B Engineers, Keller Associates, Kennedy Jenks Consultants, King County Washington, MWH Global and Stantec, WA Department of Ecology, and WateReuse Association Pacific Northwest Section.
Conference Schedule
Tuesday, May 16 Pre-session Events
- J.R. Simplot tour from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Municipal Reuse Systems tour from 1 to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 17
- Conference from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Reception from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 18
- Conference from 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 pm
*Agenda
Wednesday, May 17
| Topics | Presenters |
| Moderators | Guy Carpenter, Andy O'Neill, Ken Windram |
|
Status of Water Reuse in the Nation, Northwest and Idaho |
Larry Waters, Guy Carpenter, Chris Stoll |
| Utilities of the Future | Linda Kelly |
|
Water Reuse Case Studies |
Erin English and Gus Gussenhoven |
| Educating the Community about the Future of Sustainable Water through our Children - Lunch Presentation | WateReuse Association |
| Irrigation System Operation – Advice from a Farmer and Irrigation Engineer | Bruce Sandoval |
| Means to Control Salinity without Desalination Processes in Reuse Projects | Joe DiGiorgio and Vijay Sundaram |
| The Reuse Permitting Process in Idaho | Wendy Waudby |
| Bart Weiss, Abigail Antolovich, Jared Kinnear |
Thursday, May 18
| Topics | Presenters |
| Advantages of Being Involved with Professional Organizations for Operators, Utility Management, and Operations | Chris Stoll |
| Recycled Municipal Wastewater and Antibiotic Resistance: Is There a Connection? | Jean McLain |
| Evaluation of Virus Removal Capabilities of Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Systems in a Full Scale Water Reclamation Facility | Paul Swaim |
| Summary of WRRF Project: Findings of UV Disinfection Knowledgebase for Reuse Applications | Traci Brooks |
| Recycled Water On the Go – Fill ‘er up | Kristina Westbrook |
| How to Fund a Reuse Project in Idaho | Aimee Hill |
| First Aquifer Injection and Storage in the State of New Mexico of Highly-Treated Reuse | Jim Chiasson |
| Water Reuse from State Regulators Point of View | AZ, CO, ID, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA |
* Agenda subject to change