Monitoring and Research Department 2013 Seminar Series
 
 
 
Date Subject
   
  January 18, 2013 report 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
 
  February 22, 2013 report 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
 
  April 5, 2013 report 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
 
  April 26, 2013 report Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts' Odor Control Practices
      Mr. Rob Morton, Supervising Engineer, Sanitation Districts' of Los Angeles County, Whittier, California
 
  May 24, 2013 report Nutrient Removal at the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District in Denver
    Mr. Jim McQuarrie, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, Denver, Colorado
 
  June 28, 2013 report 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
 
  July 26, 2013 report 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
 
  August 23, 2013 report Components for Successful Compost Facility Operations
    Ms. Lorrie Loder, Director of Product Marketing at Synagro, Orange County, California
 
  September 27, 2013 report 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
 
  October 25, 2013 report Watershed Management Ordinance
    Mr. John Murray, Supervising Civil Engineer, Engineering Department, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District), Chicago, Illinois
 
  November 22, 2013 report 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
 
  December 13, 2013 report 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
     
 
     
 

 

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED (at least 24 hours in advance):  PICTURE ID REQUIRED FOR PLANT ENTRY

CONTACT:  Dr. Heng Zhang, Assistant Director of Monitoring and Research,
EM&R Division, (708) 588-4264 or (708) 588-4059

LOCATION:  Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Lue-Hing R&D Complex,
6001 West Pershing Road, Cicero, IL 60804; TIME: 1:30 P.M.

(Note:  These seminars are eligible for Professional Development Credits/CEUs)